Databases By Subject
Use the links below to search a number of library resources. A current Santa Clara City Library card is required to access some of these resources from home or office (see
Getting a Card).
Automotive
ChiltonLibrary.com - Gale
ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.
Biographies
Biography Reference Center - Ebsco
Biography Reference Center™ offers a collection of more than 461,000 full-text biographies. In addition to keyword searching, users can also locate biographies of interest by browsing more than 30 genre categories, including actors, authors, composers, explorers, figures relevant to U.S. & world history, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, current world leaders and others.
Books and Reading
Literature Resource Center - Gale
Literature Resource Center contains biographical information on authors, critical essays and reviews, and overviews of frequently studied works.
NoveList K-8 Plus - Ebsco
Use
NoveList K-8 Plus to find a good book to read. This resource contains recommended fiction and non-fiction books for children and young adults.
NoveList Plus - Ebsco
Use
NoveList Plus to find your next interesting book to read. You will find both fiction and non-fiction titles. NoveList contains book reviews, award lists, author read-alikes, and Recommended Reads book lists on high-interest topics.
Business and Investing
Business Insights: Global - Gale
Business Insights: Global combines an international perspective and sophisticated research tools leveraging case studies, statistical data sources, news articles, academic journals and topical reference materials organized by country, company and industry to quickly engage you in a global business environment.
Morningstar Investment Research Center -
In Library Access |
Home Access
This resource includes approximately 2,100 mutual fund reports, 1,900 stock analyst reports, and 150 exchange-traded fund (ETF) reports. The Help & Education section offers courses on investing and training in the use of the Morningstar Investment Research Center. There is a limit of three simultaneous users.
ReferenceUSA
ReferenceUSA indexes the contents of telephone white and yellow pages in the United States. The Business section is useful for locating businesses, associations, schools, and government agencies; it can be searched and sorted by name, type of business, city, business size, SIC code, etc. The Residential section searches individual names, and may be used as a "reverse directory" to locate people by address and phone number.
Small Business Resource Center - Gale
Use this resource to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business.
Value Line Research Center –
In Library Access |
Home Access
The Research Center provides online access to Value Line's publications covering: stocks, mutual funds, options, and convertible securities.
Computers and Technology
Safari Books Online - ProQuest
Safari contains technical and business eBooks from publishers such as O’Reilly, Peachpit Press, and Que.
Consumer Information
Bay Area Consumers’ Checkbook (Available at SCCL locations ONLY)
This resource rates local service businesses. It is published by an independent non-profit organization.
e-books
Northern California Digital Library - OverDrive
eBooks and audiobooks are downloadable to your own personal computer and many mobile devices with a current SCCL card
Digital books are electronic versions of print books. They include downloadable audiobooks for listening and eBooks for on-screen reading.
Safari Books Online - ProQuest
Safari contains technical and business eBooks from publishers such as O’Reilly, Peachpit Press, and Que.
e-books for Kids
AudioBookCloud Library
AudioBookCloud Library allows you to listen to your favorite audiobooks with just a click of a button. Listen online to audiobooks in many different categories: fiction, non-fiction, classics and even Spanish language audiobooks. These books are always available, never on hold, and no need to download. Browse, click, listen. It’s that easy.
BookFlix -
In Library Access |
Home Access
Scholastic BookFlix is an 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. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. BookFlix is for children in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade.
TumbleBookCloud
TumbleBookCloud is an online collection of e-books, audiobooks, and educational videos for middle school and high school level readers. The collection contains young adult/teen novels, classics, poetry, short stories, young adult/teen audiobooks, graphic novels, and educational videos from National Geographic. All books are available with unlimited access, all the time, from any device with an Internet connection.
TumbleBookCloud Junior
TumbleBookCloud Junior is an online collection of e-books, audiobooks, and educational videos for elementary and middle school level readers. The collection contains early reader chapter books, children’s classics, graphic novels, children’s audiobooks, and National Geographic videos. All books are available with unlimited access, all the time, from any device with an Internet connection.
