Resources for Adults

Supports scholarly research in key areas of academic study. More than 8,000 full-text journals, 13,600 indexed and abstracted journals, and PDF content dating back as far as 1887.

A year-by-year documentary of American thought and action is presented in this unique resource through the speeches, documents, memoirs, poems, and interviews of more than 1,500 contributors.

Select Children, YA, or Reference Center for sites designed to meet the needs of diverse patron groups. Includes articles and magazines, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended websites, and more.

Features over 25,000 informative segments of the encyclopedia.

Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full text for magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier contains full text for general reference magazines and publications that cover a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. PDF backfiles are available as far back as 1922 for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Library Journal, National Review, Saturday Evening Post and more.

Novelist is an electronic readers' advisory resource that assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. In includes 90,000 full text reviews, over 36,000 subject headings and a complete spectrum of searching options, including searching by title, by author or simply by describing pertinent plot details.

An interactive research tool with current and historical statistics on countries Create tables, charts, and spreadsheets for data crunching and deeper analysis. Printable maps and statistics, such as area, population, demographic and vital statistics, gross national product.