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Applied Science and Technology Sources This database offers a diverse array of full-text and indexed content covering the full spectrum of the applied sciences and computing disciplines — from acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear engineering
Digital Library of South Dakota
DLSD) is a collaboration of the libraries of the six Board of Regents colleges and universities as well as partners in the state of South Dakota. Category: General, Genealogy, High School, History, Research, Scholarly, South Dakota
Digital Public Library of America
DPLA connects people to the riches held within Americas libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. Category: General, Genealogy, High School, History, Research, Scholarly
EBSCO eBooks Collection
Over 10,000 books in the arts, humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, business, computers & more. Category: Business, General Research, Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research, High School
EBSCO MegaFile
A combines search of EBSCOs Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MaterFILE Premier, and Regional Business New databases. It includes thousands of articles and covers a wide variety of topics. Select to expand your search. Category: General Research, Scholarly Research, High School
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
Indexed and full-text education literature and resources; essential for education researchers of all kinds. Category: Educators & Librarians
European Views of the Americas This is a free archive of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750. It includes thousands of valuable primary source records covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples.
Explora Kids (Grades K-6)
An encyclopedia especially for elementary school students. Additional searching available through EBSCOs advanced search. Category: Elementary School
Explora Teens (Grades 7-12)
A research database especially for middle and high school students, with material from encyclopedias, magazines, books, and more. Category: Middle School, High School
FDSys Federal Digital System
The United States governments official depository of online documents. Category: Government & Directories
FirstSearch
Search for information on a wide range of subjects in twelve databases: ArticleFirst, ClasePeriodica, ebooks, ECO, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, OAIster, PapersFirst, Proceedings, WorldCatDissertations. Category: Business, Educators & Librarians, General Research, Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research
Fold3 by Ancestry
Genealogy Information focusing upon US military records: including stories, photos, and personal documents. Category: Genealogy
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
A student encyclopedia that provides over 25,000 entries on a wide variety of topics. Category: General Research, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Dozens of reference books for all ages. Includes health, history, government, science, education, business, and more. Category: Business, Educators & Librarians, Genealogy, General Research, Scholarly Research, Middle School, High School
GreenFILE
Scholarly, government and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments, and minimizing negative impacts. Category: General Research, Scholarly Research
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information includes magazines, reference books, and current health pamphlets. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. Category: Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research
HeritageQuest by Ancestry
Research family and local history; it includes census, military, and gravestone records with over 25,000 family and local history books. Powered by Ancestry.com. Category: Genealogy
Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples and their history have interested Natives and non-Natives alike—from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century.
Learning Express Library
Practice tests and self-paced courses for all learners, ASVAB, GED, GRE, SAT, resume/cover letter writing courses and more. Category: Career and Test Prep, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Legal Forms
Thousands of downloadable, customizable, legal documents, specifically for South Dakota residents. Includes real estate, wills, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many categories. Category: Business, General Research
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) (EBSCO)
Indexes and abstracts for key library and information science journals, books, research reports and more. Category: Educators and Librarians, Scholarly Research
MAS Ultra School Edition
Contains full text articles of popular high school magazines covering a range of subject areas, including history, science, and careers. Category: High School
MasterFILE Complete
For public libraries: EBSCO provides magazines, reference books, primary source documents, and an extensive image collection with photos, maps, and flags. Category: General Research
MedlinePLUS
From the National Library of Medicine, the worlds largest medical library brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in understandable language. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine
MiddleSearch Plus
For middle schools; it has biographies, primary source document, reference books, a vast image collection and articles from popular middle school magazines. Category: Middle School
Miss Humblebee's Academy
Interactive learning program for ages 2-6; in math, science, social studies, language and literacy, art, and music. Category: Educators & Librarians, Elementary School
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers.
Open Dissertations is a free database with records for more than 1.2 million electronic theses and dissertations from around the world.
Points of View Reference Center
Presenting multiple sides of issues, it helps one create persuasive arguments and essays, understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills. Category: General Research, High School, Scholarly Research
Primary Search
For elementary schools: it contains articles from popular childrens magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries and a large image collection. Category: Elementary School
Professional Development Collection
Full-text information for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers. Category: Educators & Librarians, Scholarly Research
ProQuest Research Library
A truly multidisciplinary resources featuring a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and other timely sources across the top 150 subject areas. Category: Business, Educators & Librarians, General Research, Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research, High School
PubMed
More than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research
Readers Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson) (EBSCO)
Searchable full coverage of the original paper volumes of a broad selection of periodicals. Category: General Research, Scholarly Research, Middle School, High School
Science Reference Center
Articles from hundreds of science magazines, encyclopedias, reference books, and a large image collection; primarily for K-12 students. Category: General Research, Elementary School, Middle School, High School
SIRS Discoverer
For students and educators, this multidisciplinary database covers current events, history, health, language arts, math, science, social studies, and more. Category: Elementary School, Middle School
SIRS Issues Researcher
Provides the background and current analysis necessary for the research and understanding of over 300 current and leading issues. Category: Middle School, High School
Teacher Reference Center
Indexing and abstracts for over 200 of the most popular peer-reviewed teacher and administrator trade journals. Category: Business, Educators & Librarians, Scholarly Research
TrueFlix
Offering hundreds of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning, it is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home. Education, Elementary, Middle School, High School
US Newsstream
Full-text articles from over 1000 newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites. Includes same-day publication access to over 250 titles. Category: Business, General Research, Genealogy, Scholarly Research
World Book (landing page)
Landing page for all World Book databases including Advanced, Discover, Dramatic Learning, Early World of Learning, Kids and Student editions. Category: Career & Test Prep, Educators & Librarians, General Research, Languages
World Book Advanced
Full encyclopedia and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, back in time articles, special reports, and more. Category: High School
World Book Discover
Has reference resources for different instruction, such as ESL, reluctant readers, and adult learners. Also includes an extensive life skills section. Category: Career & Test Prep, General Research, Languages. Category: Career & Test Prep, General Research, Languages
World Book Dramatic Learning
Adaptions of classic plays for grades 1-12. Scripts, lesion plans, activities, how to put on plays and apply these materials in the classroom. Category: Educators & Librarians, Elementary Schools, General, High Schools, Middle Schools
World Book Early Learning
For preschoolers and early elementary students. Narrated stories, interactive games, original videos, and a visual interactive encyclopedia to help develop and strengthen vocabulary, reading, and other skills. Category: Elementary Schools
World Book Kids
A general reference for elementary students, it offers easy-to-read articles with embedded multimedia, images and videos as well as games, science projects, and activities. Category: Elementary School
World Book Student
Includes the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, videos, student activities, and research tools. Category: Elementary School, Middle School
WorldCat Discovery
The worlds largest online network of books and other materials, from more than 10,000 worldwide libraries. You can use WorldCat Discovery to see if Mitchell Public Library owns a particular book. You can also use WorldCat Discover to search libraries worldwide and request material through interlibrary loan. Category: General Research, Scholarly Research
World Politics Review This unique database provides uncompromising analysis of critical global trends to give academics, policymakers and businesspeople the context they need to have the confidence they want.