These online iinformation resources can help you find the reliable answers you need, and because they’re made available by your public library, the South Central Library System, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) through the BadgerLink project, all you need is a library card to access most of them from home. As an added bonus you also can turn to a librarian for additional help, or use AskAway for help from a librarian 24 hours a day.
What are you looking for?
Q -- “I need some recent articles on how the Internet is influencing marketing decisions and impacting sales patterns as they relate to consumer goods.”
A -- Use EBSCOHost's and ProQuest's powerful "Advanced Search" to look for magazine and newspaper articles about marketing and sales trends. Books in the netLibrary or OverDrive (audiobooks) also may be useful.
Q -- “Do you have an online encyclopedia?”
A -- EBSCOHost includes the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia as one of its many databases.
Q -- “I’m planning a class discussion on government emergency response and need current and authoritative information on Hurricane Katrina. Can you help?”
A -- Use EBSCOHost and ProQuest to search for magazine and newspaper articles on current issues. For longer analyses, books included in netLibrary or OverDrive (audiobooks) may be useful. Still need help? Use AskAway to chat with a librarian who may direct you to current, authoratative web sites.
Q -- “Can you help me find some research and anecdotal information by tomorrow about the Red Panda?”
A -- EBSCOHost has EBSCO Animals, a database just on animals, as well as articles from many magazines. ProQuest may include newspaper articles on Red Pandas. Still need help? Use AskAway to chat with a librarian who may direct you to more online resources 24 hours a day.
Q -- “I'm going to take the SAT and ACT and need some resources to help prepare. What are my best options?”
A -- LearningExpress Library is a test preparation website that offers comprehensive courses in math, reading and writing, and more than 300 online practice tests for students and adults of all ages.
Education Resources
- Magazine articles are available through EBSCOHost (learn more). Access to these EBSCOhost resources is provided as part of the BadgerLink project. Try
- Magazines for K-12 Students
- Other Resources for K-12 Students
- For College Students
- Journals for Educators
- Regional and national newspapers are available through ProQuest. (learn more) Access to ProQuest is provided as part of the BadgerLink project.
- Practice tests and tutorial courses are available in LearningExpress Library. (learn more)
- Find information about authors and their works with Literature Resource Center. (learn more)
- To access thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays, use LitFinder. It also includes biographies, work summaries, photos, and a glossary. (learn more) Access to LitFinder is provided as part of the BadgerLink project.
- Digital Audio Books are available through OverDrive. (learn more)
- A searchable collection of more than 6,000 books is available through netLibrary. (learn more)
- For original, up-close profiles of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles, and a wealth of resources on children's and young adult literature, use TeachingBooks.net. (learn more) Access to TeachingBooks.net is provided as part of the BadgerLink project.
- The largest electronic collection of biographical information on African Americans from 1790-1950 is available in African American Biographical Database. (learn more) Home access provided through the BadgerLink project.
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