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Academic Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary, full-text database designed specifically for academic institutions. This scholarly collection provides full-text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study – including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and nearly 4,000 full-text scholarly publications.
AtoZ Databases
Premier job search, reference and mailing list database with millions of job listings, business & executive profiles and health care professionals. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment and much more!
Biography Reference Bank
Biographical database offering in-depth, original profiles from the Current Biography and World Authors series, the thorough periodical coverage of Biography Index, and the specialist content of Junior Authors & Illustrators. It provides full-text articles, page images, and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals.
Biography Reference Source
This database offers a collection of full-text biographies and unique narrative biographies. It includes coverage of several of the most popular and heavily researched biographies and genres, including those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).
Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic
Designed for doctors, research scientists, students, and clinical specialists, this medical database provides over 100 full-text journals, including full text for many peer-reviewed publications.
Business Source Complete
Aimed at the needs of business schools and libraries, this database includes premium full-text content and peer-reviewed business journals. It covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance, and more. Indexing, abstracts, and full text are available back as far as 1886.
Brainfuse Adult Learning Center
Adult Learning Center for going back to school, switching jobs, or brushing up on an academic skill.
Brainfuse CollegeNow
Helping students navigate the college admissions process, including school options, admissions processes and interview prep, and guidance on financial aid and scholarships.
Brainfuse JobNow
Various services to help in every step of the job search process including job searching, resume templates, professional resume review, and live interview coaching. Coaches are available every day from 2:00 – 11:00 pm CT.
EVPL Academy
Ready-to-use online tutorials for e-resources such as Ancestry, Gale Courses, Consumer Reports, Brainfuse/JobNow and more. Most tutorials come with both video instruction and printable text with images for those who learn in different ways.
Explora for High Schools
Designed to help teachers with lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards and valuable sites.
Brainfuse HelpNow
Suite of live tutoring services designed for a wide range of academic needs, whether helping with challenging homework, mastering a particular topic, or writing a paper. Tutors are available 24/7 through HelpNow, which has replaced EVPL’s Tutor.com service.
DigitalLearn
Video-based tutorials to help inexperienced and beginning learners with computers and the internet.
Explora for Public Libraries
An interface designed for public and school libraries with a focus on the arts, literature, biography, business and careers, current events, geography and culture, health, history, math, science and more.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics.
Gale Courses
Wide range of instructor-led online courses, following a structured format allowing flexibility in accessing classes in a classroom-like environment. New sessions begin every month. Students will receive a statement of completion following each course. See catalog for extensive list of business, technology-related, healthcare and personal development classes.
GALE Databases and Services
A listing of all GALE databases and services subscribed to by EVPL
GCF LearnFree
Free educational website focusing on technology, career planning, job training, creative design, and core education skills.
Greenfile
Offering well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Scholarly, government, and general-interest titles include content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,000,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 15,000 records
Library and Information Science Abstracts
Indexes about 700 journals and magazines intended for librarians, library staff, information technologists, and others who work in related fields. Does not provide full text of the articles. Coverage spans from the 1960s to the present.
IN eLearning Lab
A personalized microlearning platform full of easily accessible eLearning resources and lesson plans that are grounded in solid instructional pedagogy.
Inspire – Indiana’s Virtual Library
INSPIRE offers magazines, books, encyclopedias, and other resources to all Indiana residents.
LearningExpress Library
Prepare for your next education or career step, whether it’s completing a high school equivalency program, to developing your skills for a new career or promotion.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s
LinkedIn Learning
Thousands of online courses, to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts.
Mometrix Test Preparation
An exam database of over 1,000 different tests covering a broad range of industries. Covered tests include standardized school tests to career and technical certifications. Users have access to study guides, flash cards, practice tests, and videos.
MAS Ultra – School Edition
This comprehensive database, designed specifically for high school libraries, contains full text for more than 500 popular high school magazines, 85,639 biographies, 104,481 primary source documents and 360 reference books.
MasterFILE™ Complete
MasterFILE™ Complete contains full text for nearly 2,300 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues, and much more. This database also contains full text for more than 350 reference books, over 55,000 primary source documents, an image collection of nearly 1.9 million photos, maps, and flags, and more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.
Points of View
Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Research content and tools, covering hundreds of national and international issues, to support secondary position papers and debate.
Small Engine Repair Source
Information and diagrams on small engine repairs for ATVs, motorcycles, snowmobiles, mowers, outdoor power equipment, tractors, tillers, boat motors, jet skis, snowblowers, and generators.
TeachingBooks for Libraries
Thousands of resources covering fiction and nonfiction children’s books, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities. Find book trailers, movies with authors, audio performances, discussion questions, and more to engage with books together.
TeachingBooks for Schools
Includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.
TOPICsearch
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. Contains full text for over 140,000 articles from nearly 300 diverse sources including international newspapers and periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
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