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Library Services
Central Branch Library
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Online Databases

Articles Automotive Business Consumer Education En Español
Genealogy Health Humanities Literature Research Science Students
Alphabetical List of All Resources

Articles

Aviation Week

Full text of the magazine after login:
Username: verne@co.seminole.fl.us
Password: Seminole

ERIC

ERIC has over 1.2 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.  ERIC provides access to ERIC Document and Journal citations from 1966 to the present.

FindArticles

BNET's Find Articles is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. You will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports, and more.

InfoTrac

Includes:
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical articles
Expanded Academic ASAP
General Reference Center Gold
Computer Database
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
NewsBank
Orlando Sentinel
Full-text articles from national and international newspapers, includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices

America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

PubMed

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
 Available in Library Only

OCLC FirstSearch

Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.

 

Automotive

Auto Repair Reference Center

Topics include Repair Procedures, Service Bulletins and Recalls, Wiring Diagrams, and Labor.  ARRC also includes a comprehensive Care & Repair Tips website.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

 

Business

InfoTrac

Includes:
General BusinessFile ASAP
Computer Database
OneFile
- Full-text news and periodical articles
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Mergent Investor Edge
Mergent InvestorEdge-provides a powerful business research tool, access to important company documents and financial information you need for each individual company.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Morningstar®

Morningstar® Investment Research Center
Research more than 23,000 stocks and mutual funds. Build and analyze an investment portfolio. Learn about stocks, mutual funds, and portfolios.
You must enter the first 5 numbers of your library barcode number.

EBSCO ebooks

EBSCO Host formerly NetLibrary offers digital versions of over 27,400 books available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Business accounting, management, sales, and more.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

NewsBank
Orlando Sentinel

Full-text articles from national and international newspapers, includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices

America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Reference USA

Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

ThomasNet

Online version of directory listing 165,000 US and Canadian manufacturers and their products.

 

Consumer

Mergent InvestorEdge

Mergent InvestorEdge-provides a powerful business research tool, access to important company documents and financial information you need for each individual company.

You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Morningstar®

Morningstar® Investment Research Center
Research more than 23,000 stocks and mutual funds. Build and analyze an investment portfolio. Learn about stocks, mutual funds, and portfolios.
You must enter the first 5 numbers of your library barcode number.

Reference USA

Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
ThomasNet
Online version of directory listing 165,000 US and Canadian manufacturers and their products.

 

Education

ERIC

ERIC has over 1.2 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.  ERIC provides access to ERIC Document and Journal citations from 1966 to the present.

InfoTrac

Includes:
Expanded Academic ASAP

Computer Database
InfoTrac Student Edition
OneFile
- Full-text news and periodical articles
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

LearningExpress

Take online practice exams in these areas: academic, advanced placement, basic skills success, civil service, college preparation, cosmetology, EMS, ESL (Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses, firefighter, GED, graduate school entrance, law enforcement, military, nurse aide, real estate, skills improvement courses, teacher certification, technical and career college, and US citizenship.
Your username must be your 14 digit library barcode number for access when using from home.
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints in Context answers the call for a better way to explore the most debated topics. This next-generation portal, part of an exciting new lineup of online resources, delivers a range of perspectives on important issues.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Rocket Languages Rocket Language Database offers language instruction in Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Sign Language and Inglés.  Create an account using your 14 digit library card in the Member # box.
TumbleBooks Fun, interactive stories and childrens' books on your computer
Check out our cool online stories, read-alongs, puzzles and games in TumbleBooks.
Tumble Book Cloud Now Available! TumbleBook Cloud ebooks of over 400 titles.  Read YA/Teen novels, classics, short stories, poetry, graphic novels and listen to audio books on your computer or IPad.  Watch National Geographic videos.
 
TumbleBook Cloud Junior Now available! TumbleBook Cloud Junior with over 300 titles for reading levels from grades 3 - 8.
Contains early reader chapter books, children's classics, graphic novels, children's audio books and National Geographic videos.
 

