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What Is a database?
Definition: a usually large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval (as by a computer) [from Merriam-Webster OnLine]. |
Use these links when searching from inside the Library.
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Most of the following links are for home research.
Subscription databases are important tools to help you do research from your home computer or from one of the Library's Internet Computers. The entries below describe their uses.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Ancestry Library Edition is a new genealogy research tool created for the library market. It provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day. Through this site, you can:
- Cross-search thousands of databases by single or multiple elements.
- Jump directly to specific collections or databases.
- Browse collections by state, province or country.
- Browse original, full-text digital images in the census, immigration and military collections.
- Download digital images in JPEG and GIF formats for more extensive viewing and printing.
- Download helpful census extraction forms, ancestral charts, family group sheets, and more. more>>
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Hertiage Quest offers every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Wisconsin Heritage Online is an expanding digital collection, featuring documentary sources and material culture from Wisconsin libraries, archives, and museums. The collections in this exhibition project are contributed by cultural heritage organizations throughout Wisconsin. Click on Content Providers for information about the providers and their digital collections. more>> |
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 (Badgerlink ~EBSCO ~ WISCAT ~ WorldCat ~ Search for Kids...)
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BadgerLink provides access to EBSCO's journals and magazines, including Search for Kids; Newspaper Archive, BadgerLink Songbook Database, WISCAT statewide library catalog, World Cat and many other useful links to Wisconsin Public Libraries, Wisconsin Digital Library Collections, Library Directories, Government Sites, Education Sites, Web Portals.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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 Wisconson Newspapers
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| Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site is a service of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. It provides access to the daily and weekly newspapers in Wisconsin, starting in 2005 to the present, with an embargo delay of 60 days. The BadgerLink team has worked with the Wisconsin Newspaper Association (WNA) to improve Wisconsin newspapers in BadgerLink. Through this new partnership, WNA’s Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site will provide access to its 235 daily and weekly member-newspapers. Each addition is covered cover to cover in a PDF, searchable format. This service is available onsite in libraries of all types (except for corporate libraries) and throughentry of a library card number. It is not available statewide through IP address authentication as are other BadgerLink resources. Link>> |
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Newspaper Archive has Millions of searchable historical newspaper pages from the 1700s. PDF format of original content.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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NetLibrary allows county residents may sign up to check-out, or download, electronic books. After initial sign-up at your Waukesha County library, Netlibrary may be accessed from home. >> NetLibrary Link<< |
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GaleNet can be used in Waukesha County public libraries to access Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Literary Criticism. The Gale Literary Databases provide full-text criticism and interpretation of plays, novels, poetry and short stories, and biographical essays on authors.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center brings together all the information that’s needed to fully understand
an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that
provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and
newspapers, primary source documents, government and
organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts,
links to hand-selected web sites, and more.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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LitFinder is a resource that provides quick and easy access to poems, stories, speeches, plays or essays that best suit a user's needs. Poetry is the core of LitFinder as more than 126,500 full-text poems are included along with 850,000 more poem citations. In addition, users will be able to read 10,000 full-text plays, stories, essays and speeches using LitFinder!
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Use NoveList Plus to search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more. To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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NoveList K-8 contains enhanced subject access for over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number |
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Literary Reference Center contains full text of plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, author interviews, and much more.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Kids Search is a search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students and includes general topics as well as history and science.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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The Student Research Center is a search interface designed specifically for secondary school students and includes general topics as well as history and science.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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LearningExpress Library offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information needed to achieve results—at school, at work, or in life. The Computer Skills Learning Center includes interactive courses on MicroSoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. Looking to land a job? An entire Learning Center is dedicated to help job seekers.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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TeachingBooks provides in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles and multimedia resources on children’s and young adult literature.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Britannica Online School Edition: Search Level-Appropriate Reference Articles, Journals and Magazines, the Web's Best Sites, Multimedia, and Curriculum Content. (click on logo for grade level access)
Spanish versions are also found here.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Mango Languages is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. Also has English courses..
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Home Improvement Reference Center provides home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. It contains 27 major reference works in full text with more than 10,000 images, nearly 100 videos of popular home repair projects, a convenient A-Z browsing tool, and full-text magazines (e.g. This Old House).
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center provides reference and instructional information about small engine machinery maintenance and repair. Engines types include: motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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 Arc Auto Repair Reference Center
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This link to Arc's Auto Repair Reference Center works IE 5.0 or greater or Netscape 4.7 or greater and offers Repair Procedures, Service Bulletins & Recalls, Wiring Diagrams & more.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Consumer Health Complete provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc..
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Reference USA contains information on U.S. companies & consumers. This resource can be accessed at public libraries in Waukesha County as well as from home.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Business Source Premier provides comprehensive coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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Career Library™ offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Five user-friendly components help users match their interests to occupations, education prospects, and more.
To access from home, go to http://otto.cafelibraries.org:2048 and enter your library card barcode number. |
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