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Academic Search Premier

Multidisciplinary database of academic journals for scholarly research
  • Full-Text Database
  • Over 2,000 active full-text, non-open access journals, most peer-reviewed
  • More than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press, updated monthly

Advanced Placement Source

Multidisciplinary full-text research database for high school students enrolled in honors-level, Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses
  • Full-Text Database
  • Wide array of subject areas from the arts and multicultural studies to the STEM subjects
  • 4,600+ full-text academic journals and magazines dating back to 1985

Alt HealthWatch

Alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness
  • Full-Text Database
  • 40+ full-text international and often peer-reviewed journals
  • Subjects include acupuncture, aromatherapy, childbirth, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, creative therapies, cross-cultural therapies, energy medicine, herbalism, homeopathy, mind-body medicine, naturopathy, nutrition, osteopathy, and more​

Auto Repair Source

Note: this resource is no longer available effective July 1, 2024

Business Source Premier

Business research database with full-text journals, profiles, reports, and related news
  • Full-Text Database
  • Searches Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, and Newswires
  • Covers all business disciplines including marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics
  • Non-journal content includes company profiles, country economic reports, industry reports, market research, and SWOT analyses​, and more

Children's Core Collection

Collection development and curriculum support for anyone who works with children's books
  • For libraries and educators serving readers in preschool through sixth grade 
  • Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding
  • More than 49,000 fiction and nonfiction, story collections and picture books
  • Professional literature for children's librarians

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete

Computing, technology, and engineering full-text research database
  • Full-Text Database
  • Covers the research and development spectrum of the computing and applied sciences disciplines

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer-oriented health content, from mainstream to holistic medicine
  • Full-Text Database
  • 480 full-text magazines and journals
  • 640 full-text health reference books, e-books, and encyclopedias
  • Consumer health pamphlets and leaflets from the CDC, FDA, NIH and others

Consumer Reports Magazine

Full-text PDF version of the popular consumer magazine
  • Find information on hundreds of consumer products
  • Articles include images, graphs, and charts in full-color
  • Browse or search articles from 1991 to the current issue​

Core Collections Complete

Interface search for Children's, Middle & Junior High, and Senior High Core Collections that includes reliable guides for collection development and maintenance, curriculum support, readers' advisory and general reference.
  • Searches Children's, Middle & Junior High, and Senior High Core Collections
  • For libraries and educators serving readers in preschool through high school
  • Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding

EBSCO All Resources

Access point for all BadgerLink EBSCO databases, interfaces, and specialized profiles
  • Additional EBSCO subscriptions and profiles based upon account affiliation
  • Access point to EBSCOhost databases
  • Links to specialized groupings of databases by subject, i.e. Business or Health databases
  • Direct access interfaces, i.e. History Reference Center, NoveList, Explora for Everyone, etc. 

EBSCO Business Resources

Access point to all EBSCOhost business-specific databases
  • Simultaneously searches Business Source Premier, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus, and Regional Business News

EBSCO Education Resources

Lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources for educators (previously named Explora Educator's Edition)
  • Highlights content relevant to K-12 teachers
  • Searches: Academic Search Premier, Education Research Complete, ERIC, Professional Development Collection, and Teacher Reference Center
  • Includes information on state curriculum standards
  • Provides easy access to lesson plans from ERIC and other resources

EBSCO Español

Punto de acceso a bases de datos de EBSCOhost españolas Access point to EBSCOhost Spanish databases
  • A texto completo de revistas, periódicos y artículos de revistas con una interfaz español
  • Full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles with a Spanish interface
  • Traducir HTML artículos de texto completo en otro idioma
  • Translate HTML full-text articles into another language

EBSCO Health Resources

Access point to EBSCOhost health-specific databases
  • Simultaneously searches Alt HealthWatch, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and MEDLINE

EBSCO Open Dissertations

Records to freely available electronic theses and dissertations
  • Records for more than 1.4 million electronic theses and dissertations from more than 320 universities around the word
  • Many records contain links to the institutional repository and full-text 
  • Collaboration between EBSCO and BiblioLabs

Education Research Complete

Education research database with full-text journals covering all levels from early childhood to higher education
  • Full-Text Database
  • Unique full-text journals not available in Academic Search Premier
  • 3,700+ education-related conference papers
  • More than 550 full-text books

