MCPL: A to Z Databases

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You'll see new choices below, due to changes in the databases provided to MCPL by the State of Maryland, as of July 1, 2009.

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A to Z Magazine and Newspaper Locator - Identify and locate the periodicals for which MCPL has full-text online.

Academic OneFile - Search scholarly journals of many academic disciplines. Abstracts or complete text of articles often display.

Access Science - McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, plus research updates, biographies, and videos.

Africa: An Encylopedia for Students - Full-text title from Gale Virtual Reference Library.

African American Song - As of June, 2009, this music collection has been fully incorporated into American Song.

America the Beautiful - A student encyclopedia of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

American Song - Listen to music from America's past. Songs by and about American Indians, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests. As of June, 2009, fully incorporates the African American Music collection of jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime and more..

Auto Repair Reference Center - Illustrated repair and maintenance for vehicles from 1954 to the present.

Baltimore Sun - Temporarily unavailable

Biography Resource Center - Biographical articles from reference books and periodicals.

Book Flix - An online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic.

Books & Authors - Book discovery and readers' advisory website, with read-alikes and suggestions, award lists, series lists, author information, reviews, and reader ratings.

Books In Print - Directory of books, audiobooks, and videos, plus availability and publisher information.

Business & Company Resource Center - Company and industry information, including profiles, rankings, histories, brands, and investment reports, plus articles from business and trade magazines.

Business Plans Handbook Series - Contains almost 300 model business plans for various types of small business.

Business Source Elite - Not available, as of July 1, 2009. Please use Business & Company Resource Center for similar content.

Classical Music Library - Listen to over 50,000 tracks classical music, ranging from Gregorian chant to contemporary chamber pieces.

Classical Scores Library - Scores for instrumental and vocal works of all types of classical music. Listen along when pieces are in the Classical Music Library.

Contemporary World Music - Listen to music from around the world in genres such as reggae, worldbeat, swing and jazz, plus traditional music including Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, and zydeco.

CQ Global Researcher - In-depth reports on current world issues, with background, viewpoints, chronologies, maps, and international perspectives.

CQ Researcher - In-depth reports on current world issues, with background, viewpoints, chronologies, maps, and international perspectives.

Custom Newspapers - Coverage includes more than 150 cover-to-cover titles, including U.S. national, regional and local newspapers, as well as the leading titles from around the world.

Discovering Collections - Easy-to-use coverage of history, literature, science, social studies for students. Features video, audio, and primary sources.

Ebsco Animals - no longer available, as of 7/1/09

Educator's Reference Complete - Over 1100 full-text periodicals and reports covering issues, research, and practical techniques in education.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - - Una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales.

Encyclopedia of Associations - Information about national, international, and local nonprofit and membership organizations. Part of the Gale Directory Library.

ERIC - No longer available through Ebsco, as of 7/1/09. See ERIC free online.

Expanded Academic ASAP - Covers more than 3,500 journals, many peer-reviewed, in all disciplines with more than 20 years of backfile coverage. Many, but not all, provide full-text.

Facts.com World News Digest -- Brief news articles from 1940 through today, plus longer overviews of key issues, events, and newsmakers.

Fiction Connection

Foundation Directory Online (Professional) - Available only at the Rockville Library on Internet pc's. The Rockville Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. Comprehensive data on grantmakers and grants.

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online - Available only at the Rockville Library on Internet pc's. The Rockville Library is a Cooperating Collection of the Foundation Center. Information about 8,300 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.

Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media - Directory of newspapers, periodicals, radio, television, and cable. Part of Gale Directory Library.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Full-text reference books on topics including business, history, law, philosophy, psychology, religion, and science. Fully searchable and browsable.

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture - Full-text journals on gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

General Reference Center Gold - Magazines, journals, and regional newspapers for general interest and research.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - An encyclopedia for students in middle school and high school, with multimedia content.

Health & Wellness Resource Center - Articles on health, medicine, and wellness from magazines, journals, and reference books.

Health Source Consumer - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please see Health & Wellness Resource Center for similar content.

Health Source Nursing/Academic - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please see Health & Wellness Resource Center for similar content.

HeritageQuest Online - Rich resource for genealogists, including Census and U.S. military records and full-text family and local histories. Find out more about about printing Census records.

History Reference Center - No longer available as of 7/1/09. Please use History Resource Center U.S. or World for similar content.

History Resource Center U.S. - Reference articles, journal articles, primary sources, maps, and charts.

History Resource Center World - Reference articles, journal articles, primary sources, maps, and charts.

Home Improvement Collection - - 250 magazines focused on building and repair, decorating, and architecture.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection -- Coverage from industry journals, but also full-text travel guides from Fodor's and Hunter Publishing.

¡Informe!
English version - Articles from popular Hispanic magazines.
Spanish version - Articulos de revistas hispánicas populares.

Infotrac General OneFile - Articles from 11,0000 periodicals and newspapers. Indexing starts in 1980; later years have majority in full-text. National Public Radio transcripts and audio. Machine translation into 8 languages.

Issues and Controversies - - Articles about controversial issues facing today’s society.

Kids Search - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please use Kids InfoBits for similar content.

Kids InfoBits - For students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Content from children's magazines and reference books.

Lands and Peoples - Countries and cultures of the world, including details on geography, economy, and history, as well as maps. Part of Grolier Online.

