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Premium Databases for Online Research
To provide our cardholders with free access to a wide variety of authoritative information and educational resources, the library subscribes to the resources found on this page.
Business & Finance
AtoZdatabases
The premier Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. Ideal for finding friends and relatives. Includes 65 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, over 12 million healthcare professionals and more.
View the AtoZdatabases website.
View the tutorial on how to use AtoZdatabases.
Mergent Intellect
Company, residential, industry, and demographic research data. Includes company annual reports and job searching.
View the Mergent Intellect website.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Access mutual fund and stock information.
View the Morningstar website.
Value Line
Whether you're a beginning investor or a veteran looking for high-impact ideas, Value Line can position you for financial success quickly and easily.
View the Value Line website.
Wall Street Journal Online
Access the Wall Street Journal’s trusted reporting on business, finance, politics, and global news. Stay informed with real-time updates, in-depth analysis, and expert commentary from one of the world’s leading news sources—all available online through the library.
Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere. Simply click here to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately.
Your access will be available for the next 3 days
After 3 days, simply come back and click the link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.
Please note: patrons are not permitted to share their sign-on credentials with any other person. Any violation of this clause will result in Dow Jones terminating access for your library.
Access The Wall Street Journal Online
College & Careers
College BlueBook
Detailed information for thousands of 2 and 4-year colleges. Includes degrees offered and scholarship information.
View the College Bluebook website.
Cooking & Food
AtoZ Food America
If you think that spice is the variety of life and love American cuisine in its many forms, AtoZ Food America is the product for you. AtoZ Food America contains recipes in all course categories (appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages) for six US regions, all 50 states, and 33 ethnic cuisines.
View the AtoZ Food America website.
View a tutorial on AtoZ Food America.
AtoZ World Food
AtoZ World Food is the only food database that contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages. AtoZ World Food is also the only database that covers food culture for 174 countries of the world in six categories: National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia.
View the AtoZ World Food website.
View a tutorial on AtoZ World Food.
Courses on the Web
Gale Courses
A wide range of free, interactive, instructor-led courses is given entirely online. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. Covers business, computer skills, desktop publishing, healthcare, law, math and science, personal finance, writing, and more.
View the Gale Courses website.
View a tutorial on Gale Courses.
Gale Presents Udemy
Nearly 20,000 video courses offer upskilling in the areas of business, tech, and personal development across 75+ different categories. Eighty-five percent of the collection has been updated in the last two years. Features 7,000+ courses taught by native speakers in more than 12 different languages.
View the Gale Presents Udemy Website.
View a tutorial on Gale Presents Udemy.
Mango Languages
Over 60 language resources to help you learn a new language.
View the Mango Languages website.
View a tutorial on Mango Languages.
O'Reilly Media
More than 47,000 books and 30,000 hours of video in areas such as information technology and software; business; digital media; professional and personal development; and desktop and web applications. Includes STEAM Lab for Kids and The Lego Build-It Book; more than 900 books from the “For Dummies” series; and more than 150 titles on job-seeking and career development.
View the O'Reilly Media Website.
View a tutorial on O'Reilly Media.
Current Events & News
Access World News
Explore and stay informed on local, national, and international topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues, and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner, including the UT. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
View the Access World News website.
View a tutorial on NewsBank
California Digital Newspaper Collection
Digitized Coronado and other California newspapers from 1846 to the present.
View the CDNC website.
Ebsco Explora
Full-text articles from magazines, reference books, and other primary sources. Also includes an Image Collection of photos, maps, and flags.
View the Ebsco Explora website.
View a tutorial on Explora.
Asian Life in America
Explore and gain a deeper understanding of the Asian American experience as recorded by the news media, from the 18th century through today. Remote access is available 24 hours, 7 days a week through the library website.
View the Asian Life in America website.
Hispanic Life in America
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.
View the Hispanic Life in America website.
