Databases A-Z

The Bay County Library System provides access to subscription databases on a wide variety of topics including Auto Repair, Business, Consumer Reports, Genealogy, Local History, Investments, Exam Practice, and Student Research.

Databases

Alt Health Watch
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Full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies. Total titles indexed: 190+; Full-text titles: 180+.

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AtoZDatabases.com
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Detailed information on 30 million businesses and executives, over 200 million residents, 2 million new businesses as well as new movers/homeowners, U.S. healthcare professionals, a jobs database, background and criminal search and email marketing.

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Auto Repair Source
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Service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls. Designed for touch-enabled devices such as laptops and tablets, Auto Repair Source offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.

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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It provides indexing, abstracts and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer-reviewed. Total titles indexed: 800+; Full-text titles: 300+.

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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
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This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.

Content Includes

  • Full text for more than 1,800 magazines and books
  • More than 720 videos
  • More than 180 full-text hobby profiles
  • More than 13,000 full-text recipes
  • A unique, dedicated user interface

Subjects Include

  • Arts and crafts
  • Collecting
  • Home and garden
  • Indoor recreation
  • Kids' crafts
  • Model building
  • Needlecrafts and textiles
  • Outdoor recreation
  • Performing arts
  • Science and technology
  • Scrapbooking and papercrafts
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LearningExpress Library
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  • Tutorials and practice tests for elementary through college students
  • Practice tests for GED and U.S. Citizenship Tests
  • Job search skills including resumes and interviewing
  • Offers 90+ courses on topics such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Computer Basics, Internet Basics, and MS Office Products.
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Legal Information Reference Center
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Designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. Coverage includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, thousands of legal forms, and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo.

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Legal Source
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Authoritative database for current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world. It is an excellent resource for attorneys, educators, business people, law librarians, students, paralegals and others involved with the law. Total titles indexed: 2,200+; Full-text titles: 1,100+.

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MasterFile Complete
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Content from popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources. Covers wide range of subjects including business, health, fashion, sports, and personal finance. Total titles indexed: 3,400+; Full-text titles: 2,300+.

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Middle Search Plus
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Middle school magazines and reference books including thousands of biographies, primary source documents, over a million photos, maps and flags. Subjects covered include history, current events, science, sports and biographies. Total titles indexed: 200+; Full-text titles: 170+.

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MyHeritage Library Edition
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MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. Access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries.

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Newspaper Source Plus
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Provides coverage from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. TV, radio transcripts, and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources are also included. Primary full coverage newspapers are The Washington Post and USA Today. Total titles indexed: 1,300+; Full-text titles: 1,300+.

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Novelist Plus
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Covers both fiction and nonfiction. This resources offers extensive reader’s advisory services including read-alike titles, series, and authors as well as professional reviews, reader reviews, articles, lists, genre overviews, discussion guides and more. Books are also tagged with appeal factors.

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PebbleGo
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Grades PreK-3. This early literacy and learning tool includes Animals (and dinosaurs) and Social Studies sections. Easy-to-navigate visual interface for emerging readers.

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Read It!
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Designed for middle and high school students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. Total titles indexed: 8; Full-text titles: 8.

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Referencia Latina
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Theme-based Spanish-language interface designed to make content readily accessible to non-English users. This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports. Daily updates ensure availability of the most current articles from a dozen prominent newspapers from 10 Latin American countries.

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