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| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.
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| Access World News Research Collection 2023 - Kentucky Titles
Explore and stay informed on local, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources.
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| Agricola (EBSCO)
AGRICOLA contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Coverage for AGRICOLA dates back to 1970 and includes more than 2.5 million citations. The citations are comprised of journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture.
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| Alt-PressWatch (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
Alt-PressWatch™ showcases unique, independent voices from some of our nation’s most respected and cited grassroots newspapers, magazines, and journals. The database features over 190,000 articles from more than 170 publications, offering a wide range of unfettered, critical coverage of the news. All of these varied alternative and independent presses are presented in 100% full text, allowing researchers total access to both regional and metropo
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| America's News
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.
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| Ancestry
Contains census, immigration, military, birth, marriage & death records. This resource is only available within the library.
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| APA PsycINFO (EBSCO) (Login required - click here)
PsycINFO®, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, socio
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| AtoZdatabases
AtoZdatabases is the premier reference and marketing database marketed to Library, Academic, and Government institutions throughout the U.S. This simple, user-friendly, web-based solution provides details on businesses and households within the U.S.
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| Auto Repair Source (EBSCO)
Contains the complete automotive repair manuals that were originally published in the Chilton Total Car Care Series. (Ebsco)
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| Biography in Context (Gale) (Login required - click here)
This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine sea
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| Black Freedom Struggle in the US (Login required - click here)
Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality
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| Black Life in America
The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media.
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| Britannica Academic (Login required - click here)
Specifically designed for the research and productivity requirements of colleges and academic libraries Britannica is current, accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, relevant, international in scope, and engaging to college-level learners, researchers, and faculty. The rich combination of the insightful Encyclopædia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools provid
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| Britannica Annals of American History (Login required - click here)
A year-by-year documentary of American thought and action through primary source documents.
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| Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna (Login required - click here)
Spanish language reference center, featuring articles, images, a dictionary, atlas and timelines.
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| Britannica Escolar Online (Login required - click here)
This site offers encyclopedic resources in Spanish for students in primary (Primaria) and middle school (Secundaria).
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| Britannica Fundamentals (Login required - click here)
Age-appropriate, play-based activities for ages 4-7
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| Britannica Library (Login required - click here)
A premier library resource for all ages to conduct research and complete school assignments, with dedicated sites for Children, Young Adults and a Reference Center for older students.
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| Britannica School (Login required - click here)
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| Business First of Louisville
Business First is a source for local business news and information for Greater Louisville.
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| Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Designed for business libraries, this is the industry's most used business research database, providing the full text for more than 2,300 journals. Business Source Premier provides indexing, abstracts and full text back to 1965 (or the first issue published for that journal). Business Source Premier provides comprehensive coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. Addit
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| Career and Technical Education (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
The definitive source for vocational information. The database includes nearly 600 titles, with more than 500 available in full text for quick access to research on virtually any technical topic.
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| Children's Core Collection (EBSCO)
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| CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO)
CINAHL® with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 610 journals indexed in CINAHL®. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index - with no embargo. Full-text coverage dates back to 1981.
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| Cincinnati Enquirer Historical (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (Login required - click here)
The Cincinnati Enquirer (1841 - 1922).
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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| Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics in key areas of health and wellness.
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| Consumer Reports
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| Core Collections Complete (EBSCO)
A comprehensive collection development guide, this database provides librarian-selected titles chosen specifically for readers from preschool through grade five. Containing titles at 3 recommendation levels, this collection covers fiction and nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels and magazines.
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| Courier-Journal (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
The Louisville Courier-Journal (2008-current). Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.
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| Courier-Journal Historical (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) (Login required - click here)
The Louisville Courier-Journal (1830 - 1922).
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
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| CultureGrams (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
CultureGrams™ is a leading reference for concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. With world events increasingly affecting our lives, it's more important than ever to educate students about the world around them, and for college students and businesspeople to stay up-to-date. CultureGrams provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and cultur
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| Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 (ProQuest)
Provides electronic access to large-scale historical maps of more than 130 Kentucky towns and cities.
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| eBook Collection (EBSCO)
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| ERIC (EBSCO)
ERIC®, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
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| Explora Educator's Edition (EBSCO)
Combines encyclopedia and article searching in a single database, geared toward teachers and other educators.
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| Explora for Primary Schools (EBSCO)
Combines encyclopedia and article searching in a single database geared toward elementary school students.
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| Explora for Public Libraries (EBSCO)
Combines encyclopedia and article searching in a single database, geared toward students of all ages.
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| Explora for Secondary Schools (EBSCO)
Combines encyclopedia and article searching in a single database geared toward middle and high school students.
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| Fiction Core Collection (EBSCO)
Featuring classic and contemporary works of fiction, this collection development guide provides librarian-recommended titles for a general adult audience. The best authors and their most widely-read works in literary and popular fiction—old and new—are listed, including mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, Westerns and romance.
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| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually. Includes all information available in the print version of the Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia.
