Databases

Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.

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Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily.

The Military Database covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more. Resources include scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications.

Gale Presents: Miss Humblebee’s Academy is an award-winning online resource that gives kids ages 3–6 access to hundreds of guided lessons using videos, music, eBooks, hands-on activities, and more. It includes off-line lessons, too. View weekly progress and performance reports to track improvement toward kindergarten readiness. It’s serious learning fun!

Modern World History offers a comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history. Focused Topic Centers pull forward interesting entries, search terms, documents, and maps handpicked by Infobase editors to help users find a starting point for their research, as well as videos and slideshow overviews to offer a visual introduction to key eras and regions. All the Infobase history databases in a collection are fully cross-searchable.

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Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14.

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Browse this cross-searchable platform for research insight from journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery.

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To access nytimes.com from inside a library building, click on the “View Resource (inside the library)” button and start by creating an account. Read in your browser or download the free mobile app.

Remote users, start at the “View Resource (outside the library)” button, then click “Redeem” and create an account or log back in.  Remote access expires after 72 hours. Request another 72 hours anytime by returning to “View Resource” link to redeem another code.

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Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.

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Discover news and historical articles from America's News and newspapers from around the world. Resources include the Houston Chronicle and collected Special Reports on current events.

Available in-library only.   NewspaperARCHIVE.com, the largest historical newspaper database online, contains tens of millions of newspaper pages from 1607 to present. Every newspaper in the archive is fully searchable by keyword and date, making it easy for you to quickly explore historical content.  NewspaperARCHIVE.com is adding newspaper pages faster than you can search them - with one newspaper page added every second - that's over 80,000 images a day, or about 2.5 million pages per month!

To access this service, please visit your local branch library and click the "View Resource' button below on a library computer.

NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' search tool for fiction and nonfiction. Find read-alikes by author or series, or even search by appeal terms or reading level. With handy links to the library catalog, NoveList Plus answers the question: What should I read next?

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Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management.

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The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics that includes information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education, earnings and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations in the United States.

Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles for information on social issues and current events.

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Enjoy eBooks and eAudiobooks in your browser or in OverDrive's easy-to-use "Libby" mobile app.

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PrepSTEP® is packed with online test preparation, tutorials, e-books, and articles to help university students achieve academic success and readiness for the workplace. It has skill building in English, math and science, college success skills tutorials, popular computer-software tutorials, and much more.

PrepSTEP® is packed with online tutorials, test practice, e-books, articles and flashcards to help students achieve academic success, prepare for college, and build workplace readiness. It has skill building in English, math and science, test prep for college admissions exams, career exploration, workplace skill building, basic computer skills tutorials and much more.