Database List
Main Vendor Database URLs
- EBSCO - search.ebscohost.com
- LearningExpress - www.learningexpresslibrary3.com
- HeritageQuest - www.heritagequestonline.com
Academic
Academic Search Elite
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=afh
Academic Search Elite Provides core resource of scholarly information for academic Institutions. Academic Search Elite contains full text for more than 2,100 journals and over 1,700 peer-reviewed, full-text journals.ERIC
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=eric
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) contains more than 1.6 million records and links to hundreds of thousands of full-text documents. It includes records for a variety of source types, including journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, policy papers and more. In addition, it provides an education-specific thesaurus that includes controlled vocabulary to help users find what they need.MEDLINE
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=cmedm
MEDLINE® provides authoritative medical citations 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.Professional Development Collection
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=tfh
Professional Development Collection™ includes full text for nearly 520 high-quality education journals. This database provides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
K-12/Kids & Teens
Book Collection: Nonfiction - Elementary Edition
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=n4h
A research database for school libraries that provides content representing a wide spectrum of works, including popular series from top book publishers. It contains searchable full text for more than 1,300 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more.Book Collection: Nonfiction - High School Edition
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=n9h
A research database for school libraries that provides content representing a wide spectrum of works, including popular series from top book publishers. It contains searchable full text for more than 2,450 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more.Book Collection: Nonfiction - Middle School Edition
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=n8h
A research database for school libraries that provides content representing a wide spectrum of works, including popular series from top book publishers. It contains searchable full text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, history, science, women, civics and more.eBook High School Collection
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=e862xna
Members may choose one of the two eBook options below:
1. eBook Public Library Collection OR
2. eBook K-8 Collection and eBook High School Collection
Designed specifically for high school students and educators, this collection offers an easy way for libraries to provide full-text eBook coverage that aligns with their school’s curricula. This package contains nearly 8,000 eBook titles that support a quality learning experience across all academic subject areas, from History to Language & Literature to Science & Technology. Content includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials. This collection also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators.
eBook K-8 collection
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=e860xna
Members may choose one of the two eBook options below:
1. eBook Public Library Collection OR
2. eBook K-8 Collection and eBook High School Collection
This collection is created for K-8 students and the educators that work with them. The eBook K-8 collection contains over 10,500 titles chosen to support a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools. The collection also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=funk
Funk & Wagnalls New World EncyclopediaMAS Ultra – School Edition
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ulh
This database is designed specifically for high school libraries and contains full text for nearly 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, History Today, Nation, National Review, New Republic, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, Smithsonian, etc. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents and more than 360 reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and World Almanac & Book of Facts); an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs; and expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.Middle Search Plus
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=mih
Middle Search® Plus 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 Plus contains primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia; American Heritage® Dictionary, 4th Edition from Houghton Mifflin; Encyclopedia of Animals™; and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags.Primary Search
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=prh
Primary Search®, designed specifically for elementary school students contains full text for more than 80 popular elementary school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Additionally, Primary Search includes the Encyclopedia of Animals™, and features Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, providing students with easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids. The database also provides the American Heritage® Children's Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags.Science Reference Center
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=sch
Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center 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. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
General & Public Library
Consumer Health Complete
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=chc
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.eBook Public Library Collection
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nlebk
Members may choose one of the two eBook options below:
1. eBook Public Library Collection OR
2. eBook K-8 Collection and eBook High School Collection
With a collection of over 33,000 titles chosen specifically for public libraries, this general reference collection features fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and juveniles, as well as best-selling and highly-recommended titles from industry leading publishers.
A wide range of subjects and topics are covered to meet various patron research needs, including substantial offerings in Self-Help, Health & Fitness, Games, Crafts & Hobbies, Medical, Cooking and Religion. This collection also features titles on Recreation and Leisure, Geography, Commerce, Finance, The Family, Marriage, Women, Folklore, Social and Public Welfare, and Home Economics.
HeritageQuest
http://www.heritagequestonline.com/
HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive database of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s.MasterFILE Premier
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.Newspaper Source
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nfh
Newspaper Source™ provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Online Practice Tests for School, Job & Career
LearningExpress Library
http://www.learningexpresslibrary3.com
LearningExpress Library is designed to help people succeed on the tests they must pass to gain citizenship, improve their testing skills or to further their education or career. Over 300 online academic and licensing practice tests including SAT, ACT, GRE, HiSET, LSAT, Advanced Placement, civil service, military, real estate, law enforcement, citizenship, TOEFL, ESL and basic skills for elementary, middle and high school skills improvement and much more.
Specialty Interfaces
Designed to search specific content based on subject or age level with an enhanced easy to use interface.
Explora - Elementary
This interface is designed specifically for elementary school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.
Databases Searched
- Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition
- Primary Search
- Topic Overviews K-5
- K-8 eBook Collection (Only available for members that selected the eBook K-12 Collections, not the eBook Public Library Collection.)
Explora - Middle School
This interface is designed specifically for middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.
Databases Searched
- Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition
- Middle Search Plus
- Topic Overviews 6-12
- Science Reference Center
- Newspaper Source
- K-8 eBook Collection (Only available for members that selected the eBook K-12 Collections, not the eBook Public Library Collection.)
Explora - High School
This interface is designed specifically for high school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.
Databases Searched
- Academic Search Elite
- Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition
- Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition
- MAS Ultra - School Edition
- Newspaper Source
- Science Reference Center
- Topic Overviews 6-12
- eBook Public Library Collection
- Consumer Health Complete
- Middle Search Plus
- eBook High School Collection (Only available for members that selected the eBook K-12 Collections, not the eBook Public Library Collection.)
Explora Educators Edition
Find more than 2100 full text scholarly journals and over 1,700 peer-reviewed, full-text journals. Collection provides focus on education by provide full text for over 500 high-quality education journals. Explora provides access to lesson plans, students tools, curriculum standards and links to sites valuable for teachers.
Databases Searched:
- Academic Search Elite
- Professional Development Collection
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center 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. Science Reference Center also satisfies the demand for standards-based content by providing teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Consumer Health Complete
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.Explora - General Research and eBooks
This interface is designed specifically for general research in a public library. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to a wide range of materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press.
Databases Searched
- Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition
- Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition
- MasterFILE Premier
- Newspaper Source
- Science Reference Center
- Topic Overviews Public Libraries
- eBook Public Library Collection
- Consumer Health Complete
EBSCOhost Mobile
EBSCOhost Mobile provides seamless access to the EBSCOhost (ehost) interface via mobile devices. Using mobile detection technology, services using the EBSCOhost platform, including EDS, recognize whether or not users are connecting from a mobile device and sends them to the appropriate version of the interface. Users accessing from a smartphone or other mobile web-enabled devices are presented with an easily searchable mobile interface incorporating key functionality.