Research databases
These databases can be only be used at the Library.
  1. All Libraries

Hoover's Online
The Business Information Authority 12 million companies with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises.
  1. All Libraries

ArticleFirst
Index to articles from over 12,000 journals.

ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE and WorldAlmanac databases can be found by clicking on the above ArticleFirst link and then clicking the 'Databases' button in the upper left.
  1. Only at the Cedar Rapids
    Public Library

Cedar Rapids Digital Archive
Historical newspapers and telephone books of Cedar Rapids.
(Available only at the Cedar Rapids Public Libraries)
  1. Only at the Cedar Rapids
    Public Library

Foundation Directory Online
Guide to grants and foundations from The Foundation Center.
(Available only at the Cedar Rapids Public Libraries)
  1. Only at the Cedar Rapids
    Public Library

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Sources for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards and other financial support to individuals.
(Available only at the Cedar Rapids Public Libraries)
  1. Only at the Cedar Rapids
    Public Library

NewspaperArchive.com
NewspaperArchive.com offers more than 2,295 newspapers, large and small, from all 50 states and around the world.
(Available only at the Cedar Rapids Public Libraries)
  1. Only at the Cedar Rapids
    Public Library

Value Line
Research thousands of stocks and mutual funds.
(Available only at the Cedar Rapids Public Libraries)
  
These databases can be used anywhere, although a Library card may be required.
  1. Cedar Rapids Patrons
  2. Hiawatha Patrons
  3. Marion Patrons

Ebscohost
EbscoHost has several different databases that index magazines, newspapers and journals. EbscoHost also contains the Auto Repair Reference Center and Novelist, a guide to Fiction Reading.
  1. Use anywhere
  2. Only at the Library

Heritage Quest
Online Database for Genealogy research
  1. Use Anywhere

Lawchek
Lawchek offers information on eleven areas of law. In each area state-specific information from either the Questions & Answers section or the Forms section is available.
  1. Use anywhere

Newsbank
Articles from the Cedar Rapids Gazette (1992 - present), the Des Moines Register (1999 - present) and the New York Times (2000 - Present)
  1. Use anywhere

LearningExpress Library
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.
  1. Use anywhere

Cedar Rapids Gazette - Obituary Index
Partial Obituary Indexing for the years 1950-1985. Some indexing for 1934-1940.
  1. Use anywhere
Search for an item in libraries near you:
  1. Use anywhere

Iowa SILO Locator
A collective database of the holdings of Iowa libraries
  1. Use anywhere

Vocational Biographies Online
Username is 'cedar rapids pub lib'
Passcode is '5r5r'