Subscription Databases
Provided by Butte County Library and North State Cooperative Library System
CalCat
The California Libraries Catalog allows you to search hundreds of California libraries. If Butte County Library doesn't own the item you're looking for, you can request it through our Interlibrary Loan ( ILL) service. You can submit your ILL request online through CalCat by searching for the title you want, then clicking the “Borrow this item from another library” link.
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ChiltonLibrary.com
Includes authoritative automotive repair information for car owners, with thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Fashion, Costume and Culture
Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day.
Grolier Online
Includes three encyclopedia databases: The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, and Amazing Animals of the World.
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Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia
An internationally-renowned reference for researchers and students studying the animal kingdom.
Health Reference Center
Provides access to a wide variety of personal health information sources, including the full text of many nursing and allied health journals.
Heritage Microfilm
Search historic newspaper articles.
Only available in the library
InfoTrac
General Reference Center Gold provides full-text articles and images from magazines and newspapers, including the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Novelist
Fiction database that provides subject access, reviews, annotations, and more for over 135,000 fiction titles, as well as Author Read-alikes and Book Discussion Guides.
Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.
West’s Encyclopedia of American Law
Comprehensive overview of American law, covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S.law.
World Book Online
The standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both children and adults.
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Other Useful Tools
Butte County Library bookmarks on del.icio.us
Authoritative websites used by library reference staff to answer questions.
Gutenberg Press
Did you know Project Gutenberg offers free books and musical scores online? Check out the top 100 downloads or listen to an old favorite being read aloud.
Index to How To Do It Information
A guide to locating magazine articles that contain how-to information, instructions, plans, suggestions and tips for art, craft or hobby projects.
Librarians Index to the Internet
Librarians select the best of the Web: over 20,000 entries sorted by topic area.
Medline Plus
Readable, authoritative health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Extensive information, including qualifications, work environments,
and salary, on thousands of careers.
Small Business Network
Butte County Business Links
Study Guide Zone
A series of free study guides on a variety of standardized tests commonly utilized for admissions, licensing, and educational assessment.
Youtube
Not just for kids anymore. Try YouTube to find “How To” videos on many subjects - great for visual learners. |