The Westminster Public Library and Front Range Community College Library have jointly purchased various databases for use by our community and CCC Online students.
Databases can be accessed inside the library by any patron using an Internet computer. However, due to licensing restrictions, offsite access is restricted to Westminster residents and Front Range Community College students, faculty and staff with a valid library card and PIN.)
Databases have been grouped by subject for your convenience. If you prefer an alphabetical list, click here. Once you decide on a database, simply click on the database name to go there.
Arts and Applied Arts
Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences,
humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences,
and ethnic studies. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface.
Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals,
many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage,
the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Also cross- searching Gale Virtual Reference Library.
History Reference Center
History Reference Center is the world's most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 2,300 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. The database also includes full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals plus more than 61,100 historical documents,66,000 biographies of historical figures, 110,200 historical photos and maps and 80 hours of historical video.
Literary Reference Center
This is a comprehensive full text database specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. It combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center includes plot summaries, synopses, articles of literary criticism, author biographies, full text from over 300 literary journals, book reviews, poems, short stories, author interviews, and images of key literary figures.
World Book Online
Access accurate, authoritative, easy to read articles from The World Book Encyclopedia, related articles from major newspapers and magazines along with extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, including photographs, maps, illustrations, tables, animations, and audio/video clips.
Auto and Small Engine Repair
Auto Repair Center
This database was created to educate, train, and assist the " Do-It-Yourselfer " in the repair and installation of automotive parts. It also provides maintenance and care tips for vehicles. Included in the reference center are: Nichols Publishing - former publishers of the Chilton Total Car Care Series manuals, Labor Guide, Specifications, and Recommended Vehicle Maintenance Intervals; Tech-Facts – publishers of OE technical service bulletins and recalls; Valley Forge Wiring – publishers of enhanced wiring diagrams; and Delphi-ISS – the world’s largest manufacturer of OEM/Aftermarket parts, service solutions, and training.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Small Engine Repair Reference Center™ is the definitive online tool for small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines. This comprehensive resource contains 410 reference books in full text with original photos and illustrations that guide the user through every job. The database often contains more than 25 years of an engine model, and offers assistance in providing routine maintenance, such as tune-ups and brake service, as well as extensive repairs involving engine and transmission disassembly.
Books and Literature
Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Contains an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each entry contains a biographical/critical
introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference books you can use at home! A collection of 55 popular reference books in e-book format available with full-text searching for students and lifelong learners.
Learning Express Library E-books
Learning Express provides study guides and test-preparation books to help people prepare for high-stakes tests—to advance in school, or pass licensing, certification, or competitive entry-level exams.
Literary Reference Center
This is a comprehensive full text database specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. It combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center includes plot summaries, synopses, articles of literary criticism, author biographies, full text from over 300 literary journals, book reviews, poems, short stories, author interviews, and images of key literary figures.
NetLibrary
Offers an easy-to-use information and retrieval system for accessing the full text of reference, scholarly, and professional books in digital format.
Novelist
Allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.
Users can browse theme-oriented book lists at every reading level through Explore Fiction, and look for outstanding titles in Best Fiction. Besides locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and Book Talks.
Novelist K-8
Updated monthly, NoveList K-8 contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. It allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in the classroom. You can use students' favorite books (or the books used in classes) to find more books to read and use. You can find stories that are set in a particular country for use with geography units, books about different cultures and relationships, as well as titles to help students develop their appreciation of literature.
Patron Books-In-Print
Provides users with access to: The complete Books In Print database of US titles; Books Out-of-Print; Children’s Books In Print; Forthcoming Books; Bowker’s Publisher Authority Database; Bowker’s Complete Video Directory; Words on Cassette.There are over 3.5 million title records; 165,000 records on publishers, distributors, wholesalers and book agents; Information on award winners, bestsellers and more.
World Book Online
Access accurate, authoritative, easy to read articles from The World Book Encyclopedia, related articles from major newspapers and magazines along with extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, including photographs, maps, illustrations, tables, animations, and audio/video clips.
Business
Associations Unlimited
Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
Business Source Premier
Provides full text for over 2,710 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Corporate Resource Net
This database contains full text articles from nearly 1,200 quality magazines and journals. The database includes full text sources ranging from general publications such as Fortune and Money to trade publications such as American Demographics, Chemical Week, Electronic Business and Restaurant Hospitality. The collection of titles includes top management journals such as Academy of Management Executive, California Management Review and Harvard Business Review. In addition, this database also includes detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies.
