CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY ONLINE DATABASES

Access NewspaperARCHIVE
Contains millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating from 1977 to 1759. Access NewspaperARCHIVE includes historical newspapers from across the United States, as well as from Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries.

Ancestry Library Edition (Available in the Library Only)
With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition is the most comprehensive online source of information for genealogical and local history research. Included in Ancestry Library Edition are the digitized images of the U. S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930, the American Genealogical and Biographical Index, passenger lists, and much more.

Auto Repair Reference Center
For the Do-It-Yourself mechanic, this database contains information on most domestic and imported vehicles, with repair manuals for most vintages makes starting as far back as 1954. You will find technical service bulletins, wiring diagrams, specifications and maintenance schedules, factory drawings, and step-by-step photographs for approximately 23,000 vehicles.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is the best place to begin a search for information about people. It 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.

Biography Resource Center
Begin your research here if you need biographical information. The Biography Resource Center contains more than 400,000 biographies on nearly 275,000 people from around the world and throughout history. If you don't know the name of the person you want to research, try searching by profession, gender, birth date, and nationality.

CollegeSource
CollegeSource Online features over 14,628 College Catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools.

Curriculum Resource Center Grades K-5 and Grades 6-12
An excellent resource for teachers, homeschoolers, and students alike, the Curriculum Resource Center contains loads of printable handouts and lessons. Search here for maps, historical timelines, math lessons, science diagrams, science experiments online, and even the rules to dozens of sports!

Footnote (Available in the Library Only)
Footnote combines original historical documents with social networking to create a truly unique experience involving the stories of our past. The Footnote collections feature documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, U.S. Presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents.

Grolier Encyclopedia
The library offers five online encyclopedias:

Encyclopedia Americana: This classic reference source is an excellent place to gather background information on just about any topic.

Grolier Multimedia: This classic reference source is geared toward kids and is a great source for brief, authoritative articles as well as links to quality sources on the Web.

America the Beautiful: Need information about a particular state or U.S. Territory? Search here for maps, history, state symbols, biographies of famous Americans, and more. There are games and brainteasers, too!

Lands and People: This encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events features an electronic atlas, a Global News Desk with weekly news stories and study questions, and flags and statistics from around the world. Try Culture Cross to compare two continents, countries, or states.

La Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre: Una encyclopedia con más de 17,000 artículos con ilustraciones, mapas y banderas y mucho mas en Español.

This Spanish-language encyclopedia contains more than 17,000 articles in Spanish, plus illustrations, maps, flags, and more.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Whether you're researching a disease, a drug or herb, or you just need some basic health information for yourself or your loved ones, the Health and Wellness Resource Center is the place to start. It contains hundreds of medical journals, pamphlets, and reference books, covering topics such as fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, and herbs.

Heritage Quest
Heritage Quest provides access to digital images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 through 1930, digital images of over 25,000 genealogies and local histories, digital images of revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications, and PERSI.

If you are having difficulties accessing Heritage Quest, please click on this Heritage Quest Help Link.

¡Informe! (Revistas en Espanol)
¿Necesita artículos en español? Informe tiene texto completo de 60+ revistas y periódicos en Español y bilingües, incluye Actual, Latina, Siempre, y La Opinión.

Need articles in Spanish? Informe has full text of 60+ Spanish language and bilingual magazines and newspapers, including Actual, Latina, Siempre, and La Opinion.

InfoTrac General Reference Center Gold
This is an excellent place to begin research on just about any topic. Search here for articles from nearly 2,000 magazines, newspapers, and reference books - published materials you can't find surfing the Internet. A one-stop research tool!

Learn-a-Test
Need to prepare for an exam? Use Learn-a-Test to take online practice tests. Get immediate scoring, answer explanations, and individualized analysis of your results. Types of practice exams offered include academic (SAT, AP, graduate school entrance, GED), military (ASVAB), law enforcement (police officer, border patrol, etc.), civil service, real estate, teacher certification, and more.

Literature Criticism
Contains criticism of the works of today's novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative writers. Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. Search by author, title, subject/genre, critic name or keyword; combine search criteria to target your results.

Magill's Medical Guide from Salem Health
Magill's Medical 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. To use this resource from outside the library, go to the Remote Access tab and enter your library barcode number. You can still use the print Magill's Medical Guide in the library.

New England Ancestors (Available in the Library Only)
Search over 110 million names in over 2,200 databases from the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS). NEHGS is the oldest genealogical society in the country and has created one of the most valuable websites for searching for your New England heritage.

NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8
Find fiction or nonfiction book recommendations, as well as reviews, book group discussion topics, lists of award winners, and more. Use it to find author read-alikes, explore a new genre, or even find books your children might enjoy.

Opposing Viewpoints
Need to look at one or both sides of a controversial social issue? Opposing Viewpoints clarifies the facts of each topic as well as the arguments for and against. With articles on subjects ranging from the death penalty to eating disorders, gun control, terrorism, and everything in between, this is the ultimate resource for students writing papers or anyone researching social issues.

Price It! Antiques & Collectibles
If you purchase, sell or collect art, antiques and collectibles, this indispensable online tool helps you identify items and ascertain their current realistic market value. It provides millions of images as well as actual sale prices and dates from established, reliable sources goAntiques/PriceMiner, ebay, and TIAS plus dozens of auction houses.

ProQuest Newspapers
Search here for full text articles:
The San Diego Union Tribune (2000-current)
Los Angeles Times (1985-current)
Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
The New York Times (1999-present)

RAND California
RAND Database contains nearly 100 statistical databases, ranging from employment to social security payments to SAT scores. Much of the data is available at the national, state, county, city and zip code levels. The database indexes recent research and other publications from leading California public policy and research institutions.

ReferenceUSA
Access the same business research database used by professional marketers, planners, and executives. The Business Database contains listings for 10.5 million U.S. public and private companies, non-profit organizations, government agencies, and churches, providing contact names, addresses and phone numbers, credit ratings and more. Searching and sorting options give you detailed information on 12 million US businesses by industry type, location, number of employees, annual sales and more. The Residential Database contains directory listings for 120 million households nationwide.

Searchasaurus: Magazine Articles (and more!) for Kids
Magazine Articles (and more) for Kids! Searchasaurus makes researching kid-friendly! For magazine articles, kids can search either Primary Search (for grades K-5) or Middle Search Plus (for grades 6-9). Also, search here for pictures, info on animals, and more. Check it out—it's a real homework helper!

Science Online
Courtesy of the Leichtag Family Foundation
Got science homework? Science Online is the place to go. With biographies of more than 1900 scientists, over 3,000 diagrams of key science topics, timelines of scientific achievement, a scientific dictionary, and more than 2,000 essays on important science topics, Science Online offers a wealth of homework help.

Title Source 3(Available in the Library Only)
This is an online database of bibliographic information about books and other media currently in print.

Value Line Research Center (Available in the Library Only)
Value Line is a widely used investment resource for timely information and analysis on stocks, mutual funds, options, and convertibles.