World Languages

Acceda Noticias ofrece artículos actuales y de archivo de más de 100 fuentes de noticias en español de los Estados Unidos y el mundo. Las fuentes que se incluyen en estas bases de datos son periódicos en línea, blogs, revistas y videos. También puede hacer búsquedas por temas como política, negocios o salud y compare los diferentes puntos de vista con los que la noticia se ofreció al público. Elige entre español o inglés.

Acceda Noticias (Access News) offers current and archived articles from more than 100 full-text Spanish-language news sources published in the U.S., along with dozens of newspapers and other news sources from around the world. Sourced from online newspapers, blogs, magazines and videos. Search by topics such as politics, business or health and compare the different perspectives news was presented to the public. Choose either Spanish or English.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: NewsBank

BookFlix tiene historias favoritas que toman vida en línea con la diversión de leer el texto al tiempo que escuchas el audio. Cada video animado de los libros de cuentos va acompañado con un e-libro relacionado de la colección general para dar un vistazo con los hechos reales. No se requiere descargar nada en el computador para los grados de prekinder hasta 3ro. Se necesita una tarjeta de la biblioteca si la usas fuera de las sucursales.

Puedes ver videos de libros de cuentos, ler libros digitales relacionados en la colección general, jugar video-juegos y leer acerca de los autores. Hay transmisión ilimitada de videos (Streaming), no se requiere descargar contenidos.

Para usar en español: Para libros en español, seleccione el botón de Español ubicado en la parte superior de la página. Seleccione la categoría, en seguida seleccione el libro que lo acompaña. Escoja un libro, y seleccione el botón de Español.

Este recurso está disponible através de la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas).

BookFlix has favorite stories that come to life online with fun read-along text. Each animated video storybook is paired with a related nonfiction eBook for the real look behind the scenes. No downloads required. For grades pre-K to 3. Library card required if using outside Library buildings. Watch video storybooks, read related nonfiction eBooks, play games and learn about the authors. Unlimited streaming, no downloads required.

To use in Spanish: For books in Spanish, select the Español button at the top of the page. Select a category, then select a book pair. Choose a book, then select the Español button.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: Scholastic

This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.

Britannica Escolar es una enciclopedia en línea en español para estudiantes. Seleccione alguno de los niveles de escolaridad (primaria y secundaria) o busque en las bases de datos para encontrar la información más relevante a sus necesidades. Provee acceso rápido a múltiples recursos como artículos, diccionarios, recursos multimedia, sitios web y mucho más. Todo el contenido de Britannica Escolar es confiable y apropiado para los diferentes niveles de comprensión y aprendizaje.

Este recurso está disponible através de la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas).

Britannica Escolar is an online encyclopedia in Spanish for students. Select one of the levels of schooling (primary and secondary) or search the databases to find the information most relevant to your needs. It provides quick access to multiple resources such as articles, dictionaries, multimedia resources, websites and much more. All content of Britannica Escolar is reliable and appropriate for different levels of understanding and learning.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: Encyclopedia Britannica

This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.

Britannica Moderna es una enciclopedia en línea en español y es la fuente de conocimiento autorizada y confiable que le ofrece una amplia variedad de contenidos para sus investigaciones. El portal ofrece diferentes herramientas que incluyen miles de artículos, imágenes, mapas, diccionarios otros materiales de consulta — todo en un sitio web ¡fácil de usar!

Este recurso está disponible através de la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas).

Britannica Moderna is an online encyclopedia in Spanish and is the authoritative and reliable source of knowledge that offers a wide variety of content for your research. The portal offers different tools including thousands of articles, images, maps, dictionaries, other reference materials — all in one easy-to-use website!

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: Encyclopedia Britannica

This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.

Fuente Académica contiene artículos de revistas a texto completo en español y portugués para la investigación académica. Incluye 450+ títulos de América Latina, Portugal y España. Áreas cubiertas: Agricultura, Ciencias Biológicas, Economía, Historia, Derecho, Literatura, Filosofía, Psicología, Administración Pública, Sociología.

Este recurso está disponible através de la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas).