Enhanced Business Searching Interface
Enhanced Business Searching Interface
Reference USA
Contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses.
Regional Business News
A full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.
Career
Chronicle Career Library
Chronicle Occupational Briefs present information on more than 2,000 occupational titles, including 650 comprehensive occupational descriptions, ranging from those that require a high school diploma or less, through professional careers; that's more than 95% of the jobs in the workforce. You may select from the more than 2,000 occupational titles in the Alphabetical List of Occupations to find relevant occupational information.
Current Events/Hot Topics
CQ Researcher
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues
to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year
including four expanded reports. CQ Researcher's hallmark is scrupulous objectivity and balance.
Every 12,000-word report is written by an experienced journalist and features comments from experts,
lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue. Numerous charts, graphs and sidebar articles --
plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts -- round out each report.
Points of View
Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
TOPICSearch
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. Students can use either the dropdown menus for Current Events or Topics to easily locate relevant articles.
Education
ERIC
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC.
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. This is the most comprehensive and most valuable collection of full text education journals in the world. In addition to full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for more than 700 journals.
Teacher Reference Center
This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books is now also offered free via the EBSCOhost platform. This database provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.
Environment
GreenFile
A freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.
Genealogy
Ancestry Plus
AncestryPlus, an enhanced library version of Ancestry.com, provides instant access to more than 1.2 billion names, more than 3,000 databases, primary source documents and images and a variety of genealogical research features – with new databases added daily. Please note: Access to this database is licensed for use inside the library only.
Health
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete™ (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides full text content, images, videos, and diagrams covering areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness,
Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse,
Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet,
cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is
intended for informational purposes only.
Health Reference Center Academic
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health,
Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained
in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Also cross- searching Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Health Source Consumer Edition
This resource provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others. It also includes searchable full text for more than 1,000 health-related pamphlets and more than 130 health reference books.
Reference USA Health Care
A database offered by Reference USA with detailed information on 835,000 physicians and dentists nationwide.
Salem Health
Salem Health provides online access to Magills Medical Guide. Magills 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.
History
History Reference Center
History Reference Center is the world's most comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. The database features full text for more than 2,300 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. The database also includes full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals plus more than 61,100 historical documents,66,000 biographies of historical figures, 110,200 historical photos and maps and 80 hours of historical video.
Salem History
This database provides online access 34 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary found in the reference book Milestone Documents in American History.
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Reference Center
Home Improvement Reference Center™ is the definitive online tool for home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. This comprehensive resource contains 26 major reference works in full text with more than 10,000 images (none found available online anywhere else). Additionally, the database contains full-text magazines (e.g. This Old House).
Magazine and Journal Articles
Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences,
humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences,
and ethnic studies. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Agricola
Contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library.
Coverage dates back to 1979 and includes more than 2.5 million citations. The citations are comprised of
journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports
related to agriculture. Now a full text database.
General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface.
Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals,
many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage,
the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Also cross- searching Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Health Reference Center Academic
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health,
Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material
contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Also cross- searching Gale Virtual Reference Library.
MasterFILE Premier
MasterFILE Premier provides full text for more than 1,750 general periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 2,400 titles. This database features: nearly 500 full text reference books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts; full text from 86,019 biographies, 105,787 full text primary source documents, an Image Collection of 293,480 photos, maps and flags.
Science Resource Center
This database contains thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations
covering curriculum-related science topics. The latest scientific developments are covered in articles
from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database also offers
teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Student Resource Center
A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies,
topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 300 magazines,
newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
For middle school and high school students. Also cross- searching Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Medical
Biomedical Reference Collection
Designed for doctors, research scientist, students and clinical specialists, this medical database provides over 100 full text journals, including full text for many peer-reviewed publications. Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic Edition offers journals which cover virtually every area of medical study. Topics include: clinical medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and the pre-clinical sciences.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
The CINAHL database provides indexing for over 1,700 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Please note: Remote access to this database is licensed for Front Range Community College students and faculty only.
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
This database is a valuable resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. This database contains nearly 100 full text journals, including more than 80 peer-reviewed titles covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines. In addition to the full text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in the collection.
Salem Health
Salem Health provides online access to Magill’s Medical Guide. Magill's 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.
