Databases

All databases are available in every branch of the Birmingham Public Library, unless otherwise noted. A JCLC library card can be used to access many of the databases, however licensing restrictions force us to limit access to certain databases to residents of Birmingham.

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Subject Applicable Databases

A database geared toward the academic researcher, Academic Search Premier contains full text and images from over 4,700 journals covering biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, theology, and more. Learn more about Academic Search Premier
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
Access World News provides extensive coverage at every level—international, national, regional, state and local. Search or browse more than 500 million current and archived articles from 139 countries and more than 5000 news sources. The unique interface helps users pinpoint useful information as... Learn more about Access World News - NewsBank
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Remote Access Available.
AL.com focus on Birmingham Learn more about al.com (Birmingham)
Publicly Available.
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Search and view newspapers from throughout the state of Alabama. Learn more about Alabama News Sources
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Find titles from across the US and Alabama. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections. Learn more about America's News - NewsBank
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Remote Access Available.
The American Physical Society is now providing in-library access free of charge to all of their technical journals, including: Physical Review Letters (PRL) (brief important papers, all topics in physics) Physical Review A (atomic, molecular, and optical physics) Physical Review B (condensed... Learn more about American Physical Society Journals
Birmingham Public Library - In Library Use Only.
Full Text Available.
AL.com focus on Birmingham Learn more about Birmingham (al.com)
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The Birmingham Black Barons, one of the most successful baseball teams in the Negro Leagues, played from the 1920s until the 1950s. The team played their home games at Rickwood Field. This database is a keyword index to articles that appeared in local newspapers including the Birmingham News... Learn more about Birmingham Black Barons
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Search the Lede from The Birmingham News (image version). Find detailed content from the online-only subscription service version of the Birmingham News. Updated daily, it includes editorials, newsletters, and in-depth reporting about local and state-wide politics, sports, and other subjects of... Learn more about Birmingham News - The Lede [Image]
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Remote Access Available.
Search the Lede from The Birmingham News(text version). Find detailed content from the online-only subscription service version of the Birmingham News. Updated daily, it includes editorials, newsletters, and in-depth reporting about local and state-wide politics, sports, and other subjects of... Learn more about Birmingham News - The Lede [Text]
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Remote Access Available.
Search the Birmingham News from 1993 - today. Find full-text articles (text or image) on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of the Birmingham News. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other... Learn more about Birmingham News Collection (inc "The Lede")
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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The Birmingham Times is a weekly African-American newspaper published in Birmingham, Alabama. It was founded in 1964 by Jesse Lewis Sr. in order to give the local Black community a greater voice during the civil rights struggle. It includes full-text editorials, newsletters, and in-depth reporting... Learn more about Birmingham Times
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, histories, chronologies. Detailed news and information on companies and industry. Learn more about Business and Company Resource Center
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
Management issues, economic indicators, business theories and practices, activities of companies and industries worldwide. Full-text articles, images, and citations from academic journals and trade magazines. Learn more about Business Index ASAP
Requires a JCLC card.
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Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, histories, chronologies. Detailed news and information on companies and industry. Learn more about Business Insights: Essentials
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
A database of resources for the modern businessman, Business Source Premier contains full-text articles from more than 1,000 newspapers and magazines on business topics, management, economics, finance, banking, and accounting. Learn more about Business Source Premier
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. There are currently 664 historical newspapers available to browse and view in this site and over 140,000 newspapers listed in... Learn more about Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
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The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals... Learn more about Directory of Open Access Journals
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Browse and search for journal and magazine titles that are available in the BPL collection of electronic databases. Use this tool to identify which database has the desired magazine and the coverage dates that are included in the database. Learn more about Electronic Magazine Holdings (BPL)
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This database contains full text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic and minority press. The database consists of items from 280+ sources, including local and regional press like: Deep South Jewish Voice: Birmingham, AL; Speakin' Out the News: Huntsville, AL; Atlanta... Learn more about Ethnic NewsWatch
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
FirstSearch is primarily used to access to WorldCat. For access from home, please use WorldCat Discovery. Learn more about FirstSearch