World Book Web

World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Online Info Finder,
World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 Available in Library Only

OCLC FirstSearch

Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.

 

En Español

Gale

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage is a free database in English with activities, biographies, Spanish language titles, links, music, quiz, and a timeline.

InfoTrac

Includes:
Informe (Revistas en Español)
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

MedlinePlus

Temas de salud, Enciclopedia Médica, tutoriales, temas de actualidad.
World Book Web
World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Online Info Finder,
World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

 

Genealogy

FamilySearch

Genealogy databases from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including the US Social Security Death Index and the Vital Records Index.  Also has Research Guidance, Research Helps, and Web Sites.

HeritageQuest Online

A resource for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
NewsBank
Orlando Sentinel
Full-text articles from national and international newspapers, includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices

America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Reference USA

Detailed information on more than 210 million U.S. residents.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Available in Library Only  
Ancestry Library Edition
Discover your unique family history! This resource includes billions of records from around the world, including from U.S., U.K., and Canadian census and vital records, immigration and passport records, periodicals and books, photos, and more.

 

Health

InfoTrac

Includes:
Health Reference Center Academic
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

MedlinePlus

Health information from the National Library of Medicine.  Search health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, and other resources.

PubMed

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
Salem Health
Salem Health-Online access to Psychology & Mental Health.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

 

Humanities
Biography in Context Biography in Context delivers Gale's authoritative reference content integrated with the most in-demand resources - video, audio, podcasts, and more - through a Web-like experience that meets the needs of today's Internet-savvy users. A next-generation online portal, is built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people gathered from more than 170 award-winning Gale reference sources.
 You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Gale

Includes:
Black History Month
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
Women's History Month
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints in Context answers the call for a better way to explore the most debated topics. This next-generation portal, part of an exciting new lineup of online resources, delivers a range of perspectives on important issues.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Rocket Languages Rocket Language Database offers language instruction in Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Sign Language and Inglés.  Create an account using your 14 digit library card in the Member # box.
Salem History
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 
 Available in Library Only

OCLC FirstSearch

Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.

 

Literature

Bartleby.com

Bartleby.com publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.  Search the Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Roget's Thesaurus, quotations, and English usage, style & composition.

Gale

Includes:
Poet's Corner
Literature Index

InfoTrac

Includes:
Books and Authors
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 Literature Resource Center Literature Resource Center is a full text database and is the most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource. It's materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers will find information on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
LitFinder LitFinder delivers up to a million examples of full-text, indexed and excerpted literature — along with thousands of citations, biographies, explanations, overviews and images to enhance understanding. [Fact Sheet]

EBSCO ebooks 

EBSCO Host formerly NetLibrary - Search and borrow eBooks from our collection of over 27,400 titles.  Read, make notations, and look up words right online.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
TumbleBooks Fun, interactive stories and childrens' books on your computer
Check out our cool online stories, read-alongs, puzzles and games in TumbleBooks.
TumbleBook Cloud Now Available! TumbleBook Cloud ebooks of over 400 titles.  Read YA/Teen novels, classics, short stories, poetry, graphic novels and listen to audio books on your computer or IPad.  Watch National Geographic videos.

TumbleBook Cloud Junior Now available! TumbleBook Cloud Junior with over 300 titles for reading levels from grades 3 - 8.
Contains early reader chapter books, children's classics, graphic novels, children's audio books and National Geographic videos.
 

 

Research
Biography in Context Biography in Context delivers Gale's authoritative reference content integrated with the most in-demand resources - video, audio, podcasts, and more - through a Web-like experience that meets the needs of today's Internet-savvy users. A next-generation online portal, is built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people gathered from more than 170 award-winning Gale reference sources.
 
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

InfoTrac

Includes:
General Reference Center Gold
Computer Database
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical articles
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Mergent InvestorEdge

Mergent InvestorEdge-provides a powerful business research tool, access to important company documents and financial information you need for each individual company.