Music
Oxford Music Online
Oxford Music Online comprises the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London, 2001), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, edited by Stanley Sadie (London, 1992), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, second edition, edited by Barry Kernfeld (London, 2002).
Newspapers
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection
(Connect directly by clicking on the Colorado Historic Newspaper link) The foundation for a statewide
historic newspaper database, beginning with 44 newspapers dating from 1859 to 1880 . The database includes
full text indexing of all articles, graphics, letters to the editor, and advertising. The user can view
articles individually or in the context of the full page of the paper. Users are able to search a topic,
individual or organization in a single newspaper, any combination of papers, or all 44 papers.
The papers are digitized from the microfilm version of the papers that are owned by the Colorado Historical Society.
McClatchy Tribune Collection
This database includes a 90-day archive of approximately 290 **local** newspapers throughout the United States. This database is updated daily.
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 national (U.S.) & international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 335 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including The Chicago Tribune, The Detroit Free Press, The Miami Herald, The Daily News (New York), The San Jose Mercury News, etc. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are provided from ABC News, CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Denver Post
Full-text articles in the Denver Post, updated daily. 1986-current. (Does not include everything in print editions.)
Non-English and Text Only Interfaces
French Language Version
A French language interface to the suite of Ebsco databases.
German Language Version
A German language interface to the suite of Ebsco databases.
Spanish Language Version
A Spanish language interface to the suite of Ebsco databases.
Text-only Version
A text-only interface to the suite of Ebsco databases.
Science and Technology
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center™ is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student's science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Science Resource Center
This database contains thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations
covering curriculum-related science topics. The latest scientific developments are covered in articles
from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database also offers
teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Spanish Language Databases
Spanish Language Version
A Spanish language interface to the suite of Ebsco databases.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgoz en Línea
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos en Línea está organizada de modo que los estudiantes puedan encontrar información rápida y fácilmente.
Fuente Academica
A unique collection of scholarly academic journals from renowned Latin American, South American and Spanish publishers.
This database provides full text coverage (including PDF) for more than 150 scholarly Spanish language journals.
Content is provided in Spanish from respected publishers worldwide.
Medic Latina
A Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American
medical publishers. This unique database provides access to full text for nearly 125 periodicals, including over 50 peer-reviewed medical journals.
Students K-12
Ebsco Animals
Offers in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
Ebsco Student Research Center
This search interface for for students in grades 6-12 that provides easy, yet powerful searching of
magazine and journal articles, a reference collection, multimedia, newspapers, primary source documents,
poetry and literary criticism, geography and country studies.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference e-books you can use at home including : Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource,
2nd Ed.; Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library; Encyclopedia of World Biography;
Notable Sports Figures; Alternative Energy; Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures; and
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays.
Kids Search
Designed for students in grades K-6, Kids Search provides elementary school students with an easy-to-use,
graphical interface for searching magazines, newspapers, photos, primary source documents, an encyclopedia,
a dictionary, media transcripts and more with just one search. Detailed Search features allows searching by Lexile reading levels.
Lands & Peoples
Country encyclopedia with individual entries that feature each country’s flag, fact box, and map. The body of each article covers current events, geography, culture, economy, history, and government. A list of related websites is provided.
MAS Ultra
Designed specifically for high school students, this database contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines and provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,639 biographies, 104,481 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 285,912 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 85,639 biographies, 104,481 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 285,912 photos, maps and flags.
Novelist K-8
Updated monthly, NoveList K-8 contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books,
children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. Use the Favorite Books feature to find more books to read.
Search for something new to read by setting, time period, subject, Lexile level, plot or series.
Primary Search
included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles 1990.
Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. This interface searches Primary Search and Middle Search Plus.
Ebsco Science Reference Center
Designed to meet every student's science research needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Science Resource Center
This database contains thousands of experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations covering science topics.
The latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.
Student Resource Center
A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies,
topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 300 magazines,
newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
Also cross-searches Gale Virtual Reference Library.
World Book Online
Access accurate, authoritative, easy to read articles from The World Book Encyclopedia, related articles
from major newspapers and magazines along with extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, including
photographs, maps, illustrations, tables, animations, and audio/video clips.
Testing
Learning Express Library
Unlimited access to online practice exams. This interactive online database features more than 300 practice tests based on official school and career exams, including the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker and more.