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Academic and General Research (Teen/Adult)

Academic Search Premier

This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more. Includes peer-reviewed full-text articles as well as indexed and abstracted articles, and searchable cited references.

EbscoHost

Select specific Ebsco databases to search.

Environment Complete
Environment Complete contains more than 2.4 million records from more than 2,200 domestic and international titles going back to 1888 (including over 1,350 active core titles) as well as more than 190 monographs. The database also contains full text for more than 920 journals.

Ebsco Services

List of all Ebsco services.

Explora – Main

Easy-to-use, dedicated search interface for all Ebsco databases.  Get topic overviews, browse by category and more.

Explora – Middle/High School

Ebsco search interface for grades 6-12. Get topic overviews, browse by category and more.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

GreenFile

Well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, alternate fuel sources and more.

History Reference Center

History Reference Center is the world’s most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, as well as full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals.

Libguides

Comprehensive subject guides from Mesa County Libraries on popular topics such as taxes, legal issues, gardening, community information, hobbies and more.

Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts

Indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. This database also contains full text for more than 330 journals and nearly 30 full-text monographs.

MAS Ultra

More than 700 popular general interest & current events publications with information dating as far back as 1975. Also School Image Collection of photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

MasterFILE (Popular Magazines)

Index, abstracts, and full text covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. Includes many popular magazines, such as Consumer Reports, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and more.

Mesa County Libraries Academy

Learn how to use popular databases and library resources with step-by-step video tutorials.

Middle Search Plus

Index, abstracts, and full text for popular middle school magazines. Also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.

Physical Review Journals (in library use only)

Published by the American Physical Society. Includes access to: Physical Review Letters (PRL) (brief important papers, all topics in physics), Physical Review A (atomic, molecular, and optical physics), Physical Review B (condensed matter and materials physics), Physical Review C (nuclear physics), Physical Review D (particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology), Physical Review E (statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics), Physical Review X (open access articles, all topics of physics), Physical Review Applied (applied physics), Reviews of Modern Physics (in-depth articles, all topics in physics), Physical Review Special Topics – Accelerators and Beams, Physical Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research and The APS Journal Archive (back to 1893).

Points of View Reference Center

Points of View Reference Center contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

Psychology and Behaviorial Sciences Databases

This is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student’s science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson):
Social Sciences Full Text™ provides access to a wide assortment of the most important English-language journals published in the social sciences. This resource provides detailed indexing for over 625 periodicals dating back as far as 1983—nearly 400 of which are peer-reviewed.

TOPICSearch

Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular current events.

 

Automotive & DIY

Auto Repair Source

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center

Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, Small Engine Repair Reference Center provides users with detailed, yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines, including motorcycles, lawnmowers, snowmobiles and lots more.

 

Biography & History

Gale In Context: Biography

Gale In Context: Biography offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure researchers have access to the very latest information.

Hayden Maps of 1877

Digital copies of the maps we have in our locked case at the Central Library.

History Reference Center

History Reference Center is the world’s most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, as well as full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

From UC Boulder – Building Colorado Story by Story: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection is a digital collection of Sanborn fire insurance maps of cities across Colorado. The collection contains 346 maps of 79 principal cities in 52 counties covering the years 1883-1922.

Books & Literature

Book Index with Reviews

A comprehensive database that provides information on over 5 million book titles, in a wide range of formats. BIR also contains almost 800,000 full-text searchable book reviews from the sources that you trust: Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Booklist and others.

Catalog

Find and place holds on library materials.

Novelist Plus

Author read-alikes, book recommendations, and more. Fiction and non-fiction titles.

Contemporary Authors

Complete information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.

 

Business

Business Source Premier

Company profiles & market reports.

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

A comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more.

Gale Business: Plan Builder

A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit

ReferenceUSA

Research jobs, businesses, consumers, physicians, and much more.

Regional Business News

This database provides comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

 

Consumer Information & Legal

Consumer Reports

Direct link to Consumer Reports articles in MasterFile database. Full-text 1991 to present. Choose year or ‘search within publication’ from top-right.  If searching within publication, use the word ‘and’ before your search term.  For example, a search for washing machines would look like this: ‘JN “Consumer Reports” and washing machines’.  (The JN “Consumer Reports” part is filled in for you in the search field)

Consumer Reports Buying Guide

Direct link to Consumer Reports Buying Guide in MasterFile database. Full-text 1999 to present. Choose year at right to select a particular issue to read OR choose ‘search within publication’ from top-left.  If searching within publication, use the ‘Advanced Search’ option and enter your search term below the field that reads: JN “Consumer Reports Buying Guide”.

Legal Forms

Thousands of Colorado-specific and national legal forms spanning a variety of common concerns (bankruptcy, divorce, employment, landlord tenant, living wills, power of attorney, taxes, etc.).

Legal Information Reference Center

Contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. The full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo­, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.

 

eBooks and Media

Kanopy

Kanopy makes it easy to watch some of the most critically acclaimed films ever made along with Great Courses options. Mesa County Libraries cardholders get 10 Kanopy checkouts per month, in addition to access to Kanopy Kids. Kanopy movies are available for any use, including classroom lessons and public performances. Can not access remotely with Digital Access Only card.  Please note, a checkout registers after 5 seconds of play.  View Kanopy guide.