TumbleBooks: e-Books for e-Kids
An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they love.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
AudioBookCloud Library
AudioBookCloud Library allows you to listen to your favorite audiobooks with just a click of a button. Listen online to audiobooks in many different categories: fiction, non-fiction, classics and even Spanish language audiobooks. These books are always available, never on hold, and no need to download. Browse, click, listen. It’s that easy.
BookFlix -
In Library Access |
Home Access
Scholastic BookFlix is an 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. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration. BookFlix is for children in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Brainfuse
This is a live online homework assistance service that enables students, grade 3-12, to access one-on-one tutoring from 1 p.m-10 p.m. daily. If you would prefer homework help from a Spanish-speaking tutor, you can use Brainfuse’s Full Spanish Speaking Service. Spanish-speaking tutors are offered coextensively (same subjects and hours of availability) with their English-speaking tutors. Brainfuse includes unlimited one-to-one tutoring sessions; tutoring in a wide variety of subjects (math, science, social studies, and English/language arts); skill building exercises; and a 24-hour writing lab. Adults can also use Brainfuse. Brainfuse’s Adult Learning Center offers job assistance, test preparation, and an academic skills center with live tutoring sessions from online tutors trained to work with adults.
Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library is a collection of online practice exams and test preparation material. Among the exams available are the G.E.D., ACT, S.A.T., C.B.E.S.T., G.R.E., Police Officer, Postal Worker, and U.S. Citizenship.
Mango Languages
Learn to speak a language via the Web. You can learn English as a Second Language, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish with Mango Languages. The latest version of Adobe Flash Player is required.
Powerspeak Languages - Gale
You can use
Powerspeak Languages to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment. Use Powerspeak to learn French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and English as a second language (ESL) for Spanish speakers.
TumbleBookCloud
TumbleBookCloud is an online collection of e-books, audiobooks, and educational videos for middle school and high school level readers. The collection contains young adult/teen novels, classics, poetry, short stories, young adult/teen audiobooks, graphic novels, and educational videos from National Geographic. All books are available with unlimited access, all the time, from any device with an Internet connection.
TumbleBookCloud Junior
TumbleBookCloud Junior is an online collection of e-books, audiobooks, and educational videos for elementary and middle school level readers. The collection contains early reader chapter books, children’s classics, graphic novels, children’s audiobooks, and National Geographic videos. All books are available with unlimited access, all the time, from any device with an Internet connection.
TumbleBooks: e-Books for e-Kids
An online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they love.
Genealogy
American Ancestors (Available at SCCL locations ONLY)
Patrons at SCCL locations have access to all areas of the American Ancestors Website, except The Great Migration Newsletter Online. Users can access over 110 million names in 2,000 databases. Patrons may view the most popular databases or select from an A-Z list of all the databases.
Ancestry Library Edition – ProQuest
(Available at SCCL locations ONLY)
Ancestry Library Edition includes the following databases the U.S. Census Collection; Census Collections for the U.K., Australia, Canada and Germany, Birth, Marriage and Death Records; the Immigration & Travel Collection; the Military Collection; Family and Local History Records; Court, Land and Probate Records; and Trees and Message Boards.
Heritage Quest Online - ProQuest
Heritage Quest Online contains the following databases 1790-1930 Federal Census Collection, over 28,000 digitized Genealogy & Local History Books, PERSI Index, Revolutionary War Pension Records & Bounty Land Warrants, Freedman’s Bank, and the U.S. Serial Set.
San Jose Mercury and Evening News Historical Archives, 1884–1922
Newsbank provides access to fully digitized San Jose newspapers from 1884-1922. This is a great tool for researching Santa Clara county local history.
Health and Medicine
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module - Gale
Got a health question? Need a "go-to" source with credible information that is in-depth yet simple to navigate?