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| Graphic Novels Core Collection (EBSCO)
This collection highlights more than librarian-recommended titles for all age levels with descriptive and evaluative annotations, cover art, review excerpts and awards the title has won.
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| GreenFILE (EBSCO)
Provides scholarly and general-interest sources covering the connections between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
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| Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
This resource provides access to more than 130 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. This database also includes searchable full text for more than 1,000 health-related pamphlets and 130 health reference books, including books published by the People's Medical Society. Ad
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| HelpNow
Brainfuse HelpNow is an all-in-one suite of tutoring services that include, live, on-demand academic help from tutors, skills-building lessons, videos and practice tests.
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| HeritageQuest Online (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
HeritageQuest Online provides libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Beginning or professional genealogists can now use this powerful online library, with original page images for all documents, from the convenience of their home or at the library. Indexes and original page images mean no additional trips, inter-library loan requests or work by researchers or staff.
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| Hispanic Life in America
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media.
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| Historical Newspapers: Black Newspaper Collection (ProQuest)
This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Coverage: 1893 - 2010
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| Historical Newspapers: Kentucky Collection (ProQuest)
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. State Collections empower researchers to digitally travel back through centuries to become eyewitnesses to local and regional history. From leading issues and events, like the U.S. Civil War, immigration, industrial developments, and race relations; to international, local and regional politics, the U.S. State Collections reveal state and local news coverage valued by researchers. Each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page images in easily downloadable PDF format.
Coverage: 1883 - current
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| Historical Newspapers: Louisville Defender (Proquest)
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Coverage: 1951 - 2010
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| JSTOR (Remote Access)
JSTOR contains extensive backfiles of scholarly journals on a broad range of subjects.
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| Kentucky Digital Library
Search here for unique historical materials specific to Kentucky. Resources include archival finding aids, photographs, sound recordings, diaries, letters and more. Materials included in the Kentuckiana Digital Library are held by special collections and archives departments in libraries throughout Kentucky.
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| Kentucky Driving Tests (Login required - click here)
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| Kentucky Virtual Library
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| LearningExpressLibrary.com
LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
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| Legal Forms (Gale)
Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
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| Lexington Herald-Leader Collection - 1983-Current
Explore Louisville history through local news, events and people with Lexington Herald-Leader Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
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| LINCS
LINCS is a national database of Internet resources designed for use by adult educators and specialists in family literacy. It includes: A national homepage that provides information on materials available through NIFL and other members of the literacy community, national programs, and other major literacy resources and special collections of resources on major adult education and literacy related topics, such as workforce education, numeracy,
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| LinkedIn Learning
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| LISTA [Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts] (EBSCO)
Indexes more than 600 core journals in the LIS field, extending as far back as the mid-1960s.
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| Literature Resource Center (Gale)
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.
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| MAS Ultra (EBSCO)
This comprehensive database, designed specifically for high school libraries, contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines including America's Civil War, American Heritage, American History, Archaeology, Astronomy, Careers & Colleges, Congressional Digest, Discover, Economist, History Today, Nation, National Review, New Republic, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, Smithsonian, World War II, et
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| MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,950 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This dat
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| MEDLINE (EBSCO)
MEDLINE® provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals. Included are citations from Index Medicus, Interna
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| Middle and Junior High Core Collection (EBSCO)
This is a collection development tool containing titles for nonfiction works, fiction and collections for children and adolescents. Selected and recommended by collection development specialists at 3 recommendation levels, listed books encompass a wide variety of topics for youth.
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| Middle Search Plus (EBSCO)
Contains full text for 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia and American Heritage® Dict
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| Morningstar Investment Research Center
Morningstar Library Edition provides over 3,000 Independent analysis reports for both stocks and funds (including access to archived analyst reports as far back as 10 years) to help users locate the investments that meet their needs. The Data Interpreter Feature provides commentary and narrative to assist in understanding all the nuances of a stock or fund, and the Portfolio X-Ray feature allows users to create and analyze portfolios online usi
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| Nashville Tennessean Historical (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
The Nashville Tennessean (1812-1922).
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. Sourced from the collection of Tennessee State Library and Archives. Reproduced with permission.
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| New York Times Website Access (Login required - click here)
Access The New York Times here.
Whether you’re managing finances, tackling tough parenting problems or simply looking to make sense of this moment, rely on our original, quality journalism to lead the way.
Enjoy access to The New York Times. It’s an essential source for fearless reporting, varied perspectives and practical advice on nearly every topic —from the vital issues shaping our world to the simple pleasures that make everyday life better.
