To see a list of databases by subject

African-American History & Culture - includes more than 3700 biographies and over 1000 pictures, covers 500 years in African-American history, and has primary sources, timelines, and more

America's Newspapers - full-text article of of over 600 newspapers, including the Daily Press and Virginian-Pilot

Ancestry.com - We have a full subscription to Ancestry.com. Available only at the Main Street Library, Virginiana Room.

Biography in Context - provides biographical information on over 320,000 people

Books & Authors - explore books, authors, genres; get recommended reading lists; create your own reading room, and so much more.

Bookflix - Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. For in-library access, click here.

Business & Company Resource Center - company and industry news and journal articles 

Contemporary Literary Criticism - collection of critical essays on contemporary authors

CultureGrams - provides information on 190 countries, all 50 states, recipes, famous people, maps, and more

Daily Press - search for full-text articles of the Daily press back to 1989

E-Library - offers full-text journal and newspaper articles, TV/radio transcripts

Foundation Directory Online - The premier database for reseaching grants from around the country. This database is available only at the Main Street Library, 2nd floor Business Center.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - full-text access to 19 major reference works

General One File - one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics

GreenFile - environment oriented database covering topics like glocal warming, recycling, alternative fuels, and more.

Health & Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module

Heritage Quest - poweful genealogy and local history datbase that allows you to search the US Federal Census from 1790-1930, over 25,000 family and local history books, PERSI index of over 2.1 million articles, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank records, and much more. For in-library access, click here.

In the First Person - an index to letters, diaries, oral histories, and personal narratives

Infotrac Newsstand - search over 1000 major US national, regional, and local newspapers as well as leading international newspapers 

Kids InfoBits - for grades K-5, with subject based information and age-appropriate journals and newspapers

Legal Forms - access to over 1000 forms covering legal and business topics such as divorce, contracts, power of attorney, wills, landlord/tenant, and much more.

Literature Criticism Online - search hundreds of volumes of 19th & 20th Century Literary Criticism, along with Children's Literature Review.

Literature Resource Center - search 300+ volumes of Contemporary Authors, 250+ volumes of the Dictionary of Literary Biography, and literary criticisms

NetLibrary - access to full-text e-books (NetLibrary Help)

Newport News Digital Library - Includes images of postcards before 1923, booklets describing Newport News before 1923, and maps drawn by the Old Dominion Land Company.

Obituary Index - Index of obituaries from the Daily Press between 1898 and 1988 and from the Times-Herald between 1902-1915.

Old Dominion Land Company Online Exhibit - Includes images and excerpts on the development of Newport News, 1880-1930. Includes teacher lesson plans for grades 6-12.

Teacher Reference Center - indexes over 260 education related journals and books

Testing and Education Reference Center - search for college information, graduate programs, financial aid and scholarship information, and take online practice tests for the SAT, GRE, ASVAB, and lots more

World Book Online - this online encyclopedia also includes a dictionary, atlas, Spanish language encyclopedia, and magazine articles. There is also a special section all about Virginia.
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