Online Resources

Academic OneFile Multi-purpose periodical index with journals and popular magazines, many full-text. Supports undergraduate-level research in the areas of current events, sciences, social sciences, and humanities.  

Access World News Over 1,000 international news sources from six continents, translated into English when written in other languages.  

All Data AllData contains factory-correct automotive diagnostic and repair information. Available only inside the Portage District Library.  

Amazing Animals of the World Introduces students to a wide range of animals, including a broad selection of species from all sorts of groups.  

America the Beautiful An online reference resource providing information on the U.S. states and territories for younger readers.  

American FactFinder Data from population, housing, economic and geographic data from Census 2000, the 1990 Decennial Census, the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) and more.  

Ancestry Library Edition (Legacy Platform) Ancestry contains federal census information, genealogies, and family histories. Available only inside the Portage District Library.  

Associations Unlimited Contains information on international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit organizations.  

Biography and Genealogy Master Index Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Bibliographic citations only.  

Biography Resource Center This is a comprehensive source of biographical information from books, periodicals, and websites.  

Business & Company Resource Center This contains company and industry news analysis and intelligence.  

Business Plans Handbook, Vols. 1-10    

Center for Disease Control Web site CDC.gov is the Center for Disease Control’s primary online communication channel, providing users with credible, reliable health information, data, and statistics on diseases and conditions, environmental health , and more.  

ChiltonLibrary.com The most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make, and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.  

Code of Federal Regulations (2007-2008) The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.  

Computer Database A survey of computer-related articles.  

Directory of Open Access Journals This service covers over 3500 free, full text scientific and scholarly journals.  

eLibrary Elementary    

Encyclopedia Americana This classic encyclopedia contains more than 45,000 articles on science, technology, society politics and the arts.  

Encyclopedia of Small Business Provides entrepreneurs with articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including financing; financial planning; business plan creation; market analysis; sales strategy; tax planning, human resource issues and more.  

Expanded Academic ASAP Magazine, newspaper, and journal articles appropriate to college- and university-level research.  

Fedstats FedStats, which has been available to the public since 1997, provides access to the full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government—over 100 agencies—without having to know in advance which Federal agency produces which particular statistic.  

Gale Virtual Reference Library Reference print titles in a database format, including a wide range of specialty encyclopedias and directories.  

General Business File ASAP This database integrates a wide variety of sources including local-area business titles; national magazinestrade journals;investment reports; and directory listings.  

General OneFile A one-stop source for full-text news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.  

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia An encyclopedia intended for middle school students including photos, graphics, maps, and multimedia.  

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Health & Wellness Resource Center A comprehensive collection of full-text health information for the layperson  

Health Reference Center Academic A resource of health and nutrition periodicals and publications.  

HeritageQuest Online (Legacy Platform) Contains federal census information and family histories.  

Informe Revistas en Espanol Spanish Language Resources. Full text. Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.  

InfoTrac Custom

   

InfoTrac Junior Edition

   

InfoTrac Student Edition

   

Kids InfoBits

   

Lands & People Online A resource for current statistics, geographical, economic and historical information from every country in the world.  

LearningExpressLibrary.com LearningExpress Library is a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests including the ACT, SAT, GRE, GED, GMAT, and more academic or licensing tests.  

LegalTrac LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 legal publications including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.  

Literature Resource Center This contains critical analysis and biographies of over 120,000 writers and their works.  

Morningstar Library Edition This investor information database provides information on nearly 8,000 stocks and 15,000 funds. Available only inside the Portage District Library.  

National Institutes of Health Website National Institutes of Health site includes A to Z Health Topics; Clinical Trials, a source on cutting-edge research; and MedlinePlus, a formidable collection of consumer health content generated by NIH as well as such sources as Mayo and Cleveland Clinics.

 

New Book of Popular Science Covers current topics in science and technology using nontechnical language.

 

NewsBank Full Text Periodicals

   

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center A virtual library of resources conveying viewpoints on both sides of today’s hottest social issues.  

Project Gutenberg Online Catalog Project Gutenberg digitizes, archives and distributes classic cultural books now in public domain.  

ReferenceUSA Directory This resource contains information on millions of U.S. businesses, as well as residential information from every phone directory in the United States.  

SIRS Discoverer SIRS Discover is a resource for grades K-9. This database covers full text articles selected from 1,700 magazines.  

SIRS Renaissance Recommended for: High school, College and University. Full text. Provides dynamic information on the following topics: architecture and design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, and visual arts.  

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Thomson Gale LegalForms Provides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms including real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/ tenant and many others. Also includes a attorney state directory and a legal dictionary.  

Value Line Research Center This investment database reports on approximately 1,700 stocks and more than 90 industries. Available only inside the Portage District Library.