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Alphabetical List of Databases
All of the subscription databases we offer in a handy alphabetical list. If you already know which database you need, this is the easiest way to find it. Access to these subscription databases are provided as a free service to Arapahoe Library District patrons.
Access all Databases from EBSCOHost
A family of databases with information for students and people of all ages. Search for magazine or newspaper articles, use the encyclopedia, learn more about animals, study current issues and business topics, and search for
general health information. Tutorials offered on the following topics:
Basic Searching
How to Create Search and Journal Alerts
My EBSCOhost Personalization Folder
Access all Databases from Gale
A complete list of all of the databases from Thompson Gale that the Arapahoe Library District subscribes to.
Adult Learning Center
Audience: Adults
Content: Live academic tutoring, writing assistance, test center, 24/7 question center, and foreign language and ESL lab. Learn more.
Content: Live academic tutoring, writing assistance, test center, 24/7 question center, and foreign language and ESL lab. Learn more.
Ancestry Library Edition
Audience: Anyone interested in genealogy research.
Content: Included are records from the U.K. and United States. Access census; military records; court, land, and probate records; vital and church records; passenger lists and more.
Limitations: This database is only available from computers in our libraries.
There are limitations to the number of times the Share function can be accessed from any one e-mail address. The best way for users to get information from the database to personal files is either to print the document, save it onto a CD, floppy, or jump drive, or copy and paste the documents into a Word document and then send the Word doc in an email.
Content: Included are records from the U.K. and United States. Access census; military records; court, land, and probate records; vital and church records; passenger lists and more.
Limitations: This database is only available from computers in our libraries.
There are limitations to the number of times the Share function can be accessed from any one e-mail address. The best way for users to get information from the database to personal files is either to print the document, save it onto a CD, floppy, or jump drive, or copy and paste the documents into a Word document and then send the Word doc in an email.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Audience: Those needing car repair information.
Content: Car repair, service bulletins and repairs.
Search Tips: This page offers more about what this database has to offer or view an online demo.
Content: Car repair, service bulletins and repairs.
Search Tips: This page offers more about what this database has to offer or view an online demo.
Biography Resource Center
Audience: Anyone seeking biographical information.
Content: Search for biographies of people by name or by using birth year, death year, nationality, gender, and more.
Search Tips: Need help? View a PDF of search tips or find out more about the database.
Content: Search for biographies of people by name or by using birth year, death year, nationality, gender, and more.
Search Tips: Need help? View a PDF of search tips or find out more about the database.
Business Decision
Audience: For the business community.
Content: Perform sophisticated business analysis, including business-oriented reports, data, and maps.
Search Tips: View information on getting started. Learn more about this database by attending our marketing your business workshops.
Content: Perform sophisticated business analysis, including business-oriented reports, data, and maps.
Search Tips: View information on getting started. Learn more about this database by attending our marketing your business workshops.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Audience: Those seeking information about business, management or companies.
Content: Find country reports and profiles, market research information, SWOT analyses, and full-text articles in all aspects of business going as far back as 1886 from thousands of journals.
Content: Find country reports and profiles, market research information, SWOT analyses, and full-text articles in all aspects of business going as far back as 1886 from thousands of journals.
Business and Company Resource Center
Audience: For anyone seeking business information or company data.
Content: Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports or company histories.
Search Tips: Find out more about what this database has to offer. View a PDF of search tips or view sample searches.
Content: Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports or company histories.
Search Tips: Find out more about what this database has to offer. View a PDF of search tips or view sample searches.
Career Library
Audience: High school and older.
Content: Take assessments, search for jobs and colleges, research financial aid and scholarships, view videos and use the resume builder.
Search Tips: Watch this 6 minute video tour.
Content: Take assessments, search for jobs and colleges, research financial aid and scholarships, view videos and use the resume builder.
Search Tips: Watch this 6 minute video tour.
Career Transitions
Audience: For anyone looking for a job.
Content: Explore new career possibilities; assess interests and experience; identify ways to improve your prospects, including networking and education; prepare for a job search; and search and apply for jobs.
Content: Explore new career possibilities; assess interests and experience; identify ways to improve your prospects, including networking and education; prepare for a job search; and search and apply for jobs.
Colorado Newspapers (Newsbank)
Audience: For anyone seeking Colorado newspaper articles.
Content: Complete full-text content of local and regional newspapers, including the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Boulder's Daily Camera, and Colorado Springs Gazette.
Content: Complete full-text content of local and regional newspapers, including the Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Fort Collins Coloradoan, Boulder's Daily Camera, and Colorado Springs Gazette.
Countries--Culturegrams
Audience: For anyone seeking understanding and appreciation of other countries and cultures.
