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Premium Databases - Students K-12  

Premium databases are select resources paid for by Ramsey County Library or affiliated organizations and made available to library users.

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Discovering Collection

Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

Junior Reference Collection
Junior Reference Collection

Search for people, places subjects. books, words, and timelines.
Available within our buildings and from remote locations.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

Junior Edition - K12
Junior Edition - K12

Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Available within our buildings and from remote locations.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

Kids Edition - K12
Junior Edition - K12

Kids Edition - K12
Formerly PrimaryTOM, this periodical database is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Available within our buildings and from remote locations.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

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Kids InfoBits

Kids InfoBits gives children easy access to magazines, reference books, and newspaper articles that have been selected just for their age group. Aimed at grades K-5.
Available within our buildings and from remote locations.
Remote users will be prompted to enter a valid Ramsey County Library card barcode.

Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

Student Edition - K12
Student Edition - K12

Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Available within our buildings and from remote locations.
Subscription purchased by Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM).

ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning.