Research Databases

Jump To Alphabetical List of All Databases

Articles in Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals

• FACTS.com - [In Library] [Home Access] - Thousands of full-text articles on the top news stories of the past 20 years.  For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• InfoTrac OneFile - [In Library] [Home Access] - Find articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books, many with full-text and images. For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• NewsBank - [In Library] [Home Access] - Archive of 30 different newspapers, including St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe.  For home access, select NewsBank after the jump and enter your library card number.
• For business articles, jump to the Business Section.  
• For health articles, jump to the Health Section.

Automotive

• Auto Repair Reference Center - [In Library]  [Home Access] - Automotive diagnostic and repair information. For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.

Biography

• Biography Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search for biographies by using a name, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, gender, birth and death dates, or a combination of criteria. For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.

Books & Literature

• Columbia Granger's World of Poetry - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search thousands of poems, many available in full text, as well as anthologies, commentaries, and biographies of leading poets.  For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Library Catalogs Page -  [From Anywhere] Search for library materials throughout the area.
• Literature Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Biographies, bibliographies, literary criticism, articles, and work overviews for authors from every age and literary discipline.  For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• NoveList - [In Library] [Home Access] - Find new fiction books to enjoy based on an author, title, or topic in which you are interested. Book discussion guides, and feature articles are also available. For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• What Do I Read Next? - [In Library] [Home Access] - Get a recommendation for a great book to read.  For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• WorldCat - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search library catalogs from throughout the world.  For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.

Business

• Business & Company Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search for company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and magazine articles.  For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Corporate Affiliations - [In Library Only] - Search for companies and their subsidiaries worldwide.
• Hoover's Online - [Open Access] - Search for profiles, executives, and financial statistics of American and foreign companies.
• ReferenceUSA - [In Library] [Remote Access] - National directory of 12 million businesses and 120 households.  Extract records based several criteria, including location, sales, business type, and number of employees.  For home access, enter your library card number, or contact the Reference Desk for instructions. 
• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - [In Library] [Home Access] - Provides access to 16 different S & P publications, including Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and Stock/Bond Guides.  For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Value Line Research Center - [In Library Only] - Provides access to the Investment, Mutual Fund, and Options Surveys.

Employment & Vocational

• Florida eChoices - [From Anywhere] - Career exploration and information system for Florida with details on occupations, education and training options, and financial aid.
• Learn A Test - [In Library] [Home Access] - Practice tests available for GED, SAT, ASVAB, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Real Estate, and other exams.  For home access, enter your library card number.
• WorkNet Pinellas - [From Anywhere] - Resources for local job hunters and businesses.

Encyclopedia

• World Book Encyclopedia Online - [In Library] [Home Access] - For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.

Florida Electronic Library

Use each set of links to access the dozens of databases shown below and other digital collections.  For home access, enter your library card number.  These databases are sponsored by the Florida Department of State.  Contact the Reference Desk for more details.

FirstSearch Databases from OCLC - [In Library] [Home Access]

• ArticleFirst
• ClasePeriodica
• ECO
• ERIC
• GPO
• MEDLINE
• PapersFirst
• ProceedingsFirst
• UnionLists
• WorldAlmanac
• WorldCat

Databases from the Gale Group - [In Library] [Home Access]

• Computer Database
• Expanded Academic ASAP
• General Business File ASAP
• General Reference Center Gold
• Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module
• Health Reference Center Center Academic
• Info Trac OneFile
• Informe (En Espanol)
• Junior Edition K12
• Kid's Edition K12
• Student Edition K12
• Professional (Educator's) Collection
• What Do I Read Next?

Genealogy & Local History

• Ancestry Library Edition via ProQuest - [In Library Only]  - This enhanced library version of Ancestry.com allows you to search census, immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records as well as the Social Security Death Index and much more. 
• HeritageQuest Online - [In Library] - Census information currently available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1840, and 1870 as well as thousands of family and local histories in books and magazines. For home access, please contact the Reference Desk for instructions. 
• New England Historic Genealogical Society Databases - [In Library Only] - Dozens of databases related to New England genealogy,  (Premium ProQuest databases are not available directly from this site.  Use our local links instead.)
• PALMM (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials) - [From Anywhere] - A cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship.
• Pinellas History Online - [From Anywhere] - Simultaneously search the clippings files at the St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and Tarpon Springs Libraries.