Content: Maps, statistics, a glossary and many categories of in-depth information for countries and territories.
Content: Maps, statistics, a glossary and many categories of in-depth information for countries and territories.
CultureGrams Kids Edition
Audience: Intended for the elementary aged.
Content: Info about 89 different countries. History, customs and the way of life of people all over the world is just a click away.
Content: Info about 89 different countries. History, customs and the way of life of people all over the world is just a click away.
EBSCO Animals
Audience: For anyone who needs to know more about animals.
Content: This resource provides thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Each entry begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale as well as a detailed description. Many entries include colorful images.
Content: This resource provides thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. Each entry begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class, Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale as well as a detailed description. Many entries include colorful images.
EBSCO GreenFILE
Audience:: For those concerned about the environment.
Content: EBSCO's GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
Content: EBSCO's GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
EBSCO Student Research Center
Audience: High school and older.
Content: Search by 12 different subjects, from Arts & Media to History, Math and Science. You can choose to include magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, biographies, radio & TV news transcripts, country reports, state/province reports, primary source documents and photos, maps and flags as part of your search.
Content: Search by 12 different subjects, from Arts & Media to History, Math and Science. You can choose to include magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, biographies, radio & TV news transcripts, country reports, state/province reports, primary source documents and photos, maps and flags as part of your search.
FirstSearch
Audience: For all audiences.
Content: Search more than 75 databases, 3,300 journals, and 5.9 million online full-text articles in a wide range of subject areas.
Limitations: This database is only available from computers in our libraries.
Content: Search more than 75 databases, 3,300 journals, and 5.9 million online full-text articles in a wide range of subject areas.
Limitations: This database is only available from computers in our libraries.
Foreign Language Lab
Audience: High school and older
Content: Get live help for your foreign language homework, and live tutoring and carefully selected resources to help you better acquire English language skills.
Content: Get live help for your foreign language homework, and live tutoring and carefully selected resources to help you better acquire English language skills.
Full Text Academic Journals and Magazines (Academic Source Premier)
Audience: High school and older.
Content: Social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies.
Content: Social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Audience: For anyone who needs an encyclopedia.
Content: This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Content: This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Gale Directory Library
Audience: For anyone seeking business information.
Content: You can access the Encyclopedia of Associations and many other business directories on a variety of industries through this resource.
Content: You can access the Encyclopedia of Associations and many other business directories on a variety of industries through this resource.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Audience: For anyone seeking general reference information.
Content: Find business plans, health information, science, history and many other topics in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Content: Find business plans, health information, science, history and many other topics in the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Global Road Warrior
Audience: For the traveler or the traveler to be.
Content: Whether you prefer a backpack, day-spa or board room, Global Road Warrior will give you insight into the far off places you want to visit. Get information about culture, photos, maps, and more for over 175 countries and territories across the globe.
Content: Whether you prefer a backpack, day-spa or board room, Global Road Warrior will give you insight into the far off places you want to visit. Get information about culture, photos, maps, and more for over 175 countries and territories across the globe.
Grzimek's Animal Life
Audience:For anyone who is looking for information about animals.
Content: Animal information with videos, illustrations, videos and maps can be found in this resource which covers thousands of species.
Content: Animal information with videos, illustrations, videos and maps can be found in this resource which covers thousands of species.
HeritageQuest Online
Audience: For those conducting genealogy research.
Content: Census data, family records and local histories dating back to the 1700's. This collection assembles every U.S. federal census in existence, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
Content: Census data, family records and local histories dating back to the 1700's. This collection assembles every U.S. federal census in existence, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.
Learning Express Library
Audience: Students from elementary to adult.
Content:Take practice tests and get help building skills in math, reading, grammar, and vocabulary. Other practice tests include GED, SAT, ACT, teacher certification, law enforcement, & U.S. Citizenship exams. Find invaluable career resources for job search skills, resume-building, and career certification. Requires a free registration so that you can review and track your progress and scores on exams. New users - please note that the username is your library card number, entered with no dashes or spaces.
Content:Take practice tests and get help building skills in math, reading, grammar, and vocabulary. Other practice tests include GED, SAT, ACT, teacher certification, law enforcement, & U.S. Citizenship exams. Find invaluable career resources for job search skills, resume-building, and career certification. Requires a free registration so that you can review and track your progress and scores on exams. New users - please note that the username is your library card number, entered with no dashes or spaces.
Literature Resource Center
Audience: For high school and older.
Content: Got a literary criticism assignment? Search by author or critic, browse the encyclopedia of literature, or scan the literary index to find biographies, bibliographies, and critical reviews of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Search Tips: View a PDF of search tips.
