Research Databases A-Z

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AtoZdatabases (need OPL card)
Telephone directory database with coverage of 30 million businesses & 220 million residents in the U.S.

Academic Search Premier (BadgerLink resource)
Full-text articles covering academic and school-related topics.

Alt Health Watch (BadgerLink resource)
Full-text articles covering complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

Ancestry.com (OPL resource)  In library use only.
Genealogy and historical research database. * See 2nd floor Reference Desk for assistance.

Auto Repair Reference Center (BadgerLink resource)
Repair and care tips for cars & trucks for many makes & models.  Includes wiring diagrams.

Book Collection - Nonfiction Elementary School Edition (BadgerLink resource)
Popular nonfiction books research database at the elementary level for schools & public libraries.

Book Collection - Nonfiction Middle School Edition (BadgerLink resource)
Popular nonfiction books research database at the Middle School level for schools & public libraries.

Book Collection - Nonfiction High School Edition (BadgerLink resource)
Popular nonfiction books research database at the High School level for schools & public libraries.

Britannica Online : Elementary School (BadgerLink resource)
Easy-to-read encyclopedia articles at the Preschool & Elementary school level covering subjects for school and fun, from nations of the world to animals and sports.

Britannica Online: Middle School (BadgerLink resource)
Encyclopedia & reference articles, journals and magazines, the web's best sites, multimedia, and curriculum content for middle school level students.

Britannica Online: High School  (BadgerLink resource)
Encyclopedia articles and related materials (dictionaries, thesauri, illustrations, maps, biographies) for high school students.

Britannica Online: Learning Zone (BadgerLink resource)
Early-childhood learning tool, covering letters, words, numbers, time, sound, geography and more. Created for Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade - supports classroom curriculum.

Business Source Premier (BadgerLink resource)
Full text business articles including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.

Consumer Health Complete (BadgerLink resource)
Full-text access to all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary & holistic medicine.

Consumer Reports (BadgerLink resource)
Ratings and recommendations of brand-name consumer products and services. Search back issues from January 1991 to the present.

Consumer Reports Buying Guide (BadgerLink resource)
Buyer's guide on products ranging from major purchases such as automobiles and appliances to everyday items such as food and cleaning products. Search back issues from January 1999 to the present. 

eBooks on Ebscohost (funded by the Winnefox Library System)
Check out Oshkosh Public Library's E-book collection available through Ebscohost! Ebooks can be viewed online from any computer connected to the Internet.

ECB VideoLink  (BadgerLink resource)
Provides streamlined and downloadable educational videos and digital images for K-12 students and teachers.

Education Research Complete  (BadgerLink resource)
The education research resource covering all levels of education topics from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.

Educational Administration Abstracts  (BadgerLink resource)
Educational research abstracts covering areas related to educational administration, leadership, management,and other areas.

ERIC  (BadgerLink resource)
From the U.S. Dept. of Education, this database contains journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, and books.

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750  (BadgerLink resource)
A bibliographic database index of European works that relate to the Americas. It is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.

Funk and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia  (BadgerLink resource)
Features over 25,000 encyclopedia entries of the popular encyclopedia.

Gale Virtual Reference Library  (need OPL card)
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

GreenFile  (BadgerLink resource)
Environmental database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.  This database is available in Spanish.

Health Source : Consumer Edition  (BadgerLink resource)
Layperson friendly magazine articles and information on health topics.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition  (BadgerLink resource)
Full-text scholarly articles focusing on many medical disciplines.

HeritageQuest Online  (BadgerLink resource)
Genealogical resources including census data, family records, local histories, military records and genealogical & local history magazine articles.

History Reference Center (BadgerLink resource)
Offers full text articles from leading history periodicals & historical documents, including biographies of historical figures with photos, maps, and video.

Home Improvement Reference Center  (need OPL card)
Articles from leading home improvement magazines provides assistance with maintenance, remodeling, wood projects, electrical work, plumbing, decorating, outdoor & garden projects, & more.

Humanities International Complete  (BadgerLink resource)
Full text articles from journals, books and other published sources from around the world.  Includes all data from the  Humanities International Index.

Kids Search  (BadgerLink resource)
Designed especially for youth in grades K-5, this kid-friendly resource makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.

LearningExpress Library  (need OPL card)
Resources you need to achieve the results you want in school, at work, or in life including practice tests, exercises, & skill-building courses.  Easy registration required to use this database.  Username & password only to set up your account.

