A-Z Databases
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- Arts + Media
- Bible
- Business
- eBooks
- English | Humanities
- History
- Hobbies
- Science | STEM
- Speech & Debate
- World Language
- All Databases A-Z
Arts + Media
Flipster — access the Computer Music digital magazine
Newspaper Source Plus — full-text regional, national, and international newspapers
MasterFILE Premier — numerous full-text general periodicals
Bible
Oxford Reference — reference titles from Oxford Press
Proquest Ebook Central — selection of multidisciplinary reference books
Religion and Philosophy Collection — full-text journals on topics related to religion and philosophy
RightNow Media — streaming video Bible studies
Business
Business Source Premier — full text for thousands of scholarly business journals and magazines covering management, economics, finance, and more
Statista — world renowned statistics database useful for fast and comprehensive search for numbers, data, and facts
eBooks
EBSCOhost Ebooks — selection of multidisciplinary reference book
Gale Virtual Reference Library — selection of multidisciplinary reference books
Infobase eBooks — a variety of reference books across disciplines
Oxford Reference — reference titles from Oxford Press
Proquest Ebook Central — selection of multidisciplinary reference books
Salem Online — a variety of health, history, and literary reference works from Salem Press
Sora by OverDrive — a selection of ebooks and audiobooks. You will need to login with your @govalor email credentials to access this resource
English | Humanities
Academic Search Premier — thousands of academic journals
Advanced Placement Source — multi-disciplinary journals designed to support AP research
Biography Reference Center — provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today
Bloom’s Literature — database containing literary criticism from numerous scholars including Harold Bloom
CQ Researcher — a collection of in-depth reports on current and historical issues (archive available from 1923-today)
EBSCO Explora — search across EBSCO databases
Issues and Controversies — explores hundreds of critical issues
JSTOR — a digital library for the intellectually curious, to discover, share, and connect valuable ideas.
Literary Reference Center Plus — full-text resources supporting literary research
Novelist — a comprehensive reader’s advisory database
Oxford Reference — reference titles from Oxford Press
Sora by OverDrive — a selection of ebooks and audiobooks. You will need to login with your @govalor email credentials to access this resource.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center — contains classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides
Points of View Reference Center — essays presenting multiple sides of current issues
History
Ancient and Medieval History Online — provides coverage of eight civilizations—ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia
Biography Reference Center — provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today
CREDO Reference — background information to start your research
Ethnic Diversity Source — covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America
Gale Virtual Reference Library — selection of multidisciplinary reference books
History Reference Center — comprehensive full-text history database, including reference books, periodicals, and primary sources
JSTOR — a digital library for the intellectually curious, to discover, share, and connect valuable ideas.
Legal Information Source — hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms
MyHeritage Library Edition — contains billions of historical records from all over the world to support family history research
Oxford Reference — reference titles from Oxford Press
Social Sciences Full Text — covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences
TOPICsearch — covers current events, social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics frequently discussed in the classroom
World Politics Review — indexes publications on foreign policy, international politics and foreign affairs.
Statista — world renowned statistics database useful for fast and comprehensive search for numbers, data, and facts
Hobbies
Automate — do-it-yourself resource for repairing and maintaining vehicles
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center — instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast
Home Improvement Reference Center — provides do-it-yourselfers with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects
Science | STEM
Consumer Health Complete — resource for consumer-oriented health content covering all areas of health and wellness
Environment Complete — provides hundreds of top environment journals covering ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability and other related subjects
GreenFILE — covers all aspects of human impact to the environment
Oxford Reference — reference titles from Oxford Press
ProQuest STEM - Disciplines covered include earth, life, physical, medical, mathematics and applied sciences, such as engineering
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection — database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, and anthropology
Science Online — expansive reference coverage of the full range of scientific disciplines
Science Reference Center — comprehensive research database for science, including reference books, periodicals, and other sources
Statista — world renowned statistics database useful for fast and comprehensive search for numbers, data, and facts
Speech & Debate
CQ Researcher — a collection of in-depth reports on current and historical issues (archive available from 1923-today)
Issues and Controversies — explores hundreds of critical issues
Points of View Reference Center — essays presenting multiple sides of current issues
Statista — world renowned statistics database useful for fast and comprehensive search for numbers, data, and facts
World Language
Ethnic Diversity Source — covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America
Chinese Language Audio and eBooks — Login with your @govalor email credentials to access.
Spanish Language Audio and eBooks — Login with your @govalor email credentials to access.
All Databases A-Z
Academic Search Premier — thousands of academic journals
Ancient and Medieval History Online — provides coverage of eight civilizations—ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia
Automate — do-it-yourself resource for repairing and maintaining vehicles
Bloom’s Literature — database containing literary criticism from numerous scholars including Harold Bloom
Biography Reference Center — provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today
Business Source Premier — full text for thousands of scholarly business journals and magazines covering management, economics, finance, and more
Consumer Health Complete — resource for consumer-oriented health content covering all areas of health and wellness
CREDO Reference — background information to start your research
CQ Researcher — a collection of in-depth reports on current and historical issues (archive available from 1923-today)
EBSCO Explora — search across EBSCO databases
EBSCOhost Ebooks — selection of multidisciplinary reference book
Ethnic Diversity Source — covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.
Environment Complete — provides hundreds of top environment journals covering ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability and other related subjects
Flipster — access the Computer Music digital magazine
Gale Virtual Reference Library — selection of multidisciplinary reference books
GreenFILE — covers all aspects of human impact to the environment
History Reference Center — comprehensive full-text history database, including reference books, periodicals, and primary sources
Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center — instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast
Home Improvement Reference Center — provides do-it-yourselfers with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.
Infobase eBooks — a variety of reference books across disciplines
Issues and Controversies — explores hundreds of critical issues
JSTOR — a digital library for the intellectually curious, to discover, share, and connect valuable ideas.
Legal Information Source— hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms
Literary Reference Center Plus — full-text resources supporting literary research
MAS – Ultra School edition — full text from popular general interest and current events publications covering general reference, health, science, and other areas
MasterFILE Premier — numerous full-text general periodicals
MyHeritage Library Edition — contains billions of historical records from all over the world to support family history research
Newspaper Source Plus — full-text regional, national, and international newspapers
Novelist — a comprehensive reader’s advisory database
Oxford Reference — reference titles from Oxford Press
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center — contains classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides
Points of View Reference Center — essays presenting multiple sides of current issues
Proquest Ebook Central — selection of multidisciplinary reference books
ProQuest STEM - Disciplines covered include earth, life, physical, medical, mathematics and applied sciences, such as engineering
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection — database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, and anthropology
Religion and Philosophy Collection — full-text journals on topics related to religion and philosophy
Right Now Media — streaming video Bible studies
Salem Online — a variety of health, history, and literary reference works from Salem Press
Science Online — expansive reference coverage of the full range of scientific disciplines
Science Reference Center — comprehensive research database for science, including reference books, periodicals, and other sources
Social Sciences Full Text — covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences
Sora by OverDrive — a selection of ebooks and audiobooks. You will need to login with your govalor email credentials to access this resource.
Statista — world renowned statistics database useful for fast and comprehensive search for numbers, data, and facts
TOPICsearch — covers current events, social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics frequently discussed in the classroom
World Politics Review — indexes publications on foreign policy, international politics and foreign affairs.