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Title	Description	Grade Level
Academic Search Premier	Peer-reviewed journals and publications providing access to full-text articles covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and more.	8-12+
Access Business News	Access full-text articles from business magazines and journals .	8-12+
African American Heritage	This database is only available at Rudisill Regional Library.
African American Experience	Full-text resource explores the history and culture of African Americans, and provides a wealth of primary sources.
Alldata Automotive Online	The equivalent of over 5,000 full-text Original Equipment automotive repair manuals. Coverage is domestic and imported vehicles from 1982-current and includes diagnostic and repair information, wiring diagrams, the latest Technical Service Bulletins and recalls.	11-12+
American Indian Experience	Full-text resource exploring the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States.
America's Newspapers	U.S. newspapers with the Tulsa World & Daily Oklahoman, regional, and national newspapers.	8-12+
Ancestry Library Edition	Genealogy research tool has access to more than one billion names in primary-source document images, detailed color maps and other genealogical research resources.	8-12+
Applied Science & Technology Full Text	Features full-text, graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, illustrations, and data in scientific and technical articles.	11-12+
AtoZ Maps Online	Proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps + political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation and climate maps.	5-12+
Auto Repair Reference Center	Contains illustrated manuals as published in the Chilton Total Car Care Series. Coverage is domestic and imported vehicles from 1945 to current. Materials include Technical Service Bulletins, wiring diagrams, labor times and estimates for various repairs.	9-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Bibliography of Native North Americans	Covers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. Contains more than 132,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada.	6-12+
Biography and Genealogy Master Index	Indexes any print product that includes biographical information on multiple persons. Identifies where to look for biographical material from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor.	6-12+
Biography Resource Center	Comprehensive collection of biographical information on nearly 315,000 people from throughout history, and across all subject areas.	3-12+
BookList Online	Web-based version of the American Library Association's Booklist journal. Reviews dating back to 1992.	8-12+
Books in Print	Books currently in print, out of print and new releases coming soon.	6-12+
Business Source Premier	Look to this source for your business magazine and journal article needs.	8-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
College Navigator	College Navigator locates information about 7,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. Search for a college based on many criteria and each profile offers includes programs offered, retention and graduation rates, aid available, campus safety, accreditation, and estimated student expenses. Designed by the U.S. Department of Education.	6-12+
Computer Skills	Interactive tutorial courses will take your computer skills to the next level, while allowing you to learn at your own pace. Courses include MS Office, Windows & Mac operating systems. Account set up instructions.	4-12+
The Conference Board	Full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and U.S. and global economics. Proprietary, nonbiased research includes full-text coverage from 1995 to date. Check the Library Catalog for paper holdings.	12+
Corporate Capital Histories	Research corporate histories all the way back to the 1800s. Stock splits, mergers, and takeovers. To access this database, please see the Research Center service desk.	9-12+
CQ Researcher	Provides in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.	8-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Daily Life through History	A collection of primary documents, reference works, monographs, images, maps, illustrations, and time lines depicting essential activities of daily living.	4-12+
Death Notice Index	Find dates of publication for death notices and obituaries in the Tulsa World and Tribune 1963-1989
Demographics Now	For mediated searches and help with demographics, please see a Research Center librarian or contact us at www.tulsalibrary.org/askus. Provides complete access to current and past U.S. Census data, with demographic maps and reports for all U.S. geographies and addresses, accurate market and site location analysis. Examples of Tulsa County information available using Demographics Now: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3	9-12+
Directory of Global Chemical Manufacturers	Worldwide directories of manufacturers and suppliers in chemical and allied industries. PDF files.	11-12+
Directory of Obsolete Securities/Financial Information Inc.	Identify old stock certificates with a chronological record with the final action which rendered it obsolete. To access, open the linked site and click Auto Login, click Library Reference and enter the appropriate information – company name, CUSIP, or ticker symbol.	9-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
EBSCO Databases	Access the complete list of EBSCO databases featuring aggregations of full-text articles from thousands of magazines, journals, encyclopedias and other authoritative reference sources.	Various
Electric Library	Full-text access to a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, TV & radio transcripts, reference books, basic maps and photos.	4-12+
Electric Library Elementary	Books, journal articles, newspapers, photographs, maps, and radio & television news transcripts geared toward children in grades K-9. Access via a link in the bottom right-hand corner of the Sirs Discoverer site.	K-12
ERIC	Provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.	11-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
First Research	News, trends and hottest companies in over 250 industries and 750 industry segments. Industry prospector also includes HR metrics, industry growth forecasts and industry drivers.	9-12+
FirstSearch	This index primarily provides access to WorldCat, a catalog of books, Web resources, and other materials worldwide.	8-12+
Footnote	Footnote.com works with the National Archives, state repositories, historical and genealogical societies, and individuals to provide digital access to a variety of historical information.	6-12+
Foundation Directory Online	Unique database of 250,000+ grants. Searchable 990s and half a million grants. News, RFPs, grant distribution charts, and top-tier intelligence for professional grant seekers.	9-12+
Foundation Grants to Individuals	Sources for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards and other financial support. that fund individuals.	9-12+
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia	Provides access to over 25,000 encyclopedic entries with various images and brief biographies.	1-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Gale Databases	All-in-one access to the Gale products Biography and Genealogy Master Index Biography Resource Center Literature Resource Center Litfinder Science Resource Center Something About the Author Twayne Authors Series	6-12+
Gale Virtual Reference Library	High-quality specialized encyclopedias and other reference sources available online from the library or remotely 24/7. Using Gale Virtual Reference Library.	6-12+
Grzimek’s Animals Online	The best reference source for anything about animals, the online version has daily updates and interactive tools.	5-12+
GreenFILE	Indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. Offers a unique perspective on the ways humans affect the environment.	6-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Health Source: Consumer Edition	Includes medical and consumer periodicals, health newsletters, reference books and pamphlets, all targeted to the lay person.	8-12+
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition	Search scholarly, peer-reviewed journals to research medical disciplines including allied health & nursing. Primarily useful for people in the medical profession.	11-12+
HeritageQuest	Research materials for tracing family history and American culture designed specifically for patrons in public libraries.	8-12+
Hoovers Online	Profiles of most major companies in the world, corporate history, products/operations data, financials, industry benchmarks, competitive landscape and the ability to generate lists in targeted industries and to limit geographically. Search First Research for even more company information.	11-12+

