Electronic Resources
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Academic Search
Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 6,100 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,100 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals and a total of more than 10,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This collection offers full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 journals. Academic Search Complete is updated daily.

AccessScience
Provides the finest collection of science reference materials—online and fully searchable. We offer easy accessibility to the information you need to make research easy—with access to all the articles, fully illustrated, from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and more.

Acronyms, Initialisms & Abbreviations Dictionary
Features definitions of a wide variety of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions that allows users to quickly and easily translate terms into their full names or meanings. New terms from subject areas such as associations, education, the Internet, medicine and others are now included.

Alldata Online
Provides automotive repair and diagnostic information for most models and makes of cars and trucks, 1982 and later. This database is available for use within the library only.

Amazing Animals of the World
A database for grades 2 and above, which contains engaging articles, superb photos, and pre-selected Web links to accompany the text. Articles are Lexiled (leveled) and can be printed, emailed, and bookmarked.

America the Beautiful
Contains information about the states and territories of the U.S. including facts, history & geography, and famous people.

American Civil War Reference Library
Covers the events and people of the Civil War period and provides students with all the in-depth information they need for reports an class assignments, including biographical profiles and primary source materials.

American Decades
American Decades is a cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers, public librarians and general researchers who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history.

American Decades Primary Sources
Each volume of American Decades Primary Sources includes full or excerpted primary sources in 160-170 entries from the period representing a diversity of views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements, and events from the decade. Also included are concise contextual information, notes about the author, further resources, and photos and illustrations. Patterned after the popular American Decades series, each American Decades Primary Sources volume includes chapters on the arts, medicine and health, media, education, world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles and social trends, law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports.

American Revolution Reference Library
Covers the events and people of the Revolutionary War period in easy-to-understand language. Students will find all the information they need for reports and class assignments on the period, including the biographies and primary source materials in this comprehensive set.

American Song
American Song is a history database containing tracks that allow people to hear and feel the music from America's past. The database contains songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included in the database are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. The collection also contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others.

Ancestry Library
A comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Included in Ancestry are the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the US and UK Census Images and Indexes, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Ancestry World Tree and much more. This database is available for use within the library only.

Ancient Civilizations Reference Library
The ancient civilizations of Iraq, Egypt, India, China, Central America and other regions are the focus of this remarkable contribution to student reference. This convenient 3-volume set compiles wide-ranging essays, biographies, definitions, timeline entries, bibliographies and much more for students looking for background information for reports or independent study. Each of the two titles in the reference library include maps, sidebars and statistics. Other helpful reference sections include "Words to Know" sections, ideas for further reading, report ideas, a general index and a bibliography.

Auto Repair Reference Center
The Auto Repair Reference Center database includes automotive repair information supplied by Point 5 Technologies, Inc., under license from Nichols Publishing, the former publisher of Chilton® Information and information from Delphi Integrated Service Solutions. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Database content includes approximately 26,000 vehicles covered from 1945 to present; over 150,000 factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; approximately 70,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer; over 100,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing; specifications & maintenance schedules; Labor Time Guide & Estimator; AutoIQ; Quick Tips, a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance; unlimited remote access and much more.

Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook
Consumers’ CHECKBOOK/The Center for the Study of Services is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization founded in 1974 with the help of funding from the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. Its' purpose is to provide consumers information to help them get high quality services and products at the best possible prices. It is supported entirely by subscription payments and donations from individual consumers who subscribe to our magazines, and by fees for its' survey and information services and books. This database is available for use within the library only.

Biography Collection Complete
This database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government and politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. This database features more than 177,000 full-text biographies from many different sources.

Biography Resource Center
A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 150,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

BookBrowse
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends interesting and well written books.  It provides information to help you find the perfect book, learn about award winning books, start a book club, gain author biographies, and more.

Book Collection: Nonfiction
A rich research database for school and public libraries, and includes general interest, high interest, leveled full text articles on civics, social studies, science, careers, health, sports, adventure, hobbies, technology, biographies and much more. This database contains informative abstracts and full text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books.

BookFlix
Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.

Book Review Digest Retrospective
Excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction published from 1905 through 1982.

Business Source
This is a scholarly business database, providing a collection of bibliographic and full text content. Business Source Complete contains  peer-reviewed, business related journals. As part of the coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains author profiles for the 40,000 most-cited authors in the database. Business Source Complete contains journals in numerous disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.

