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Magazines and Newspapers
Magazines and Newspapers
Encyclopedias and Biographies
  • EBSCOhost Web
    Search all of the many databases provided by EBSCO, including magazines, newspapers, reference books and more!
    EBSCOhost in Spanish: EBSCOhost Espanol
    EBSCOhost in French: EBSCOhost Francais
    EBSCOhost in German: EBSCOhost Deutsch
  • MasterFILE Elite
    For public library users, this database of articles covers a broad range of topics; over a thousand magazines are included as well as 52 reference books.

  • Academic Search Elite
    Full-text newspapers and magazine articles on a college level. Includes peer-reviewed titles.
  • Bigchalk eLibrary
    Full-text magazine and newspaper articles, including the Rocky Mountain News, radio and TV transcripts, newswire services, and reference books online. Includes reading levels, maps and pictures.
  • Student Research Center: Middle School and High School
    Includes magazines, books, biographies and images.
  • Middle Search Plus
    Articles from middle school magazines as well as additional information from biographies, reference books and essays.

  • MAS Ultra - High School Edition
    Designed specifically for high school students with full-text articles from more than 500 high school magazines, reference books, biographies and documents.

  • Green File
    Covers all aspects of the environment. Includes periodicals, government publications, and books on global warming, green building, pollution, renewable energy, etc.
  • Booklist Online
    Includes reviews of books and media from the journal Booklist.
  • FirstSearch
    Access to full-text periodical articles from ArticleFirst, ECO (scholarly journals, ERIC (educational journals and reports), Medline (health periodicals), and other sources. Includes a Union List of periodicals owned by hundreds of libraries.
  • Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
    Includes detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Subjects include arts and crafts, collecting, games and electronics, model building, needlework, scrapbooking and papercraft.

  • Home Improvement Reference Center
    Assists homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance and remodeling projects. Includes step-by-step instruction for thousands of projects.

  • Newsbank's Newspapers
    Full-text content of Colorado newspapers: Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post (back to 1989), The Daily Camera (Boulder), Fort Collins Coloradoan, and The Gazette (Colorado Springs).
    Also full-text content of hundreds of U.S. newspapers, including the New York Times.

  • EBSCO's Newspaper Source
    Cover-to-cover full-text for 35 national and international newspapers and selective full-text for 375 regional newspapers. In addition, includes TV and radio transcripts.

  • TOPICsearch
    Research hot topics in the news from a collection of magazines, newspapers, biographies, polls, pamphlets and government documents.

  • Biography Resource Center
    Over 400,000 biographies from books and periodicals. Search for people on one or more personal facts such as nationality, occupation, etc.
  • World Book Encyclopedia Online
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • Grolier Encyclopedias
    Search the following sources:
    Encyclopedia Americana: in-depth articles and news archives
    Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
    The New Book of Knowledge: articles and current events for grades 3 and up
    Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea: complete Spanish language encyclopedia for all ages
    Lands and People: countries, cultures and geography
    America the Beautiful: state information

 

Genealogy
Literature
Business
  • Ancestry Library
    Includes over 1.2 billion records in over 3000 databases. Among the sources on this site are the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index and much more.
  • Sanborn Maps
    Hundreds of historical Colorado maps from 1867-1970.
  • HeritageQuestOnline
    A large collection of census data, family records and local histories.
  • NewEnglandAncestors.org
    Features many genealogical databases focusing on the New England area and including family histories, vital records, passenger lists and more.
  • Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society
    Local genealogy group that provides programs on genealogical research and other activities.

 

  • Literature Resource Center
    Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most studied authors.
  • NoveList
    Fiction books by subject, genre and title. If you have a favorite author, find books by other authors written in a similar style.
  • NoveList K-8
    For teens and kids, fiction books by subject, genre and title. If you have a favorite author, find books by other authors written in a similar style.
  • LitFinder: Poem Finder, Story Finder and Essay Finder
    Find over 100,000 full-text poems, 800,000 poetry citations and thousands of full-text short stories and essays. Includes explanations and biographies.
  • FirstSearch
    Access WorldCat to find books at libraries throughout the U.S. and the world.
  • NetLibrary
    Search and view full-text electronic books.
  • Bartleby.com
    A collection of full-text reference books including a dictionary, thesaurus, quotation books, grammar books and more.
  • Business Source Elite
    Provides full-text for more than 2300 journals focusing on business, marketing, management and economics
  • Regional Business News
    State and local business articles.
  • Morningstar Investment Information Online
    Find the latest quotes, 10-year financials, ratings and analysts' opinions on thousands of stocks and mutual funds.
  • Reference USA
    Directory information on U.S. and Canadian companies. Includes credit ratings, contact information, sales and employee statistics. Searchable by name, subject and location.
  • Value Line
    Provides online access to Value Line's publications, including the Investment Survey, Mutual Fund Survey, Daily Options Survey, Special Situations Service, Convertibles Survey and Exchange Traded Funds. Information updated daily.
  • Barrons Magazine Online
    Includes current business news, stock information and more.
  • Colorado Grants Guide
    User name: edwin
    Password: bemispl
    A comprehensive database of funders.
  • Denver Metro and Colorado Media Directory
    Provides directory information on Colorado newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations. Click on "Denver Metro" or "Statewide" under "Members" to access information; enter the following information:
    Username: bp88
    Password: m2dia
  • Post-News Jobs
    Denver Post/Rocky Mountain News job ads: look for jobs, print and email job descriptions, apply for jobs online.
  • Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Workforce Center

 

Education
Law
Cars and Trucks
  • AllData
    Car repair information with diagrams and detailed repair instructions; includes wiring diagrams.
  • Fueleconomy.gov
    Fuel economy data for new and used passenger vehicles dating back to 1985.
  • Kelly Blue Book
    Find new and used car prices and other car purchasing information.
  • NADAguides.com
    Locate prices on used cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats, recreational vehicles, aircraft and manufactured housing. Also has information and pricing on new cars.

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