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Welcome
to the Electronic Branch of the Bettendorf Public Library.
These resources are available to Bettendorf Library cardholders
24 hours a day, 7 days a week wherever there is internet access.
These are subscription only databases paid with funds from
the Bettendorf Library, the Bettendorf Library Foundation
and the Friends of the Bettendorf Library. For most databases,
your password is your Bettendorf Library card number.
Databases
by Subject
Alphabetical
Listing of Databases
America's
Newspapers
The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional,
and national U.S. newspapers. Each paper provides unique coverage
of local and regional news, including companies, politics,
sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the
community. Paid ads are excluded.
Antiques
Reference Database
p4a Antiques
Reference gives prices for a wide variety of antiques. Information
in the database is drawn from about fifty leading regional
auction houses located throughout the United States, plus
other selected specialist auctions.
Business & Company Resource Center
Business
and Company Resource Center provides up-to-date business,
company and industry information for more than 300,000 companies.
Contemporary Authors
Contemporary
Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical
information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international
authors.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select contains critical essays and biographical
information on more than 600 authors that are now living or
have died since January 1, 2000. There is an emphasis on authors
studied in high school and college literature courses.
EBSCOhost - Broad range of periodical
databases
EBSCOhost
is an online system offering access to a wide variety of full-text
and bibliographic databases. The
Library Foundation pays for
this subscription.
Encyclopedia Americana
Encyclopedia Americana contains over 45,000 articles
and is targeted at grades 8 and above. The
Friends of the Bettendorf
Library pay for this subscription.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Grolier
Encyclopedia is based on the Academic American Encyclopedia
and is targeted at grades 5 and above. The
Friends of the Bettendorf
Library pay for this subscription.
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Health
and Wellness Resource Center offers access to authoritative
health information, including full-text medical encyclopedias,
several hundred medical and general interest periodicals,
and more than 800 pamphlets.
HeritageQuest Online
A
growing collection of research materials for tracing family
history and American culture with over 25,000 family and local
histories, the entire U.S. Federal Census, and other expanding
collections.
Kids Search
Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-5
- powered by EBSCOhost. The
Library Foundation pays for
this subscription.
Lands and Peoples Online
Lands
and Peoples is an encyclopedia of countries, cultures, geography
and current events around the world. The
Friends of the Bettendorf
Library pay for this subscription.
LearningExpressLibrary.com
Provides
online practice tests for all kinds of exams including ACT,
SAT, Civil Service exams, ASVAB, U.S. Citizenship and more.
There are also tests to improve your reading, writing, math
or grammar skills.
Literature
Resource Center
Literature Resource Center contains biographical and critical
information on literary figures from all time periods. Both
fiction and nonfiction authors are included in this current
and comprehensive database.
Morningstar
Get stock and mutual fund quotes, research reports and tools
for making better investing and 401k decisions. The Library
Foundation pays for this subscription.
netLibrary - Browse, check out, or
download eBooks
netLibrary
is a collection of electronic books, making it possible for
you to access a wide range of research, reference, and reading
materials online.
NoveList
NoveList
helps readers find other books to read based on titles they've
liked or topics they are interested in. It is a comprehensive
readers' advisory resource for fiction lovers.
NoveList
Plus
NoveList
Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory resource for fiction
and nonfiction.
ReferenceUSA
ReferenceUSA is an electronic database of Business and Residential
phone numbers and addresses.
Searchasaurus
Kid friendly searching. Includes Primary Search, Middle Search
Plus, Encyclopedia of Animals and a General Encyclopedia -
powered by EBSCOhost. The
Library Foundation pays for
this subscription.
SIRS Researcher®
SIRS Researcher® is a general reference database containing
thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific,
health, historic, business, economic, political and global
issues. The Friends
of the Bettendorf Library pay for this subscription.
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
Wilson Biographies
Plus Illustrated contains 95,000 biographies and more than
26,000 photographs of the subjects.
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