Databases by Subject

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND GENEALOGY:

Biography Reference Center (EBSCO)—Biographical information of the famous and the notorious

Heritage Quest—Census, books and other publications for genealogy research

 

BOOKS AND REVIEWS:

Audio Books (Overdrive)—Free downloadable audio books

Book Page—Recently published books and book reviews

E-books (FirstSearch)—Catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide

E-Books (Overdrive)—Free downloadable electronic books

Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)—Information about famous authors and their works

Novelist (EBSCO)—Readers advisory for fiction: recommendations, reviews and readalikes.

OAIster (FirstSearch)—Catalog of digital resources

WorldCat (FirstSearch)—Online catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide

 

BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT:

Business Source Elite (EBSCO)—Full-text business publications and company profiles

Corporate Resource Net (EBSCO)—Full-text magazine articles for business and companies

Regional Business News (EBSCO)—Full-text business publications of various cities in the USA

Value Line(Onsite)—Stock prices and performances, including mutual funds

Value Line(Remote)—Stock prices and performances, including mutual funds

 

DIRECTORIES, DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS:

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)—An online encyclopedia

WorldAlmanac (FirstSearch)—A combination of encyclopedia and almanacs

 

EDUCATION AND LEARNING:

ERIC (EBSCO)—Full-text education documents dating back to 1966

ERIC (FirstSearch)—Index to Journal articles and reports in education Help Now

Kids Search (grade k-5)—Search basic facts by subjects or keywords for advanced students

Learning Express—Self-paced Study aids on various subjects

Mango Languages—Foreign languages learning courses and ESL courses

Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)—Full-text professional journals for educators

Searchasaurus (grade K-5)—Search basic facts by subjects or keywords for beginners

Student Research Center (grade 6-12)—Search various publications for research projects

 

EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS:

Job Now—Help job seekers with resume writing, interview skills and other employment issues

Vocational and Career Collection (EBSCO)—Full-text trade and industry-related periodicals

Vocational Biography—Help  students to make their career choices

 

GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL:

A to Z Culture—General  information of 170 countries

A to Z Maps USA—All kinds of maps of the United States

A to Z Maps Online—All kinds of maps of the world

A to Z World Travel—Travel guides to major cities of the world

 

GRANTS AND FUNDING:

Foundation Directory Online—Guide to grants and foundations

Foundation Grants to Individuals—Financial support resource for individuals

 

HEALTH AND MEDICINE:

Health and Medical magazine and Databases (EBSCO)—combines the following two Databases

Health Source – Consumer Edition (EBSCO)—Full-text consumer health magazine articles

Health Source –Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)—Full-text academic health magazine articles

Medline(FirstSearch)—Index to medical journals

 

HOME, AUTO AND HOBBY:

Auto Repair Reference Center (EBSCO)—Car repair manuals of various models and years

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center (EBSCO)—All leisure activities, from stamp collecting to weaving

Home Improvement Reference Center (EBSCO)—Full-text do-it-yourself home repair/maintenance tips

Small Engine Repair Reference Center (EBSCO)—Repair manuals for lawn mower, snow blower, etc.

 

LAW AND GOVERNMENT:

LawChek—Legal information for the lay people

GPO (FirstSearch)—U.S. government publications

 

MUSIC AND BOOKS FOR DOWNLOAD:

Audio Books (Overdrive)—Free downloadable audio books

E-Books (Overdrive)—Free downloadable electronic books

Freegal Music—Thousands of songs to download for free

 

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS:

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)—Full-text scholarly articles

Article First—Index to articles from 12,000 journals

Cedar Rapids Digital Archive—Old Cedar Rapids newspapers, phone books and city directories

MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)—Full-text articles from magazines and books of general interest

McClatchy--Tribune Collection (EBSCO)—300 full-text current  newspapers  going back 3 months

News Bank—Full-text current newspaper articles from all over the United States

Newspaper Archive—Searchable newspaper images of the United States

Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO)—860 full-text newspapers, and TV and radio transcripts

Topic Search (EBSCO)—Full-text diversified viewpoints on various topics from various sources

 

LIBRARY SCIENCE:

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)—Index to articles on librarianship

 

SPANISH LANGUAGE:

EBSCOHost Espanol—Databases in Spanish