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Magazines & Newspapers Articles
Arts and Literature
Auto Repair
Biographies
Business, Investment & Legal
College, Careers, Education & Test Taking
Health & Medicine
History
Kids & Teens
Languages
Recreation & Leisure
Science & Technology
Academic Journals
Alphabetical List and Description of All Databases
Academic OneFile 
Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
Agricultural Collection
Full text journals.
America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers from NewsBank provides full-text articles from the electronic editions of record for more than 800 U.S. newspapers and other new sources, including the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (4/7/02-Current), the San Bernardino County Sun (9/14/01-Current), the New York Times (2000-Current), and the Washington Post (1/1/77-Current). Each newspaper has its own distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local, state, national, and world issues. Paid advertisements are excluded.
(From home, click here to access America's Newspapers)
Biography in Context
Biography in Context contains more than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people including authors, musicians, politicians, world leaders, and historical figures. Information is available as full-text articles that can be printed or emailed, video, audio, podcasts, interactives and more.
(Click here for Instructions on using Biography in Context)
Bookflix
Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
(From home, click here to access Bookflix.)
Books and Authors
Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? Stuck on the question of "what do I read next"? Let Books and Authors spice up your summer reading with our expert title recommendations, online reading rooms, librarian favorite lists, and more. Browse by Character, Subject, Location and Time Period, and get a visual representation of your matching books.
Business & Company Resource Center
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Business Economics and Theory Collection
With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, with more than 150 full-text journals to support their research.
Career Quest
Find out about local careers and hear from individuals working for companies in the Inland Empire.
Career Transitions
Employs a step-by-step approach to help people explore new career possibilities, assess their interests and experience, identify ways to improve their prospects, including networking and education, prepare for a job search, and search and apply for jobs.
Chilton's Auto Repair Manual
Auto repair information, including electrical wiring diagrams.
Communications and Mass Media Collection
Full text journals.
Computer Database
Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Criminal Justice Collection
Full text journals.
Diversity Studies Collection
Full text journals.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Full text journals.
Fine Arts & Music Collection
With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
A custom collection of nearly 50 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Collection
Full text journal articles.
General Science Collection
A custom collection of over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments -- including such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, and nanotechnology.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, videos, & reference information on: Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Pregnancy, Prescription Drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, health assessment sites & government databases. Easily access 700+ videos from Healthology, Inc.'s consumer health video library. Spanish-language videos are available. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Home Improvement Collection
A custom collection of nearly 100 home-improvement focused titles, covering such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection
Full text journals.
Information Science & Library Issues
Full text journals.
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Full-text articles from the electronic editions of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (4/7/02-Current). Paid advertisements are excluded.
(From home, click here to access Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)
Insurance & Liability Collection
This collection, comprised of nearly 40 journals, takes a broad view of the insurance and liability industry, covering such topics as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more.
Informe (full text database in Spanish)
A collection of hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.
Infotrac Junior Edition K-12
This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Infotrac Onefile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Infotrac Student Edition K-12
This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
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.
Learning Express
Learning Express Learning Express gives you real-time test taking experience, instant scoring, and individual recommendations. Some of the tests include ASVAB, SAT, ACT, Real Estate Broker, and GED.
(Click here for Instructions on using Learning Express)
Literature Resource Center
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
(Click here for Instructions on using Literature Resource Center)
Live Homework Help (Tutor.com)
Funded by the California State Library, Tutor.com offers free tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English for grades K-12 and College Intro by connecting you online to a live tutor. This service is available every day from 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm. (Closed New Year's Day, Easter Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
Live Homework Help is made possible by a generous grant from 
.
Mango Languages
An online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Full text journals.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, this database features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection
Full text journals.
Pop Culture Collection
Full text journals.
Psychology Collection
Full text journals.
Reference USA
Reference USA has over 10 million U.S. companies in its database. Find addresses, phone numbers, SIC codes, contacts, sales, and employees for each company. You can search by name of company, geographic location or zipcode, SIC code, employee size, and sales. Results can be printed or downloaded.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Full text journals.
San Bernardino County Sun
Full-text articles from the electronic editions of the San Bernardino County Sun (9/14/01-Current). Paid advertisements are excluded.
(From home, click here to access San Bernardino County Sun)
Southern California Digital Library
Dowload audio and ebooks to read or listen to at home.
Tutor.com (Live Homework Help)
Funded by the California State Library, Tutor.com offers free tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English for grades K-12 and College Intro by connecting you online to a live tutor. This service is available every day from 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm. (Closed New Year's Day, Easter Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day).
Live Homework Help is made possible by a generous grant from .
US History Collection
Full text journals.
Vocations, Careers & Technical Education Collection
Providing content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
War & Terrorism Collection
Full text journals.
World History Collection
Full Text Journals
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