Articles & Databases

You will need your library card to access most of these databases from any computer outside of the library.

Need homework facts?  Check out our children's databases at the bottom of the page. 


Ancestry.com  The Fortuna Branch Library has a subscription to this genealogy database.  Unlike the other resources below, it cannot be used online from home. 
The Ancestry subscription can be accessed only from the computers located in Fortuna Branch.  Call (707) 725-3460 for information.

 

 

Article Search in General Reference Center Gold 
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.

 

 

Associations Unlimited  --  Addresses of Organizations

Use this database to get contact information and basic facts about approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations. 

 

 

Biography in Context  -- Lives of Famous People
Get full text articles about the lives of famous people from reference books, magazines, and other reliable sources. This database allows you to search for people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, and gender.  You can then read or print the article.


 

Biography and Genealogy Master Index is an online index.   It tells you where to find more information in books, and is especially helpful when you need to do in-depth research on someone who is hard to find out about.  It covers more than 1,000  important biographical reference sources.

 

 

California Digital Newspaper Collection, 1849  - 1911

Historic articles from newspapers across California can be searched by keyword with this helpful tool from the University of California at Riverside.

 

 

ChiltonLibrary.com  -- Auto repair information
ChiltonLibrary provides detailed auto repair information. This database covers the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, and has additional coverage of specialty models. Information on service and repair for virtually any system on your vehicle is available here.

 

 

Ebscohost eBooks (formerly Netbooks)   -- Read nonfiction online

The library subscribes to Ebscohost to offer patrons free access to eBooks on a variety of topics.  To see the current list of eBooks available through Ebsco, use the link above.  You can read these books on the computer screen.

 

 

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library   -- eBook Encyclopedias
This gives you access to specialized encyclopedias, 24 hours a day any day!  Medical encyclopedias, law, animals of the world, a diet and nutrition reference, and historical costumes are among the topics you will find here.


GreenFILE, a Bibliographic Database of Environmental Concerns
Indexes scholarly and general interest titles as well as government documents and reports.

 

 

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

Information about almost any animal you could name, suitable for reports and  exploring for fun.  Includes mammals, birds, fishes, reptiles and amphibians, insects and other invertebrates.  Also covers the biomes these animals live in, and their evolution.  Listen to the animal sounds, see pictures and sometimes films of the creatures in action.  Links to journal articles and other information sources for further research.


 Health Reference Center Academic  is a multi-source database with access to the full text of nursing and health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. The material contained in these databases is intended for informational purposes only.

 

Job and Career Accelerator

Detailed information on occupations that suit your interests.

Current job listings from over 5 million job postings,  collected from major job boards. Tools to create professional resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and more.

 


Learning Express Library

Test preparation for JOB TESTS or school entrance exams, AP, SAT, ACT, TOEFL, CLEP, THEA, GRE, GED, eBooks to help you pass the tests,  courses in learning computer skills, courses to brush up on math, english, and workplace skills, and more.

 

 

MEDLINEplus -- Medical information  in English
MEDLINEplus en Espanol -- Informacion medica en espanol
MEDLINEplus is a database you can use to help answer health questions. This database brings together, by health topic, authoritative information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other government, non-profit and health-related organizations. It includes drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia. 

 

 

Overdrive Library to Go  --  eBooks and eAudiobooks

A digital book resource: downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks for adults and children.  From your home computer or using your own device, you can download novels, nonfiction, and audiobooks from Overdrive.  (Due to restrictions from Overdrive, it is not possible to download Overdrive material using the Library's public computers.  You must use your own equipment.) How to use Overdrive...

 

 

 

Testing & Education Reference Center -- School & job test practice, e-books, scholarships, and colleges

Online test practice available here!  This database helps you practice for all sorts of state and national tests, including education-related, civil service, licensing and  job-related exams. E-books for test preparation are also included. Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships?  Use this database to search thousands of entries to find the information you need.

 

 

Times-Standard Index  

A local index of the Eureka Times-Standard daily newspaper, covering articles 1989 - 2005; maintained by Humboldt State University Library.  This index allows you to search for keywords and phrases and find the dates and titles of articles.  You may use these dates to find the articles on microfilm by using the microfilm readers and rolls at the library.

 

 

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Children's and Teen Resources

 

Image: The BookFLIX icon shows a child reading from a book that looked at another way, appears to be a computer screen, keyboard and mouse.BookFLIX -- Digital books and movies

BookFlix pairs fun video stories from Weston Woods with factual eBooks from Scholastic to boost reading skills and add to knowledge and understanding.  This online resource also includes titles with a read-along option, some Spanish titles, some educational games and author biographies.

 

Kids InfoBits  -- Facts & articles for kids in grades K - 5
Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in the early grades. It includes appropriate facts and articles from elementary reference sources and children's magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

 

Kid's Edition   Facts & articles for elementary students 

Easy access to facts and articles from magazines, newspapers and reference books.   Includes information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and many other topics.

 

Junior Edition -- Middle school, junior high, high school
Designed for older students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

 

Student Edition - High school

Designed for high-school students, this database gives access to a variety of  magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.