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Articles from Magazines and Journals

• A to Z — Alphabetical list of online magazines and where to find them
• Academic Source Complete — Scholarly periodicals and peer-reviewed journals plus reports, conference proceedings, and more
• Bibliography of Native North Americans — All aspects of native North American culture, history, and life
• Alt Health Watch — Perspectives on complementary, Holistic and integrated approaches to health from international and peer-reviewed journals
• Ebsco MasterFile Premier — Full-text magazine articles and more
• EBSCO Español — Artículos de revistas en español
• Education Research Complete — Scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education
• FirstSearch — Index of magazine articles (text of the articles is not available)
• Health Source Consumer Edition — Consumer health magazines, health-related pamphlets and more than 130 health reference books
• Humanities International Complete — Full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world
• MAS Ultra — Full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines, plus biographies and primary source documents
• Middle Search — Full text popular, middle school magazines, plus primary source documents, reference books and a collection of photos, maps and flags
• Primary Search — Full text popular, elementary school magazines, plus reference books, and a collection of photos, maps and flags
• Professional Development Collection — Full text education journals
• TOPICsearch — Social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics, including controversial opinions and viewpoints.

Auto Repair

• Alldata — (Available on library computers only) Auto repair, diagrams, technical service bulletins and more
• Auto Repair Reference Center — Technical service bulletins, recall notices, and auto repair directions
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center — Information on routine maintenance and extensive repairs for ATVs, tractors, motorcycles, and other small engines

Biographies

• Biography Reference Center — A comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies
• Biography Resource Center — Award-winning biographies from respected sources
• Ebsco MasterFile Premier — Biographies of over 138,000 famous people from all fields
• Literary Reference Center — Information on thousands of authors and their works
• MAS Ultra — Full text popular, high school magazines, plus over 85,000 biographies
• Science Online — Biographies of famous people from all fields of science
• Science Reference Center — Biographies of famous people from all fields of science

Books & Literature

• Literary Reference Center — Information on thousands of authors and their works
• NetLibrary — Digital audiobooks and ebooks
• Nonfiction Book Collection: Elementary School Edition — Informative abstracts and searchable full text for 1,290 popular nonfiction books on animals, weather, holidays, Native Americans, United States, Canada, nature, civics and more
• Nonfiction Book Collection: Middle School Edition — Abstracts and searchable full text for 3,089 popular nonfiction books on careers, health, life skills, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, history, and more
• Nonfiction Book Collection: High School Edition — Abstracts and searchable full text for 2,448 popular nonfiction books on careers, health, life skills, technology, music, science, history, civics and more
• NoveList — Reviews and recommendations of fiction titles
• NoveList K-8 — Reviews and recommendations of fiction titles
• OverDrive — Digital audiobooks, ebooks and video
• Tumblebooks — Animated, talking picture books which you can read, or have read to you
• Worldcat — Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide

Business

• Business Source Complete —Comprehensive business coverage includes company profiles, financial data, investment research, industry reports, and more
• Career Information Center (eBook) — Job summaries, descriptions, and up-to-date salary information
• CorpTech (from ReferenceUSA) — Detailed coverage of biotech, computer, environmental, and high-tech companies
• Encyclopedia of Small Business — Articles and overviews of the key information needs of small business users
• Business Plans Handbook — eBook collection of business plans
• ReferenceUSA — Directory of U.S. businesses, U.S. residences
• Regional Business News — Full text for more than 80 regional business publications

Countries & Cultures

• America the Beautiful — State-by-state history, information & current events
• CultureGrams — Cultural information on countries around the world
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (eBook) — African-American experience from 1619 to the present day
• Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (eBook) — Customs, background and settlement patterns of culture groups in the U.S.
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States (eBook) — Information on each of Mexico's 31 states
• Lands & Peoples — Encyclopedia of countries, cultures & current events

Education

• Education Research Complete — Scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education
• ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) — Literature and resources about education
• Professional Development Collection — Full text education journals

