Supporting SEL through Database Research
School librarians are at the heart of student growth. By connecting learners to trusted resources and guiding inquiry, librarians help foster social emotional learning competencies — such as social awareness and responsible decision-making — every day. Using EBSCO's Ultimate Databases for Schools, librarians can integrate SEL across subject areas and equip students with the skills they need to thrive in school and beyond.
Explore the content below to learn how database research supports SEL, and then request your free trial(s).
What's Your Library's SEL Superpower?
Take this short quiz to discover which of the five SEL competencies your school library exemplifies best — and get ideas to strengthen the others!
Shaping Student Growth Through Research
Explore findings from the 2025 School Library Journal survey sponsored by EBSCO. This white paper examines how school librarians link research activities to social-emotional learning (SEL) and highlights key strategies, challenges, and opportunities for student growth through inquiry.
The Power of Research: Supporting SEL in Schools
Discover the power of social emotional learning (SEL) in schools and see high-level results from our 2025 survey with School Library Journal. Learn how librarians are transforming student research into a journey of empathy, decision-making and confidence.
Toolkit: Using Library Databases to Support SEL
Learn how middle and high school librarians can harness EBSCO’s Ultimate Databases for Schools to support SEL.
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Building Student Self-Awareness Through Stories
Discover how school libraries can use biographies and literature to support social emotional learning (SEL), helping students develop self-awareness, empathy and lifelong skills.
Building Self-Management Skills Through Research
Learn how conducting research with library databases supports SEL by helping students build self-management, organization and information literacy skills for academic and lifelong success.
Expanding Empathy and Cultural Understanding Through Research
Using library database content to support student research and classroom instruction can foster empathy, cultural understanding and social awareness.
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