California Libraries Catalog
A unique database that shows the holdings of books, videos, audio, maps, and other materials held by libraries in California.

California Missions E-books
A series of 20 e-books from the Missions of California series. May be downloaded or read online.

Classical Music Library
T he world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Coverage of repertoire is increasing as new labels are added, with a particular focus on content that meets the needs of educators and students. Never before have institutions been able to offer library users such ease of access to our recorded heritage - both recordings of the past, and new releases.

Colonial America Reference Library
The Colonial America Reference Library provides students with the comprehensive information on the Colonial American period they need to write reports and class assignments including biographical profiles and primary source documents.

Computer Source
Computer Source contains nearly 300 full-text journals and magazines covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. Computer Source provides full text technical journals and full text consumer computer titles.

Consumer Health Complete
This database is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. It provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports presents ratings and recommendations on appliances, cars and trucks, electronic gear, and much more.  It includes articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial and regulatory actions that affect consumers.

Contemporary World Music delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database will contain important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. This release includes 2,047 albums, equalling 27,644 tracks, growing regularly.

CultureGrams:
Includes World Edition, Kids Edition, and States Edition. Experience the cultures of more than 200 countries in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information on 25 categories. A Recipe Collection and Famous Person biographies are also included. Tour the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in fun reports filled with facts, symbols, time lines, and more. Kids: Get an engaging kid's-eye view of 82 countries, featuring cultural and geographical information, history, maps, flags, and colorful images.

Daily Life Online: History, Culture, Folklore
Daily Life features resources on subjects including: art, food and drink, clothing, lifestyles, religion and belief, holidays, languages, worldview, crafts, festivals, music, dance, tales, myths, urban legends, proverbs, folk remedies, stories, domestic life, economic life, intellectual life, material life, political life, recreational life, and religious life.

Dictionary of American Family Names
Contains more than 70,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States, giving their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations, selected associated forenames, and occasional genealogical notes.

Dictionary of American History
Now including maps, photos and primary source documents, this updated classic offers a thorough analysis of U.S. history.

Dragonsource Qikan Chinese Magazines Online - 龍源期刊中文電子期刊
Full image, color versions of 100 current, popular Chinese language magazines published in China. Release time is the same as print version. Issues are available from 2007 through the current year. Funding for Dragonsource Qikan Chinese Magazines Online is provided through a generous donation from the Cupertino Library Foundation. 提供目前在中國出版的一百種熱門、全圖像彩色版的中文雜誌。出刊時間與印刷版同步。過期期刊也可查閱。龍源期刊中文電子期刊由庫柏諦諾圖書館基金會慷慨贊助。

Drama for Students
This title features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Each entry includes an introduction that provides an overview of the play; a brief biography of the playwright; a plot summary; a discussion of the play's principal themes; understandable essays on the play's construction; excerpted critical commentary; and much more.

Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior
Covers the range of topics related to addiction for researchers in grade six and above. Approximately 200 articles cover everything from binge drinking to the role of genetics in addictive behaviors. Also included are additional articles on media representation, drug use in schools, herbal supplements, and more.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
An on-line version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica that provides many full text articles with links to Web sites.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Kids
A kids on-line version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica that provides many full text articles with links to Web sites

Encyclopedia Judaica
Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge. From the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures, Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition is important to scholars, general readers and students.

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance
Designed for the nonspecialist, the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance is a 2-vol. complete reference covering five general areas: finance and banking; accounting; marketing; management; and information systems. Drawing on practical professional expertise as well as that of noted scholars, the contributors include executives, government administrators and scholars from leading business programs from around the United States.

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
This broad-based set surveys clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress. It also presents information on representative costumes from a wide variety of historical eras, which are frequently the topic of student research. Topics range from the bustle, sari, and toga to Polyester and body piercing.

Encyclopedia of Education and Human Development
This encyclopedia discusses educational theory and practice from the primary grades through higher education. The set integrates numerous theoretical frameworks with field-based applications.

Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy
A new and updated edition of this multivolume set -- the first comprehensive new edition in almost 40 years. Containing material from hundreds of highly distinguished contributors representing the world's top universities and institutions, the second edition has a truly global perspective. It contains more than 2,100 entries -- including more than 450 new articles. Among the many topics covered are African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics and biomedical ethics; art and aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; peace and war; social and political philosophy; the Holocaust; feminist thought; and much more. Additionally, the second edition also features 1,000 biographical entries on major figures in philosophical thought throughout history.

Encyclopedia of Sociology
Winner of the 1993 Dartmouth Medal, this classic reference has been updated to reflect the many changes in society and in the field of sociology in recent years. Articles covering core issues such as race, poverty, violence, economics, pregnancy and abortion have been updated and expanded, and completely new articles have been written on topics such as the Internet, privacy, and epidemiology.

Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Covering the “long” Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, these 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses.

Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
A collaborative work of over 600 scholars from more than forty countries, the Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history.

Endangered Species
Including the addition of 25 new species, this new 2nd edition is completely updated to reflect the changes in endangered and threatened status. Color photographs and maps provide further illustrate the many species threatened by extinction, including amphibians, birds, crustaceans, fish, insects, mammals, mollusks, reptiles, and more. Each entry gives a species description, location, reason for endangerment, and measures being taken to prevent it from extinction.

Environmental Encyclopedia
Provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each article is written in a nontechnical style and provides current status, analysis, and suggested solutions whenever possible.

ERIC Education Resource Info. Center
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, includes education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,282,000 records and links to more than 314,000 full-text documents from ERIC.

Film and Television
This full-text database is an online tool for film and television research. It is a comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews. The database provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 350 publications (and selected coverage of nearly 300), as well as full-text for more than 100 journals and nearly 100 books.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Updated annually, this database features over 25,000 informative segments of the encyclopedia, with alphabetically arranged articles, illustrations and maps. The encyclopedia includes nine million words and articles embedded with colorful images.

Granger's World of Poetry
Use this database to access full text poems, citations, commentaries, biographies, bibliographies, and a glossary of poetry.

Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library
Covering both the disastrous failure of the economy and its gradual recovery, U*X*L's Great Depression and New Deal Reference Library examines the causes of the depression; the impact of unemployment and under-employment; the disorder in Germany after World War I that led to the rise of Adolf Hitler; and many other dimensions of this global calamity. Special attention is paid to the New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt's domestic reform program.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Features an interactive atlas, timelines and encyclopedia articles on almost everything from animals to the presidents of the United States for students.

Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture
A comprehensive reference resource for the visual arts of the Classical period. It features an abundance of in-depth articles on this field of enduring importance—from biographies to thematic entries on architecture, ceramics, metalwork, mosaics, painting and sculpture. The resource provides fascinating and authoritative art historical and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments.

Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Contains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames, or learn about the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
A completely revised and updated version of the original work published in Germany in 1960, this edition incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community.

Grzimek's Student Resource: Animal Life
In this 20-volume set, animals are grouped by major classifications: sponges; corals; jellyfishes; segmented worms; crustaceans and mollusks; insects; fishes; amphibians; reptiles birds; and mammals. In addition, this student edition includes an overview with photos and illustrations, and the "Words to Know" section gives pronunciations and definitions within the text for scientific or other difficult terms and names.

Health Source Academic
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more. In addition, this database includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Health Watch - Alternative
This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Full text titles include American Journal of Chinese Medicine, American Journal of Homeopathic Medicine, California Journal of Oriental Medicine, European Journal of Clinical Hypnosis, International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association and many others. This database provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Heritage Quest
A unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Included are ProQuest's Genealogy & Local History Collection, Complete U.S. Federal Census from1790-1930, PERSI™ - The Periodical Source Index, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and more.

History Reference Center
History Reference Center is history reference database that features full text for more than 2,500 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books. The database also includes full text for nearly 170 history periodicals. Further, the database contains more than 112,000 historical documents; more than 113,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 112,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video.

History Resource Center US
Provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire "American Journey Online" series.

History Resource Center World
A comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronlogic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals.

Industrial Revolution Reference Library
The Industrial Revolution transformed much of the world from simple agricultural society into a complex industrial society. This reference covers the ideas and social turmoil that marked this transition as well as the machines, manufacturing processes and energy sources that spurred it on. The set includes an almanac, biographical profiles and a collection of primary source documents.

International Encyclopedia of Dance
With nearly 2,000 articles written by scholars from fifty countries, the Encyclopedia covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers.

Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
Provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes of approximately 75 cultural groups from more than 60 countries. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group's nutrition and health.

Jr. Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays
Provides in-depth information on such holidays as Christmas, Halloween/Day of the Dead, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Ramadan, and others. Descriptions by country let students compare and contrast customs, traditions, ceremonies, folklore, clothing, food, arts and crafts, music, and dance of different countries.

Kids Search
Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.

Korean War Reference Library
Explores major topics and events related to the Korean War. The Almanac and Primary Sources covers the background of and issues related to the conflict as well as provides 12 full or excerpted primary sources from the period. Biographies includes 25 biographical entries on major figures from the war.

Lands and Peoples
An encyclopedia for students filled with information on countries, cultures, and current events.

LearningExpress
Provides a way to prepare for academic or professional exams on-line, including SAT, ACT, GED, GRE, GMAT, PRAZIS, ASVAB, Cosmetology, Civil Service, Postal Worker, Law Enforcement, Fire, and more. California specific exams including 4th grade, 8th grade, CBEST, and California Highway Patrol. Online courses include Reading Comprehension, Grammar Skills for Writing, Math, Vocabulary and Spelling, as well as courses in Spanish. In addition, use the LearningExpress Computer Skills Tutorials to gain proficiency in computer software applications including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access and more. Learning Express also includes a section called Job & Career Accelerator.  Over 1,000 occupations can be explored in detail. Users can search job postings from a database of more than 5 million up-to-date listings; then they can create resumes and cover letters, and practice interviewing skills. The Accelerator also helps people improve work-related skills and prepare for licensing or certification tests.

Legal Collection
Containing full text for more than 250 scholarly law journals, this database is a source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. Legal Collection offers information centered on the discipline of law and legal topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment and much more. Full text contained in this database includes: American Journal of Criminal Law, California Law Review and more.

Library Information Science and Technology
This full text database indexes more than 550 core librarian journals, 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. This database also contains full text for more than 270 journals and nearly 20 full-text monographs.

Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It is a full text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 31,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism, more than 156,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), more than 450 literary journals, more than 626,000 book reviews, more than 68,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 18,000 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 5,500 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and more. In addition, Literary Reference Center includes Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism (six volumes), The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story, all of MagillOnLiterature Plus, and more.

Literature Criticism Online
Literature Criticism Online includes two reference works: Contemporary Literary Criticism and Drama Criticism. Contemporary Literary Criticism provides critiques of key literary works as well as author biographies. Drama Criticism contains biographical information about playwrights and critical opinions of plays.

Los Angeles Times
This database provides full-text access to The Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service articles.  The Los Angeles Times includes political, financial, technology, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, and other daily-published articles.

MasterFILE Premier
MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. This database also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and 164,424 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags. MasterFILE Premier now offers PDF back-files (as far back as 1975) for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal, National Review, Saturday Evening Post, etc.

Mas Ultra (High School)
This comprehensive database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American History, Archaeology, Astronomy, Bioscience, Careers & Colleges, Civil War Times, Congressional Digest, Discover, Economist, History Today, Nation, National Review, New Republic, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, Smithsonian, World War II, etc. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for 85,670 biographies and 105,786 primary source documents. Additionally, this database contains more than 360 reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and World Almanac & Book of Facts), an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

Medline in EBSCO
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.

MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Mexican American War Reference Library
Provides information on the issues surrounding the Mexican-American War, from the causes of the war to its ending, and the motivations of various people involved in the conflict. Placed throughout the text are excerpts from primary source documents such as diary entries, letters, and newspaper articles, as well as other sidebar boxes.

Middle Ages Reference Library
Middle Ages Reference Library explores the complex period of the Middle Ages, covering the different civilizations and peoples of Medieval times. It also includes biographical essays on significant individuals from the period and an insightful collection of full or excerpted texts from the era.

Middle Search (Middle School)
Middle Search contains full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Additionally, Middle Search contains primary source documents, reference books, and an Image Collection of 440,207 photos, maps and flags.

Military and Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content including full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals. The database also offers indexing and abstracts for more than 400 journals. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color.

Morningstar.com Library Edition
Allows you to research more than 20,000 stocks and mutual funds, build and analyze an investment portfolio
and learn about stocks, mutual funds, and portfolios (limit of 7 simultaneous users).