Encyclopedias

General

• Encyclopedia Americana — In-depth general encyclopedia for adults & older students
• Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia — In-depth general encyclopedia
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia — Quick reference with rich media for middle school & higher
• New Book of Knowledge — Covers all homework subjects for elementary school students
• Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre — Spanish language encyclopedia

Subject

• America the Beautiful — State-by-state history, information & current events
• Encyclopaedia Judaica (eBook) — Jewish life, culture, history, and religion
• Encyclopedia of Animals — Easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (eBook) — African-American experience from 1619 to the present day
• Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (eBook) — Customs, background and settlement patterns of culture groups in the U.S.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library — More than 30 online encyclopedias and reference books
• Grzymek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (eBook) — Animal descriptions, distribution, habitat, behavior, and relationship to humans
• Encyclopedia of American Religions (eBook) — Major religious families and traditions
• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States (eBook) — Information on each of Mexico's 31 states
• Lands & Peoples — Encyclopedia of countries, cultures & current events
• New Catholic Encyclopedia (eBook) — People and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities

Genealogy

• HeritageQuest — Historical census information, Freedman's Bank records, Revolutionary War pensions, and more
• America's Obituaries — Obituaries & death notices from hundreds of newspapers from across the country

Grants & Nonprofits

Available inside the library only

Find grants for nonprofit organizations

• Arizona Guide to Grants — Profiles agencies with a history of making grants in Arizona
• Foundation Directory Online — Comprehensive database of grantmakers, companies, grants, and 990s

Find grants for individuals

• Foundation Grants To Individuals Online — Find foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers

Health & Wellnesss

• Alt Health Watch —Perspectives on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness
• Consumer Health Complete — All areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to holistic and integrated medicine
• Health Source Consumer Edition — Consumer health magazines, health-related pamphlets and more than 130 health reference books
• MedLine Plus — Health information from the National Library of Medicine, available in over 40 languages.
• Salud Para Todos — Base de datos de salud
• Teen Health & Wellness — A research/report tool and self-help resource for health-related issues important to teens
• Multilingual Health Databases — Translated articles about common medical conditions and procedures in 16 languages, including:
  • Arabic
  • Chinese (simplified)
  • Chinese (traditional)
  • Farsi
  • French
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Tagalog
  • Vietnamese

History

• American Decades (eBook) — Analyzes periods of American social history in the 20th Century
• Associated Press Multimedia Archives — Historical photos, sound bytes, and graphics from the world's largest news organization
• Ebsco Image Collection — More than 400,000 photos, maps & flags
• Encyclopedia Americana — In-depth encyclopedia for adults & older students
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (eBook) — African-American experience from 1619 to the present day
• Encyclopedia of Civil Rights in America (eBook) — Human rights and civil liberties recognized in the United States
• Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (eBook) — People, campaigns, weapons, politics, popular legends, and more
• Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia — In-depth general encyclopedia
• History Reference Center — Full text reference and non-fiction books, plus leading history periodicals
• Landmarks of the American Revolution — Profiles historical sites and landmarks significant to the war
• World War II Reference Library (eBook) — Covers significant events, topics, and people of the World War II period
• Witchcraft in America (eBook) — History of witchcraft in the US, from the Colonial witch hunts to modern day Wicca

Hobbies & Do-It-Yourself

• Alldata — (Available on library computers only) Auto repair, diagrams, technical service bulletins and more
• Auto Repair Reference Center — Technical service bulletins, recall notices, and auto repair directions
• Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center — Detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast, featuring extensive information on over 140 topics
• Home Improvement Reference Center — The definitive online tool for home improvement assistance, including maintenance, remodeling, electrical, plumbing, decorating, home & garden, and more
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center — Information on routine maintenance and extensive repairs for ATVs, tractors, generators, motorcycles, power equipment, and other small engines

Homework Help

Tutoring, Skills-Building & Test Preparation

• LearningExpressLibrary — Practice tests for SAT, GED, ASVAB & more
• Online Homework Help — Live tutors plus video tutorials and skills-building
• Skills Tutor — Improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, mathematics, language, algebra, science, information and workforce readiness skills

