Research Tools

Staff selected resources.

• COVID-19
• Earn, Spend, Save (Personal Finance)
• Equality, Tolerance, and Diversity
• Government (Taxes, Voting, and Licenses)
• Healthcare
• Immigration
• Law Resource Sheet (PDF)
• Local Libraries
• Public Assistance

Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL)

Provides access to many research tools and tutorials on use. (Home users need the username and password). Or call us at 859-342-BOOK(2665).

Ebsco

Select individual databases in each subject area or see all of Ebsco in one place. Includes Spanish, German, and French options for searching.

• Chilton Library (Gale)
• Creative Bug (Create an account)

• Ebscohost's E-book Collection (KYVL)
• Novelist (KYVL)
• WorldCat Discovery

• America's Top-Rated Cities
• Business Source Premier (KYVL)
• Consumer Reports (KYVL)
• Consumer Reports Buying Guide (KYVL)
• Data Axle Reference Solutions - Formerly ReferenceUSA. Bookmarked links don't work. Come here to access. Chrome users may need to change the referrer policy setting to allow bcpl.org to send data. Or use another browser.
• Fueleconomy.gov (Free)
• Job and Career Accelerator (KYVL - Create account)
• Morningstar
• Regional Business News (KYVL)
• Small Business Reference Center (KYVL)
• Value Line

• Academic Search Complete (KYVL)
• Access Video (Library card number or Create account.)
• Britannica Reference Center (KYVL)
• College Blue Book
• EBSCOhost Web (KYVL)
• ERIC (KYVL)
• FastForwardKY (No log-in)
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• LearningExpress Library (Create account)
• Literature Resource Center
• Mango Languages (Create account)
• National Geographic Virtual Library
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (KYVL)
• ProQuest Career and Technical Education (KYVL)
• Sociological Collection (KYVL)
• Teacher Reference Center (KYVL)
• Universal Class (Create account)

• Agricola (KYVL)
• Boone County GIS (Library access only)
• Boone County PVA (Library access only)
• Kentucky Legal Forms (Gale)

• CINAHL with Full Text (KYVL)
• Consumer Health Complete (KYVL)
• Health Source - Consumer Edition (KYVL)
• Medline (KYVL)
• Psychology & Behavioral Sciences (KYVL)
• PsychINFO (KYVL)

• Alt-Press Watch (KYVL)
• MasterFILE Premier (KYVL)
• NewsBank: America's News (Includes: The Post and Herald-Leader)
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
• ProQuest - Midwest Newsstream (Includes: Current Cincinnati Enquirer)
• TOPICsearch (KYVL)

• Britannica School Elementary (KYVL)
• Britannica School Middle (KYVL)
• Explora Primary School (KYVL)
• Explora Secondary School (KYVL)
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (KYVL)
• GreenFILE (KYVL) (No log-in)
• MAS Ultra - School Edition (KYVL)
• Middle Search Plus (KYVL)
• Primary Search (Elementary School) (KYVL)
• World Almanac for Kids Online (Library access only)

• Britannica School High (KYVL)
• EBSCOhost Web (KYVL)
• Explora Secondary School (KYVL)
• Khan Academy (Free)
• LearningExpress Library (Create account)
• Literature Resource Center
• National Geographic Virtual Archive
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (KYVL)

• Access Video (Create account)
• Access Video - Just for Kids! (Create account)
• KET FastForward Videos (Free)
• National Geographic Virtual Library