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Databases A-Z
* Resource provided by BadgerLink, a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Divison for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning.
| Find books, movies, music and more using LINKcat, the library's online catalog | |
| Wisconsin's Digital Library - Find digital audiobooks, and ebooks for use with computers, MP3 players, iPods/iPads, and ebook readers. |
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| BadgerLink contains over 8,000 full text magazines and journals, 1,500 newspapers and newswires, and 6,800 full text books. Free to Wisconsin residents, provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning. |
Databases A-Z
| In-Library use only. Ancestry Library contains genealogy information such as census data, passenger lists and more. | |
| Auto Repair Reference Center* - Find repair manuals for a wide variety of domestic and imported vehicles, from 1945-present. | |
| Business Source Premier* - Access business journals and reports on marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. |
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| Consumer Health Complete* - Read through health and wellness reference books, encyclopedias, reports, fact sheets, images and videos. |
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| ConsumerReports.org - Check out product reviews and ratings on cars, appliances, electronics and more from Consumer Reports. |
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| eBooks on EBSCOhost - View searchable, full text online books. | |
| EBSCOHost* - Read through full text popular magazine, scholarly journal, newspaper, and unique interest articles. |
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| EBSCOHost Español* - Base de datos en texto completo de revistas populares, revistas profesionales académicas, periodicos, y artículos de diversos intereses. | |
| Encyclopedia Britannica* - Access encyclopedias, dictionary, thesaurus, and related learning materials for students and teachers (K-12). | |
| Enciclopedia Escolar* - Enciclopedia y diccionario juvenil en español. | |
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Flipster - Access digital magazines including People, Entertainment Weekly, Time, Money, and many more. |
| GreenFILE* - Read through scholarly, government and general-interest titles on the human impact on the environment. | |
| HeritageQuest* - Find genealogy resources including census data, local histories, tax rolls, cemetery lists, etc. | |
| History Reference Center* - View full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books. Also includes a large selection of full text history periodicals, historical documents, biographies, photos and maps, and video. |
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| LearningExpress Library* - Access practice tests and skill building tutorials for adults, children and teens. Includes software tutorials, GED preparation, job search and workplace skills, career exploration tools, U.S. citizenship study guides, resources in Spanish, and more. New users must create an account, returning users login (no fee required). |
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| Literary Reference Center* - Find information about authors and their works. Includes full text classics. | |
| LitFinder* - View full text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays; plus biographies, summaries, etc. |
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| Mángo Languages - Learn over 40 languages from the privacy of your own home, or here at the library! | |
| NewspaperARCHIVE* - Access searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. | |
| Newspaper Source Plus* - Read through full text newspapers and articles, plus television and radio news transcripts, videos and podcasts. | |
| NoveList K-8* - Check out book recommendations, reviews, booktalks, book discussion guides, etc., for kids. |
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| NoveList Plus - Find information on over 260,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more. |
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| Reference USA - Find directory information for 14 million U.S. businesses. Resource for job searching, as well as market and competetive research. |
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| Value Line - Read through investment research on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles. |
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| Wisconsin Media Lab* - Watch video programs for Wisconsin's K-12 students and teachers, available via streaming or download. | |
Yahara Music Library - All South Central Library System card holders can stream music from the this resource using any web browser or download albums in multiple formats to a variety of devices. |