Research

• Academic Search Complete — Scholarly periodicals and peer-reviewed journals plus reports, conference proceedings, and more
• Kidsearch — Designed for elementary school students to find subjects of interest across all applicable databases simultaneously
• Middle Search Plus — Designed for middle school students to find subjects of interest across all applicable databases simultaneously
• Searchasaurus — An animated interface with a dinosaur theme for users in elementary schools
• Student Research Center — The most appropriate research tools for middle and high school students to easily obtain information from our EBSCO databases

Language Learning

• Tell Me More — In-depth course for speaking, reading, and writing in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian & Spanish (Having Trouble?)

Law & Legal

• Hein Online — Legal periodicals and other legal collections

Literacy

• Skills Tutor — Improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, mathematics, language, algebra, science, information and workforce readiness skills
• Tell Me More — In-depth course for speaking, reading, and writing in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian & Spanish (Having Trouble?)
• Tumblebooks — Animated, talking picture books which you can read, or have read to you

Environment & Nature

• Alternative Energy (eBook) — Issues surrounding both current energy sources and alternative energy options
• Encyclopedia of Animals — Easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals
• Endangered Species (eBook) — Information about the many species threatened by extinction
• Environment Complete — Ecology and environment index with many full-text articles
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (eBook) — Descriptions, distribution, habitat, behavior, and relationship to humans
• Plant Sciences (eBook) — All aspects of plant sciences, including articles on careers and important individuals
• Pollution A to Z (eBook) — Pollution issues including sources, disposal, remediation, legal & ethical issues, careers, and more
• Science Reference Center — Full text science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering biology, earth science, environment, wildlife, and more

Newspapers

• Associated Press Multimedia Archives — Photos, sound bytes, and graphics from the world's largest news organization
• Ebsco Image Collection — More than 400,000 photos, maps & flags
• Newspaper Source Plus — Newspapers, TV & radio news transcripts
• NewsBank — Arizona Daily Star & over 500 newspapers from across the country
• ProQuest Newspapers — Arizona Republic, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post

Religion

• Encyclopaedia Judaica (eBook) — Jewish life, culture, history, and religion
• Encyclopedia of American Religions (eBook) — Major religious families and traditions
• New Catholic Encyclopedia (eBook) — People and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities
• World Religions Reference Library (eBook) — History, traditions and worldviews of religions and their offshoots
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices (eBook) — PCovers current religious practices around the world

Science

• Alternative Energy (eBook) — Issues surrounding both current energy sources and alternative energy options
• Mathematics (eBook) — Explores the function of math in daily life, as well as in measurement, data analysis, and technology
• New Book of Popular Science— Science & technology encyclopedia
• Science Online — Presents a range of disciplines through definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments
• Science Reference Center — Full text science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering biology, chemistry, earth science, environment, health & medicine, physics, technology, wildlife, and more
• World of Forensic Science (eBook) — A guide to the scientific processes and the legal, social and ethical issues involved in forensic science

Society & Current Events

• Bibliography of Native North Americans All aspects of native North American culture, history, and life
• Encyclopedia of Disability (eBook) — Disabilities A to Z
• Encylopedia of Education (eBook) — The enterprise of education in the United States and throughout the world
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture (eBook) — Food and its place in human culture and society
• Extremist Groups: Information for Students (eBook) — Overview and history of 150 extremist organizations worldwide that are active today
• Points of View Reference Center — Explores multiple sides of current issues, including affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, immigration, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, and many more
• TOPICsearch — Social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics, including controversial opinions and viewpoints

Tutoring, Skills-Building & Test Preparation

• Tutor.com Online Tutoring — Live tutors, plus video tutorials, skills-building and resume help
• LearningExpressLibrary — Practice tests for SAT, GED, ASVAB & more
• Skills Tutor — Improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing, mathematics, language, algebra, science, information and workforce readiness skills