Databases and Resources

Databases Resources

Badgerlink, a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), seeks to promote information literacy and access throughout the for all Wisconsin residents in cooperation with the state's public, school, academic, and special libraries. You can search all databases by going to the Badgerlink SuperSearch. Individual resources provided by BadgerLink include:

Access Newspaper Archives
Fully searchable PDF images of historic newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s.
Auto Repair Reference Center
This is a comprehensive collection of automobile repair reference pamphlets and manuals dating from 1945 to present.
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EBSCO Business Resources
Search Business Source Premier and Regional Business News separately, or search across all EBSCO business resources at one.
Consumer Health Complete
This is a consumer-oriented health content, covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Consumer Reports
Articles on health, public safety, marketplace, economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers, hosted by EBSCOhost.
EBSCO Magazine Database
Search everything EBSCO offers through Badgerlink. Choose from a menu that includes many of the items in this list and customize your search to your needs. Language learners, search EBSCOhost Español.
EBSCO Student Research Center
This search interface was designed specifically for secondary school students, providing access to magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports and film and video. You can even search by Lexile.
Educational Research Databases
A collection of databases, including: Education Research Complete, Educational Administration Abstracts, ERIC, and Professional Development Collection.
Encyclopædia Britannica
This respected source of general information synthesizes editorially reviewed websites alongside the Encyclopædia Britannica. The spanish version, Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna, is designed for high school and college ages. Looking for a spanish version aimed at developing skills as a Spanish language learner. Check out Britannica Escolar Online.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
General encyclopedic entries cover a variety of subject areas aimed at the general public.
GreenFILE
The is a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest articles covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
History Reference Center
Full text articles from reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, history periodicals, historical documents, and biographies, as well as historical images, and historical video. Interested in a more personal look at history. HeritageQuest Online Geneology resources, including U.S. Federal Census records, full text family and local histories, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's Bank records and much more!
Humanities International Complete
Full text journals, books and other published sources aimed as students of the philosophy and the arts.
Learning Express Library
A collection of web-based test preparation tools and skill-building materials for children, teens, and adults. Prep modules cover AP and college entrance exams, plus common tests such as the GED, workplace skills and more!
Literary Reference Center
Offers a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to present day literature. Looking for more? Check out LitFinder for
full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays as well as criticism on all forms of literature.
Medical Research Databases
Includes a number of professional resources, including: AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Alt HealthWatch, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source: Consumer Edition and Nursing/Academic Edition, MEDLINE, and PubMed.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
This is the largest, most comprehensive American dictionary currently available in print or online.
Military & Government Collection
Access to current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
Newspapers Source Plus
Full text newspapers, television and radio news transcripts. For local news, check out Wisconsin Newspapers, and for near real-time world news, check out News access to the world news wire (AP, UPI, etc.)
Novelist
This is a virtual readers' advisory service, providing access to information on fiction titles as well as feature content including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more.
Science Reference Center
Easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented encyclopedias, reference books and periodicals covering all areas of science. Looking for more? Check out Digital Science Online, a host of multi-media resources including science images, animations, and video for K-12 students.
Wisconsin Media Lab
A curated collection of high-quality digital media available on the web. Includes access to the paid SoundzAbound service.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT HOME ACCESS: If your internet service provider is Wisconsin-based it is likely that you will not need to login in. If, however, you have a nationally based ISP, such as U-Verse or AOL, you may need to input a library card number. You may use your public library card, or you may use the letters CHS followed by your student ID number. Go to Library Card Login (top of page) > select Cedarburg High School Library or your public library > enter your CHS+yourID# (ex:CHS81515).

Public Library Catalog Access -- Access to the EasiCat the Eastern Shores Library online catalogs.

Resource Quicklist

free databases

Google Scholar
Access scholarly works published to the open web.

Artcyclopedia
Information on artists and art movements, links to museums worldwide.

Science.gov
Searches over 45 databases and over 2000 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, covering research and development results.