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| New York Times: Print Edition (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
Comprehensive digital coverage back to 1980 is available for this internationally renowned U.S. newspaper through the ProQuest online system or on a series of CD-ROMs. The complete text of recent articles is provided in the ASCII format. The New York Times Book Review and Sunday Magazine are provided in PDF format. Through a complimentary database, ProQuest Historical Newspapers, you can even get complete page images of The New York Times from
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| New York Times Historical: Print Edition (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
Through ProQuest Historical Newspapers, you can even get complete page images of The New York Times from 2003 dating back to the first issue in 1851. Each issue of every newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so your patrons have access to not only top news stories but also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture. Even such items as editorials, editorial cartoons, obituaries, and letters to the editor from well-known
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| Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Newspaper Source provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
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| NoveList (EBSCO)
Novelist is an electronic readers' advisory resource that assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. In includes 90,000 full text reviews, over 36,000 subject headings and a complete spectrum of searching options, including searching by title, by author, by series, or simply by describing pertinent plot details.
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| NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
NoveList Plus is the premiere database of reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world. It is a comprehensive source of information about books that includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more.
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| OpenDissertations (EBSCO)
Contains records for more than 800,000 electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
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| Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) (Login required - click here)
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| Primary Search (EBSCO)
Primary Search®, designed specifically for elementary school libraries, contains full text for nearly 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for over 100 student pamphlets. Additionally, Primary Search includes the Encyclopedia of Animals™, and features Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, providing students with easy-to-read encyclopedic e
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| Proquest Historical Newspapers: Kentucky Collection (Login required - click here)
U.S. State Collections empower researchers to digitally travel back through centuries to become eyewitnesses to local and regional history. From leading issues and events, like the U.S. Civil War, immigration, industrial developments, and race relations; to international, local and regional politics, the U.S. State Collections reveal state and local news coverage valued by researchers. Each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page images in easily downloadable PDF format.
Coverage: 1883 - current
Historical news
State news
Local news
Regional news
Multidisciplinary
Covington
Henderson
Kentucky
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| ProQuest Publications (1830-Present)
With over 2,400 publications included in nine databases, patrons may search historical information such as trade journals, newspapers, blogs, podcasts, scholarly journals, reports and other audio/video files. (ProQuest)
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| Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection™ is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection can be searched independently, but also allows users to conveniently link to full text from citations within PsycINFO®. These citations, when viewed
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| Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (EBSCO)
Developed by collection development specialists, this database provides titles—at 3 recommendation levels—of the most highly-recommended reference and non-fiction books for adults. Covering a wide range of topics, from health to personal finance, this collection can be used for collection development, readers’ advisory and curriculum support.
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| PVA Property Search (Jefferson County) (Login required - click here)
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| Regional Business News (EBSCO)
With daily updates, Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 50 sources.
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| Senior High Core Collection (EBSCO)
This collection is a selective list of fiction and non-fiction titles—recommended by collection development specialists—for high school students (grades 9 through 12), along with review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media specialists.
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| Small Business Reference Center (EBSCO)
The Small Business Reference Center is a comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books. It supports small business owners in all relevant areas from planning, financing and managing a business to exit strategies. Users also have the ability to search within specific ‘Business Topics’ and ‘
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| Small Engine Repair Reference Center (EBSCO) (Login required - click here)
These manuals contain thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components.
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| Sociological Collection (EBSCO)
The Sociological Collection is a comprehensive database covering information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
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| Statististical Abstract of the U.S. (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is a one-volume, comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
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| Teacher Resources (EBSCO)
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 200 peer-reviewed journals covering topics of interest to educators.
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| TeenBookCloud (Login required - click here)
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| TOPICSearch (EBSCO)
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from 4,800 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book re
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| Transparent (Login required - click here)
Learn 110+ Languages with Transparent Language Online
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| TumbleBooks (Login required - click here)
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| University Press of Kentucky (Login required - click here)
The University Press of Kentucky has a dual mission-the publication of books of high scholarly merit in a variety of fields for a largely academic audience and the publication of books about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, the Upper South, and Appalachia. The Press is the statewide mandated nonprofit scholarly publisher for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, operated as an agency of the University of Kentucky and serving all state institutions of higher learning, plus seven private colleges and Kentucky's two major historical societies.
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| US Newsstream (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
US Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, US Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. US Newsstream also offers one of the largest co
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| Value Line Research Center (Login required - click here)
"The Value Line Investment Survey" is a stock analysis newsletter serves as a comprehensive, multifaceted investment management solution used by both individual and professional investors to conduct basic research, formulate sound investment strategies, identify timely opportunities and make smart investment decisions.
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| Wall Street Journal (ProQuest) (Login required - click here)
Comprehensive coverage back to 1984 is available from the world's leading financial newspaper through the ProQuest online system. Each issue of every newspaper is indexed thoroughly, so researchers can easily access not only top news stories but also detailed information on the arts, sports, business, and popular culture. Even such items as editorials, editorial cartoons, and letters to the editor from well-known people are indexed.
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| WorldCat (OCLC)
WorldCat is the world’s most comprehensive library information
resource. It contains more than 62 million library records
representing more than 4,000 years of recorded knowledge.
Every day, librarians across the globe enrich WorldCat by adding
critical metadata and data about books, maps, Web sites, DVDs,
musical scores and other artifacts of human effort, as well as
links to Web-based resources such as eJournals, eBooks,
eAudiobooks an
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