Inspire Resources Education and Learning | Career and Business | Medical and Health INSPIRE is Indiana’s Virtual Online Library. INSPIRE is a collection of online academic databases and other information resources that can be accessed by Indiana residents. INSPIRE began in January 1998 as a project of the Indiana State Library, funded by a one-time development grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc. Since that time, INSPIRE has been supported by the Indiana General Assembly through Build Indiana Funds and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), and through a partnership with the Academic Libraries of Indiana (ALI). INSPIRE is a free resource available to all Indiana residents and is offered to you on the Databases A-Z menu on the HEPL website. INSPIRE can be used to research current events, science, business, health, notable people, hobbies, and much more from your library, school, home or office. Some selected resources from Inspire are highlighted below. Investigate Inspire to find many more!
Youth Resources Explora for Elementary is a database for grades K-5 focusing on animals, arts & music, biography, geography, language arts, math, science & health, social studies and more. Searches will retrieve articles from popular kids’ magazines such as Ranger Rick and National Geographic Kids, often including pictures or video content. School Center Skills Improvement brings both math and reading comprehension practice sets and tests to the Kids offerings on Inspire.
Teen Resources Explora Secondary is a database for middle and high school students focusing on arts & literature, biography, business & government, current issues, geography, health, history, science & math and more. Searches will retrieve articles in magazines such as Time and Newsweek and also primary source documents where applicable. School Center Skills Improvement brings practice sets at a middle school and high school level for areas such as math, English, social studies, science, technology and high school entrance exams to the offerings for Students on Inspire. Discover Guide
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