Health & Wellness Resource Center offers 24/7 access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, newspapers, reference works, multimedia and much more.
MedlinePlus
A website available via the Internet
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
History
U.S. History in Context – Gale
U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information.
World History in Context – Gale
World History in Context reaches back nearly 5,000 years to chronicle the rise and fall of cultures and societies across all continents and eras. This resource offers students and researchers access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis, full-text periodicals, reference works, and primary documents.
Jobs and Careers
Brainfuse
This is a live online homework assistance service that enables students, grade 3-12, to access one-on-one tutoring from 1 p.m-10 p.m. daily. If you would prefer homework help from a Spanish-speaking tutor, you can use Brainfuse’s Full Spanish Speaking Service. Spanish-speaking tutors are offered coextensively (same subjects and hours of availability) with their English-speaking tutors. Brainfuse includes unlimited one-to-one tutoring sessions; tutoring in a wide variety of subjects (math, science, social studies, and English/language arts); skill building exercises; and a 24-hour writing lab. Adults can also use Brainfuse. Brainfuse’s Adult Learning Center offers job assistance, test preparation, and an academic skills center with live tutoring sessions from online tutors trained to work with adults.
Career Transitions - Gale
A step-by-step resource to help you discover careers of interest to you, assess your experience, create a resume, improve your chances of getting a job, and find current job openings.
Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library is a collection of online practice exams and test preparation material. Among the exams available are the G.E.D., ACT, S.A.T., C.B.E.S.T., G.R.E., Police Officer, Postal Worker, and U.S. Citizenship.
ReferenceUSA
ReferenceUSA indexes the contents of telephone white and yellow pages in the United States. The Business section is useful for locating businesses, associations, schools, and government agencies; it can be searched and sorted by name, type of business, city, business size, SIC code, etc. The Residential section searches individual names, and may be used as a "reverse directory" to locate people by address and phone number.
Tuition Funding Sources
Tuition Funding Sources (TFS) is a database of college scholarships. Use it to find scholarships and financial aid to help pay for your college education. To search the database you will need to register. To register click on the Tuition Funding Sources link above. Then click on the “login” button on the TFS home page.
Language Learning
Mango Languages
Learn to speak a language via the Web. You can learn English as a Second Language, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, and Spanish with Mango Languages. The latest version of Adobe Flash Player is required.
Powerspeak Languages - Gale
You can use
Powerspeak Languages to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment. Use Powerspeak to learn French, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and English as a second language (ESL) for Spanish speakers.
Legal
Legal Information Reference Center - Ebsco
Search full-text legal self-help reference books and print free legal forms. Many of the books and forms are from Nolo Press. Topics covered include business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate and rights & disputes.
Library Catalogs
Santa Clara City Library Online Catalog
Other Local Library Catalogs
Other Library Catalogs:
Library of Congress
Link+
WorldCat
Magazine Articles and Online Magazines
General OneFile - Gale
General OneFile contains magazine and newspaper articles covering the complete range of general interest topics, from the humanities, education and business to current events, science and environmental issues. It also contains full-text of
The New York Times from 1985 to the present and Financial Times from 1994 to the present, updated daily.
Academic OneFile – Gale
Academic OneFile is a one-stop resource for academic research. It includes more than 10,000 peer-reviewed journals and 6,500 journals in full-text. Faculty, students, scholars, and other researchers will find it of most interest.
Zinio Online Magazines
View full digital copies of your favorite magazines. Read magazines online or download issues to your computer or mobile device to read offline.
Instructions for using Zinio Online Magazines. Zinio magazine
titles available from the Library.
Newspapers
San Jose Mercury and Evening News Historical Archives, 1884–1922
Newsbank provides access to fully digitized San Jose newspapers from 1884-1922. This is a great tool for researching Santa Clara county local history.
San Jose Mercury News, (1985 - current)
Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the
San Jose Mercury News. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections.
