| Academic OneFile |
| Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. (more info) |
| Academic Search Premier |
| Full text and images from over 4,700 journals covering biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc. (more info) |
| Alt HealthWatch |
| Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. It offers libraries an immediate resource of full text articles, from 140 international, and often peer-reviewed, journals, reports, proceedings and association & consumer newsletters. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. (more info) |
| BPL SuperSearch |
| The Birmingham Public Library SuperSearch is a quick and easy to search many of BPL's electronic resources and online databases. (more info) |
| Britannica Online Reference Center Public Library Edition |
| Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group. Along with this encyclopedia content, Public Library Edition contains full-text magazine articles, Web sites that have been reviewed and verified by Britannica editors, a homework help section for students, a world atlas, Merriam-Webster dictionaries and thesauri for children and adults, a Spanish-English dictionary, video and audio content, daily content updates, and more. (more info) |
| Enciclopedia Juvenil |
| Enciclopedia Juvenil from Encyclopedia Britannica is a comprehensive reference resource for ages 6-12. The Elementary Encyclopedia, with more than 1,500 articles and 1,000 images, is age-appropriate and based on school curriculum needs. Audience: elementary school, middle school (more info) |
| Enciclopedia Universal en Español |
| Enciclopedia Universal en Español is the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, containing over 47,000 articles plus 8,300 photos and images. Audience: high school, college, general public (more info) |
| Encyclopedia Online Public Library Edition |
| Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group. Along with this encyclopedia content, Public Library Edition contains full-text magazine articles, Web sites that have been reviewed and verified by Britannica editors, a homework help section for students, a world atlas, Merriam-Webster dictionaries and thesauri for children and adults, a Spanish-English dictionary, video and audio content, daily content updates, and more. (more info) |
| Expanded Academic ASAP |
| Full text of magazine and journal articles, citations for additional articles, and links to other relevant articles. Find articles by topic, relevance, or keyword. Features allow narrowing subjects with more specific subdivisions, limiting results by date or to a specific publication, broadening search to expanded subdivisions, or selecting only articles having full text. (more info) |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library delivers a wealth of eBook reference content in a database format, allowing libraries to choose exactly which titles to make available to their patrons. The sources that Gale Virtual Reference Library offers in eBook format include multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. (more info) |
| GreenFILE |
| GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. (more info) |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module |
| Current reference material, full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from authoritative medical sources. Descriptions and links to Web sites. Medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, directory of health organizations, and guides to prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and alternative medicines. (more info) |
| Health Source Plus |
| Consumer information on health topics in medical sciences, psychology, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports, medicine, health care law and general health. Full-text articles and citations from publications on general health, nutrition and profesprofessional health care. Includes content from Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition and Health Source: Consumer Edition. (more info) |
| Power Search (Thomson Gale) |
| A super-powered search engine featuring innovative cross-searching capabilities, users can access all the Thomson Gale content in the library's collection by exploring one, several or all available databases simultaneously. (more info) |
| Science Resource Center |
| Encyclopedia of subjects in science and technology, biographical information on people in the sciences, science news articles, and dictionary of scientific and technical terms. (more info) |
| SIRS Knowledge Source |
| Updated daily. Information on social issues, economics, business, politics, global issues, scientific developments, health, history, government, culture, the arts and humanities. Full-text articles, primary source documents and Internet resources. Search tips for new users. Browsable by specific topics. Layout similar to Yahoo. Great for school assignments. (more info) |
| Spanish Reference Center |
| Enciclopedia Universal en Español is the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, containing over 47,000 articles plus 8,300 photos and images. Audience: high school, college, general public (more info) |
| Student Research Center |
| Provides students with the most appropriate research tools for easily obaining the information that they need from their EBSCO databases. Users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels. Audience: middle and high school. (more info) |
| SuperSearch |
| The Birmingham Public Library SuperSearch is a quick and easy to search many of BPL's electronic resources and online databases. (more info) |