Databases
All of the databases can be accessed from within any library by using designated computers that have dedicated access to the databases. Most of the databases can also be accessed remotely via any Internet connected computer, such as those in your home or office.
You must have a valid Osceola Library card to remotely access the databases. You will be prompted to enter your 13-digit library card number upon accessing each database.
*Denotes databases that cannot be accessed from home.
| Arts | |
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| Fine Arts and Music Collection | Full-text magazines and journals provide research for topics of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking |
| Culinary Arts Collection | Contains thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews and industry information |
| Automotive & Business | |
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| Business, Economics and Theory Collection | Provides articles focused on topics in economics |
| Chilton Library | Automobile repair manuals |
| Communications & Mass Media eCollection | Articles on all aspects of the communications field |
| Demographics Now | Provides entrepreneurs, business owners and students valuable data on the community |
| Small Business Resource Center | Covers all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business |
| Biography | |
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| Biography Reference Center | Authoritative biographical information |
| Books & Literature | |
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| Books & Authors | The fiction and nonfiction reader's go-to site for everything: book suggestions from experts, titles, biographies, reviews and more |
| FirstSearch | Search for listings of books in library catalogs around the world |
| LitFinder | Literature database with many full-text works |
| Downloadable Books, Audiobooks, & Music | |
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| Freegal | Find thousands of recordings by your favorite artists and download 3 free songs a week |
| OverDrive eResources | Download ebooks or audiobooks to enjoy on your computer or mobile device. |
| Education & Languages | |
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| Educator's Reference Complete | Articles that cover multiple levels of education, from preschool to college, and every educational specialty |
| Mango Languages | Learn a Language |
| Testing & Education Reference Center with Career Module | Test preparation guides, career profiles, scholarship and school information with resume builder |
| Encyclopedias, Reference Resources & Law | |
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Searchable collection of online reference books |
| Criminal Justice eCollection | Full text resources |
| Grolier Online | Online encyclopedia and general reference resource |
| Genealogy & History | |
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| *Ancestry Library Edition | Search your Ancestry. *Cannot access from home. |
| Civil War | Sources in US History Online |
| Florida on Florida | A catalog of digital materials related to Florida |
| Heritage Quest Online | A great variety of genealogy resources are available here, books, articles, and census records are just the beginning. |
| ProQuest Newsstand Obituary Search | Search for an obituary online. |
| Health & Wellness | |
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| Health and Wellness Resource Center | Instant access to carefully compiled medical resources for consumers |
| Health Reference Center - Academic | Full text sources and images of medical journals |
| Nursing and Allied Health Collection | Full-text and images of nursing and allied health resources |
| Psychology eCollection | Full text resources on the study of psychology |
| Hobbies | |
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| Agriculture Collection | A collection of more than 400 titles focused on Agriculture and its related fields |
| Garden, Landscape, & Horticulture eCollection | Contains articles on gardening, landscaping, and Horticulture |
| Home Improvement Collection | More than 180 home-improvement focused titles |
| Tourism, Hospitality, and Leisure eCollection | Includes full collection of Fodor's Travel Guides. |
| Kids & Young Adults | |
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| Junior Edition | Junior Edition K12 | Magazines, newspaper articles, and current events for middle school students |
| Junior Reference Collection | Covers history, social studies, science, and more with multimedia content, reference books, and primary sources |
| Kids Edition | Kids Edition K12 | Magazines, newspaper articles, and current events for elementrary school students |
| KidsInfoBits | Research database for Elementary school students featuring reference books and magazine articles, user friendly for beginning researchers |
| Student Edition | Student Edition K12 | Magazines, newspaper articles, and current events for high school students |
| TumbleBooks Library | A variety of interactive books for children in English, French, and Spanish |
| Newspapers, Magazines & Journals | |
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| Academic OneFile | Peer-reviewed, full text articles from leading journal and reference sources |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | Balanced coverage of every academic discipline, all readily searchable |
| Gale Computer Database | Access current periodicals on computers, telecommunications and electronics industries |
| General Reference Center Gold | General interest articles from 1980 onward |
| General OneFile | Academic periodicals, general interest magazines, newspapers, and law journals |
| Orlando Sentinel | Part of ProQuest Super Newsstand, access full text articles from 1985-present. |
| Popular Magazines | 1000 of the most popular magazines available from InfoTrac |
| Professional Collection | Journals and articles for the professional educator including school law, adolescent development, and learning disabilities |
| ProQuest Super Newsstand | Select from hundreds of dailies, including state, regional, national, and international titles. Thousands of complete articles are available in full text. |
| Spanish Language | |
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| Informe | Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos |
| Taxes | |
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| Internal Revenue Service (IRS) | Compete listing of IRS tax forms to review and download |