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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Portal fo AtoZ Databases including AtoZ Food America, AtoZ World Food, Global Road Warrior, AtoZ World Travel, AtoZ World Business, AtoZ World Culture, AtoZ Maps Online, AtoZ the World, AtoZ the USA, & Lingo LITE. Learn more about A to Z Database Portal
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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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
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World-class electronic resources are available to the citizens of Alabama from home or their local public library. Learn more about Alabama Public Library Service (APLS)
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The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers and residents of the State of Alabama with 24/7 online access to premier library and information resources free of charge. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.... Learn more about Alabama Virtual Library (AVL)
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World-class electronic resources are available to the citizens of Alabama from home or their local public library. Learn more about APLS (Alabama Public Library Service)
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The Alabama Virtual Library provides all students, teachers and residents of the State of Alabama with 24/7 online access to premier library and information resources free of charge. It is primarily a group of online databases that have magazine, journal, and newspaper articles for research.... Learn more about AVL (Alabama Virtual Library)
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The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media 1704 through today. Learn more about Black Life in America
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. Through this service, you can find more than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by... Learn more about Britannica Online Academic Edition
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Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group. Along with this encyclopedia content,... Learn more about Britannica Online Reference Center Public Library Edition
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Britannica Online School Edition offers teachers and students access to three complete encyclopedias, the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia that ensure consistency with classroom-topics and age-appropriate language. Teacher and... Learn more about Britannica Online School Edition
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Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit member organization that provides consumers with unbiased product testing, ratings, and reviews to help them make informed purchasing decisions. It is known for its investigative journalism, consumer advocacy, and public education on a wide range of... Learn more about Consumer Reports
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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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Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. Through this service, you can find more than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by... Learn more about Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition
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Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group. Along with this encyclopedia content,... Learn more about Encyclopedia Britannica Online Public Library Edition
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Britannica Online School Edition offers teachers and students access to three complete encyclopedias, the Encyclopedia Britannica, the Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia that ensure consistency with classroom-topics and age-appropriate language. Teacher and... Learn more about Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition
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EBSCO's database interface designed for elementary and middle school students. Replaces Searchasaurus, Kids Search, and Student Research Center. Learn more about Explora
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FirstSearch is primarily used to access to WorldCat. For access from home, please use WorldCat Discovery. Learn more about FirstSearch
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Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits) features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts,... Learn more about Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits)
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Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and personal interests. Connect to 4,000+ on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors. Courses cover the freshest and most relevant content on leadership and management, coding, design, marketing, IT operations, data science,... Learn more about Gale Presents: Udemy
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Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and personal interests. Connect to 4,000+ on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors. Courses cover the freshest and most relevant content on leadership and management, coding, design, marketing, IT operations, data science,... Learn more about Gale Udemy
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Gale Virtual Reference Library delivers a wealth of eBook reference content in a database format, allowing libraries to choose exactly which titles to make available to their patrons. The sources that Gale Virtual Reference Library offers in eBook format include multi-volume encyclopedias,... Learn more about Gale Virtual Reference Library
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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
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Global Road Warrior database to its online reference offerings. This new library resource contains country guides for each of 175 countries worldwide. Each of the 175 country guides covers 119 topics including culture, banking, business, demographics, education, food, history, holidays and... Learn more about Global Road Warrior - A to Z
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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
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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 InfoTrac Student Edition
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EBSCO's database interface designed for elementary and middle school students. Replaces Searchasaurus, Kids Search, and Student Research Center. Learn more about Kids Search (Explora)
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AtoZ Maps Online to its online reference offerings. This new library resource is the world’s largest database of downloadable, royalty-free maps for student and library patron use. More than 100,000 maps are available in 48 categories. Users will find world, regional, country, and state maps as... Learn more about Maps Online - A to Z
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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
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[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]
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[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]
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The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media 1704 through today. Learn more about NewsBank - Black Life in America
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FirstSearch is primarily used to access to WorldCat. For access from home, please use WorldCat Discovery. Learn more about OCLC FirstSearch
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Oxford Reference Online Premium brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.The Core Collection contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford... Learn more about Oxford Reference Online Premium
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Oxford Scholarship Online offers full-text access to 89 academic monographs in Business & Management, Mathematics, Public Health & Epidemiology, and Social Work.--AVL Learn more about Oxford Scholarship Online
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A search engine featuring cross-searching capabilities of Gale Cengage content. Learn more about Power Search (Gale Cengage)
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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
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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
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EBSCO's database interface designed for elementary and middle school students. Replaces Searchasaurus, Kids Search, and Student Research Center. Learn more about Student Research Center (Explora)
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AtoZ the USA to its online reference offerings. This new library database is an unmatched resource for information about the people, culture, geography, government, history, indigenous peoples, food, and symbols of the US states and the United States itself. ABC the USA was designed for... Learn more about The USA - A to Z
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Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and personal interests. Connect to 4,000+ on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors. Courses cover the freshest and most relevant content on leadership and management, coding, design, marketing, IT operations, data science,... Learn more about Udemy
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AtoZ World Culture includes 121 topics for 175 countries. Starting with a country snapshot and cultural overview, topics include: climate; food and recipes; history; language; maps; money and much more. AtoZ World Culture includes teaching tools and lesson plans for educators. AtoZ World... Learn more about World Culture - A to Z
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