Indiana’s Virtual Library
INSPIRE
inspire.in.gov
Indiana residents can use INSPIRE from school or the public library.
It is also free to access from home once you’ve registered.
-Student Research Center
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Magazines, newspapers, biographies, reports, primary documents, transcripts, and more
Search by topic, keyword, date, publication, full text, Lexile reading level
Notes: always click “full text” – can limit results – after searching, it shows different source tabs – can narrow
by subject on left side – can create account/research folder for students to use
-Kids Search
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Magazines, newspapers, biographies, reports, primary documents, images, and more
Search by picture and topic
Contains dictionary, encyclopedia, and teacher resources
-Testing & Education Reference Center
Students and professionals have access to in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and
professional programs, distance learning, corporate training, available scholarships and awards, preparatory
entrance tests, and much more. This free online education resource provides everything one needs to further
his or her education and make informed decisions on his or her future.
 High School – includes ASVAB and GED prep (with practice tests)
 College – includes PSAT, SAT, and ACT prep (with practice tests)
 Careers – career research and resume builders
-Databases
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Can search using basic or advanced search – by category (type of source), date, or specific database – click
“full text only” under advanced search
Must narrow before clicking ‘search’ – otherwise search will take an extremely long time
Best used when you have a specific database in mind for students to use
Academic Search Premier - World's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary, full-text database designed specifically for
academic institutions. This scholarly collection provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study
including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and
linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, etc. and currently counting 3,834 full text scholarly
publications.
Bartelby.com: Great Books Online Website
Biography Resource Center - This comprehensive online biographical reference database is designed to meet the
needs of public, school and academic libraries in the areas of literature, science, multicultural studies, business,
entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, arts and newsmakers.
Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic Edition
Business Source Premier
Census.gov Website
Corporate ResourceNet
Datamonitor Company Profiles Authority
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
EBSCO Image Collection
EBSCOHost
Encyclopedia of Animals - Help your students discover the wild world of animals. This extensive database provides
students with thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and
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prehistoric animals. Each entry begins with a simple category breakdown of the animal including Kingdom, Class,
Order, Genus & Species, and Geographical Locale as well as a detailed description.
ERIC
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia - This database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full
text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains
various images, offers brief biographies, as well as information in a variety of subject areas. Updated annually.
Gale Literary Databases – Contemporary Authors - This offers your students and patrons continuous access to
current biographical and bibliographical data on more than 120,000 modern authors.
Google Scholar
Health Business – Full Text
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
IN.gov
Informe! Español - Created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users, this full-text electronic reference tool is the first
system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines - not just translations. Also included is
a thesaurus and interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users.
KidsClick! - KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians as a logical step in addressing concerns about the role of
public libraries in guiding their young users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.
Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
LitFinder - LitFinder is international in scope, covers all time periods, and contains a wealth of primary literature
content, including more than 126,500 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 5,000 full-text short
stories, 2,800 full-text essays, 1,800 full-text speeches, and 1,000 full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies,
work summaries, photographs, and a glossary.
MAS Ultra – High School Edition - This comprehensive database, designed specifically for high school libraries,
contains full text for more than 700 popular high school magazines.
MasterFILE Premier
McClatchy-Tribune Collection - 90-day archive of approximately 100 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune
Collection. Titles include: The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Orlando Sentinel, and The Sacramento Bee.
MedlinePlus
MEDLINE
Middle Search Plus - Contains full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are
assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Military & Government Collection
NetLibrary
Newspaper Source - Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 20 national & international newspapers,
including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc.
OCLC WorldCat (OCLC Online Union Catalog)
Primary Search
Professional Development Collection
Project Gutenberg
Regional Business News
Searchasaurus
Small Business Resource Center
Testing & Education Reference Center
TOPICsearch - This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues,
scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and
viewpoints.
-Links Explore additional library-approved links, categorized by subject:
Art, BMV, Business/Non-profit, Consumer Info, Cultural/Ethnic, Education, Entertainment, Genealogy,
Health/Medicine, Indiana Bios, IN Environment/Nature, IN Facts/Maps, IN History, IN Library Links, IN
Law/Legal System, IN Local Government, IN State Government Agencies, IN Taxes/Forms, Jobs/Careers,
Kids Links, Media/News, Music/Dance, Reference, Sports, Travel/Tourism, US Government
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