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E-Source Home  >  All databases - (alphabetical A-Z)
E-Source Targets
Ancestry Library Edition (In-Library only)
        Genealogical information, including US Census records. (ProQuest) [In-branch access only.]

Axis 360 Catalog


Biography In Context (Login required - click here)
       Biographical information on thousands of famous people. (Gale)

Books & Authors (Login required - click here)
    Expert reviews and suggestions, genre browse lists including many specialized subgenres and non-fiction, book information including characters, setting, subjects, genre, read-a-likes and author information. Both browseable lists and a searchable database are offered. Optional personal accounts to maintain your own lists.

Business Plans Handbooks eBooks (GVRL) (Login required - click here)


Business Source Complete (Login required - click here)
    Business Source Premier has company and industry profiles, country reports and marketing research, in addition to major business journals and publications.

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ChiltonLibrary.com (Login required - click here)
        Auto repair manuals and wiring diagrams based on Chiltons. Cengage Learning

Consumer Reports (Login required - click here)
    Information and advice on consumer products

CultureGrams (Login required - click here)
    Cultural information on countries around the world. Includes recipes from each featured country. (ProQuest) New!

D & B Million Dollar Directory (Login required - click here)


DemographicsNow: Business & People (Login required - click here)
    Gale Group Demographics Database

Downloadable Music (Freegal)


Drama, Novel, Poetry, Short Story for Students (GVRL) (Login required - click here)
    eBook Collection

EBSCOhost Magazine and Newspapers (Login required - click here)
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ELF Browser Download (Login required - click here)


eLibrary (Login required - click here)
        Magazine, newspaper articles and selected TV/Radio Transcripts. (BigChalk/ProQuest)

Gale Virtual Reference Library - eBooks (Login required - click here)
       Library-selected collection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. (Gale/Thomson)

HeritageQuest Online (Login required - click here)
        Full-text family and local history books, and US Census records. (ProQuest)

History In Context: U.S. (Login required - click here)
       Articles and timelines for United States history. (Gale)

History In Context: World (Login required - click here)
       Articles and timelines for World history. (Gale) New!

History Study Center (Login required - click here)
    A collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day. (From ProQuest)

Human Thought and Behavior eBooks (GVRL) (Login required - click here)


JobNow (Login required - click here)


Junior High e-books (GVRL) (Login required - click here)


Kid’s Search (Login required - click here)
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Language Learning Library Resources


LearningExpress Job and Career Accelerator (Login required - click here)


LearningExpress Library (Login required - click here)


Literature Criticism Online (Login required - click here)
    Thomson Gale

Marshall Cavendish (Login required - click here)


Mitchell OnDemand5 Auto Repair (In-Library only)
        Auto repair manuals and wiring diagrams based on Mitchells.  [In-branch access only.]

Morningstar Investment Research Center (Login required - click here)
        Screeners, reports and other tools that cover more than 20,000 securities.

Novelist Plus (Login required - click here)
       Search among thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, including author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.

Novelist Plus K-8 (Login required - click here)
       Search recommended reads for favorite fiction and nonfiction titles to find the next good book for elementary and middle school students.

OneClickdigital


Online Homework Help (Login required - click here)


Opposing Viewpoints In Context (Login required - click here)
       Selected articles and essays on controversial social issues. (Gale)

OverDrive


Powerspeak Languages (Login required - click here)
    Powerspeak Languages is an entertaining and effective way to learn a new language. Spanish, French, German, Mandarin and ESL Spanish offered.

Price It! Antiques & Collectibles (Login required - click here)
    Here you can read interesting and informative articles on a wide array of subjects including repair, restoration and conservation of antiques, hiring an appraiser and many specific areas of collecting.

ProQuest (Login required - click here)
        Full-text Articles from magazines, journals, major US and local newspapers - including The News Tribune, and ABI/INFORM index. (ProQuest)

ProQuest Health (Login required - click here)
    Articles on medical and health topics from academic journals, trade publications, consumer publications and magazines. (ProQuest)

ProQuest Learning: Literature (Login required - click here)
    180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama from around the world, from medieval times to the present. Also author biographies, and literary criticisms, essays, reviews, and interviews drawn from 100+ full-text literary magazines and journals. (ProQuest)

Puget Sound Consumer Checkbook (In-Library only)


Read the Books


Searchasaurus (Login required - click here)
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Sheet Music Index - PCLS
       Search by song title words for printed music scores available in the Pierce County Library Collection.

SIRS Discoverer (Login required - click here)
    A research tool for middle and elementary students incorporating articles from 1,400+ publications, and selected topic web sites. (ProQuest).

Student Research Center (Login required - click here)
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TumbleBookLibrary
    A collection of animated, talking, picture books for kids to view online

Value Line (Login required - click here)


Wall Street Journal (Login required - click here)
        Full-text Articles from The Wall Street Journal. (ProQuest)

Washington State NewsStand (Login required - click here)
       Full-text past articles from 13 local WA newspapers – including 5 with current full-text. Does not include Tacoma’s The News Tribune nor the major Seattle papers. See "View title list" tab for full listing of newspapers indexed. (ProQuest)

WOIS The Career Information System
        Career and education program information for WA state. (WOIS) [Requires special login and password for remote use. Contact library staff for current password.]

Z_for_testONLY (Login required - click here)
    {For staff diagnostic testing purposes only. Please Ignore.}

ZZ_PQ_testOnly (Login required - click here)
    Do not use. (For diagnotic use only.)