KYVL: Resources for Adults: General Reference

For articles, encyclopedias, fiction recommendations and more

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals; indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals; monographs, reports and conference proceedings
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Ancestry Library Edition This link opens in a new window Genealogy research tool that provides patrons access to a wide range of primary resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more.Onsite access only for public library patrons, K12 and special libraries.
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Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new window The database features over 670,000 articles from more than 230 publications, offering a wide range of unfettered, critical coverage of the news. All of these varied alternative and independent presses are presented in 100% full text, allowing researchers total access to regional, rural, and metropolitan perspectives on local, national, and international issues.
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Britannica Library This link opens in a new window Includes articles and magazines, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended websites, and more.
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Explora for Public Libraries This link opens in a new window Search inferface for public libraries which combines encyclopedias, magazines, journals, newspapers, biographies, primary sources and more.
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Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window Features over 25,000 informative segments of the encyclopedia.
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Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window Find contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Content includes viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
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MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window Full text for 1,589 general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues plus an extensive image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.
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Britannica Moderna This link opens in a new window Spanish language reference center for more advanced users, featuring articles, images, a dictionary, an atlas, and timelines.
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NoveList This link opens in a new window 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.
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