Indigenous Life in America
The story of America’s Indigenous peoples is rich and varied – a complex tapestry of achievements, dislocations, occupations, resistance, forced migrations, upheavals, and triumphs that has shaped the story of America. Indigenous Life in America offers an expansive window into Indigenous history, allowing patrons to uncover the full depth of America’s past and present through a wider and more diverse lens.
View the Indigenous Life in America website.
New York Times
NYTimes.com provides full access to the New York Times, including breaking news, multimedia, reviews, opinion, blogs, videos, and more—articles from 1851 to the present.
View the New York Times website.
Rock's Back Pages
Rock's Backpages, which launched in September 2001, is the world's most comprehensive online database of pop music writing, a unique resource unavailable elsewhere online. It contains an ever-expanding collection of primary-source full-text articles from the music and mainstream press from the 1950s to the present day, along with a collection of exclusive audio interviews.
Access Rock's Back Pages
San Diego Union-Tribune
Explore San Diego history through local news, events, and people with the San Diego Union-Tribune Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
View the San Diego Union-Tribune website.
San Diego Union-Tribune Historical Edition
San Diego Union and Evening Tribune from 1896 to 1915.
View the San Diego Union-Tribune Historical Edition website.
Wall Street Journal Online
Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere. Simply click here to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately.
Your access will be available for the next 3 days
After 3 days, simply come back and click the link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.
Please note: patrons are not permitted to share their sign-on credentials with any other person. Any violation of this clause will result in Dow Jones terminating access for your library.
Access The Wall Street Journal Online
Employment
AtoZdatabases
The premier Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. Ideal for finding friends and relatives. Includes 65 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, over 12 million healthcare professionals and more.
View the AtoZdatabases website.
Genealogy & Obituaries
Ancestry
In Library use only. Search genealogy, family trees and history, and U.S. Census and military records.
View the Ancestry website.
View a tutorial on Ancestry.
Fold3
Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. The records at Fold3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them. On Fold3, you can combine records found on the site with what you have in your own albums and shoeboxes to create an online memorial for someone who served.
View the Fold3 Website.
View a tutorial on Fold3.
HeritageHub
Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.
View a tutorial on HeritageHub.
MyHeritage Library Edition
Over 5 billion historical records including U.S. and UK census; family tree profiles from MyHeritage and Geni; historical and tombstone photos; military and immigration records; passenger lists; citizenship and naturalization records; directories and biographies; and land, court, wills, and probate records.
View the MyHeritage Library Edition website.
Health & Consumer Information
Consumer Reports
Includes Consumer Reports magazine and web articles and product reviews.
View the Consumer Reports website.
View a tutorial on Consumer Reports.
Consumer Health Ultimate
Consumer Health Ultimate provides health and wellness content from mainstream medicine to complimentary, holistic, and integrated medicine. Formats include full-text journals, magazines, books, videos, and drug information entries in English and Spanish.
View the Consumer Health Ultimate Website.
PubMed
National Library of Medicine database of research articles on all medical topics.
View the PubMed website.
History & Biographies
Biography Reference Center
More than 450,000 full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies.
View the Biography Reference Center website.
California Digital Newspaper Collection
Digitized Coronado and other California newspapers from 1846 to the present.
Digital Public Library of America
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is an online library with millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums in the U.S. From Sumerian stone tablets to the U.S. Constitution and more.
Rock's Back Pages
Rock's Backpages, which launched in September 2001, is the world's most comprehensive online database of pop music writing, a unique resource unavailable elsewhere online. It contains an ever-expanding collection of primary-source full-text articles from the music and mainstream press from the 1950s to the present day, along with a collection of exclusive audio interviews.
Access Rock's Back Pages
San Diego Union & Evening Tribune
Digital access to SD-UT from 1896 to 1915.
Hobbies & Crafts
Hobbies & Crafts Source
Hobbies & Crafts Source contains detailed “how to” instructions and creative do-it-yourself (DIY) ideas as well as magazines, recipes, and videos. Topics include arts and crafts, collecting, cooking and baking, holiday crafts, home and garden, indoor recreation, needlecrafts and textiles, outdoor recreation, performing arts, and science and technology.
View the Hobbies & Crafts Source Website.
