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Databases from the State Library of Kansas - available to all Kansans
Ancestry Library Edition
- genealogy resources, available on computers used inside the Library
EbscoHost
- magazine, journal and encyclopedia articles, as well as NoveList (a good source for fiction book recommendations), available to patrons through Newton Public Library – check with NPL for login information
Good Reads
- best seller lists, award winners, featured books, plus links to NPL’s catalog
Good Reads in Your Inbox
- sign up to receive e-mail updates and reviews on what’s new in your favorite genres
Kansas Library Catalog
- search holdings of 900 Kansas libraries
Mango Language Learning
- online language-learning system teaching conversation skills for a wide variety of languages, available to NPL cardholders
Database Links (from State Library of Kansas)
- Academic One File science, technology, medicine, the humanities and more for academics and students, undergraduate and postgraduate
- Agriculture Collection
- Audio Books, Music, and More download titles to your computer, transfer them to a portable device or e-book reader, or burn onto a CD for your reading and listening pleasure anywhere, anytime
- Books and Authors explore books, authors, genres and topics through 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors and read-alike, award winner, and librarian’s favorites lists
- Business and Company ASAP articles about business
- Business and Company Resource Center company and industry information
- Business Economics and Theory Collection
- Chilton’s Auto Repair repair, maintenance and service information on most popular vehicles
- Communications and Mass Media Collection
- Computer Database news & reviews of hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communication and technology applications
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Culinary Arts Collection
- Custom Newspapers full text from over 150 worldwide newspapers
- Educator’s Reference Complete a resource for any educator
- Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
- Expanded Academic ASAP covers all academic areas, full text
- Fine Arts and Music Collection
- Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks available 24/7 with no special eReaders required
- Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
- General OneFile one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics
- General Reference Center Gold general interest database with a variety of sources
- Health and Wellness Resource Center consumer and alternative health information
- Health Reference Center Academic full-text of nursing and allied health journals
- HeritageQuest census and other genealogical resources
- Home Improvement Collection
- Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
- Informe una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos
- InfoTrac Junior Edition periodical database for middle school students, cross-searchable with e-books
- InfoTrac Student Edition multi-source database designed for high school students
- Kids InfoBits especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten though grade 5 with a graphic interface
- Learning Express with online classes, practice tests and job search helps, including a resume builder
- LegalTrac full-text coverage of major law resources
- Literature Resource Center covering over 130,000 writers
- Military and Intelligence a customized selection of journals
- Nursing and Allied Health Source full-text resources to support the study of nursing or the allied health professions, including physical therapy, radiography, dietetics, dental hygiene, etc.
- Nursing Resource Center resources for nursing students
- Popular Magazines 1,000 of the most-searched magazines
- Professional Collection
- Psychology Collection
- Religion and Philosophy a customized selection of journals
- Student Edition multi-source database designed for high-school students on topics most important to their curriculum
- Virtual Reference Library e-reference to read or listen to
- WorldCat catalog of library holdings worldwide, over 96 million books and other materials