RESEARCH DATABASES
Books & Reading
Books and Authors - A great way to find good books if you're not sure where to start looking.
CliffsNotes Online - Browse study guides to help with homework and tests.
FirstSearch - 13 databases on a wide variety of topics. Available only on the library's Internet or WiFi.
Literature Resource Center - Literary topics, authors, and works. Covers all genres and disciplines, time periods, and world regions.
LitFinder - Find poems, essays, plays, speeches, and stories.
NoveList - Searchable index and guide to fiction.
Scribner Writers Series - Author biographies.
Something About the Author - Authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books
Twayne Authors Series - More author biographies.
WorldCat - Find Books, CDs, DVDs, and articles in libraries worldwide.
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Business
Business & Company Resource Center - Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals.
General Business File ASAP - Broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals, and company directory listings.
Morningstar Investment Research Center - financial information on mutual funds, stocks, exchange-traded funds and returns
ReferenceUSA - Residential and business directory.
Small Business Resource Center - Start, finance, and manage your small business.
Thomas Net - Directory of manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.
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Do-It-Yourself
Antiques Reference - Identify antiques and collectibles.
ChiltonLibrary - Authoritative automotive repair information.
CollegeSource - College catalogs.
Computer Skills - Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Windows and Mac Operating Systems courses, offered through Learning Express Library.
Culinary Arts Collection - Thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews and industry information from 150 of the major cooking journals.
Health & Wellness Resource Center - Standard, complementary, and alternative medicine.
Home Improvement Reference Center
Learning Express Library - Practice tests and courses for GED, academic tests, and licensing tests. Resources for Spanish speakers.
Legal Forms Library - NM, AZ, UT, CO
Mango Languages - Learn a language at your own pace, using everyday conversation skills, memory building strategies and interactivity. Choose from a variety of foreign languages or English as Second languages (ESLs).
Small Engine Repair Reference Center - Includes marine, motorcycle, and tractor engines.
Universal Class - Over 500 online continuing education courses – Learn Something Today!
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General Research
Academic One File - Millions of articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in both PDF and HTML full-text, with no restrictions
CQ Researcher - Analyses of current issues – 1923 to present.
Fine Arts & Music Collection - Resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - A collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research.
General Reference Center Gold - Articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry, arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context - Information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
History & Cultures
American Indian History Online
Ancestry - Library Edition - Census, birth, death, marriage, and other records. Available only on the library's Internet and WiFi.
Biography in Context - Search by name, occupation, nationality, and birth or death place.
CultureGrams - Over 200 countries, 50 states, provinces, and territories.
HeritageQuest - Search census records.
Sanborn Maps - Historic maps of selected New Mexico cities, 1867 - 1970.
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Magazines, Journals, Newspapers
Academic OneFile - Peer-reviewed, full-text journal articles. See also Expanded Academic ASAP
Expanded Academic ASAP - Academic journals.
Health Reference Center Academic - Multi-source database provided full text nursing and allied health journal access, in addition to personal health information.
Informé - Revistas y periódicos en español - Magazines and newspapers in Spanish.
InfoTrac Newsstand - News articles published between 1980 and the present. Search by title, headline, or date.
Infotrac Professional Collection - Custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for professional educators.
NewsBank - News from Albuquerque Journal (since 1995); Las Cruces Sun-News (since 2004); & Roswell Daily Record (since 2002). Also includes selected indexed news videos and searchable "full-text" of magazines such as Newsweek, Popular Science, Parenting, Slate & Foreign Affairs, as well as links to international articles on topical issues.
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Student Resources
Careers In Focus – Comprehensive survey of careers; ideal for students.
Junior Edition (middle school & junior high) - Articles and reference material cover current events, arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. 2007 to present.
Kids Collection - a wide variety of nonfiction books
Kids Edition - Full-text articles for elementary school students.
Kids Infobits (k-5) - For beginning researchers. Covers geography, current events, arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
Live Homework Help - Online tutoring from 4 pm to 10 pm. Student, college, and adult education career centers 24/7.
PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science (grades 3-6)
PowerKnowledge Life Science (grades 3-6)
Student Edition - Articles, podcasts, and reference materials for high school students.