Educational Administration Abstracts

Citations covering areas related to educational administration

ERIC

Authoritative database of citations and full-text education literature and resources
  • Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Educations
  • More than 1.6 million records and links to nearly 750,000 full-text documents
  • Journal articles, books, conference papers, curriculum guides, dissertations, and policy papers

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750

Citations of European works that relate to the Americas
  • Abstracting & Indexing Database - How Do I Access Full Text Articles? (how-to article)
  • From the 6 volume set European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas
  • More than 32,000 citations covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples 
  • Topics covered include British colonies, commerce, discoveries, religious orders, pirates, and the Dutch and French in America

Explora for Elementary Schools

Search interface for EBSCO's elementary school resources
  • Browse by Animals, Arts & Music, Biographies, Geography, Language Arts, Math, Science & Health, and Social Studies
  • Searches American Heritage® Children's Dictionary, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and Primary Search
  • Also includes the Primary Search Reference eBook Collection
  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)
For Educators​

Explora for Everyone

Search interface for EBSCO's general information resources
  • Browse by Arts & Literature, Biography, Business & Careers, Current Events, Geography & Culture, Health, History & Social Science, and Science & Math
  • Searches Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Consumer Health Complete, Education Research Complete, ERIC, GreenFILE, Health Source: Consumer Edition, History Reference Center, Literary Reference Center Plus, MAS Complete, MasterFILE Complete, Middle Search Plus, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus, Professional Development Collection, Science Reference Center, and Teacher Reference Center.
  • Also includes the following eBook Collections: Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection, History Reference eBook Collection, Literary Reference eBook Collection, MAS Reference eBook Collection, MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection, Middle Search Reference eBook Collection, Science Reference eBook Collection
  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile) ​​

Explora for Middle & High Schools

Search interface for EBSCO's middle and high school resources
  • Browse by Arts & Literature, Biography, Business & Government, Current Issues, Geography, Health, History, and Science & Math
  • Searches Advanced Placement Source, Consumer Health Complete, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, GreenFILE, Health Source: Consumer Edition, History Reference Center, Literary Reference Center Plus, MAS Complete, MasterFILE Complete, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, and Science Reference Center
  • Also includes the following eBook Collections: Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection, History Reference eBook Collection, Literary Reference eBook Collection, MAS Reference eBook Collection, MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection, Middle Search Reference eBook Collection, Science Reference eBook Collection
  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)
For Educators

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia for students and adults
  • Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries, including images; included in Explora for Elementary and Explora for Middle & High Schools

GreenFILE

Articles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment
  • Includes scholarly, government, and general-interest titles
  • Content covers global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable practices, renewable energy, and recycling
  • Key journals include: Agriculture, ecosystems & Environment, Conservation Biology, Forest Ecology & Management, International Journal of Green Energy, and Journal of Wildlife Management

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Collection of consumer health information
  • Full-text consumer health magazines, health pamphlets, and reference books
  • Covers many health topics including medical sciences, food science and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines
  • More than 355 full-text journals including 287 peer-reviewed journals
  • Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators with information on many medical disciplines
  • Full-text journals include: Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inquiry and more!

History Reference Center

Full-text history reference resource
  • Full-text books, magazines, historical documents, biographies, and multimedia
  • Nearly 57,000 historical documents and 40,000 historical photos and maps
  • More than 1,990 full-text reference books
  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)
For Educators

Humanities International Complete

Full-text information on literature, philosophy, the arts, and history
  • Nearly 1,240 full-text journals
  • Content for students, researchers, and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text

Database providing cover-to-cover indexing, abstracting and full-text for key library and information science periodicals
  • Covering subjects such as classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, information literacy, metadata and more
  • More than 320 full-text journals
  • Indexing & abstracting for more than 730 journals
  • Conference proceedings, library school theses and pamphlets
  • Coverage dating back to 1960

Literary Reference Center Plus

Collection of literary criticism and reference works
  • More than 160,000 classic and contemporary poems
  • More than 37,000 classic and contemporary short stories
  • More than 8,000 classic novels
  • More than 36,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
  • More than 86,000 articles/essays of literary criticism

MAS Complete

A collection of popular magazines, books, and multimedia covering a wide-range of subject areas
  • More than 560 full-text popular high school magazines
  • More than 210 full-text reference books
  • More than 100,000 full-text biographies
  • More than 55,000 primary source documents
  • An image collection of more than 1.9 million photos, maps, flags and color PDFs