Lexi-Pals Drug Guide  (BadgerLink resource)
Database of medication and natural product leaflets that provides easy-to-understand information representing the most subscribed and commonly used medications.  This database is available in Spanish.

Literary Reference Center  (BadgerLink resource)
Comprehensive database combining information from books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias, reference works, & journals. Includes information on the most studied authors and their works.

LitFinder  (BadgerLink resource)
Premier resource for full-text literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, plays and speeches.

Magazine Articles (BadgerLink resource)
Find magazine articles on almost any subject. Search across multiple EBSCOHost Research Databases at once.

Mango Languages (need OPL card)
An online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.  Includes Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin), German, Italian, Korean and Arabic.

MAS Ultra - School Edition (BadgerLink resource)
Designed specifically for high school students; contains full-text articles from popular, high school magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection.

Masterfile Premier (BadgerLink resource)
Full-text articles from popular general interest and current events magazines.

MEDLINE  (BadgerLink resource)
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, this database provides abstracts to journal articles from biomedical journals.

Middle Search Plus (BadgerLink resource)
Full-text articles from popular, middle school magazines. Includes thousands of biographies, historical essays, student pamphlets and primary source documents.

Military & Government Collection (BadgerLink resource)
Contains full-text articles & provides current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.

Mitchell Auto Repair (OPL resource)  In library use only.
Diagnostics, repair information, Technical Service Bulletins, and recalls for cars & trucks back to 1974. Vintage vehicle information goes as far back as 1960.  Includes wiring diagrams. *See Reference Desk for assistance.

NewspaperArchive.com (BadgerLink resource)
Full-page & searchable historic newspapers from many U.S. & Wisconsin cities. Includes Oshkosh Northwestern; 1881 - 1975 (some years & months not available) and additional Oshkosh newspapers dating as far back as 1849 with sporadic coverage.

Newspaper Source Plus (BadgerLink resource)
Includes full-text newspaper articles featuring television and radio news transcripts, videos and podcasts.

NoveList Plus (BadgerLink resource)
Assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles (If you like...). Browse theme-oriented book lists, awards lists and reader websites.

NoveList K-8 (BadgerLink resource)
Fiction database designed especially for elementary and middle school students. The database contains enhanced subject access to fiction titles aimed at K-8 students. Full-text reviews from sources like School Library Journal and Booklist are available for many titles.

The Oshkosh Northwestern (need OPL card)
Indexing and full-text articles of The Oshkosh Northwestern from June 2002 - current.

OverDrive: Audiobooks & Ebooks
Audiobooks, ebooks, music and video for your PC, Mac or compatible portable device, available anytime day or night.  Now compatible with Kindles.  Funded by the Winnefox Library System & the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.

Professional Development Collection (BadgerLink resource)
Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of high quality education journals, including peer-reviewed titles.

Regional Business News (BadgerLink resource)
Comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications, including regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S.

Science Reference Center (BadgerLink resource)
Provides easy access to full-text science-oriented articles from science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine and more.

Searchasaurus (BadgerLink resource)
Searchasaurus is a kid-oriented resource to magazine articles, fun facts, an animal encyclopedia, and a general encyclopedia.

Songbook Database (BadgerLink resource)
Locate music in a collection of more than 2,000 songbooks.

Soundzabound (BadgerLink resource)
Royalty free music and sound effects designed specifically for K-12 school use.

Student Research Center (BadgerLink resource)
Designed especially for youth in grades 6-12, magazines & newspaper articles, reference works, country reports, photos, maps & flags on various subjects.

Teaching Books (BadgerLink resource)
Children's literature resource for finding author biographies, interviews, booklists, discussion and activity guides, award winning titles and more. *Register for an account by signing up with an email address and password.

Teen Health & Wellness Database (need OPL card)
This database focuses on the medical health and emotional needs of teens with self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

Thomas Register
170,000 U.S. manufacturing companies and products. *Need to register for username.

Winnefox Job Information Center
Local and national job listings, resume and interview tips, & career advice. This service is provided by the Winnefox Library Service and is funded by a LSCA grant from the WI Dept. of Education.

Wisconsin Newspaper Digital Research Site (BadgerLink resource)
A service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Provides access to the 235 daily and weekly newspapers in Wisconsin, starting in 2005 to present (60 days delay time).  Notice: Access to Gannett newspapers has been discontinued due to a contract with Proquest.

Worldcat: Basic Search or Advanced Search
Search Worldcat to find materials owned by more than 9,000 worldwide member libraries.

WorldCat ~ Espanol
Catlogo de los materiales posedos por ms de 9.000 bibliotecas mundiales del miembro.