NetLibrary
Includes small business eBooks and downloadable audio eBooks. Downloadable audio eBooks can be accessed through the NetLibrary site and includes items for all ages.

New Catholic Encyclopedia
A standard in public, academic, and high school libraries worldwide, and prized for its scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities, this book is the first place to turn for answers for questions on topics such as abortion, divorce, cloning, and reproductive technologies. In addition to the hundreds of new, signed articles on a wide variety of topics, this edition also features biographies of contemporary religious figures, thousands of photos, maps, and illustrations, and completely updated bibliographical citations. The 15th volume is a cumulative index to the entire encyclopedia.

New Book of Popular Science
Is an encyclopedia for students that not only has information about science and scientists but also science games, puzzles, and brain teasers.

Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus includes 1,520 full-text newspapers, providing more than 28 million full-text articles. The database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers such as The New York Times (from January 1985 to present), The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail (UK), The Irish Times (Ireland), The San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times of London, The Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, and others. All staff articles are also included from many newspapers, including: The Baltimore Sun, The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, The Houston Chronicle, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Seattle Times, etc. In addition, Newspaper Source Plus features more than 601,300 television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts, including: ABC News (American Broadcasting Company), ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), CBS News, CNBC, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, PBS, and more.

New York Times (1850-2006) - Proquest Historical Newspapers
A unique full-image archive that brings you the entire historical run of The New York Times since 1850. It offers complete coverage from 1850-2006, delivering every page of every issue from cover to cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.

Novelist
A database of reading recommendations for adults and children including information about authors, book discussion guides and booktalks.

Novelist K-8
Reading suggestions and lists for children in grades K - 8 arranged by author, title, series and topics.

Novels for Students
Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of 15 to 20 novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism. Each novel was chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Look up extensive background information on hundreds of occupations including working conditions, training and education, job outlook and sources of additional information. From the U.S. Department of Labor.

OverDrive
E-Books, downloadable audiobooks, downloadable music, and downloadable videos.

Oxford Companion to World Exploration
From Antarctica to the North Pole, The Oxford Companion to World Exploration offers information on all topics of exploration worldwide, including advances in navigation, the discovery of the New World, polar expeditions, and the space age.

Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
With more than 5,000 entries by an international group of eminent historians, this is the standard research tool on 1,100 years of Byzantine history. Exhaustive in its coverage, entries on patriarchy and emperors coexist with entries on surgery, musical instruments, and the baking of bread, bringing to life this vastly important culture and empire, from the 4th century to the 15th.

The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
This dictionary provides rich detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It includes comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period.

Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature
This surveys the vibrant terrain of American literature in 350 essays from leading scholars, encompassing the range and depth of American literary history from the 1600s to the present day. The Encyclopedia includes essays on poets, playwrights, essayists, and novelists, as well as major works and essays on literary movements, periods, and themes.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
Featuring 600 original articles written by leading scholars, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt goes far beyond the records of archaeology to make available what we know about the full social, political, religious, cultural and artistic legacy of this 5,000-year civilization.

Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature
The Encyclopedia provides comprehensive coverage of literature from the Abbey Theatre to Israel Zangwill, covering the entire history of literature in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the major literary languages (Anglo-Saxon, English, Welsh, Scots, Irish, and Latin).

Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
Written by an international roster of more than 300 authors, the Encyclopedia comprehensively documents and interprets the books read by children throughout the world. With a global perspective that pays attention to significant international trends and the multicultural expansion of the field, it includes brief biographies of every major author and illustrator. Also included are feature essays on all genres of children's literature, individual works, and prominent trends and themes, as well as general essays on the traditions of children's literature in many countries throughout the world.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History
International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching, 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor. With coverage ranging from accounting and advertising to zoning and zoos, this landmark works stands at the busy intersection of history and the social sciences.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
In 700 original, intriguing articles—from “Apple Pie” to “Zombie”— The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America covers the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History
This encyclopedia covers the entire history of seafaring, from ancient Egyptian shipbuilders to the nuclear submarines and supertankers of today. Over nine hundred articles written by leading historians examine all aspects of maritime history, including naval history, shipbuilding, biographies of major figures, navigation and scientific instrumentation, maritime art and literature, commerce and economics, and international law.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
A comprehensive reference source that chronicles Pre-Hispanic, colonial, and modern Mesoamerica, defined as the lands stretching from Mexico to the southern tip of Central America. With more than 600 articles, it is invaluable for those interested in the rich heritage of this land.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance
This encyclopedia provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. In addition to performances in playhouses, it covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions.

