Live Homework Help home & in-library use, 2 to 9 pm Get free help from a real, professional tutor online. Share files and talk using instant messaging and an interactive white board. For Champaign schools students from grades K to 12, and adult learners of all ages, the service is available from 2 to 9 pm daily, and covers math, science, social studies, and English. For access: Log in with your Champaign library card number. No card? Use this at the library.

Learn more about how it works and who the tutors are.

Grolier Online Encyclopedia home use | in-library use
Includes:

• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia — for middle school and up
• America the Beautiful — state by state current events, for elementary and middle school
• Encyclopedia Americana — complete encyclopedia with more than 45,000 articles on a range of topics, for middle school and up
• Lands and Peoples — countries, cultures, and current events, for middle and high school
• New Book of Knowledge Online — reference and current events, for elementary school and up

Virtual Reference Library (part of InfoTrac) home use | in-library use
Subjects covered include business, arts, medicine, technology, and history. Titles offered include: VideoHound’s Golden Movie Retriever, Business Plans Handbook, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, West’s Encyclopedia of Law, New Catholic Encyclopedia, Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, and College Blue Book.

View articles as simple text or in PDF, which looks just like the original book pages, then print, download, or e-mail them. Mark pages with an “InfoMark” and you can easily return to them (or point someone else to them).

Articles can be translated into half a dozen languages including Spanish, Chinese, and Korean. The interface can also be switched to Spanish and several other languages.

For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Opposing Viewpoints (part of InfoTrac) home & in-library use
Facts and arguments on both sides of current social issues. Includes abortion, media violence, animal rights, biological weapons, capital punishment, censorship, and illegal immigration. For access: Enter all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Testing and Education Reference Center (part of InfoTrac) home & in-library use
Learn about colleges and vocational and private secondary school programs; distance learning and executive education programs; and scholarships. Online practice tests for college admissions, to earn college credit, civil service/licensing, military entrance, and the G.E.D. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)