MasterFILE Complete

Popular full-text magazines, reference books and other sources from world's leading publishers
  • Covers topics including business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY and fashion
  • More than 2,300 full-text magazines and journals
  • More than 870 full-text reference books
  • More than 73,000 full-text primary source documents
  • More than 1.6 million photos, maps and flags
  • More than 70,000 videos from the Associated Press (AP)

MEDLINE

Bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians, and researchers
  • Abstracting & Indexing Database
  • Premier Index for Biomedical Literature created by the United States National Library of Medicine
  • Follows the Medical Subject headings (MeSH) for effective search and retrieval

Middle & Junior High Core Collection

Collection development and curriculum support for anyone who works with middle grade books
  • For libraries and educators serving readers in grades five through nine
  • Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding
  • More than 30,000 fiction and nonfiction titles

Middle Search Plus

Magazine and primary sources suitable for middle school students
  • More than 170 popular middle school magazines, including Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic
  • More than 55,000 primary source documents
  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)​

Military & Government Collection

Current news for all branches of the military and government
  • Nearly 300 full-text journals and magazines
  • Full-text publications include Defense Studies, Military Technology, Combat Edge, Foreign Affairs, Naval Forces and more
  • Also offers indexing and abstracts for hundreds of journals
 

Newspaper Source Plus

Full-text coverage of today's major newspapers
  • 63 million articles from more than 1,210 newspapers, 130 newswires, and 50 news magazines
  • Includes all staff articles for The Janesville Gazette, La Crosse Tribune, The Leader Telegram (Eau Claire), The Telegram (Superior), and The Wisconsin State Journal
  • Cover to cover coverage for  Advance-Titan (Oshkosh), Capital Times, The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee), UWM Post (Milwaukee), Wisconsin Law Journal (Milwaukee), and Wisconsin State Journal

Newswires

Near real-time access to top world-wide news
  • Includes news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire
  • Continuously updated with a 30-day archive
 

NoveList

Fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more
  • Search for books by keyword and reading level (Lexile)
  • Includes book recommendations created by book experts
  • Search by terms of appeal like style and mood

NoveList K-8

Children's fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more
  • Search for books by keyword and reading level (Lexile)
  • Includes book recommendations created by book experts
  • Search by terms of appeal like style and mood

Poetry & Short Story Reference Center

Full-text classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans, and learning guides
  • More than 370,000 full-text poems, both classic and contemporary
  • More than 56,000 full-text short stories, both classic and contemporary
  • More than 4,000 full-text dramatic works
  • More than 2,600 audio recordings of poets reading their own works from the Academy of American Poets, poets reading works of other poets and podcasts from The Poetry Foundation
  • High-quality videos provided by the Academy of American Poets and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions

Popular Magazines

List of popular magazines available in MasterFILE Complete

Primary Search

Full-text magazines for elementary school
  • Contains nearly 100 full-text popular children's magazines
  • Covers a variety of topics including endangered species, musicians, fitness, space exploration and more
  • Includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and American Heritage Children's Dictionary
  • Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile) ​

Professional Development Collection

A collection of education journals
  • Includes 300 full-text,  peer-reviewed journals
  • More than 200 educational reports
  • Includes Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Reading Teacher, and School Library Journal

Regional Business News

Full-text regional U.S. and Canadian business publications
  • Full-text for 108 business magazines and newspapers
  • Full-text coverage dating back to 1990

Science Reference Center

Full-text science reference books, images, and periodicals
  • Covers subjects of Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Environmental Science, Health and Medicine, History of Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Physics, Science and Society, Science as Inquiry, Scientists, and Wildlife
  • Includes Science Image Collection with more than 300,000 images
  • Contains more than 200 full-text science magazines
  • Full-text articles list reading level indicator (Lexile) ​

Senior High Core Collection

Collection development and curriculum support for anyone who works with young adult literature collections
  • For libraries and educators serving readers in grades 9 through 12
  • Book recommendations to assist with collection development and weeding
  • More than 30,000 fiction and nonfiction titles

Small Engine Repair Source

Detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines (previously named Small Engine Repair Reference Center)
  • More than 450 full-text reference books with original photos and illustrations
  • Information on more than 25 years of engine models
  • Coverage of more than 90,000 repairs
  • A full collection of Clymer repair manuals, with new and updated content added regularly
  • A unique, user-friendly interface

Teacher Reference Center

Research database for teachers providing indexing and abstracts for more than 220 peer-reviewed journals.