Literature and the Arts

Read interactive books. Play educational games and solve puzzles. Learn with activities. For children ages 2-8.

Thousands of streaming documentary, archival, how-to, and performance videos from Ken Burns, Rick Steves' Europe, National Geographic, HBO, and more- with a citation tool for bibliographies. Topics include automotive technology, career planning, and others. 

For technical support, contact 1-800-322-8755 or visit Access Video's support page with live chat help.

Searchable recommendations on editorial style and publishing practices for the digital age including the Chicago Q & A, tools such as sample correspondence and proofreaders marks, and a quick citation guide. For technical support, contact cmosonline@press.uchicago.edu or 1-877-705-1878.

Non-fiction reference materials on a variety of subjects can be read in your browser, emailed, and printed.

• Business Plans Handbook sample business plans from entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
• College Blue Book guide to thousands of 2 and 4-year colleges and the programs offered. 
• Financial aid sources such as scholarships, fellowships, and loans.

Regular email alerts highlighting new titles in a variety of genres and subjects.

Reading recommendations, author read-alikes, theme-oriented book lists, book discussion guides, book talks, and feature articles. For guides and training materials please visit Novelist's support page.

Thousands of full-text literary works of poetry, prose, and drama, plus literary criticism, essays, author biographies, reviews, and interviews.  Includes the Poets on Screen library with hundreds of poems read by contemporary poets reading their own or favorite classic poems. For technical support, contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

Articles for K-8 on STEM, opposing viewpoints, animals, reading, language arts, current events, science, social studies, history, health, and technology from thousands of sources. Includes fully downloadable ebooks by grade or subject under “Non-Fiction” books. Integrates with Google Docs and Classroom and includes citations.

For technical support, contact 1-800-889-3358 or tsupport@proquest.com, or visit ProQuest’s support page.

Video storybooks and read-alongs for readers in grades K-6, including some in Spanish and French. Teachers may not use their personal library card number for classroom use. For technical support, contact 1-416-781-4010 or info@tumblebooks.com.

Precise, powerful search of books, articles, dissertations and theses, eBooks, government documents, art museum images, and other print and electronic resources from hundreds of libraries around the world.