Health

• Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search for information on health, medication, and wellness topics from a variety of sources, including magazines, journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials. Many articles are available in full-text.  For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• Health Reference Center Academic - [In Library] [Home Access] - Provides access to health related articles. For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.

Alphabetical List of All Databases

• Ancestry Library Edition via ProQuest - [In Library Only]  - This enhanced library version of Ancestry.com allows you to search census, immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records as well as the Social Security Death Index and much more. 
• Auto Repair Reference Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Automotive diagnostic and repair information. For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Biography Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search for biographies by using a name, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, gender, birth and death dates, or a combination of criteria.  For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Business & Company Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search for company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and magazine articles.  For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Columbia Granger's World of Poetry - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search thousands of poems, many available in full text, as well as anthologies, commentaries, and biographies of leading poets.  For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Corporate Affiliations - [In Library Only] - Search for companies and their subsidiaries worldwide.
• FACTS.com - [In Library] [Home Access] - Thousands of full-text articles on the top news stories of the past 20 years.  For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Florida eChoices - [From Anywhere] - Career exploration and information system for Florida with details on occupations, education and training options, and financial aid.
• Florida Electronic Library: Enter your library card number for home access.
  • FirstSearch Databases from OCLC - [In Library] [Home Access]
  • Gale Group Databases - [In Library] [Home Access]
• Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search for information on health, medication, and wellness topics from a variety of sources, including magazines, journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials. Many articles are available in full-text.  For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• Health Reference Center Academic - [In Library] [Home Access] - Provides access to health related articles. For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• HeritageQuest Online - [In Library] - Census information currently available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1840, and 1870 as well as thousands of family and local histories in books and magazines. For home access, please contact the Reference Desk for instructions. 
• InfoTrac OneFile - [In Library] [Home Access] - Find articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books, many with full-text and images. For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• Hoover's Online - [Open Access] - Search for profiles, executives, and financial statistics of American and foreign companies.
• Learn A Test - [In Library] [Home Access] - Practice tests available for GED, SAT, ASVAB, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Real Estate, and other exams.  For home access, enter your library card number.
• Literature Resource Center - [In Library] [Home Access] - Biographies, bibliographies, literary criticism, articles, and work overviews for authors from every age and literary discipline.  For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• New England Historic Genealogical Society Databases - [In Library Only] - Dozens of databases related to New England genealogy,  (Premium ProQuest databases are not available directly from this site.  Use our local links instead.)
• NewsBank - [In Library] [Home Access] - Archive of 30 different newspapers, including St. Petersburg Times, Tampa Tribune, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe.  For home access, select NewsBank after the jump and enter your library card number.
• NoveList - [In Library] [Home Access] -Find new fiction books to enjoy based on an author, title, or topic in which you are interested. Book discussion guides, and feature articles are also available. For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• PALMM (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials) - [From Anywhere] - A cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship.
• Pinellas History Online - [From Anywhere] - Simultaneously search the clippings files at the St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and Tarpon Springs Libraries. 
• ReferenceUSA - [In Library] [Remote Access] - National directory of 12 million businesses and 120 households.  Extract records based several criteria, including location, sales, business type, and number of employees.  For home access, enter your library card number, or contact the Reference Desk for instructions. 
• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - [In Library] [Home Access] - Provides access to 16 different S & P publications, including Industry Surveys, Corporation Records, and Stock/Bond Guides.  For home access, contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• Value Line Research Center - [In Library Only] - Provides access to the Investment, Mutual Fund, and Options Surveys.
• What Do I Read Next? - [In Library] [Home Access] - Get a recommendation for a great book to read.  For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.
• World Book Encyclopedia Online - [In Library] [Home Access] - For home access, enter your library card number or contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
• WorldCat - [In Library] [Home Access] - Search library catalogs from throughout the world.  For home access, enter your library card number. This database is part of the Florida Electronic Library, sponsored by the Florida Department of State.