Lake Macquarie High School

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World Book Web

Good news!  
Our library now subscribes to the following award winning World Book Web products.
 

  • World Book Student—forms the foundation of an expansive reference database that includes over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, thousands of links to outside web sites selected by World Book editors and contributors.  It also includes an extensive Dictionary and Atlas plus audios, visuals and animations.

  • World Book Advanced—tailored for the needs of older students, it includes encyclopedic content, integrates primary and secondary source databases plus more than 5,500 e-books in a single search, over 700 e-books can be downloaded to e-readers and iPads, and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customise and save their work.

  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos—the optimal beginner's Spanish language reference site.

  • World Book Mobile—a mobile-friendly version of the reference database.

 

Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source at your home computers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. We are providing this service to you at no charge!

 

We hope that your whole family will use the World Book sites often to help with homework, special projects, at-home learning and information seeking.

 

To access the World Book Web, follow these simple steps:

1.  Go to the World Book web site:  http://www.worldbookonline.com

2.  Type in the following user Login ID and password. If you do not have these details please contact school library staff.

 

Please remember that login and password information is for students and their families only, and extending this information to people who do not live within the school district could result in loss of at-home access for our students.