Fuente Académica contains full-text articles from journals in Spanish and Portuguese for academic research. Includes 450+ titles from Latin America, Portugal and Spain. All major subject areas are covered with particular emphasis on agriculture, biological sciences, economics, history, law, literature, philosophy, psychology, public administration, religion and sociology.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: EBSCO

This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.

The Great Courses on Kanopy feature a curated collection of favorite video lectures on hundreds of topics. Each course provides a series of in-depth video lessons taught by an expert. Subjects span the arts, cooking, history, literature, professional skills, science, world languages and more.

Check out titles with 30 tickets per month:

• Every video course, series or title is labeled with a ticket value (0-5 tickets) and access period (3-21 days).
• Play the video to use your tickets and begin watching, and find active titles in your Continue Watching list.
• Your tickets are reloaded (up to 30) at the beginning of each month. Learn more about how tickets work »

Streaming with Kanopy:

• To get started, create a Kanopy account and add your Library card number and PIN/password, then provide your email address and create a username and password for your Kanopy account.
• To return, login to your Kanopy account when prompted. If you're already using Kanopy through another library, from your existing Kanopy account, go to Memberships to add a membership with your Johnson County Library card.
• Watch online through the Kanopy website, mobile apps and smart TVs. Learn more »

Service provider: Kanopy, an OverDrive Company

Libby tiene una enorme colección de e-Libros, e-Audiolibros y e-Magazines. Encontrarás una gran selección de libros de ficción y colección general para niños, jóvenes y adultos. Se necesita una tarjeta de la biblioteca.

• • Puedes sacar entre libros electrónicos (eBooks) y audio libros electrónicos (eAudiobooks) hasta 10 e-libros.
  • Sacar un ilimitado número de Revistas (Magazines).

• Los materiales que saques durarán 21 días, después de ese tiempo desaparecerán automáticamente.
• Puedes reservar hasta 30 títulos de materiales que estén en lista de espera.
• Puedes devolver los materiales antes de la fecha y de ese modo puedes sacar mas libros. (Opcional)
• Puedes renovar justo antes de que se venza la fecha para mantener por más tiempo el libro que necesitas, si nadie está en lista de espera.

¿Primera vez que vas a usar Libby? Ve a la applicación de Libby o a la página web, y agrega tu número de tarjeta de la biblioteca. Aprende más »

Para cambiar la página a español: Abre la página de Libby y enseguida ve al menú (en la parte inferior de la página). Busca Settings y selecciona Choose Your Language. Escoje, Español. Aprende más »

Si necesitas ayuda en español, visita Libby Help site.

Libby contains our largest collection of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines! Find great fiction and nonfiction reads for kids, teens and adults. A Library card is required.

• Check out up to 10 eBooks and eAudiobooks at a time.
• Check out unlimited eMagazines.
• Checkouts last 21 days and automatically expire on the due date.
• Place holds on up to 30 titles that have waiting lists.
• Return titles early to check out even more. (Optional.)
• Renew just before the due date to keep longer, if no one is waiting.

First-time users: Go to the Libby app or website, then add your Library card. Learn more »

To use in Spanish: Go to the main menu. Select Settings. Select Choose Your Language. Select Español. For more help, visit the Libby Help site.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: OverDrive

Mango Languages offers language lessons presented through real-life situations and actual native conversations. Listen and repeat after material to learn the individual words and phrases as well as how to use them in practical situations. Some languages also include specialty courses focused on a specific topic.

Languages offered: Arabic (Egyptian, Iraqi, Levantine, Modern Standard), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Chaldean Aramaic, Cherokee, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dari, Dutch, Dzongkha, English (United States), Farsi, Finnish, French (France, Canadian), German, Greek (Modern, Ancient, Koine), Haitian Creole, Hawaiian, Hebrew (Modern, Biblical), Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish (Standard), Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latin, Malay, Malayalam, Norwegian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Potawatomi, Punjabi (Pakistani), Romanian, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Serbian, Shanghainese, Slovak, Spanish (Castilian, Latin American), Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Tuvan, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese and Yiddish, plus bonus lessons in Shakespearean English and Pirate.

