Resources

Community Info Computers Databases Equipment Outer Library Loan Local History & Genealogy Websites for Research

Computers

 

Databases

The following resources are available through the South Central Library System libraries. View databases by subject.

 

  Ancestry Library* - Find genealogical information. *Accessible only in-library.  If you are using a PDS computer with a #, you must use the icon on the desktop to access this resource. 
  Auto Repair Reference Center - Repair information for many vehicles, domestic and imported, from 1945 to present.  Provided by BadgerLink.
Ebscohost

EBSCOHost - Locate magazine and journal articles.  Many are full-text.  Provided by BadgerLink. 

EBSCOHost Mobile is available for mobile phones.

  Encyclopedia Britannica - Provided by BadgerLink
  Enciclopedia Juvenil - Provided by BadgerLink
 

Foundations in Wisconsin - This is a directory of active grant-making foundations in the sate of Wisconsin. *Accessibile only in-library on computers A, B & C

  HeritageQuest - Find genealogical information including census data, tax rolls and more!
Learning Express Learning Express - Take practice tests and get your score for tests such as the ACT, SAT, ASVAB and much more! First time users will need to register using your library barcode & PIN.
Litfinder
LitFinder - Search for poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays.  Provided by BadgerLink
  netLibrary - Search the full-text of over 6,000 books online. 
  Newspaper Archive - Search for articles in past newspapers.
  Newspaper Source Plus - Full-text newspapers and articles, plus television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts. Provided by BadgerLink
  Novelist K-8 - Search children and young adult fiction titles, recommendations, series and topics.
Novelist Novelist Plus - Search fiction & non-fiction titles, recommendations, series and topics.
Overdrive
Overdrive - Download audio books to your computer, burn to CD or other portable device. 
  ReferenceUSA Business - Search directory information for about 12 million businesses. 
  TeachingBooks.net - Find up-close profiles of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts, and guides to thousands of children and youth adult literature.
WorldCat
WorldCat - Search titles and materials owned in Wisconsin and libraries around the world.