Databases & Online Resources
The library offers access to databases and online resources on a wide variety of subjects. Some resources are licensed for use in Wyoming or Campbell County libraries only and require a password if you are not accessing them from within a library. To use these resources from home, provide your library card and PIN when they are requested.
Search portal for all six ABC-Clio websites covering American Government, American History, United States Geography, World Geography, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, and World History: Modern Era. Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number and PIN handy for access outside the library.
American Government provides a complete, multifaceted examination of the foundations of our government and political system that supports any curriculum or research project focused on the government of the United States. Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number and PIN handy for access outside the library
From the explorers of the Americas to the issues of today’s headlines, American History investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation’s evolution. Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number and PIN handy for access outside the library.
Associated Press Collections Online (Gale Primary Sources)
Search the Associated Press Corporate Archive for events, people, and trends from the mid-1800s through the twentieth century.
Ben’s Guide to U. S. Government for Kids
This site provides learning tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities. And, just as GPO Access provides locator services to U.S. Government sites, Ben’s Guide provides a similar service to U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids.
Discover information on the world’s most influential people. This resource merges reference content with periodicals and multimedia. Users can browse or search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword.
Bookflix – connect from a library | connect remotely
A literacy resource for grades PreK-3 that pairs classic fictional video storybooks with related eBooks. Animation, audio and interactive games are designed to reinforce core reading skills.
Brainfuse offers a comprehensive suite of online academic services designed to support many learning needs and styles for students and adult learners.
Complete encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster dictionary and Thesaurus, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Additional resources include Gateway to the Classics, World Atlas, and Notable Quotations.
Choose an audience level (children, young adult, or the Reference Center for high school and adult researchers) and then search or browse for information in encyclopedias, magazines, videos, and web sites. Switch to Britannica Academic for college level or browse the country comparisons and statistics.
Explore learning materials, a dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features – all at the appropriate grade level. Includes resources for PreK-2 (Fundamentals), PreK-5 (Elementary), Grades 6-8 (Compton’s), and Grades 9-12.
Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile)
Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, and more.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Profiling novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative writers who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. The profiles provide full-text or excerpted criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals. Approximately 90-95% of critical essays are full text, prefaced by a full citation and annotation and most entries include an author portrait. Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number and PIN handy for access outside the library.
Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)
Comprehensive periodical content for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism, and more.
Culturegrams provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)
Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context. Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number and PIN handy for access outside the library.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Search and explore full-text digital versions of eighteenth-century book titles.
Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Connecting educators and students to the best online resources using videos, timelines, journals, pictures, newspapers, and websites.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (World Book Kids in Spanish)
Offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and interactive features in Spanish. A browse feature helps visual learners and uncertain spellers navigate the site by clicking through the topics, starting with the Demos un vistazo feature on the homepage. Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number and PIN handy for access outside the library.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests.
A general research portal designed for students in grades 6-12. Content from MasterFILE Complete, History Reference Center, MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
A research portal for middle grade researchers. Combines content from Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra – School ed., and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
A general research database designed for students in grades K-5. Incorporates content from Primary Search, MAS Ultra, American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.