Also offers English courses for speakers of Arabic (Egyptian, Modern Standard), Armenian, Bengali, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin), French, German, Greek (Modern), Haitian Creole, Hmong, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Somali, Spanish (Latin American), Turkish and Vietnamese.

Create an account in Mango with your email address and a password to keep your place in your language lessons. Access through the Mango website or mobile app.

Service provider: Mango Languages

This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.

MedicLatina es una colección en español de revistas de investigación médica y de investigación publicada por renombrados editores médicos latinoamericanos. Esta base de datos única proporciona acceso al texto completo de 130 revistas médicas revisadas por pares en español nativo.

Este recurso está disponible através de la Biblioteca del Estado de Kansas (State Library of Kansas).

MedicLatina is a unique collection of medical research and scientific journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers. This database contains a complete table of contents and PDF full text for 130 peer-reviewed medical journals in the Spanish language.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: EBSCO

This resource is made available through the State Library of Kansas.

MedlinePlus es un servicio informativo de salud para pacientes, familiares y amigos. Es producido por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de Estados Unidos (NLM, por sus siglas en inglés), la biblioteca médica más grande del mundo y parte de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud de EE. UU. (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés). MedlinePlus no endosa ninguna compañía o producto.

Secciones de MedlinePlus: temas de salud, medicinas y suplementos, genética, pruebas médicas, enciclopedia médica y recetas saludables. Este sitio web incluye artículos de NIH MedlinePlus Revista.

MedlinePlus en español is a health resource for patients and their family and friends. It's produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library and part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). MedlinePlus does not endorse any company or product.

MedlinePlus sections: health topics, drugs and supplements, genetics, medical tests, medical encyclopedia and healthy recipes. Includes access to the online NIH MedlinePlus Magazine in Spanish.

Proveedor del servicio / Service Provider: National Institutes of Health

Naxos Music Library World features music from the complete catalogs of Smithsonian Folkways, ARC, Celestial Harmonies and many other independent labels offering historical and contemporary world music. The collection includes over 18,000 albums and more than 200,000 tracks, music from over 200 countries, and more than 900 cultural groups represented.

Stream from a web browser or login to the NML World mobile app. Sign up for a personal account to save favorites and create your own playlists.

Service provider: Naxos

Naxos Spoken Word Library provides classic and contemporary audiobooks from independent publishers. Includes thousands of novels, plays and poetry from medieval times to the twenty-first century, as well as nonfiction offerings such as biographies, self-help and language lessons. Primarily English titles with some selections in German, Portuguese and Chinese languages.

Available anytime, no checkouts or holds required. Stream from a web browser or login to the NSWL mobile app with a personal account to save bookmarks, recently played tracks and offline content.

Service provider: Naxos

Rosetta Stone Library Solution offers language lessons based on context clues rather than grammar and translation. Incorporates a well-rounded approach through listening, reading, writing and speaking. Learn new material in core lessons, do activities to reinforce what you've learned, and wrap up units in a simulated conversation. Speech recognition gives you interactive feedback, plus your progress will sync across all of your devices.

Languages offered: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Dari, Dutch, English (American), English (British), Filipino (Tagalog), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.

From a desktop or laptop:

1. 1. Go to Rosetta Stone from our website. (You may be prompted to login to your Library account.)
   2. Select Rosetta Stone Library Solution, then login with your email address and a password for your Rosetta Stone account. Choose a language.
   3. Launch Rosetta Stone Foundations. (Allow time for loading.)
   4. Follow the prompts to customize your experience and begin learning at your own pace.

From a mobile smartphone or tablet:
First-time users: Download and install the Rosetta Stone mobile app, but do not open it.

1. 1. On your mobile device, always login to Rosetta Stone via our website first, using the steps above.
   2. Launch Rosetta Stone Foundations. (Allow time for loading.)
   3. The app will automatically open to setup and begin learning.

Changing Languages
To switch to lessons for a different language, you must sign out twice: (1) from within the interactive Rosetta Stone lesson page, and then (2) from the white Rosetta Stone Language Learning Suite page. Then from our website, sign back in and select a different language. This process will save your progress before you move on to a different language.