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation is the definitive source for information about the entire range of religious and social changes that altered the face of Europe in the sixteenth century, encompassing not only issues of church polity and theology but also developments in politics, economics, demographics, art and literature.

Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary provides information about the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.

Oxford Reference Online
In Oxford Reference Online you will find a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 170+ Oxford reference titles, including more than 50,000 additional in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the Oxford Companions series, all 20,000 quotations from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, and bilingual dictionaries.

Play Index
Find citations to some 31,000 plays published individually or in collections from 1949 to the present. Search over 600 monologues. Find the perfect plays to match your production resources. A descriptive annotation summarizes the plot and indicates any musical requirements. Search for plays appropriate for preK-6, grades 7-12, and adult.

Poetry for Students
This volume is designed specifically to meet the curricular needs of high school and undergraduate college students studying poetry. A quick but information-rich reference source, the book provides analysis of approximately 20 poems that teachers and librarians have identified as frequently studied in literature courses.

Points of View
Points of View is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 255 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Points of View contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 1,143 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social, political, and cultural moments. Critical Thinking Guides for every topic covered helps the student judge Fact vs. Opinion and enhances the student's ability to read and think critically.

Primary Search (Elementary School)
Primary Search contains full text for more than 70 elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Additionally, Primary Search includes encyclopedia entries written specifically for kids. The database also provides the American Heritage Children's Dictionary and an Image Collection.

Professional Development Collection
This database contains education journals. It includes full text for nearly 520 high quality education journals including: Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and others. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

Psychologists and Their Theories For Students
Helpful for research assignments in psychology, science and history, this source covers major psychological theories and the people who developed them.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences is a collection of 570 full-text journals and 48 books & monographs. Particularly strong in child & adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection includes journals such as: Adolescent Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Child Development, Child Psychiatry & Human Development, Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, Journal of Child Psychotherapy, Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Professional School Counseling, Psychology in the Schools, Psychological Science, School Psychology Review, and many others. School counselors and psychologists find Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection to be a vital instrument in helping them achieve their goals.

Rand California
An extensive database on California, ranging from the economy to crime rates to school test scores. This database also provides an online index of public policy reports and research publications.

Reference USA
A searchable database of residential and business information. The business module contains information on over 13 million US businesses, and the residential module contains information on 120 million US households.

Regional Business News
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 80 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Religion and Philosophy
This database covers topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. It provides access to nearly 300 full text journals.

Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library
Covering everything from Luther's Revolt to the writings of Shakespeare, this set provides comprehensive coverage of this amazing time. Includes extensive background information on the period, approximately 50 biographies of people of the era, and includes full or excerpted speeches, diary entries, newspaper and magazine articles, poems, and documents.

Sacramento Bee
Search this local daily newspaper for full text articles. Find articles from 1985 to current or 1886-1922. Newspaper issues provide unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.

Safari Tech eBooks
Browse computer and IT books from O'Reilly & other publishers in eBook format. Search for specific topics and code fragments across entire collection.

Salud en Espanol
Salud en Espanol provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes específicos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan informacion general importante en relacion a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos. (Salud en Espanol provides comprehensive evidence-based reports and fact sheets in Spanish on all aspects of consumer health and wellness. Topic specific reports covering all aspects of health offer valuable overviews on diseases, conditions, procedures and various treatments. The content found in this database includes a diverse collection of health related themes: first aid, infant/child care and illnesses, alternative medicine, aging and wellness. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.)

San Jose Mercury News (Current and Historical)
Search this local daily newspaper for full text articles. Find articles from 1985 to current or 1886-1922. Newspaper issues provide unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.

Science Full Text Select
Science Full Text Select Edition is a 100% full text science database which includes all the full text content from Wilson’s Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text, plus additional related full text science titles indexed by other Wilson databases including Readers’ Guide Full Text and Wilson OmniFile Full Text.

Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific and mathematic disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a research database that provides access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. It contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Short Stories for Students
Contains concise synopses of the story's plot, characters and themes, along with a brief author biography, a discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism geared specifically towards the high school student.