Scholarships
Tuition Funding Sources
Tuition Funding Sources (TFS) is a database of college scholarships. Use it to find scholarships and financial aid to help pay for your college education. To search the database you will need to register. To register click on the Tuition Funding Sources link above. Then click on the “login” button on the TFS home page.
Student Resources
Biography Reference Center - Ebsco
Biography Reference Center™ offers a collection of more than 461,000 full-text biographies. In addition to keyword searching, users can also locate biographies of interest by browsing more than 30 genre categories, including actors, authors, composers, explorers, figures relevant to U.S. & world history, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, current world leaders and others.
Brainfuse
This is a live online homework assistance service that enables students, grade 3-12, to access one-on-one tutoring from 1 p.m-10 p.m. daily. If you would prefer homework help from a Spanish-speaking tutor, you can use Brainfuse’s Full Spanish Speaking Service. Spanish-speaking tutors are offered coextensively (same subjects and hours of availability) with their English-speaking tutors. Brainfuse includes unlimited one-to-one tutoring sessions; tutoring in a wide variety of subjects (math, science, social studies, and English/language arts); skill building exercises; and a 24-hour writing lab. Adults can also use Brainfuse. Brainfuse’s Adult Learning Center offers job assistance, test preparation, and an academic skills center with live tutoring sessions from online tutors trained to work with adults.
Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library is a collection of online practice exams and test preparation material. Among the exams available are the G.E.D., ACT, S.A.T., C.B.E.S.T., G.R.E., Police Officer, Postal Worker, and U.S. Citizenship.
Literature Resource Center - Gale
Literature Resource Center contains biographical information on authors, critical essays and reviews, and overviews of frequently studied works.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context - Gale
Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides differing points of view for many popularly debated topics. This resource is useful for students preparing for debates or writing research papers.
Tuition Funding Sources
Tuition Funding Sources (TFS) is a database of college scholarships. Use it to find scholarships and financial aid to help pay for your college education. To search the database you will need to register. To register click on the Tuition Funding Sources link above. Then click on the “login” button on the TFS home page.
U.S. History in Context - Gale
U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information.
World Book Online - School & Library Edition
Use this resource to search and view the World Book Encyclopedia online. World Book Online also includes a Spanish-language encyclopedia for students and World Book Kids. World Book Kids is a simple to use online resource for younger students.
World History in Context - Gale
World History in Context reaches back nearly 5,000 years to chronicle the rise and fall of cultures and societies across all continents and eras. This resource offers students and researchers access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis, full-text periodicals, reference works, and primary documents.
Telephone Directories
ReferenceUSA
ReferenceUSA indexes the contents of telephone white and yellow pages in the United States. The Business section is useful for locating businesses, associations, schools, and government agencies; it can be searched and sorted by name, type of business, city, business size, SIC code, etc. The Residential section searches individual names, and may be used as a "reverse directory" to locate people by address and phone number.
Testing
Brainfuse
This is a live online homework assistance service that enables students, grade 3-12, to access one-on-one tutoring from 1 p.m-10 p.m. daily. If you would prefer homework help from a Spanish-speaking tutor, you can use Brainfuse’s Full Spanish Speaking Service. Spanish-speaking tutors are offered coextensively (same subjects and hours of availability) with their English-speaking tutors. Brainfuse includes unlimited one-to-one tutoring sessions; tutoring in a wide variety of subjects (math, science, social studies, and English/language arts); skill building exercises; and a 24-hour writing lab. Adults can use Brainfuse also. Brainfuse’s Adult Learning Center offers job assistance, test preparation, and an academic skills center with live tutoring sessions from online tutors trained to work with adults.
Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library is a collection of online practice exams and test preparation material. Among the exams available are the G.E.D., ACT, S.A.T., C.B.E.S.T., G.R.E., Police Officer, Postal Worker, and U.S. Citizenship.