EbscoHost Web — Magazine articles in Health Source Plus, Business Source Premier and many other databases. To connect from home, you must have a valid library card. Please call the reference desk at your local branch to verify your eligibility and to receive the appropriate User ID and Password.
Electric Library Plus — Magazine articles, maps, photos, radio and television transcripts. To connect from home, type your library card number when the page asks for a password.
Kentucky Virtual Library — Library catalogs, online databases, the Kentuckiana Digital Library, web links on the Virtual Reference Desk, and state government information. To connect from home, you must have a valid library card to access some of the services that KYVL provides. Please call the reference desk at your local branch to verify your eligibility and to receive the appropriate User ID and Password.
Literature Resource Center — Biographies, bibliographies, journal articles, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors and their works. To connect from home, type your library card information when prompted.
Teen Health and Wellness — Real Life, Real Answers provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints — Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a search tool supporting high school and academic and public library research. To connect from home, type library card information when prompted.
Internet Public Library: TeenSpace — Find articles written especially to help you solve problems, links to web sites you can use for homework, and a place to ask questions.
Ask Dr. Math — All things math for all levels. Stumped? Write to Dr. Math.
Discovery Channel Math Homework Help — Find resources to help you master the basics of mathematics. Videos and tutorials explain the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Son of Citation Machine — Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people’s intellectual properties.
Finding a College
CollegeSource — Catalogs, financial aid and other information from U.S. colleges and universities. To connect from home, use “boone” as the user name and password.
The University Review — The basic idea is that students review the schools that they’ve attended. Then, potential students or others can use that information as a part of their decision-making process.
