LMC Databases A to Z

A detailed description of these databases, including features and search strategies, is available in the binder next to the LMC computers. Home access is available for all databases – passwords and logins can be obtained at the LMC Circulation Desk.

• American Memory – A Library of Congress site of original source documents, movies, photos and more. 
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amhome.html
   

• American National Biography – Over 18,000 biographies of deceased Americans from 1400 to the present.
  http://anb.org/articles/index.html
   

• AP Multimedia Archive – The online photo collection of the Associated Press. Over 1 million news and historical photos. Also graphs, maps, sound files, and more.
  http://ap.accuweather.com/
   

• Career Cruising – Interactive career resource for exploring career options and planning future education and training.
  http://careercruising.com
   

• Contemporary Authors – Includes details on 100,000 authors from 1960 to present.
  http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nape29724rpa/
   

• Culturegrams – Concise, reliable, up-to-date country reports on 190 cultures of the world. Includes photo gallery and recipes.  http://online.culturegrams.com
   

• FACTS.com -  Brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1950 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, science, statistics and people of the last 50+ years. 
  http://www.2facts.com/
   

• History Study Center – Historical reference material spanning over 4,000 years. Includes primary source documents, maps, reference works, picture and video libraries, and access to full-text articles from 60 journals.  http://www.proquestk12.com
   

• Litfinder – Three literature databases-- The World’s Best Poetry Online, Story Finder, and Essay Finder – offer full-text poems, stories and essays as well as explanations, author biographies, study guides, and more.  http://www.litfinder.com
   

• NetTrekker – Directory of web sites reviewed and selected by educators and experts.
  http://school.nettrekker.com
   

• ProQuest Direct Online– Access to text and back files of over 2,000 periodicals.
  http://www.umi.com/proquest/
   

• Proquest Learning: Literature – Comprehensive literature resource that includes over 3,000 author biographies, 40 searchable literature journals, full-text literary works, and other criticism and reference resources.  http://www.proquestk12.com/
   

• Science Online– A comprehensive look at general sciences through thousands of diagrams, definitions, and essays. Biographies and timelines are also featured. 
  http://www.fofweb.com/
   

• SIRS Decades – Offers over 5000 selected primary and secondary source documents highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20^th century America. 
  http://decades.sirs.com/
   

• SIRS (Social Issues Resource Series) Government Reporter Online and SIRS Researcher Online – A wide range of information published by departments of the U.S. government (Government Reporter) and 1600 sources gleaned for articles on social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues ((Researcher). 
  http://www.proquestk12.com/
   

• World Book -- Online version of the print encyclopedia.   http://www.worldbookonline.com/