Online Databases, Ebooks, and Resources
General Sources
INSPIRE (magazines, encyclopedias, and other resources)
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (outside the library, go here)
FirstSearch (WorldCat, a worldwide library catalog; inside the library only)
Informe (Spanish database; outside the library, go here first)
Virtual Reference Library (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
World Book Web (encyclopedia for students; outside the library, go here first)
Subject Bibliographies of DPL Resources
Cloning, Human Genetic Engineering, Stem Cell Research
Elections (juv and teen materials)
Natural Disasters (juv materials)
Selected Historical Nonfiction
Art & Music
Musicians and Composers of the 20th Century
Biography
Biography in Context (outside the library, go here first)
Contemporary Authors (outside the library, go here first)
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Books & Reading
Books in Print (inside the library only)
Critical Insights: Jane Austen
Critical Surveys of Long Fiction
LitFinder (outside the library, go here first)
Nonfiction Classics for Students (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
NoveList Plus and NoveList K-8 Plus (readers' advisory databases; outside the library, go here first)
Novels for Students (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Business & Finance
AtoZdatabases (reference and marketing database; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of Small Business (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Small Business Resource Center (outside the library, go here first)
Education & Careers
Learning Express (practice exams for GED, SAT, & many more)
Resume Builder (Cypress Resume)
Testing & Education Resource Center (outside the library, go here first)
Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition (genealogical database; inside the library only)
Health & Medical
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Health and Wellness Resource Center (outside the library, go here first)
Health Reference Center Academic (outside the library, go here first)
Nursing and Allied Health Collection (outside the library, go here first)
Nursing Resource Center (outside the library, go here first)
History & Social Studies
American Decades Primary Sources (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
American Home Front in World War II (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
American Inaugurals: The Speeches, the Presidents, and Their Times (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Americans at War (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Daily Life Online (historical and cultural database; outside the library, go here first)
The Decades in America Series (American History database)
Defending the Borders: The Role of Border and Immigration Control (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Deterring and Investigating Attack: The Role of the FBI and CIA (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Dictionary of American History (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: War (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Great Lives from History--Notorious Lives
History behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
History in Dispute (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Hunting Down the Terrorists (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society (outside the library, go here first)
Middle East Conflict Reference Library (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Military and Intelligence Collection (outside the library, go here first)
Responding to Attack: Firefighters and Police (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
A Vulnerable America: An Overview of National Security (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Household Help
Auto Repair Reference Center (outside the library, go here first)
Chilton's Auto Repair Library(outside the library, go here first
Law
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of American Governmentr (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Governments of the World (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Legal Forms (online reference database; outside the library, go here first)
National Survey of State Laws (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
West's Encyclopedia of American Law (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Religion
Encyclopedia of Religion (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
The Sciences
Alternative Energy (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Encyclopedia of Global Warming
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Gale Encyclopedia of Science (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource (online reference books; outside the library, go here first)
Science in Context (outside the library, go here first)
Space Exploration Reference Library (online reference book; outside the library, go here first)
Travel & Geography
AtoZ World Travel (leisure travel database; outside the library, go here first)
Global Road Warrior (travel and country database; outside the library, go here first)