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Access	Help	Title	Description	Grade Level
		International Index to Black Periodicals Full Text	Contains full-text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals that cover a wide array of humanities-related disciplines.	11-12+
		Issues & Controversies	Hot topics in politics, government, business, education, and popular culture are updated weekly, with a 13-year backfile of in-depth articles.

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Access	Help	Title	Description	Grade Level
		Job & Career Success Skills	A simple, easy-to-use format for self-paced study and interactive lessons. Covers resume writing & cover letters, job search & networking skills, and interview tips.	11-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Latino American Experience	History and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas to present-day U.S. Latinos.
LearnATest/Learning Express Practice Tests	Interactive practice tests designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic or licensing tests. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your practice exam results. Tests include GED, ACT, SAT and many more. Account set up instructions.	4-12+
Learning Express eBooks	Wide range of skill-building eBooks help prepare you for college admissions, career certification, and licensing exams. Learn how to access this collection. \| List of available ebooks	4-12+
Literary Index	Master index to the major literature series published by The Gale Group.	6-12+
Literature Resource Center	Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on writers in all disciplines, from all time periods.	6-12+
LitFinder	A full-text collection of the best-known poetry, speeches, plays, and essays.	4-12+
Local Publications Index	Find articles from early Tulsa and Oklahoma publications

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Mango Languages	Choose from a dozen languages and learn by listening to native speakers and engaging in the interactive lessons offered through this user-friendly language instruction tool. Instructions for Using Mango.*	6-12+
MAS Ultra - School Edition	Locate articles from general interest and current events magazines. Includes primary source documents, biographies, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.	6-12+
MasterFILE Premier	Provides articles from general reference publications dating as far back as 1975. Includes material from reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.	8-12+
MDDI Global Reach	Access to all businesses in the U.S., Canada, & Mexico regardless of size, plus international businesses with $500,000+ sales or 20+ employees. SIC and NAICS codes, employees and annual sales, type of ownership and executives.	9-12+
MEDLINE	Created by the National Library of Medicine, this resource provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.	9-12+
Medline Plus	Maintained by the National Library of Medicine, this layman's health site has information on health topics, drugs, directories, and dictionaries.	9-12+
Medline Plus en español	Esta página es manejada por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina. Contiene información sobre temas de salud y medicamentos. Tambien facilita acceso a directorios y diccionarios.	9-12+
Mergent	Comprehensive global company information bank offering business description, history, property, subsidiaries, officers and directors, long-term debt and capital stock.	9-12+
Mitchell's OnDemand5 Automotive Service	Access 1983-current domestic & import models, clear illustrations & diagrams, tech bulletins, complete diagnostics, and more.	9-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
netLibrary eBooks	Collection of eBooks features full text access to a wide array of books.	4-12+
New England Ancestors	Research New England ancestors through court files and records; birth, marriage and death certificates; land records; and genealogies of specific families.	9-12+
Newspaper Source Plus	Provides selected full-text articles from 25 national and international newspapers, more than 200 regional U.S. newspapers, and television and radio news transcripts.	6-12+
New York Times (current)	Full-text coverage of national and international news, plus important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions, and presidential press conference transcripts for 1995-current. You can also access the East Coast Late Edition (full-text 1997-current), Book Review (full-text 1999-current) and NYT Magazine (full-text 1999-current).	8-12+
New York Times: 1851-2003 (historical)	Full-page images archive of The New York Times with complete full-text coverage from 1851-2003.	8-12+
New York Times Historical Extra Edition	This is a unique full-page images archive that brings you the entire historical run of The New York Times with complete full-text coverage from 1851-2003.	8-12+
NoveList	Find your next great fiction read with NoveList with author read-alikes, fiction prize winners, genre lists and quick links to the library catalog.	K-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
The Oklahoman	Provides full-text articles from 1982 to the present, exclusive of paid advertisements.	6-12+
Oxford Dictionaries Online	The largest modern English dictionaries, thesauruses, and usage guides.	6-12+
Oxford English Dictionaries	The definitive record of the English language	6-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
PBS Videodatabase	Detailed index of PBS documentary videos owned by TCCL.
Piers Trade Finance	Must ask for assistance from a librarian. Oklahoma export-import data of waterborne shipments. Company profiles include top five commodities by country, cargo weight, number and estimated value of shipments.	11-12+
Play Index	Locate plays included in TCCL play anthologies.
Plunkett Research	Weekly-updated market research, trends analysis, industry terms, statistics and profiles of industry-leading companies.	9-12+
Popular Culture Universe	An authoritative digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial or fan sites.
Primary Search	Access full-text popular school magazines and research sources, American Heritage Children's Dictionary and an image collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile).	1-6
Professional Development Collection	Provides a highly specialized collection of education journals, including a number of peer-reviewed titles.	11-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Reader's Guide Retrospective	Index of subjects in the popular press from 1890-1982. Profiles of a century of headliners and history makers. Easily links to the Library’s catalog holdings.	6-12+
Reference USA	Addresses, sales information, executives, for U.S. companies. Many search criteria and searches can be customized by company size, sales volume, geographic location, industry, etc. Using US Business Module. U.S. Businesses U.S. New Businesses U.S. Healthcare (Physician & Dentists) U.S. Residential Lifestyles International Business PLEASE NOTE: When accessing Reference USA from home, there is a 25-record limit on prints/downloads.	11-12+
Regional Business News	Full-text coverage of business journals, newspapers and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.	11-12+

