Spokane County Library District subscribes to a number of licensed databases to help you locate quality information that goes beyond what may be available on free web sites. Click on the title to access the resource.

AccessScience
AccessScience includes the more than 7,000 articles from The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology and the 115,000+ definitions from the Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms. Late breaking news stories, licensed from Science News ®, bring the science behind the news, helping you to understand the latest discoveries, or to satisfy your curiosity about the topic. Approximately 2,000 biographies of important scientists are also included. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Ancestry Library Edition
Contains over 4 billion names, more than 4,000 databases, primary-source documents, and a variety of features for family history research. Includes U.S. and U.K. census images and indexes, immigration records and passenger lists, and birth/marriage/death records. Vendor allows in-library use only. Accessible at any SCLD branch. For remote users, you may want to try HeritageQuest Online.

Auto Repair Reference Center
Repair information for 25,000 vehicles from 1954 to the present. Includes factory drawings, wiring diagrams, technical bulletins & recalls, labor estimators. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Biography Resource Center with Marquis Who's Who
A comprehensive database of over 330,000 biographies of contemporary and historical figures in all fields. The Marquis module adds additional information on more than 900,000 individuals. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

CultureGrams
Provides cultural information on countries and territories of the world and facts about the 50 U.S. states. Includes a kids' version featuring cultural and geographical information on selected world countries. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Encyclopedia Americana
Full scale encyclopedia with over 45,000 in-depth articles, related periodical articles, illustrations, maps, tables, flags, and web links. Includes Editors' Picks research topics. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

GrantStation
Provides grants information about federal, state and private funding, as well as online training on grant seeking, technical assistance, and grant writing. Vendor allows in-library use only. Accessible at any SCLD branch; please check with a staff member for login assistance.

Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module
Provides current, understandable health and wellness information from magazines, journals, newspapers, encyclopedias, directories, and pamphlets. Contains information about prescription drugs, nutritional supplements, and herbs. Offers natural health solutions and alternatives to traditional medicine. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

HeritageQuest Online
Provides access to over 25,000 family and local history books, U.S. Federal Census records from 1790-1930, Periodical Source Index, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, and many more resources for genealogists of all levels. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Lands and Peoples
Interactive current statistical geographical, economic, and historical information on people, languages, cultures, and histories of every country around the globe. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Literature Resource Center with Scribner's Writers and Twayne's Author Series
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Includes Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, and Contemporary Literary Criticism. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

LitFinder
Provides coverage of all well-known anthologized poems, in-depth coverage and complete works of many poets, and the latest poetry in periodicals such as The New Yorker, Sulfur, TriQuarterly and more. Also includes a representative anthology of thousands of short stories, explanatory material such as biographies, explanations of some of the stories, and pictures. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

New Book of Popular Science
Accessible, easy-to-understand information on science, medicine, and technology and is designed specifically to serve as a principal science and technology resource for the classroom and for the library. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

NoveList
Information on over 100,000 titles for readers of all ages; booklists on popular topics, genres, awards. Read-alikes for popular authors and resources for book discussions and booktalks. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
For current interest topics and social issues, presents the facts as well as arguments of proponents and detractors. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Price It! Antiques & Collectibles
Search this price and identification guide for the art, antiques, and collectibles market containing more than 23 million records and 10 million images covering 125 popular collectible categories. Records from online auctions, online retail, and land-based auction houses are aggregated to offer the most complete guide of its kind. Price It! Antiques & Collectibles also presents historical price data for same or similar items searched. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

ProQuest Direct
Offers several different magazine and newspaper databases. Included are approximately 3,000 popular magazines and scholarly journals, national and Washington State newspapers, searchable by interest area groups, individually, or all databases at once. Washington State newspapers include the Spokesman-Review and Journal of Business (Spokane), Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and others from Bellevue, Kent, Tacoma and Vancouver.Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Reference USA
Includes over 180 million residential listings and directory information for businesses, nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, churches, attorneys, chambers of commerce, etc. Directory information comes from telephone directories, annual reports, SEC filings, government data, trade magazines, newsletters, major newspapers; postal service information, bankruptcy records and legal filings. Updated monthly. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

Testing & Education Resource Center
Helps prepare for higher education and the world of work. Information on high school, undergraduate, and graduate programs and executive education programs. Features practice tests for entrance, licensing, and certification exams. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.

World Book Online Reference Center
Contains every article from the 22-volume print set; more than 20,000 pictures, maps, videos and sounds; educators' tools, student resource guides and editor-selected websites. Includes World Book Kids and a Spanish-language encyclopedia. Accessible anywhere with SCLD card.