Content: Got a literary criticism assignment? Search by author or critic, browse the encyclopedia of literature, or scan the literary index to find biographies, bibliographies, and critical reviews of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Search Tips: View a PDF of search tips.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Audience: For high school students and older.
Content: Provides full text from more than 1000 popular general interest and current events publications and pamphlets covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. You will also find 5000 full-text book reviews, charts, graphs, tables and an image library.
Content: Provides full text from more than 1000 popular general interest and current events publications and pamphlets covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. You will also find 5000 full-text book reviews, charts, graphs, tables and an image library.
MasterFILE Premier
Audience: For anyone seeking articles in many fields and subjects.
Content: Full text general reference publications and primary source documents covering business, health, education, science, multicultural topics. Also, access to photos, maps, and flags.
Content: Full text general reference publications and primary source documents covering business, health, education, science, multicultural topics. Also, access to photos, maps, and flags.
Middle Search Plus
Audience: For middle school students.
Content: Contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines, thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets, an image library, and more!
Content: Contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines, thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets, an image library, and more!
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Audience: Anyone interested in financial analysis.
Content: Stock, fund, industry and ETF information for in-depth research and smart portfolio construction. It is a one-stop-shop for screening and report building tools including extensive help and education materials. Be sure to read Moningstar's article on How to Manage Your Financial Risk (PDF).
Search Tips: Tutorials are now available on Stock Screener and Fund Screener. Click on the Help & Education tab for these tutorials, plus tips and guides.
Content: Stock, fund, industry and ETF information for in-depth research and smart portfolio construction. It is a one-stop-shop for screening and report building tools including extensive help and education materials. Be sure to read Moningstar's article on How to Manage Your Financial Risk (PDF).
Search Tips: Tutorials are now available on Stock Screener and Fund Screener. Click on the Help & Education tab for these tutorials, plus tips and guides.
Newspaper Source
Audience: For anyone seeking newspaper information.
Content: Provides cover-to-cover full text for 23 national U.S. and international newspapers, selected full text from hundreds of regional U.S. newspapers, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from major news networks and NPR.
Content: Provides cover-to-cover full text for 23 national U.S. and international newspapers, selected full text from hundreds of regional U.S. newspapers, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from major news networks and NPR.
NoveList
Audience: For fiction readers.
Content: Author read-alikes, book discussion guides, booktalks, and feature articles. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.
Search Tips: Find out more about what this resource has to offer. Take the 5 minute tour, or watch the tutorials on Author Searching or Series Searching.
Content: Author read-alikes, book discussion guides, booktalks, and feature articles. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.
Search Tips: Find out more about what this resource has to offer. Take the 5 minute tour, or watch the tutorials on Author Searching or Series Searching.
NoveList K-8
Audience: For fiction readers in grades K-8.
Content: Reading lists, series information and more!
Search Tips: Find out more about what this resource has to offer. Take the 4 minute tour or watch the tutorials on Author Searching or Series Searching.
Content: Reading lists, series information and more!
Search Tips: Find out more about what this resource has to offer. Take the 4 minute tour or watch the tutorials on Author Searching or Series Searching.
Online Homework Help
Audience: For students in grades 3-12 and adults, too.
Content: Need help with your homework? Our Online Homework Help service allows students to connect with an online tutor for live homework help in math, science, social studies, English and foreign language help, too. Access the Writing Lab or the Adult Learning Center.
Content: Need help with your homework? Our Online Homework Help service allows students to connect with an online tutor for live homework help in math, science, social studies, English and foreign language help, too. Access the Writing Lab or the Adult Learning Center.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Audience: For high school and older.
Content: Current events offering the pros and the cons on hundreds of topics.
Search Tips: Need help? View a PDF of search tips.
Content: Current events offering the pros and the cons on hundreds of topics.
Search Tips: Need help? View a PDF of search tips.
Optimal Resume
Audience: For anyone who is experiencing the job search process or wants to update his resume.
Content: Set yourself apart from the typical job applicant by creating a marketing presentation of your skills and abilities. Build your resume, find sample letters, undergo the skills assessment, conduct practice interviews in which you can incorporate audio and/or video and create a video resume!
Search Tips: Watch the orientation video to get started or visit youtube for other tutorials.
OptimalResume.com requires Internet Explorer 7 or 8 or the Mozilla Firefox browser. For technical assistance, please call (877) 998-7654 ext. 5016.
Content: Set yourself apart from the typical job applicant by creating a marketing presentation of your skills and abilities. Build your resume, find sample letters, undergo the skills assessment, conduct practice interviews in which you can incorporate audio and/or video and create a video resume!