Libby

OverDrive’s Libby app is an alternative to the OverDrive app. It’s great for first-time users of OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobooks, but it doesn’t yet have some features, like a multilingual interface, accessibility options and more. The OverDrive app will remain an option for the foreseeable future.

OverDrive Digital Library

Download or stream ebooks, audiobooks, music or video to your computer or device.

RBdigital Magazines (formerly Zinio)

Download tons of current and back issues of popular magazines.  No checkout limits, no expiration date.  Can not access remotely with Digital Access Only card. Visit RBdigital how-to handouts to get started.

 

Education & Job Skills

Career Online High School

Earn your High School Diploma + Job Skills

Job and Career Accelerator

In this award-winning job and career platform, patrons can build workplace skills, search for jobs, write winning resumes and cover letters, prepare for interviews, and much more.

Learning Express

LearningExpress Library is a highly-acclaimed eLearning solution that provides support to students and professionals for academic skill-building, standardized test prep, career certification test prep and more.

Lynda

Please note: Library access to Lynda may end 3/14/20.  Please see this post for more information.

Lynda is an online educational site that includes 13,000+ expert-led courses in popular fields like web design, web development, IT, education/instruction, media production, and business. Experts create and deliver all courses as well as provide supplemental materials like exercise files and relevant work samples.  Receive a certificate upon course completion. Can not access remotely with Digital Access Only card.  View quick-start handout.

Directions for viewing courses offline

Please note: you can also access Lynda by going directly to lynda.com, but you’ll need to use these settings if not using the library link above:  http://screencast.com/t/L40CDJAcHdcG

Universal Class

Over 500 online non-college credit Continuing Education Courses. Can not access remotely with Digital Access Only card.  

 

En Español

Ebsco Español

Buscar todos los bases de datos, o buscar dentro de una combinación de bases de datos.

Learning Express

Recursos para hispanohablantes.

 

Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition (in-library use only)

Genealogical database with censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.

Heritage Quest

Search census, digitized family and local history books, genealogical and local history periodicals, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and the Freedman’s Bank Records.

MyHeritage Library Edition

Includes billions of historical documents from over 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes and additional resources.

 

Grants

Colorado Grants Guide (in-library use only)

Find Colorado-specific grants and funders.  In-library use only.

Foundation Directory Online Professional (in-library use only @ Central Library)

Grant writing & fundraising resources for non-profits.

Grants to Individuals Online (in-library use only @ Central Library)

Details on funders that provide scholarships, fellowships, grants, and a wide range of financial support to individuals.

Health

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single-most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.

 

Kids

ABC Mouse (in-library use only)

The award-winning ABCmouse curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2-7+) build a strong foundation for future academic success. ABCmouse is 100% educational, with 5,000+ learning activities (books, puzzles, educational games, art activities, songs, etc.) across all major subject areas—reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music. Best of all, kids love it!

BookFlix

For grades PreK-3. ‘The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration’.

Explora – Elementary

Ebsco search interface for grades K-5. Get topic overviews, browse by category and more.

Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Little Pim

Designed to teach foreign languages to children from birth to age 6, Little Pim includes 12 languages.  Their Entertainment Immersion Method® makes language learning accessible, easy and fun for kids.

Kids InfoBits

Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in kindergarten through grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Just for K-8 readers. Author read-alikes, book recommendations, and more. Fiction and non-fiction titles.

Primary search

Research for grade-school students.

TumbleBook Library

An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

 

Language Learning

Learning Links from the Adult Literacy Center

Learn English, practice ESL and pronunciation/speaking skills.

Little Pim (also accessible from Mango Languages)

Designed to teach foreign languages to children from birth to age 6, Little Pim includes 12 languages.  Their Entertainment Immersion Method® makes language learning accessible, easy and fun for kids.

Mango Languages

Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and strengthens everyday communication skills in over 70 world languages, including English. Apps available for Apple and Android devices.  Mango Quick-Start Guide

Rosetta Stone –Please note:  As of 5/1/19 we no longer subscribe to Rosetta Stone .  Please use Mango for Language Learning.

 

Newspapers and Magazines

Colorado Historic Newspapers

The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently includes more than 500,000 digitized pages, representing 163 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 1923.

Daily Sentinel Index

Index of Daily Sentinel newspaper articles from 1900 to 2005.

MasterFILE (Popular Magazines)

Index, abstracts, and full text covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. Includes many popular magazines, such as Consumer Reports, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, and more.

Newspaper Source Plus

Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

Newswires

The Associated Press Newswire (formerly AP NewsMonitor collection) is a full-text database that contains harvested news from the Associated Press. When a link to a news story is clicked, you are brought to the Detailed Record and HTML Full Text of the story.  This database’s content is already included in Newspaper Source Plus.

RBdigital Magazines (formerly Zinio)

Download tons of current and back issues of popular magazines.  No checkout limits, no expiration date.  Visit RBDigital how-to handouts to get started. Can not access remotely with Digital Access Only card.

Regional Business News

This database provides comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Web News:
EBSCO’s Web News provides near real-time access to thousands of top news feeds from around the globe. This collection includes over 14,000 feeds covering a range of business and general news topics. End users can immediately access the full text of the web content, by following the link in the record.
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