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Informational Databases
Books-Search Local and Worldwide Card Catalogs
SILO Locator-Statewide Union Catalog
Search for materials located throughout the state of Iowa.
The largest library network in the world.
Books-Electronic and Downloadable
WILBOR
Downloadable e-audio books
Net Library
Online Book Clubs
Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start a new book. Sign up and start reading.
Business
Business Source Elite
Regional Business News
Valueline
Provides investment research on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles, and offers a family of no-load mutual funds
For Students-Kindergarten through College
Tutor.com
Free online help from real tutors. Available every day from 2:00 pm- 9:00 pm.
Learning Express
Comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of tutorial courses and practice tests designed to help student and adult learners achieve their academic and career goals. Practice tests include; ACT,SAT, GRE, GMAT and more. Looking for a new career? Visit the job skills and workplace skills center.
Academic Search Elite
EBSCO Animals
Encyclopedia-Funk & Wagnalls New World
Encyclopedia -Searchasaurus
ERIC
MAS Ultra - School Edition
MasterFILE Premier
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 460,000 photos, maps & flags.
Middle Search Plus
Primary Search
Student Reference Center K-5
Student Reference Center 6-12
Vocational and Career Collection
Newsletters
Book News
Electronic newsletter sign-up page including the monthly library newsletter.
Magazines and Newspapers
Des Moines Register-Proquest
Current and past issues.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines. This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Newspaper Source
Professional Development Collection
This database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
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