Search Tips: Watch the orientation video to get started or visit youtube for other tutorials.
OptimalResume.com requires Internet Explorer 7 or 8 or the Mozilla Firefox browser. For technical assistance, please call (877) 998-7654 ext. 5016.
Primary Search
Audience: For elementary school students.
Content: Contains full text for more than 60 popular elementary school magazines and 100 student pamphlets, the American Heritage Children's Dictionary and an image library.
Content: Contains full text for more than 60 popular elementary school magazines and 100 student pamphlets, the American Heritage Children's Dictionary and an image library.
Read the Books
Audience: For pre-k to middle school readers or for adults with an interest in this reading level.
Content: Browse books by topic or grade level, check out author Web sites, and watch animated book reviews! Find AR reading lists here.
Content: Browse books by topic or grade level, check out author Web sites, and watch animated book reviews! Find AR reading lists here.
Reference USA
Audience: For those seeking company information or mailing lists; for those wanting residential data.
Content: Use ReferenceUSA, one of the world's largest databases of industry and company information, to research companies and keep up with the competition! You'll find contact information, sales, and employee figures. Search by yellow page heading, SIC code, geography, and other venues.
Content: Use ReferenceUSA, one of the world's largest databases of industry and company information, to research companies and keep up with the competition! You'll find contact information, sales, and employee figures. Search by yellow page heading, SIC code, geography, and other venues.
Regional Business News
Audience: Anyone looking for regional business information.
Content: Comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Content: Comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Searchasaurus
Audience: For elementary school students.
Content: Magazines, newspapers, an encyclopedia, and other information for homework or for fun.
Content: Magazines, newspapers, an encyclopedia, and other information for homework or for fun.
States--CultureGrams
Audience: For elementary school students.
Content: Tour the 50 U.S. States with CultureGrams! You will find fun facts, maps, state flags, and more!
Content: Tour the 50 U.S. States with CultureGrams! You will find fun facts, maps, state flags, and more!
Student Resource Center
Audience: For middle school and high school students.
Content: History, literature, science, social studies and more, this database provides full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary documents, audio, video and podcasts.
Search Tips: View a PDF of search tips or view sample searches.
Content: History, literature, science, social studies and more, this database provides full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary documents, audio, video and podcasts.
Search Tips: View a PDF of search tips or view sample searches.
Tell Me More Language Learning
Audience: Anyone who wants to learn or improve their language skills.
Content: Use our online language study to focus on the skills you need: reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. We have the following languages available: German, American English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian and Spanish (Latin American).
Search Tips: For more information, read Tell Me More Language Learning Quick Start Guide
Content: Use our online language study to focus on the skills you need: reading, writing, listening, speaking, vocabulary, grammar, and culture. We have the following languages available: German, American English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian and Spanish (Latin American).
Search Tips: For more information, read Tell Me More Language Learning Quick Start Guide
Topic Search
Audience: For high school and older.
Content: This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms.
Content: This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms.
TumbleBook Library
Audience: A great site for kids K- 4!
Content: Interactive, animated stories, puzzles and games. There are stories by well-known authors, original stories, classic fairy tales, puzzles and games in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese. Some bilingual stories are also available. You can have stories play automatically, or click through at your own pace. Most users will not need to log in, but if you see a login screen, enter the username arapahoe and the password libra.
Content: Interactive, animated stories, puzzles and games. There are stories by well-known authors, original stories, classic fairy tales, puzzles and games in English, Spanish, French, and Chinese. Some bilingual stories are also available. You can have stories play automatically, or click through at your own pace. Most users will not need to log in, but if you see a login screen, enter the username arapahoe and the password libra.
Wall Street Journal (Proquest)
Audience: For anyone seeking newspaper information.
Content: Fulltext access to the Wall Street Journal can be found in this resource.
Content: Fulltext access to the Wall Street Journal can be found in this resource.
WorldCat
Audience: All researchers.
Content: WorldCat lets you find an item of interest and then locate a library near you that owns it thanks to the efforts of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
Content: WorldCat lets you find an item of interest and then locate a library near you that owns it thanks to the efforts of more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.
Worldbook Online Reference Center
Audience: For anyone who needs encyclopedia information.
Content: The online edition of World Book contains every article in the 22-volume print version of the encyclopedia, plus thousands more that are only available online. Includes related articles from major newspapers and magazines, graphic and multimedia content, special reports, and more.
Content: The online edition of World Book contains every article in the 22-volume print version of the encyclopedia, plus thousands more that are only available online. Includes related articles from major newspapers and magazines, graphic and multimedia content, special reports, and more.
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