View a Quick Start Guide to Hobbies & Crafts Source.
See a list of eBooks included with access.
Homework & Reference
Archives Unbound
Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars, researchers, and students at the college and university level. A multi-disciplinary resource, collections cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history.
View the Archives Unbound website.
BookFlix
BookFlix is designed to bridge the transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn. Animated storybook classics are paired with a thematically-related nonfiction ebook and supported by comprehension activities to build skills, confidence, and curiosity.
View a tutorial on BookFlix.
Veanlo un tutorial en BookFlix.
Environmental Studies
Find trusted, science-based information about the environment and sustainability with Gale In Context: Environmental Studies. Translation and text-to-speech tools make the content accessible to all learners.
View the Environmental Studies website.
Explora High & Middle School (Ebsco)
Full text of hundreds of popular high school magazines covering all subjects.
View the Explora High and Middle School website.
View a tutorial on Explora.
Explora Primary School (Ebsco)
Full text and indexing of popular elementary school magazines. All articles have a reading level indicator (Lexile).
View the Explora Primary School website.
View a tutorial on Explora
Gale Virtual Reference
Online encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for research on any subject.
Includes:
- Business Plans Handbook;
- American Decades;
- Encyclopedia of Medicine
- Many more
View the Gale Virtual Reference website.
Gale E-Books
24/7 access to reference e-books. No checkout is necessary. Titles can be browsed, searched, and downloaded anytime from any Internet-connected device. Topics include arts, business, education, history, law, literature, medicine, religion, science, and social science.
View the Gale eBooks website.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids engages learners with full-text magazines and books, as well as videos and images. With just a few clicks students can explore science, animals, technology, cultures, and history
View the National Geographic Kids website.
Scholastic GO! contains more than 115,000 articles covering every core-curriculum subject. The articles and their illustrations are derived from the content of seven Scholastic encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.
View the Scholastic GO! website.
View a tutorial on Scholastic Go!
Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables-worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more! Formerly known as Scholastic Printables, we offer printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade.
ScienceFlix
Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix is transforming the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering.
View a tutorial on ScienceFlix.
TrueFlix
Offering hundreds of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning, TrueFlix is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home.
View a tutorial on TrueFlix.
Watch & Learn
Watch & Learn is an exciting video library created just for kids! Hundreds of curriculum-aligned videos build learning excitement and launch new lessons of discovery. The simple navigation saves teachers time and makes teaching with real-world footage simple and fun!
Fully equitable in English & Spanish.
Literature
Gale Literary Index
Gale Literary Index is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for titles of works into one source.
View the Gale Literary Index website.
Something About the Author
Info about the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and teens.
View the Something About the Author website.
Gale Literature Criticism
Explore the most extensive compilation of literary commentary available including analysis from book excerpts, periodicals, and more.
View the Gale Literature Criticism website.
Literary Reference Source Plus
Literary Reference Plus is a full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods. It contains thousands of poems, short stories, classic novels, plot summaries, critical analysis essays, literary journals, reference books and author biographies, plus lesson plans and literary study guides.
View the Literary Reference Source Plus website.
Military Past & Present
Access Military, Government & Defense
Articles from military, government, and defense newspapers and magazines.
View the Access Military, Government, and Defense website.
View a tutorial on NewsBank.
Encyclopedia of War Journalism
Covers 1807-2015 showing how conflicts were covered by the press. Explore the influences of information on the battlefield and the home front.
View the Encyclopedia of War Journalism website.
Fold3
Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. The records at Fold3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them. On Fold3, you can combine records found on the site with what you have in your own albums and shoeboxes to create an online memorial for someone who served.
View the Fold3 Website.
View a tutorial on Fold3
Special Operations Books
Special Operations Books in the Coronado Public Library collection.
View the Special Operations Books (PDF).
Publishing on the Web
BiblioBoard
Access to full-text BiblioBoard Public, plus content provided by others. Includes new fiction, comic books, award-winning videos, children's books, and much more.
View the BiblioBoard website.