Birmingham Public Library - In Library Use Only.
Millions of full-text magazine articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, etc. Images. Updated daily. Find articles by topic, relevance,... Learn more about General OneFile
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Learn more about General Reference Center Gold
Requires a JCLC card.
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Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. There are currently 664 historical newspapers available to browse and view in this site and over 140,000 newspapers listed in... Learn more about Historic American Newspapers
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Spanish magazine articles. Searchable in Spanish. Some articles in English. Current events, business, health, technology, culture, etc. Learn more about Informe! (Revistas en Español)
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
Millions of full-text magazine articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, etc. Images. Updated daily. Find articles by topic, relevance,... Learn more about InfoTrac OneFile
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
Magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text). Information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, etc. High school. Learn more about InfoTrac Student Edition
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
JCLC is pleased to announce that over 3,000 popular magazines are now available to download and read on any device 24/7. Users with a library card can read digital magazines alongside ebooks and audiobooks on Libby, the award-winning reading app from OverDrive, or by visiting... Learn more about Libby Online Magazines
Requires a JCLC card.
Remote Access Available.
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE also includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents,... Learn more about MasterFILE Premier
Requires a JCLC card.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
[Inside-library; for OFF-SITE select the Outside Library option from Databases page; must create or use existing NYT account free of charge]. Enjoy Complimentary All Access to New York Times News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic from anywhere via 24-hour access codes. Once on the... Learn more about New York Times [INSIDE LIBRARY]
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
[Outside-library; for ON-SITE select the Inside Library option from Databases page; no NYT account necessary]. Enjoy Complimentary All Access to New York Times News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic from anywhere via 24-hour access codes. Once on the Landing Page, the access code... Learn more about New York Times [OUTSIDE LIBRARY]
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
Access World News provides extensive coverage at every level—international, national, regional, state and local. Search or browse more than 500 million current and archived articles from 139 countries and more than 5000 news sources. The unique interface helps users pinpoint useful information as... Learn more about NewsBank - Access World News
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Find titles from across the US and Alabama. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections. Learn more about NewsBank - America's News
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
The database provides full text to 35 national & international newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The (London) Times. As well, the database contains selected full text for more than 375 regional U.S. newspapers (including local press The... Learn more about Newspaper Source
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
Newspapers.com Library Edition - Southeast Collection contains full text digital images from over 1000 historic and recent newspapers. Learn more about Newspapers.com Library Edition - Southeast Collection
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
Remote Access Available.
FirstSearch is primarily used to access to WorldCat. For access from home, please use WorldCat Discovery. Learn more about OCLC FirstSearch
Birmingham Public Library - In Library Use Only.
JCLC is pleased to announce that over 3,000 popular magazines are now available to download and read on any device 24/7. Users with a library card can read digital magazines alongside ebooks and audiobooks on Libby, the award-winning reading app from OverDrive, or by visiting... Learn more about OverDrive Online Magazines
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Remote Access Available.
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications, incorporating coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated daily. Learn more about Regional Business News
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
Research in Context combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history. Learn more about Research In Context
Requires a JCLC card.
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Magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text). Information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, etc. High school. Learn more about Student Edition
Requires a JCLC card.
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Remote Access Available.
Explore The USA through local news, events and people with The USA TODAY. Search current and archived issues, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device Learn more about USA Today
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Remote Access Available.
[In-library; for OFF-SITE use https://0-partner.wsj.com.vulcan.bham.lib.al.us/p/1148200010/enter-redemption-code/P2999H482KTU] ]... Must create WSJ account... Need unrivaled insights on business, markets and politics? The Wall Street Journal provides the news and analysis you need to make the most... Learn more about Wall Street Journal [INSIDE LIBRARY]
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
Full Text Available.
[Outside of Library; for ON-SITE use wsj.com/access/birminghampl]... Must create WSJ account... Need unrivaled insights on business, markets and politics? The Wall Street Journal provides the news and analysis you need to make the most of every opportunity with WSJ. Politics. Business.... Learn more about Wall Street Journal [OUTSIDE LIBRARY]
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Remote Access Available.