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Online Databases

The resources listed below will help you find online books and articles from newspapers, magazines and journals. If you know which index you would like to search simply click on the name of the database. If you would like a brief description of a database
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360 Search (Federated Search Engine)
BadgerLink (Includes LitFinder, Newspaper Archive, Teaching Books and more.)
CINAHL
CultureGrams
EBSCO Databases
Encyclopedia of Animal Science
Facts.com Issues & Controversies
Facts.com Today’s Science
Facts.com World Almanac
Facts.com World Almanac Encyclopedia
Facts.com World News Digest
InfoTrac Gale Virtual Reference Library
InfoTrac Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
NetLibrary eBooks
ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index
ProQuest Newspapers
ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
ProQuest Research Library
Wilson Web
World Book Online

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See below for a brief description of databases.

360 Search (Federated Search Engine) 360 Search is a federated search engine for searching across your library's electronic resources from one simple interface. 360 Search provides citations and abstracts, as well as linking opportunities to full-text articles, electronic books, and records in your library's catalog. And you choose which resources you want it to search.

BadgerLink
BadgerLink is a program supported and funded through the Department of Public Instruction–Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. Its goal is to provide increased access to information for Wisconsin residents in cooperation with the state's library community. Home access available through BadgerLink. 

CINAHL
Search the definitive database for nursing and allied health research. Find information on Audiology, Nutrition & Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Consumer Health.

CultureGrams World Edition enables you to experience the cultures of more than 200 countries in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary and in-depth information on 25 categories. In the States Edition you are able to tour the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in fun reports filled with facts, symbols, time lines, and more.

EBSCO Databases
EbscoHost provides access to over 4,000 periodicals and journals, approximately 2,000 in full-text. In addition, users may access other reference materials through this site. This database was funded through the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, Library Division and must be accessed through BadgerLink. EBSCOhost is available at this site only if you have Internet service through a local provider based in Wisconsin.

Encyclopedia of Animal Science is a key reference for policy makers, governmental bodies, private and public research professionals, agricultural producers, students, and the public. It is intended to be a ready source of current information covering a broad spectrum of topics related to the biology, production, and uses of animals and their products in a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing world.

Facts.com Issues & Controversies, Facts.com Today’s Science, Facts.com World Almanac, Facts.com World Almanac Encyclopedia , Facts.com World News Digest Facts.com Reference Suite includes Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac, World Almanac Encyclopedia, & the World News Digest. You will find information on controversial issues, current science topics, and complete, up-to-date information on thousands of topics.

InfoTrac Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

InfoTrac Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

NetLibrary eBooks
NetLibrary provides access to your library’s eContent collection. eContent is the digital version of books, journals, and database content. You can access your library’s eContent 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

ProQuest Criminal Justice Periodicals Index, accessed through ProQuest, is a comprehensive collection of U.S. and international criminal justice journals including information for professionals in law enforcement, corrections administration, drug enforcement, rehabilitation, family law, courtroom procedures, industrial security, and more.

ProQuest Newspapers
ProQuest online information service provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source
Find complete, full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications. Designed to meet the needs of researchers at health-care facilities as well as students enrolled in nursing and allied health programs at academic institutions

ProQuest Research Library
Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. Coverage: 1971 - present.

Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select Edition is a multidisciplinary, 100% full-text database providing full text articles, with their accompanying indexing and abstracts, from the following Wilson periodical databases: Art Full Text, Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index, Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, Wilson Business Full Text. Coverage begins in 1994.

World Book Online
World Book Online is based on the World Book Encyclopedia, produced and developed by World Book Publishing, Inc. Includes periodical articles, maps, pictures, videos, and animation.