You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Morningstar®

Morningstar® Investment Research Center
Research more than 23,000 stocks and mutual funds. Build and analyze an investment portfolio. Learn about stocks, mutual funds, and portfolios.
You must enter the first 5 numbers of your library barcode number.

NewsBank
Orlando Sentinel

Full-text articles from national and international newspapers, includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices

America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints in Context answers the call for a better way to explore the most debated topics. This next-generation portal, part of an exciting new lineup of online resources, delivers a range of perspectives on important issues.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Reference USA

Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

World Book Web

World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Online Info Finder,
World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos..
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 Available in Library Only

OCLC FirstSearch

Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.

 

Science

InfoTrac

Includes:
Computer Database
General Reference Center Gold
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical articles
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Salem Science

Salem Science – Online access to Encyclopedia of Global Warming. 
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

 

Students

Bartleby.com

Bartleby.com publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.  Search the Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Roget's Thesaurus, quotations, and English usage, style & composition.

InfoTrac

Includes:
InfoTrac Student Edition
Junior Edition
Kid's Edition
Kids InfoBits
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical articles
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

LearningExpress

Take online practice exams in these areas: academic, advanced placement, basic skills success, civil service, college preparation, cosmetology, EMS, ESL (Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses, firefighter, GED, graduate school entrance, law enforcement, military, nurse aide, real estate, skills improvement courses, teacher certification, technical and career college, and US citizenship.
Your username must be your 14 digit library barcode number for access when using from home.
Literature Resource Center Literature Resource Center is a full text database and is the most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource. It's materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers will find information on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
LitFinder LitFinder delivers up to a million examples of full-text, indexed and excerpted literature — along with thousands of citations, biographies, explanations, overviews and images to enhance understanding. [Fact Sheet]

EBSCO ebooks

EBSCO Host formerly NetLibrary - Search and borrow eBooks from our collection of over 27,400 titles.  Read, make notations, and look up words right online.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints in Context answers the call for a better way to explore the most debated topics. This next-generation portal, part of an exciting new lineup of online resources, delivers a range of perspectives on important issues.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Rocket Languages Rocket Language Database offers language instruction in Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Sign Language and Inglés.  Create an account using your 14 digit library card in the Member # box.
Salem History
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 
TumbleBooks Fun, interactive stories and childrens' books on your computer
Check out our cool online stories, read-alongs, puzzles and games in TumbleBooks.
TumbleBook Cloud Now Available! TumbleBook Cloud ebooks of over 400 titles.  Read YA/Teen novels, classics, short stories, poetry, graphic novels and listen to audio books on your computer or IPad.  Watch National Geographic videos.

 
TumbleBook Cloud Junior Now available! TumbleBook Cloud Junior with over 300 titles for reading levels from grades 3 - 8.
Contains early reader chapter books, children's classics, graphic novels, children's audio books and National Geographic videos.
 

World Book Web

World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Online Info Finder,
World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

 

Alphabetical List of All Resources

Auto Repair Reference Center

Topics include Repair Procedures, Service Bulletins and Recalls, Wiring Diagrams, and Labor.  ARRC also includes a comprehensive Care & Repair Tips website.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Aviation Week

Full text of the magazine after login:
Username: verne@co.seminole.fl.us
Password: Seminole

Bartleby.com

Bartleby.com publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference free of charge.  Search the Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Roget's Thesaurus, quotations, and English usage, style & composition.
Biography in Context Biography in Context delivers Gale's authoritative reference content integrated with the most in-demand resources - video, audio, podcasts, and more - through a Web-like experience that meets the needs of today's Internet-savvy users. A next-generation online portal, is built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people gathered from more than 170 award-winning Gale reference sources.
 You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

ERIC

ERIC has over 1.2 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.  ERIC provides access to ERIC Document and Journal citations from 1966 to the present.

