Full Database List
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All Decatur Public Library Databases
- A to Z Databases
This great database allows you to search people, jobs, get mailing lists, find sales leads, perform market research, and much more! - Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier - America's Newspapers
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, real estate, and sports from over 2,000 U.S. newspapers. - Ancestry Library Edition (Library Access Only)
Stop in to the library and search more than 2 billion names, images, records, passenger lists, military records, immigration records, and much more. - Auto Repair Source
Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides library users with the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date “do-it-yourself” service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported cars, SUVs, vans and light trucks. - Birth Records
Search birth records from the Herald & Review by father or mother's first or last names. - Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier - ConsumerReports.org
ConsumerReports.org - EBSCO Discovery Service - Research
Getting started on your research can be tricky, but we have tools to help you. When you search the library for a popular topic or keyword, our Research Starter feature will help. - Ebsco Explora (recommended general search)
Ebsco Explora (recommended general search) - EBSCO Flipster
Your go-to resource for the best selling digital magazines. - EBSCO's Learning Express
LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use e-learning platform featuring online tutorials, practice tests, quizzes and e-books to help you achieve your educational and professional goals. In addition to helping you improve your reading, writing, math and basic science skills, LearningExpress Library offers tools and resources to help you search for jobs, build workplace skills and prepare for career certification exams. You'll also find college and grad school admissions test prep, GED® test prep, U.S. citizenship test prep and much more. - Ebsco Literary Reference Center Plus
Ebsco Literary Reference Center Plus - Ebsco Legal Information Reference Center
Ebsco Legal Information Reference Center - Ebsco Consumer Health Complete
Ebsco Consumer Health Complete - Ebsco Business Source Complete
Business Source Complete is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition, searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,300 journals - Ebsco All Databases
Ebsco All Databases - Fiero Code
Introducing Fiero Code: A New Chapter in Coding Education at Decatur Public Library - Fold3
Get access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served and combine records found on Fold3 with what you have to create an online memorial for someone who served. - Gale Religions of America
Discover the history and unique character of religious movements that originated in the United States and Canada. - Gale Women's Studies
Understand historical, social, political, and professional aspects of women's lives during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. - Gale Political Extremism and Radicalism
Explore diverse content covering fringe political movements, including campaign materials, periodicals, propaganda, and more. - Gale Archives of Sexuality and Gender
Research a robust and significant collection of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. - Gale Slavery and Anti-Slavery
Research, study, and discover endless teaching possibilities on understanding slavery from a multinational perspective. - Gale Indigenous People of North America
Gain insight into the cultural, political, and social history of Native Peoples from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. - Herald & Review
Find articles on local news, issues, events, people, and much more from current and archived issues of the Herald & Review. - Heritage Quest Online
Provides searchable records for the U.S. Federal Census, PERSI genealogical and local history periodicals, Revolutionary War Pension records, 25,000+ family and local history books, and more. - Heritage Quest Online (Library Access Only)
Anyone within the Decatur Public Library can search records, periodicals, family and local history books, and more to learn more to explore heritage. - La Vida Hispana en América
La experiencia e impacto de los Hispano Américanos como ha sido escrita por los medios de comunicación del 1704 al presente. - Local History Collection
With thousands of searchable items available, it is easier than ever to find old photos of friends and family. - Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus - Novelist Plus
For fiction reading suggestions, NoveList provides reviews, annotations, book discussions, articles and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles. - Novelist K-8 Plus
Whether you’re hungry for a story about starting school, superheroes, or not-so-scary monsters, our Recommended Reads lists will keep your to-be-read pile filled. Happy Reading! - Obituary Records
Find local obituaries from 1878 to the present from area newspaper sources. - OCLC First Search
Find out-of-system books, journals, periodicals, government documents, conference proceedings, and more from libraries worldwide. - Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center - Primary Search
Primary Search - Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center - NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition (Inside of Library)
Provides searchable access to over 6,000 newspapers throughout North America, the UK, and other select countries worldwide dating back to the 17th century. (Use this link if you are inside of the Library) - NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition (Outside of Library)
Provides searchable access to over 6,000 newspapers throughout North America, the UK, and other select countries worldwide dating back to the 17th century. (Use this link if you are outside of the Library) - Yearbooks
Find digital versions of local yearbooks up to 1977. - Select Service
Select Service - AGRICOLA
AGRICOLA - Auto Repair Source
Auto Repair Source - Biography Reference Center
Biography Reference Center - Biography Reference eBook Subscription
Biography Reference eBook Subscription - Book Collection: Nonfiction
Book Collection: Nonfiction - Business Source Elite
Business Source Elite - eBook Subscription 6-8 Collection
eBook Subscription 6-8 Collection - eBook Subscription Business Collection
eBook Subscription Business Collection - eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection
eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection - eBook Subscription Diversity & Ethnic Studies
eBook Subscription Diversity & Ethnic Studies - eBook Subscription K-5 Collection
eBook Subscription K-5 Collection - eBook Subscription Public Library Collection
eBook Subscription Public Library Collection - ERIC
ERIC - Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Consumer Edition - Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition - History Reference eBook Subscription
History Reference eBook Subscription - Hobbies and Crafts Source
Hobbies and Crafts Source - Home Improvement Source
Home Improvement Source - LearningExpress
LearningExpress - Legal Source
Legal Source - LGBTQ+ Source
LGBTQ+ Source - Literary Reference eBook Subscription
Literary Reference eBook Subscription - Literary Reference Source
Literary Reference Source - MAS Complete
MAS Complete - MasterFILE Complete
MasterFILE Complete - MasterFILE Reference eBook Subscription
MasterFILE Reference eBook Subscription - Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus - Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription
Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription - Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription
Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription - Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus - NoveList
NoveList - Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center - Primary Search Reference eBook Subscription
Primary Search Reference eBook Subscription - Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection - Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - Regional Business News
Regional Business News - Religion & Philosophy Collection
Religion & Philosophy Collection - Science Reference eBook Subscription
Science Reference eBook Subscription - Science Reference Source
Science Reference Source - Small Business Source
Small Business Source - Small Engine Repair Source
Small Engine Repair Source - Alt HealthWatch
Alt HealthWatch - eBook Subscription K-8 Collection
eBook Subscription K-8 Collection
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