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Title	Description	Grade Level
Salem Health	Online edition of the five-volume Magill's Medical Guide. Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, specialties, anatomy, biology and symptoms and warning signs.	8-12+
Salem History	Online access to annotated primary source documents, including Milestone Documents in American History.	8-12+
Sam's Photofacts	Sams Photofact provides schematics to televisions, Radios, CBs, VCRs and DVD players Search for a manual with the model or chassis number from the device.	9-12+
Sanborn Maps (Digital), 1867-1970	Maps created to assist fire insurance companies as they assessed the risk associated with insuring a particular property. Historical large-scale plans include the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heights, and function of structures, location of windows and doors. Printable Sanborn Legend	8-12+
Science Resource Center	One-stop resource for all science-related research on key concepts.	5-12+
SIRS Discoverer	Designed for elementary and middle school-aged children with articles and graphics selected from age-appropriate magazines, newspapers, and government publications worldwide.	K-8
Small Business Reference Center	Business basics, industry information, business plan strategies, Nolo e-books and more.	8-12+
Small Engine Repair	Full text database contains Clymer repair manuals that are both detailed and user-friendly. Covers motorcycles, ATVs, Marine/Boat motors, Personal Watercraft engines and snowmobiles- and smaller engines - lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, tillers, generators and more.	9-12+
Something About the Author	Comprehensive online access to the Something About the Author series, which is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people.	4-12+
Song Index	Locate songs included in TCCL’s Research Center Song Book Collection.

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Title	Description	Grade Level
TopicSearch	Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics in classrooms. Magazine articles, biographies, public opinion polls, and book reviews.	10-12+
Tulsa County Land Records	The Land Records databases contain information about properties in Tulsa County. This collection of databases is created and maintained by the Tulsa County Assessor's Office and the Land Records Department of the Tulsa County Clerk's Office. Property Search Find out the physical characteristics of a house and the property value. Records also contain a property's legal description, parcel number, mailing address, millage and other information. Access from home. Oncore Web Public Search Find liens, deeds, and mortgages (instruments) associated with a property. Some ownership records in the system date back to 1907. Access from all libraries. Tulsa View Central Library Research Center and Hardesty Regional Library also have access to TulsaView, an annually-published CD-ROM that combines mapping software with land record information. .	11-12+
Tulsa World	Full-text Tulsa World articles from 1989 to the present, exclusive of paid advertisements.	6-12+
Twayne Authors Series	Contains the full-text of frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, U.S., and English authors.	10-12+

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Access	Help	Title	Description	Grade Level
		Verbalearn	Learn vocabulary at your own pace with online flashcards, quizzes, and MP3 functioning features.	8-12+

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Access	Help	Title	Description	Grade Level
		Wall Street Journal	Full-text in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news. 1982-current.	9-12+
		WorldCat	The world’s most comprehensive catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. To request an item through Interlibrary Loan via WorldCat, within the item record find the section External Resources and click Request from another library.	8-12+

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