Articles
General Reference Center Gold Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Articles from nearly 6,000 magazines, newspapers, and reference books.
ProQuest Newspapers
Search here for full text articles:
Los Angeles Times (1985-current)
The New York Times (June 1980-present)
New York Times Magazine (1986-present)
The Wall Street Journal (1984-present)
Books & Literature
BookFlix
An award-winning online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to cultivate a love of reading and learning.
eBooks & eAudiobooks - Download OverDrive eBooks from the Serra Digital Download Library to your computer, eReader or smart device. Recently published biography, business, mystery, fiction and nonfiction bestsellers are in our collection. Downloadable classic titles are in the Always Available collection. More eBooks are added each month!
Literature Criticism
Critical essays on the works of today's novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters and other creative writers.
NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8
Fiction and nonfiction book recommendations as well as reviews, book group discussion topics, lists of award winners and more.
Title Source 3 (available in the Library only)
Bibliographic information about books and other media currently in print.
Business
RAND California
More than 170 statistical databases, ranging from employment to social security payments to SAT scores.
ReferenceUSA
The Business Database contains listings for 14 million U.S. public and private companies, nonprofit organizations, government agencies and churches, providing contact information, credit ratings and more. The Residential Database contains directory listings for 120 million households nationwide.
Value Line Research Center (available in the Library only)
Weiss's Financial Ratings Series
Provides accurate, independent information on Financial Strength Ratings for more than 21,000 banks & insurance companies, Investment Ratings for over 6,000 stocks and 16,000 mutual funds, personalized Medigap Buyer’s Guide, and Safe Money Reports.
Car Repair
Chilton
Provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.
College/Vocational
CollegeSource
College catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing two-year, four-year, graduate and professional schools.
LearningExpress Library
Need to prepare for an exam or job? Practice for academic, military or vocational tests and basic business skills.
Tuition Funding Sources
Designed to help students find scholarships, with over $41 Billion in scholarship awards, along with a career personality test and detailed college and career information.
Genealogy
Access NewspaperArchive (available in the Library only)
Searchable newspaper pages from around the world, dating from 1759.
American Ancestors (available in the Library only)
Search more than 110 million names in more than 2,200 databases from the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS).
Ancestry Library Edition (available in the Library only)
Digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930, the American Genealogical and Biographical Index, passenger lists, and much more.
Fold3
Documents relating to the Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI, WWII, U.S. presidents, historical newspapers and naturalization documents.
Heritage Quest
Digital images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 through 1930, more than 25,000 genealogies and local histories, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications, and PERSI.
Homework Help
Biography In Context
Brief and in-depth biographies about people from around the world and throughout history. Search by name, profession, gender, birth date or nationality.
CQ Researcher
Current research on today's issues. Includes pro/con arguments.
CQ Weekly
Congressional Quarterly's magazine on government, commerce and politics. Includes floor votes.
Grolier EncyclopediaThe Library offers five online encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Americana: Background information on just about any topic.
Grolier Multimedia: Geared toward kids, a great source for brief, authoritative articles as well as links to quality sources on the Web.
America the Beautiful: Maps, history, state symbols and biographies of famous Americans.
Lands and Peoples: Learn about countries and cultures through maps, flags, statistics and current news.
La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre: Una enciclopedia 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.
LearningExpress Library
Need to prepare for an exam or job? Practice for academic, military or vocational tests and basic business skills.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Presents both sides of controversial social issues and clarifies the facts of each topic.
Science Online
Scientist biographies, 3,000 diagrams of key topics, timelines of scientific achievement, a scientific dictionary, and more than 2,000 essays on science topics.
Student Resources In Context
Provides needed information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History. With eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast navigation options,this resource helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
Languages
Mango Languages
Learn a foreign language online from native speakers. Extensive vocabulary, conversation and pronunciation lessons are offered in various languages (including English as a second language).