Electronic Databases: Homework Help
Databases available from home and OPL Main and Indian Creek Branch
Databases by Subject
[Authors, Books and Other Literature] [Business] [Genealogy] [Health & Medicine]
[History and the World] [HomeworkHelp] [Journals and Professional Resources]
[Magazines and Newspapers] [Quick Reference] [Science] [Spanish Language]
Databases by Name
America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers provides the electronic editions or record for more than 600 U.S. newspapers, including the Kansas City Star and the Olathe News. Library and home use.
Biography in Context (Gale)
Search for biographies of individuals in a wide range of subjects, including business, politics, government, history, science, sports, the arts, and entertainment. The database also allows you to retrieve biographies based on specific sets of criteria such as ethnic background, nationality, and gender. Library and home use.
Grzimek’s Animal Life- more than 4,000 species categorized by Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals and Simple Aquatic Life, including information on evolution, habitat, behavior, range and more. Contains thousands of photos, maps, videos, audio tracks and more. Library and home use.
Junior Edition
This periodical database provides access to a variety of magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. This database designed for junior high and middle school students. Library and home use.
Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits is a database for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Content is from elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. This database is designed for K-5 students. Library and home use.
Learning Express Library
LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Library and home use.
Literature Resource Center - LRC (Gale)
Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. Library and home use.
Novelist
Looking for a good book or have you just finished a really good book and want to find something similar? Let Novelist help you make the connections. Novelist also has book discussion guides, reviews and author information perfect for your book group. Library and home use.
Student Edition
This periodical database provides access to a variety of magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. This database designed for high school students. Library and home use.
Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office). Library and home use.