Online Databases

Academic Search Premier
A general, multidisciplinary research dataset, with thousands of acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, land other valuable resources. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research

Academic Search

academic

AGRICOLA

The National Agricultural Library provides information for all aspects of agriculture. Includes abstracts, bibliographic records, and journal citations from around the world. Category: General Research, Scholarly Research


AGRICOLA

AGRICOLA
Alt-Health Watch
A full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Category: Health & Medicine

Alt-Health

Alt-Health

Ancestry Library
Research family and local history with access to thousands of collections from around the world, with immigration, military, birth, death, census records and more. Access: Inside Library only. Category: Genealogy


Ancestry Library

Ancestry Library

Applied Science and Technology Source
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


Applied Science and Technology Source
Archive Grid
Collection of over four million archival material descriptions from thousands of libraries, museums, archives, and historical societies. Category: Genealogy, Scholarly Research

Archive Grid

Archive

Black Freedom Struggle
Primary sources from the African-American struggle for freedom and equality from 1790 to the contemporary period.

Proquest

Black Hills Knowledge Network
Information for the Black Hills region, including community data, news, and historical photos and documents. Category: Genealogy, South Dakota


Black Hills

black hills

BookFlix
Talking books for early readers. It pairs approximately 135 animated stories with a nonfiction talking book on similar subject. Category: Educators & Librarians, Elementary School


BookFlix

BookFlix
Books & Authors
Guiding readers from every level of reading proficiency to books that match their interests. Book reviews biographies, awards and bestseller lists, and book series. Category: Educators & Librarians, General Research, Scholarly Research, Middle School, High School

Books & Authors

Books & Authors
Business Searching Interface
Search for company profiles, country economic data, industry information, market research, and more. Category: Business

Business Searching Interface

Business Searching Interface
Business Source Premier
Top journals covering all business disciplines; including marketing, management, accounting, finance, international business, and economics. Category: Business, General Research, Scholarly Research

Business Source Premier

Business Source Premier
Consumer Health Complete (Consumer Edition)
Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Browse medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine

Consumer Health Edition

Consumer Health Edition
Consumer Health Complete (Journal Edition)
Searches Journals for health-related topics. Content covers all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream to holistic medicine. Category: Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research

Consumer Health Journal

Consumer Health Edition
Culture Grams
Daily life and culture, statistics, history, customs, lifestyles, recipes, and interviews from over 200 countries. In four modules: World, Kids, United States, and Canada. Category: Business, Educations & Librarians, Elementary Schools, General, High Schools, Middle Schools

Culture Grams

Culture Grams

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 Library of South Dakota

Digital Library of 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

Digital Public Library of America

Digital Public Library of America
DigitalLearn.org
A collection of self-directed tutorials for end users to increase their digital literacy. Includes short courses on how to use a computer and introduces email.

Duolingo
Language learning website for ages 11 and up.

Duolingo

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 eBooks Collection

EBSCO eBook Collection

EBSCO MegaFile
A combined search of Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, & Regional Business News.

EBSCO MegaFile

Ebscohost

EBSCOHost Research Databases (landing page)

EBSCOHost Web (landing page)

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 (EBSCO)
A free archive of indexed primary sources 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 peoples.

ERIC

ERIC

Explora Educators & Libraries
Journal articles and other tools for educators. It includes lesson plans, student tools, and curriculum standards. A research database especially for public libraries, with material from encyclopedias, magazines, books, and more. Category: Educators & Librarians

Explora Educators & Libraries

Explora Educators & Libraries

Explora Kids (Grades K-6)
An encyclopedia especially for elementary school students. Additional searching available through EBSCOs advanced search. Category: Elementary School

Explora Kids

Explora Kids

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

Explora Teens

Explora Teens

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

FirstSearch

FirstSearch

Fold3 by Ancestry
Genealogy Information focusing upon US military records: including stories, photos, and personal documents. Category: Genealogy

Fold3 by Ancestry

Fold3 by Ancestry

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

Funk & Wagnalls

Funk & Wagnalls

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

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library

GovInfo
Information from all three branches of the U.S. Federal Government.

GovInfo

GovInfo

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

GreenFILE

GreenFILE

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information includes magazines, reference books, and current health pamphlets. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine

Health Source

Health Source

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

Helpline Center 211
List of community resources throughout South Dakota.

Helpline Center 211

211 Helpline

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

HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest

Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples and their history have interested Natives and non-Natives alike—from the seventeenth through the twenty-first century.

Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous Peoples of North American (Gale)

Introduction to U.S. History: The American Revolution
Primary source historical texts from 1700 to 1910 focusing on the Revolutionay War.

Introduction to U.S. History

Introduction to U.S. History: The Civil War
Primary source historical texts from 1858 to 1911 focusing on the Civil War.

Introduction to U.S. History

Introduction to U.S. History: Slavery in America
Primary source historical texts from 1760 to 1910 focusing on the history of slavery in America.

Introduction to U.S. History

Kanopy
Kanopy is a video streaming service. The collection includes movies, documentaries, foreign films, and more. There is also a Kids collection of movies and shows.

Kanopy

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

Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library

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

Library Information (LISTA)

Library Information (LISTA)

MAS Complete (EBSCO)
High school magazine articles covering a broad range of subjects.

Ebscohost

MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO)
General interest magazines, books, documents, and images.

Masterfile

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

MedlinePLUS

MedlinePLUS

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

MiddleSearch Plus

MiddleSearch Plus

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

Miss Humblebee's Academy

Miss Humblebee's Academy

Newspaper Archive
Access various Mitchell newspapers published from 1885 through 1977. Other historical newspapers from the midwest are available as well. Try searching for individual people, obituaries, businesses, or other topics. To access this database remotely from home or other locations click on the database name above. Remote access requires creating an account with your Mitchell Public Library library card.

To access Newspaper Archive from inside the library without creating an account click here.

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Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
News articles from U.S. and international newspapers, and TV and radio transcripts. 1969 to current.

Newspaper Source

Newspaper Source

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale)
Historical news from the 1800s mainly from Western perspectives.

Gale 19th Century Newspapers

Gale 19th Century Newspapers

Open Dissertations (EBSCO)
Theses and dissertations from around the world.

Open Dissertations

Ebscohost

Overland Journeys: Travels in the West, 1800-1880 (Gale)
Primary source historical texts from 1800-1880 focusing on the American West.

Overland Journeys

Overland Journeys

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

Points of View

Points of View

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

Primary Search

Primary Search

Professional Development Collection
Full-text information for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers.

Professional Development Collection

Ebscohost

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

ProQuest Research

ProQuest Research

PubMed
More than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Category: General Research, Health & Medicine, Scholarly Research

PubMed

PubMed

Reader's Guide Retrospective 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson) (EBSCO)
Searchable full-coverage of original paper volumes of periodicals.

Readers' Guide

Ebscohost

Regional Business News (EBSCO)
This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Regional Business News

Ebscohost

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

Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center

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 Discoverer

SIRS Discoverer

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

SIRS Issues

SIRS Issues

South Dakota Digital Archives
The South Dakota Digital Archives includes photographs, manuscripts, land survey records, and maps. New content is added weekly.

SD Historical Society

South Dakota Historical Newspapers
Historical South Dakota newspapers 1875-1924.

SD Historical Society

South Dakota Legal Self-Help Forms
South Dkoata legal forms available to print.

SD Legal Self-Help

SD Legal Self-Help

South Dakota State Library Digital Collections
Search and browse SD government documents, SD libraries pictures, and more.

South Dakota State Library

Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
Education journal articles including curriculum development, pedagogical research, and best practices.

Ebscohost

US Newsstream (ProQuest)
News content from U.S. national and regional newspapers.

Proquest

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

WorldBook

World Book Advanced
Encyclopedia for middle, high school students and adults, supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, back-in-time articles, special reports, and more.

World Book Advance

World Book Advance

World Book Discover
Encyclopedia, biography, dictionary, atlas for PreK - Grade 5. Has reference resources for different instruction, such as ESL, reluctant readers, and adult learners. Also includes an extensive life skills section.

World Book Discover

WorldBook Discover

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 Dramatic Learning

World Book Dramatic Learning

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 Early Learning

World Book Early Learning

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 Kids

World Book Kids

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

World Book Student

World Book Student

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

WorldCat

WorldCat

World Politics Review (EBSCO)
World Politics Review is a daily, online publication and resource for foreign policy professionals and readers with a serious interest in international politics and foreign affairs. Its original articles are written by a network of more than 400 contributors from around the world, including subject-matter experts from journalism, research organizations, academia, government, and elsewhere. This database currently has thousands of articles in its archives, and produces more than 75,000 words of original content per month.

Ebscohost