FamilySearch

Genealogy databases from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints including the US Social Security Death Index and the Vital Records Index.  Also has Research Guidance, Research Helps, and Web Sites. 

FindArticles

BNET's Find Articles is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. You will find articles on a range of topics, including business, health, society, entertainment, sports, and more.

Gale 

Gale Free Resources including: Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage, Poet's Corner, Women's History, and Literary Index.

InfoTrac

Gale's InfoTrac is a collection of databases including: OneFile for full-text news and periodical articles, Business Index ASAP, Expanded Academic ASAP, Gale's Virtual Reference Library, General Reference Center Gold, General BusinessFile ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic, Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module, Informe (Revistas en Español), Computer Database, InfoTrac Student Edition, Junior Edition, Kid's Edition, and What Do I Read Next?
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

HeritageQuest Online

A resource for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

LearningExpress

Take online practice exams in these areas: academic, advanced placement, basic skills success, civil service, college preparation, cosmetology, EMS, ESL (Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses, firefighter, GED, graduate school entrance, law enforcement, military, nurse aide, real estate, skills improvement courses, teacher certification, technical and career college, and US citizenship.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number for access when using from home.
Literature Resource Center Literature Resource Center is a full text database and is the most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource. It's materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers will find information on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
LitFinder LitFinder delivers up to a million examples of full-text, indexed and excerpted literature — along with thousands of citations, biographies, explanations, overviews and images to enhance understanding. [Fact Sheet]

MedlinePlus

Health information from the National Library of Medicine.  Search health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, and other resources.  En Español.

Mergent InvestorEdge

Mergent InvestorEdge-provides a powerful business research tool, access to important company documents and financial information you need for each individual company.

You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

Morningstar®

Morningstar® Investment Research Center
Research more than 23,000 stocks and mutual funds. Build and analyze an investment portfolio. Learn about stocks, mutual funds, and portfolios.
You must enter the first 5 numbers of your library barcode number.

EBSCO ebooks

EBSCO Host formerly NetLibrary Search and borrow eBooks from our collection of over 27,000 titles.  Read, make notations, and look up words right online.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

NewsBank
Orlando Sentinel

Full-text articles from national and international newspapers, includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices

America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Opposing Viewpoints Opposing Viewpoints in Context answers the call for a better way to explore the most debated topics. This next-generation portal, part of an exciting new lineup of online resources, delivers a range of perspectives on important issues.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

PubMed

PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.

Reference USA

Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
Rocket Language Rocket Language Database offers language instruction in Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Italian, Hindi, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Sign Language and Inglés.  Create an account using your 14 digit library card in the Member # box.
Salem Health Salem Health-Online access to Psychology & Mental Health.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 
Salem History
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.
 
Salem Science

Salem Science – Online access to Encyclopedia of Global Warming. 
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

ThomasNet
Online version of directory listing 165,000 US and Canadian manufacturers and their products.
TumbleBooks Fun, interactive stories and childrens' books on your computer
Check out our cool online stories, read-alongs, puzzles and games in TumbleBooks.
TumbleBook Cloud Now Available! TumbleBook Cloud ebooks of over 400 titles.  Read YA/Teen novels, classics, short stories, poetry, graphic novels and listen to audio books on your computer or IPad.  Watch National Geographic videos.

 
TumbleBook Cloud Junior Now available! TumbleBook Cloud Junior with over 300 titles for reading levels from grades 3 - 8.
Contains early reader chapter books, children's classics, graphic novels, children's audio books and National Geographic videos.
 
World Book Web
World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Online Info Finder,
World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.
You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.

 

Available in Library Only
Visit your local branch library for unlimited access to the following resource:

Ancestry Library Edition
Discover your unique family history! This resource includes billions of records from around the world, including from U.S.,U.K., and Canadian census and vital records, immigration and passport records, periodicals and books, photos, and more.

 OCLC FirstSearch

 Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.