Online Tools and Databases

Articles and General Information

Academic OneFile is a comprehensive, up-to-date, and easy-to-use resource for serious academic research, with millions of articles available from nearly 13,000 indexed journals.
An up-to-date, age-appropriate information resource for children, young adults, and adults. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, e-books, and other learning resources. 
Career Transitions can help you make the most of your job searching and career exploration efforts.
General OneFile is perfect for researchers at all levels, including more than 8,000 full-text titles; more than 3,600 journals; more than 25 years of backfile; and five newspaper indexes, totaling more than 13,000 titles.
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
WorldCat Discovery is an online catalog to locate items not held in the Yavapai Library Network. You can request books, movies, audio materials, articles, and more from thousands of libraries nationwide.
Search for many of the native and naturalized cacti, shrubs, succulents, trees, vines, and grass species common to Yavapai County. This website was developed by a small team of Yavapai County Master Gardeners.

Automotive

Chilton allows you to get the detailed information you need to tackle vehicle maintenance and repairs.
Using Driving-Tests.org practice sample permit tests for free as many times as you need, until you're ready to take the real DMV test!

Business

Small Business Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing, and optimizing a business or nonprofit.​
​Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database that covers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, and taxes.
ReferenceUSA provides telephone and address information and contacts for more than 20 million businesses and 222 million consumers.

Digital Collections

Ebook Central provides full-text ebook titles in academic subject areas including social sciences, humanities, allied health, science, and business.
OverDrive provides thousands of current and popular fiction and nonfiction ebooks and downloadable audiobooks.
RBdigital allows you to download full digital copies of your favorite magazines to your computer or mobile device.

Education

EdX is a nonprofit, open-source learning destination offering online educational programs and courses at edx.org in alliance with more than 130 member institutions, composed of both leading global universities and colleges, and a diverse group of prominent organizations from around the world.
LearningExpress Library is an online learning platform equipped with test preparation tools, skill-building materials, and career resources. Take a computer class, begin your job search, prepare for US citizenship, and so much more.
Science in Context provides online information about topics such as earth science, life science, space, technology, mathematics, science history, and science biography.
Student Resources in Context is a general database of reference works, periodicals, academic journals, primary sources, and multi-media designed to meet the cross-curricular needs of high school students.
Testing & Education Reference Center is a start-to-finish resource with all the information and support materials needed to make informed, confident decisions about careers and education.
​Universal Class is the leading provider of online, self-paced, continuing education courses.

Genealogy and History

Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of genealogical records, including census data, vital records, directories, and photos. Available in-library only.
Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with 600,000+ biographical entries, on more than 528,000 individuals, spanning history and geography.
Genealogy Connect was designed specifically to empower researchers, and instructs users in proper research methods, helping them organize and define goals to build the best possible family tree.
Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps students research, analyze, and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations, and more.
U.S. History in Context delivers comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from the most extensive online collection of historical information available today.
World History in Context moves chronologically over 5,000 years from antiquity to the present and geographically around the globe, to ensure that the events, movements, and individuals that defined, informed, and shaped world history are covered with a sense of balance.

Languages

Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching conversation skills for over 30 languages including English using real-life situations and actual conversations. Mango Mobile is available on any Android or iOS device.
The Powerspeak Languages online learning program provides a rich cultural and language experience that uses audio, video, and interactive lessons to take users beyond rote memorization to a deep understanding of how to communicate in a new language.

Legal

HeinOnline is a legal research collection that features full-text searching of scholarly legal and criminal justice periodicals and related materials.
Search for state-specific legal forms.

Literature

Books & Authors is an online resource designed to help public library patrons discover today's popular fiction and nonfiction titles as well as the classics of yesterday.
Literature Resource Center provides full-text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines, combined with critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, biographies, and more to provide a wealth of information on authors, their works, and literary movements.
NoveList Plus will help you find books in series and includes recommended reading lists for all reading levels. You can also search for books with particular plot lines or types of characters.