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New Castle County Databases

Only available in-library

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Ancestry Library Edition

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Global Road Warrior

Available from remote locations

Remote Access Help File

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Academic Search Premiere

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Auto Repair

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Britannica Online

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Britannica School Edition

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Business Source Elite
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Consumer Health Complete

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Delaware Public Archives

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EBSCO Kids Search
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EBSCOHost Suite

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ERIC

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Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia

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Heritage Quest Online

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MEDLINEPlus.gov

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Middle Search Plus

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NoveList

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Primary Search

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ProQuest Newspapers

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Reference USA

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Regional Business News

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Science Online

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Searchasaurus

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Testing & Education Reference Center

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World Book Online

Ancestry Library Edition (in-library use only)

Ancestry Library Edition contains more than 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases. It includes digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930 and the UK Census Collection (1871-1901), and a special search engine of Birth, Marriage and Death records.

Note: due to publisher's guidelines, this database is only available for use inside the TIPCat Libraries. The link will not function from any other location.

Your New Castle County TIPCat library card allows you remote access to the State Library's DelAWAREŽ Digital Library. You will need your library card barcode and PIN to log in.

If you're having trouble accessing these databases from home, try some of these link
suggestions from the vendors to see if they alleviate the problem. Also, consult our FAQ page for more information.

NewsBank: America's Obituaries & Death Notices and the News Journal

A special service from NewsBank, this addition to their database allows you to search from their national archive of obituaries. Also includes full text articles from the News Journal (1999-present).

Britannica Online

This encyclopedia also contains over 200,000 Web links, access to journals and magazines, thousands of video clips, an updated world atlas and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus.

Britannica School Edition

A student encyclopedia plus more than 450 teacher resources and student learning materials including lesson plans, classroom activities, homework and research projects, printable worksheets.

Business Source Elite

Over 1,100 full-text scholarly journals are available in this database. Dating back to 1985, the information is updated on a daily basis.

Consumer Health Complete

Abstracts and full-text articles from over 1,100 consumer health journals, pamphlets, and reference books. Also included is the full text of Stedman's Medical Dictionary.

Laptop UserDelaware Public Archives

A service of the Delaware State Library, the DPA contains historic photographs of Delaware locations, maps dating back to the 1800s, digitally archived documents of historical importance, and even audio files of things like World War II radio broadcasts and baseball games.

A treasure-trove of digital Delawareana.

EBSCO Kids Search

The EBSCO journal search organized for kids. You can choose from pre-selected subject headings, dictionaries, image searches, or traditional keyword searches.

EBSCOHost Suite

All of the EBSCO services in one menu.

For magazine/journal searching or multi-database searching (like previously through MasterFile), use the top link: "EBSCOHost Databases." MasterFile is still there, don't fear.

The main component of EBSCOhost's files, MasterFile contains over 2,000 general interest periodicals, 350 reference works, 100,000 images, and 82,000 biographies. Full-text articles are available.

ERIC

The Educational Resource Information Center: contains citations and abstracts from over 980 education-themed periodicals, as well as the contents of over 2,200 digests.

Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia

Using the common EBSCOhost search interface, use keywords to search the full HTML-text contents of the latest edition of Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia. All EBSCOhost functions are available, including saving to your EBSCO account and e-mailing your articles to yourself.

Heritage Quest Online

This is a searchable database of US Census records in their original handwritten form from 1790-1930. Also includes ProQuest's Genealogy and Local History Collection of over 25,000 family and local history books, searchable by place, name and subject.

MEDLINE Plus

Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE connects you to citations and full-text articles from over 4,800 biomedical journals. MEDLINE covers practically all fields of medicine, including dentistry, veterinary medicine, and nursing.

Middle Search Plus

Appropriate for Middle School students, this database contains full text for nearly 150 popular Middle School magazines dating back to 1990. While searching, students may limit their search results by using the following limiters: periodicals, newspapers, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and images. Features of this database include: Essential Documents in American History and an Image Collection containing photos, maps and flags.

NoveList

Reader's guide service to help you find a book that suits your taste. Browse by age level, get lists of recommended titles and award winners by genre. Read all the books by your favorite author? Find another author whose books are similar. Also contains book discussion guides, author interviews and books in series.

Primary Search

Geared for an Elementary School audience, this database contains full text for more than 60 popular elementary school magazines including: Appleseeds, Boy's Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights, Ranger Rick and Science World. While searching, students may limit their search results by using the following limiters: periodicals, newspapers, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and images.

ProQuest Newspapers

Full-text articles from the New York Times (including the Book Review and Magazine) from 1999-present, the Wall Street Journal from 1984-present, the Washington Post from 1987-present, the Baltimore Sun from 1990-present, the Atlanta Constitution & Journal from 1990-present, the Boston Globe from 1987-present, the Chicago Tribune, the Christian Science Monitor from 1988-present, the Los Angeles Times from 1985-present, and USA Today from 1987-present. Excludes obituaries, box scores, and advertisements.

Reference USA

A database of residential telephone numbers and addresses, as well as business information, such as corporate headquarters and CEO contact information.

Regional Business News

Searching this database links you to 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires nationwide. This coverage includes both metropolitan and rural areas. Updated regularly.

Science Online

From the trusted names at Facts On File comes a new database: Science Online. Need ideas for Science Fair projects or experiments? They have it. Biographies of scientists? They're here. Diagrams and anatomy charts? You bet. Covers just about every scientific topic from Biology to Astronomy.

Searchasaurus

This database is designed with young researchers in mind. Combining 3 popular elementary and middle school databases (Primary Search, Middle School Plus and BookSource: Nonfiction), this database offers students an animated, colorful interface to introduce them to searching online. Searchasaurus allows search results to be limited by reading level so students can find information that is appropriate for their reading level.

Testing and Education Reference Center

Contains online practice exams for college, grad school and career entrances. Also has e-book contents on test preparation for the same exams. Of special interest are the College and Graduate School search databases, which offer the ability to search for scholarships and financial aid.

World Book Online

Online, interactive version of the staple encyclopedia. This edition includes a Spanish Encyclopedia, Current Events Features, Today in History, Atlases, and an in-line definition feature (double-click on the word, the program's dictionary gives you a definition).

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