Online Resources

Online Resources

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Academic Search PremierAcademic-Search-Premier-Button: For college level and adult researchers this comprehensive database of academic journals is perfect for scholarly research. It includes articles from 4,700+ full-text publications in the field of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion, and more. Part of BadgerLink. For remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right and follow the instructions.


newspaper-archive-logoAccess NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. Pages are presented in PDF format preserving original context and format of content. Part of BadgerLinkFor remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right and follow the instructions.


America’s News MagazinesAmerica's Newsbank: Find information on topics of current interest including business, education, the environment, science and technology. Features Newsweek Global, Popular Science, Mother Earth News, Science Illustrated, Smithsonian and more for homework help and current events. For remote access enter your library barcode number to login.


Auto Repair Reference Centerautorepair200 offers auto repair information for vehicles made from 1945 to the present. Part of BadgerLinkFor remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right and follow the instructions.


BadgerLinkbl-logo-small is an online index to thousands of magazines and newspapers. It is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. For remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right and follow the instructions.


Badgerlearnbadgerlearnlogo_0 is a digital literacy training portal for the Wisconsin community. Find videos, websites, presentation slides, and more! It is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning.


Business Source PremierBusiness-Source-Premier-Button covers all business disciplines including marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics with more than 2,000 full text journals. Explore company profiles, industry reports, market research, and SWOT analyses. Part of BadgerLinkFor remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right.


Consumer Health CompleteConsumer-Health-Complete-Button: This is a consumer-oriented database that includes health content from mainstream and holistic medicine. It includes full text from over 560 magazines and journals as well as hundreds of medical images and diagrams. Part of BadgerLinkFor remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right.


ConsumerReports.orgconsumer-reports_0 provides articles on health, public safety, marketplace, economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers. Part of BadgerLinkFor remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right.


The Decades in Americaicon_salem_history: Salem Press’ Decades series is an award-winning survey of North America in the twentieth century, with sharp focus on each decade. It examines the iconic personalities and moments that marked each ten-year period and defined each decade. The sets cover events, movements, people, and trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and polities both in the United States and Canada. Use your library card number or this password 24273 to access the database.


Free Resume Builderlogo: Find tips on how to write a great resume. Choose the right resume format. Build your resume using professionally designed resume templates. Download your resume in multiple formats.


Found in Wisconsinfound in wisconsin is a searchable index hosted by over 500 libraries, museums, historical societies, genealogical societies, schools, and various cultural organizations around Wisconsin. Search for links to websites containing historic photographs, video & sound clips, written documents, maps, newspapers, cemetery indices, and much more.


Gale Courses is a robust online resource that provides access to exceptional classes on multiple topics of interest, including career training programs. If you seek deeper knowledge of areas from A (Accounting) to W (Writing), Gale Courses has something for you. We hope you consider exploring the offerings for personal and professional development.


HeritageQuest Onlineheritage quest online offers genealogical information including a census search (complete set of Federal census images from 1790-1930, include name indexes for many years), books (20,000 family and local histories), and the PERSI index (over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles). For remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right and follow the instructions.


LELlogoLearningExpress Library offers interactive online practice tests and tutorials for many exams, including: ACT, ASVAB, GED, GRE, Law Enforcement, LSAT, Postal workers, SAT, US Citizenship. Includes immediate scoring, answer explanation, and analysis of your results. For remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right and follow the instructions.


Milwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee Journal Icon: Full text of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from January 22, 1999 to present. For remote access enter your library barcode number to login.


News GraphicNews Graphic Icon: Full text of the News Graphic from July 13, 2000 to present. For remote access enter your library barcode number to login.


NoveListlogo_novelist1 is a reader’s advisory database from EBSCOhost providing access to information on fiction titles as well as feature content including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more. Part of BadgerLink. For remote access you may have to enter your library barcode number. Click on Library Card Login in the upper-right.


Procon.orgLogo-w151xh60: Procon.org is a nonprofit committed to providing resources for critical thinking and to educate without bias. They research issues that are controversial and important and represent them in a balanced, comprehensive, straightforward, transparent, and primarily in a pro-con format.


Transparent Language Online features a scientifically proven methodology, the widest variety of high-quality learning materials, and seamless integration of real-life language used by native speakers, all packaged together in an easy-to-use interface.


Recollection WisconsinRecollectionWisconsin_logo_full provides a gateway for searching and displaying content from the Wisconsin library digital image collections. All aspects of Wisconsin history, culture, government and industry may be found.


WISCAT-logo_noswooshWISCAT is a project of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL), Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), and contains material in all formats, including books, serial titles, videorecordings, sound recordings and other kinds of materials located in public, academic, school and special libraries in the State of Wisconsin. If you can’t find what you are looking for in MonarchCat you can use Wiscat to locate items. For instructions: CLICK HERE.


Wisconsin Media Lab WMLlogois a free online educational video service available for Wisconsin residents. It is a partnership between the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to provide streaming and downloadable video programs for elementary, middle, and high school students and teachers. Part of BadgerLink.


logo_wcmasthead_enWorldCat is a worldwide catalog of library collections that includes more than 67 million bibliographic records with items in many different formats.