General OneFile is 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.
Informe is a collection of hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects.
Subject-specific Magazines, Newspapers, and Journals
Agriculture Collection has broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of this growing body of knowledge. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry.
Fine Arts and Music Collection includes
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 and Horticulture Collection
is a resource for farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.
Home Improvement Collection will help with
even the smallest home improvement project which can be daunting: with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.
For Students
Biography in Context is your guide to 300,000
biographies on more than 200,000 people.
Gale Virtual Reference Library- Do you need a comprehensive overview of your topic as you begin your research process?
Would you like to see some sample business plans for a company you’re starting?
Encyclopedias, almanacs, trusted reference series and more — Gale Virtual
Reference Library provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from
numerous subject areas, all in eBook format.
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines covering geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Opposing
Viewpoints in Context - A complete one-stop source for
information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews,
statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine
and newspaper articles.
Fact
Cards are a series of research resources
designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 - 8. The topics are
California, United States and World topics included in the social studies
curriculum in California.
Auto Repair
Chilton Library represents 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.
Health
Nursing and Allied Health Collection includes information on all aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Salem Health - Magill's Medical Guide is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. Password required from outside of the library. The password is: bingo
Foundation Directory Online - Instant access to information on thousands of grantmakers and their giving interests. (AVAILABLE IN MODESTO LIBRARY ONLY)
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online - Online database of foundations and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers and other individual grantseekers.
(AVAILABLE IN MODESTO LIBRARY ONLY)
Combines the Foundation Center's data on grantmakers and their grants with Google maps. Create maps that reveal patterns of giving and funding. (AVAILABLE IN MODESTO LIBRARY ONLY)
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