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To provide our cardholders with free access to a wide variety of authoritative information and educational resources, the library subscribes to the following:

Business & Finance

	AtoZ Databases - Phone numbers, business profiles, job searching, mailing lists, people directories and more. Click here for a tutorial on how to use AtoZ Databases.
	MergentIntellect - Company, residential, industry, and demographic research data. Includes company annual reports and job searching.
	Morningstar Investment Research Center - Access mutual fund and stock information. Click here for a tutorial on how to use Morningstar.
	Value Line - Whether you're a beginning investor or a veteran looking for high impact ideas, Value Line can position you for financial success quickly and easily. Click here for a tutorial on how to use Value Line.

College & Careers

	College BlueBook – Detailed information for thousands of 2 and 4 year colleges. Includes degrees offered and scholarship info.
	Learning Express PrepSTEP High School & College Study Guides - Skill building in english, math, and science, practice tests for college admission including ACT, PSAT and SAT, career exploration, basic computer skills and much more.

Courses on the Web

	Gale Courses- A wide range of free, interactive, instructor led courses given entirely online. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. Covers business, computer skills, desktop publishing, healthcare, law, math and science, personal finance, writing and more. Click here for a tutorial on Gale Courses.
	Mango Languages - Over 60 language resources to help you learn a new language. Click here for a tutorial on Mango Languages.

Current Events & News

	World News – Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner, including the UT. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. Click here for a tutorial on NewsBank.
	CDNC (California Digital Newspaper Collection) - Digitized Coronado and other California newspapers from 1846 to present.
	CQ Researcher (In Library Use Only) - In-depth, unbiased reports of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.
	Ebsco Explora - Full text articles from magazines, reference books, and other primary sources. Also includes an Image Collection of photos, maps & flags. Click here for a tutorial on Explora.
	Flipster e-magazines - Flipster has top magazines such as Time, People, Sports Illustrated, Money, Prevention, The New Yorker and many more! The Flipster mobile app is available at both Google Play and the Apple store. Click here for a tutorial on Flipster.
	New York Times - NYTimes.com provides full access to the New York Times, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews and opinion, blogs, videos and more. Articles from 1851-present.
	San Diego Union Tribune - Explore San Diego history through local news, events and people with the San Diego Union-Tribune Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
	San Diego Union Tribune Historical Edition - San Diego Union & Evening Tribune from 1896-1915

Employment

	AtoZ Databases - Free job search tool with over 7 million listings, and career resources to help job seekers prepare, apply and interview for jobs. Click here for a tutorial on how to use AtoZ Databases.
	JobNow/VetNow - Free, practical assistance from expert coaches for students, job seekers and veterans. Get live, one-on-one help to create a polished resume, write a cover letter, practice interview skills, and more! Includes a host of career-building tools and resources.

Genealogy & Obituaries

	Ancestry.com (In Library Use Only) - Search genealogy, family trees and history, and US Census and military records. Click here for a tutorial on Ancestry.
	America's Obituaries & Death Notices - Large and comprehensive collection of obituaries since 1860. Click here for a tutorial on NewsBank.
	MyHeritage Library Edition - Over 5 billion historical records including: US & UK census; family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni; historical and tombstone photos; military and immigration records; passenger lists; citizenship and naturalization records; directories and biographies; and land, court, wills and probate records.

Health & Consumer Info

	Consumer Health Complete – Covers all key areas of health and wellness from mainstream practice to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
	Consumer Reports – Includes Consumer Reports magazine and web articles and product reviews. Click here for a tutorial on Consumer Reports.
	PubMed – National Library of Medicine database of research articles on all medical topics.
	Salem Health: Nutrition – Nutrition information for foods.

History & Biographies

	Biography Reference Center – More than 450,000 full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies.
	CDNC (California Digital Newspaper Collection) - Digitized Coronado and other California newspapers from 1846 to present.
	Digital Public Library of America- DPLA is an online library with millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums in the US. From Sumerian stone tablets to the US Constitution and more.
	San Diego Union & Evening Tribune - Digital access to SD-UT from 1896-1915.

Homework & Reference

	Gale Virtual Reference – Online encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research on any subject. Includes: Business Plans Handbook; American Decades; Encyclopedia of Medicine; and many more.
	Explora High & Middle School (Ebsco) - Full text of hundreds of popular high school magazines covering all subjects. Click here for a tutorial on Explora.
	Explora Primary School (Ebsco) - Full text and indexing of popular elementary school magazines. All articles have a reading level indicator (Lexile). Click here for a tutorial on Explora.

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Literature

	Gale Literary Resources – Literature information from primary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies. Includes Literature Criticism Online, Something About the Author and Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature.
	Literary Reference Center Plus (Ebsco) - Information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time periods.
	Something About the Author - Info about the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and teens.

Military – Past and Present

	Access Military, Government and Defense – Articles from military, government and defense newspapers and magazines. Click here for a tutorial on NewsBank.
	Encyclopedia of War Journalism - Covers 1807-2015 showing how conflicts were covered by the press. Explore the influences of information on the battlefield and the home front.
	Special Operations Books in the Coronado Public Library collection.

Publishing on the Web

	BiblioBoard - Access to full text BiblioBoard Public, plus content provided by others. Includes new fiction, comic books, award-winning videos, children's books and much more. Click here for a tutorial on BiblioBoard.
	Pressbooks - Online publishing tool that lets self-published authors and small publishers create professionally formatted book files for print and e-book editions.
Indie Author Project Select	IAP- Allows people to upload their self-published book.

Reading & Reviews

	Novelist Plus - Reading recommendations that includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more. Click here for a tutorial on Novelist.
	Novelist K-8 Plus - Books for younger readers. Help kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Click here for a tutorial on Novelist for Kids.
	Select Reads - Search for books by title, subject or author and read detailed summaries and reviews. Also see award winning lists and staff picks. Click here for a tutorial on Select Reads.

Streaming Video

Kanopy – Web access to more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.
Click here for a tutorial on Kanopy.

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Veterans

JobNow/VetNow - Connect to a live VA specialist for information and assistance in navigating veterans benefits, services and resources. Also offers job coaching, career prep, eLearning resources, skill-building tools, and one-on-one tutoring to help veterans transition into the civilian workforce.

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Digital full text books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Business, Employment & Finance	Business Plans Handbook 2017-2018 CaseBase: Case Studies in Global Business 2012
College, Careers & Education	College Bluebook 2018 Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans 2012 Encyclopedia of Education 2003
Culture & Geography	Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 2012
Health	Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 2011 UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances 2006
History & Biography	Encyclopedia of World Biography 2004 American Decades 2001 American Indian Removal and the Trail to Wounded Knee 2010 Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA 2017 History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide 2003 Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic 2014 Memories of the Enslaved: Voices from the Slave Narratives 2015
Language & Literature	Basic English Grammar for Dummies 2015 Novels for Students 1998-2003
Law	Hate Crimes in America 2017 American Law Yearbook 2011-12
Movies	Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film 2007
Religion	Encyclopedia of Religion 2005
Science	Alternative Energy 2007

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