Learning Express Library - Practice SAT, ACT, AP, TOEFL, GRE, LSAT, GED, civil service, career, military exams and many more.

Legal Forms - State and federal legal forms from Thomson/Gale.

Literature Resource Center - - Literary criticism and biographies from journals and reference books.

LitFinder - - Thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches, and plays, including works for children and in Spanish.

Magill's Medical Guide - Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and current issues. Suitable for students or patients.

Mango Languages - Online language course, emphasizing conversational skills. Spanish, French, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Russian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, and English for Spanish, Portuguese and Polish speakers.

Marquis Who's Who - Brief biographical profiles.

Maryland's Digital eLibrary Consortium - Overdrive - Downloadable ebook and audiobooks.

MasterFILE Premier - temporarily unavailable

Mergent Online - Information on U.S. and international companies, including financial data and filings, annual reports, and news.

Middle Search Plus - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Use Student Resource Center Bronze for similar content.

Military and Intelligence Database - 400 journals, covering all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs.

Morningstar Investment Research Center - Investment reports on specific stocks and funds. Search for investments that meet your criteria.

National Newspapers - Articles from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and three other national newspapers.

NetLibrary - - eBooks and audio eBooks for adults and children. Includes Pimsleur language courses and Cliff's Notes.

New Book of Knowledge - - Student encyclopedia for early and middle grades, featuring project and educational games. Part of Grolier Online.

New Book of Popular Science - Science encyclopedia for students, with news updates and science experiments. Part of Grolier Online.

New York Times - 1980 - present; part of National Newspapers.

New York Times - Historical - 1851-2005

Newspaper Source - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please use the comparable database Custom Newspapers.

NoveList and NoveList K-8 - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please see Books & Authors for similar content.

OCLC's WorldCat - Bibliographic information, catalog records, and library holdings from OCLC member libraries worldwide.

Opposing Viewpoints - Articles, overviews, editorials, statistics, and primary sources on controversial social issues.

Oxford African American Studies Center - African American history, including primary sources and biographies. Features the African American National Biography, Africana, and Encyclopedia of African American History.

Oxford English Dictionary - Word entries include definitions, pronunciation, and history, with quotations that trace usage over time.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online - History, belief and practice, politics, and culture of the Islamic world, incorporating reference articles, primary sources, images, and timelines.

Primary Search - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Use Kids InfoBits for similar content.

Rapid - In its most complete form, Rapid is available only at the Rockville Library. Rapid lists procurement opportunities from Montgomery County Government, Montgomery County Public Schools, and more than a dozen other agencies and municipalities. Most of the content, with the exception of construction solicitations, is freely accessible if you complete the free registration.

RealQuest - Available only at the Rockville Library. Real estate sales and descriptions for properties in Montgomery County.

Reference USA - Find businesses in the U.S. and Canada by name, address, and phone number, as well as by type, size, and location. Find U.S. residences by name, address, or phone number.

Regional Business News - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please see comparable content in Business and Company Resource Center.

Religion & Philosophy Database - 250 full-text periodicals.

Safari Tech Books Online - eBooks on information technology, computing, and business, all from major publishers within the last 2 years.

Searchasaurus - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please use Kids InfoBits for similar content.

Science Resource Center - Articles from science magazines, peer-reviewed journals, and reference books, including topic overviews, experiments, and biographies.

SimplyMap - Create custom maps and reports using up-to-date demographic, business, and marketing data. U.S. only. For best results, begin by watching the tutorial.

Small Business Resource Center - Reference and periodical content covering all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.

Smithsonian Global Sound - Listen to traditional and world music, plus nature sounds, dramatic performances, poetry, political speeches, and war and protest songs.

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage - Investment reports on stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, plus company profiles and the S&P Outlook.

Student Research Center - No longer available, as of 7/1/09. Please see the comparable content at Student Resource Center Bronze.

Student Resource Center Bronze - For middle and high school students.

Tell Me More - Basic-to-advanced online language lessons in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch.

Testing and Education Resource Center - Practice SAT, ACT, AP, TOEFL, GRE, LSAT, GED, SSAT, NCLEX, civil service, career, military exams and many more, with both interactive and eBook formats. Search for colleges and graduate programs by your own criteria.

Today's Science - Articles from science magazines, peer-reviewed journals, and reference books, including topic overviews, experiments, and biographies

Ulrich's Periodicals Directory - Directory of magazines and journals published worldwide, with bibliographic and publisher information. There is no article access in this directory.

Value Line - In-Library Access Only. Information and investment advice on stocks, industries, mutual funds, options, and convertibles. Allows screening by various criteria to create prospect lists.

Vault Online Career Library - Career, industry, and company profiles, plus jobhunting advice and an internship database.

Wall Street Journal - 1984 to present; part of National Newspapers)

Washington Consumer Checkbook - In-Library Access Only. Consumer reviews of local services.

Washington Information Directory - A guide to national organizations and government agencies in the Washington area.

Washington Post - 1987 to present; part of National Newspapers)

Washington Post Historical - 1887-1992

West's Encyclopedia of American Law - Comprehensive guide to U.S. law and jurisprudence. Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

What Do I Read Next? -- Recommends books, predominantly fiction, for all ages. Prizewinners, series, read-alikes, and brief descriptions.

World Book Online - Encyclopedia for students and adults, with multimedia content.