View a tutorial on BiblioBoard.
Pressbooks
Online publishing tool that lets self-published authors and small publishers create professionally-formatted book files for print and e-book editions.
View the Pressbooks website.
Indie Author Project Select
The Indie Author Project (IAP) allows people to upload their self-published books.
View the Indie Author Project Select website.
Reading & Reviews
Novelist Plus
Reading recommendations that include expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists, and more.
View the Novelist Plus website.
View a tutorial on Novelist.
Novelist Kindergarten through 8 Plus
Books for younger readers. Help kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.
View the Novelist Kindergarten through 8 Plus website.
View a tutorial on Novelist for Kids.
TeachingBooks
TeachingBooks helps readers connect with books, learn from authors, and enjoy reading more. It offers trusted resources for children’s and young adult books that highlight diverse experiences and interests. Users can find great titles, get helpful materials to support reading, and share them easily in their schools, libraries, and communities.
View the TeachingBooks Website.
View a tutorial on resources for children's and young adult books from TeachingBooks.
Access to TeachingBooks is provided to California libraries by the California State Library.
Streaming Video
Biblio+
Biblio+ is a new streaming service that partners with libraries to provide communities with unlimited access to an exciting, ad-free catalog of groundbreaking films and captivating television on any device.
View the Biblio+ website.
Kanopy
Web access to more than 30,000 of the world's best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers.
View the Kanopy website.
View a tutorial on Kanopy.
Estante Infinito
Your Coronado Public Library Card is now the gateway to a whole world of Premium Spanish content to enjoy whenever you want, wherever you want, and with whomever you want. Enjoy all our series and children's content without limitations and 5 weekly tickets for movies and performing arts.
Tu tarjeta de la Biblioteca Pública de Coronado es ahora la puerta de acceso a todo un mundo de contenidos Premium en español para disfrutar cuando quieras, donde quieras y con quien quieras. Disfruta de todas nuestras series y contenidos infantiles sin limitaciones y de 5 tickets semanales para cine y artes escénicas.
View the Estante Infinito website.
Estante Infinito Infantil
Here you will find a safe place where the little ones of the house will be able to develop their imagination without limits. Edye brings us the best-animated series with high educational content and, in addition, our selection of video games offers a wide range of titles for all ages.
Aquí encontrarás un espacio seguro en el que los más pequeños de la casa podrán desarrollar su imaginación sin límites. Edye nos trae las mejores series de animación de alto contenido educativo y, además, nuestra selección de videojuegos ofrece una amplia variedad de títulos para todas las edades.
View the Estante Infinito Infantil website.
Weston Woods Plus
Explore our engaging collection that brings the best picture books in children's literature to life, fostering joyful literacy experiences for all learners. Discover high-quality learning tools designed to enhance story time in schools and libraries, enriching the experience for children and families alike. Our resources are carefully curated to instill a lifelong love of books and reading, supporting literacy development in a fun and educational environment. Join us in cultivating a passion for storytelling and imagination through our diverse selection of materials.
View the Weston Woods Plus website.
Digital Full Textbooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Alternative Energy 2007
- American Decades 2001
- American Indian Removal and the Trail to Wounded Knee 2010
- American Law Yearbook 2011 to 2012
- Basic English Grammar for Dummies 2015
- Business Plans Handbook 2017 to 2018
- CaseBase: Case Studies in Global Business 2012
- College Bluebook 2018
- Critical Survey of Drama
- Encyclopedia of Education 2003
- Encyclopedia of Religion 2005
- Encyclopedia of World Biography 2004
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 2011
- Hate Crimes in America 2017
- Heroes & Heroines
- Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA 2017
- History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide 2003
- Jim Crow: A Historical Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic 2014
- Memories of the Enslaved: Voices from the Slave Narratives 2015
- Novels for Students 1998 to 2003
- Race in American Film
- Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film 2007
- Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans 2012
- The Stonewall Riots
- UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances 2006
- We Did What?! Offensive and Inappropriate Behavior in American History
- Women with Wings
- World Mythology
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 2012