Short Story Index
Locate more than 96,000 stories, including the full text of more than 3,400 stories. Search by author, title, subject, keyword, date, literary technique, source, or any combination. Subject access includes theme, locale, narrative technique or device (such as surprise endings, dialect stories, parodies, story-within-a-story) and genre. Retrospective coverage back to 1984.

Small Engine Repair
Small Engine Repair is an online tool for small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines. This resource contains 410 reference books in full text with original photos and illustrations that guide the user through every job. The database often contains more than 25 years of an engine model, and offers assistance in providing routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as extensive repairs involving engine and transmission disassembly. Also, the database allows users to select a type of product, specific brand, specific model/engine type, and specific area of that model/engine type. Additionally, model numbers are also searchable.

Smithsonian Global Sound
Produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. The collection provides educators, students, and interested listeners with an unprecedented variety of online resources that support the creation, continuity, and preservation of diverse musical forms.

Something About the Author
Facts and pictures about children's book authors and illustrators.

Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Provides detailed and current investment information from Standard & Poor's 10 most popular publications.

Student Research Center
EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.

Theatre and Dance Bibliography
This full text database is a research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. It was initiated by the American Society for Theatre Research, and since 1984, the Theatre Research Data Center (TRDC) at Brooklyn College has published 14 volumes of the IBTD. These volumes comprise a fully indexed, cross-referenced and annotated databank of over 60,000 journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance in 126 countries.

TumbleBooks - eBooks for Kids
An online collection of animated, talking picture books, reading comprehension quizzes, educational games, and teacher resources.

U*X*L American Decades
Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999. Each decade is covered in a single comprehensive volume. Chapters begin with a chronology of world events and a general overview of the decade. Within each topic, alphabetically arranged entries discuss historically important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting trivia and sideline stories.

Value Line
The Value Line Investment Survey is a source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 98 industries, the stock market, and the economy. Value Line is a research company that collects data and analyzes performance of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, 80,000 options and other securities.

Vietnam War Reference Library
The Almanac traces the progression of this controversial war from its beginnings in 1941 through its last days in 1975. Biographies contains comprehensive biographical essays on the people involved in the war. Primary Sources provides a variety of perspectives on the war through excerpted screenplays, literature, speeches, and hearing testimonies.

Vocational and Career Collection
This collection provides full text coverage for nearly 350 trade and industry related periodicals including American Machinist, Modern Machine Shop, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Video Business, Reeves Journal, Hotel & Motel Management, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more. .

War of 1812
Presents information on the issues surrounding the War of 1812, from the causes of the war to its ending, and the motivations of various people involved in the conflict. Placed throughout the text are excerpts from primary source documents such as diary entries, letters, and newspaper articles, as well as other sidebar boxes. The volume contains 50 photographs and maps, timeline, glossary, research and activity ideas, lists of sources for further study, and a subject index.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law
An overview of historical and current terms, events, movements, cases and people significant to U.S. law.

Westward Expansion Reference Library
Documents the chronological events that created a romantic national mythology around the pioneers who blazed trails through the wilderness. Features biographical essays on many colorful characters of the old West, and includes full text or excerpts from diaries, books, letters, and many other primary source documents.

Witchcraft in America
This fascinating and informative source covers the history of witchcraft in the United States from the hysteria that facilitated the witch hunts during the Colonial Period to modern day followers of Wicca. Chapters include full text or excerpts from trial transcripts, diary entries, public notices, and many other primary sources. Biographical essays highlight prominent figures related to the Salem witch trials.

World Book Online
An on-line version of the World Book Encyclopedia that provides many full text articles with links to Web sites.

World Book Spanish Encyclopedia
The Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia is organized so that the student can find information quickly and easily. Article text is available in Spanish only.

WW I Reference Library
Presents comprehensive coverage of the World War I period. The Almanac contains 15 chapters covering major topics related to the period, including the root causes of the war and U.S. involvement. Biographies profiles the major players of the period, including Woodrow Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II and many others. Primary Sources presents full or excerpted primary source materials, including diaries, letters, speeches, journals, and memoirs related to the period.

WWII Reference Library
Covers significant events, topics, and people related to the World War II period. Provides the in-depth information that students need to write reports and class assignments, including biographical profiles and primary source materials.