A–Z Databases

Database available outside the library with your library card

Database available inside the library only

Magazine Index

General OneFile is a comprehensive general interest resource providing periodical and news information through an intuitive, state-of-the-art interface. Perfect for researchers at all levels, General OneFile includes more than 7,000 full-text titles; more than 3,600 journals; more than 25 years of backfile; and five newspaper indexes.

Access Science

A science and technology database containing the full text of the landmark McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. The database also contains the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, late-breaking news articles from Science News, research updates, scientific biographies, and annotated Web resources.

America the Beautiful Online (Inside the Library)

A complete on-line source for students that contains the latest demographic information on states, capitals, and major cities, as well as complete and current geographical, historical, and cultural information about the United States and its territories. Including timelines, biographies, maps, fun facts, and teacher resources, this database is based on the definitive reference source "America the Beautiful" published by Children's Press.

America the Beautiful Online (Outside the Library)

A complete on-line source for students that contains the latest demographic information on states, capitals, and major cities, as well as complete and current geographical, historical, and cultural information about the United States and its territories. Including timelines, biographies, maps, fun facts, and teacher resources, this database is based on the definitive reference source "America the Beautiful" published by Children's Press.

American Indian History & Culture

Provided by Facts on File, this database offers fast access to more than 15,000 years of culture, history, and biographies. More than 500 Native American groups are covered in fully hyperlinked and easy-to-access entries.

Ancestry Library Edition

(Only available from INSIDE the library) The number one source for on-line family history records and genealogy research includes census, military, church, and immigration records as well as many other genealogy research sources. The database also includes slave narratives, newspapers, directories, and tips on how to begin genealogy research. For more resources, try HeritageQuest Online.

Ancient and Medieval History Online

From Facts on File, this database covers six ancient centers of civilizations-Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesoamerica, and Mesopotamia and time periods ranging from 3 to 5 million years ago through 1522. It includes basic information as well as biographies, timelines and maps and charts.

Auto Repair Reference Center Database

Contains complete automotive repair information supplied by Point 5 Technologies, a provider of electronic repair information for the Automotive Service and Library markets. The database contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for many vintage makes as far back as 1954. Information includes technical service bulletins, wiring diagrams, labor time guide and estimator, automobile specifications and maintenance schedules, and much more. Available from library computers and from your home computer with a Harford County Public Library card.

Biography Resource Center

Provides a comprehensive reference database of biographical information on more than 180,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines. The Biography Resource Center combines 50 Gale biographical databases with more than 250 full-text periodicals to provide multi-source, full-text coverage. Includes searching tips, as well as a featured "person of the week" profile.

Books & Authors

GALE Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. The ideal convergence of science and serendipity, this online resource leverages the Internet's unique capacity to create, build, communicate with and sustain communities of readers.

Discovering Collection

Aimed at middle school and high school students, Gale Discovering Collection has all of the award-winning resources that you've come to expect from Gale®, including content based on national curriculum standards in major subject areas such as history, literature, science and social studies. It also comes with the ability to quickly and easily find relevant search results across all Gale online products in one seamless search.

Expanded Academic ASAP

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, Gale Expanded Academic ASAP meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

Harper's Weekly: 1857-1912

The definitive online version of the newspaper of record for the latter part of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries provides an essential resource for students of the period, providing insight into the political, sociological, cultural, and economic issues of the day. The database includes over 75,000 illustrations, cartoons, maps and portraits.

This database is available remotely using your Harford County Public Library card.

This database has been made available through a grant from Jack L. and Signe W. Shagena.

Health & Wellness Resource Center

This revolutionary database answers the need for a fully integrated, evergrowing electronic resource center for all levels of consumer health research. Rely on the Gale Health & Wellness Resource Center for instant access to carefully compiled medical reference and periodical materials that you can trust.

HeritageQuest Online

In partnership with Sailor, Maryland's Public Information Network, this genealogy site is available from ProQuest Information and Learning both inside and outside the library. The site offers 25,000 family and local histories and is specifically designed for beginning researchers in public libraries. An additional resource for genealogy help is AncestryPlus.

History Resource Center: U.S.

Gale History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes access to the citations for over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index.

History Resource Center: World

Gale History Resource Center: World has always featured extensive coverage of the 20th century. History Resource Center: World broadens this focus both geographically and chronologically, with the addition of new content on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, Asia, Middle East, Latin America, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. From antiquity to the present, world history curricula is reflected by content from over 2,000 primary sources, 25 reference titles and from 110 academic journals.

Kids InfoBits

Gale Kids InfoBits includes curriculum support references from Blackbirch Press, nearly 100 full-text age appropriate magazines and 2 newswires. Kids InfoBits is jam-packed with eye popping graphs, charts, maps and more than 2,500 searchable images.

Lands and Peoples Online (Inside the Library)

A highly interactive and continually updated encyclopedia of geography, countries, cultures, and current events for students in elementary and middle school.

Lands and Peoples Online (Outside the Library)

A highly interactive and continually updated encyclopedia of geography, countries, cultures, and current events for students in elementary and middle school.

LearnATest.com : LearningExpressLibrary

An interactive test preparation site for both academic and career exams that allows patrons to take practice exams and receive on-line scoring and customized evaluations. First time users will need to register on-line. If you need assistance, please see a librarian.

Literature Resource Center by Gale

Provides biographical and bibliographical information on authors and their works. Includes literary criticism, plot summaries, and the ability to search by literary theme, literary movement and time period. The Literature Resource Center covers American, English, and world authors.

Magazine Index

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

New Book of Popular Science Online (Inside the Library)

An on-line science encyclopedia for grade school and up. New Book of Popular Science includes science challenge games, science in the news, and much more.

New Book of Popular Science Online (Outside the Library)

An on-line science encyclopedia for grade school and up. New Book of Popular Science includes science challenge games, science in the news, and much more.

Newspapers

Gale Newspapers is an innovative full-text newspaper resource that allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section or other fields, eliminating random searching through newspaper archives.

Points of View Reference Center

The Points of View Reference Center is an interface intended for public, academic, and high school libraries. Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers, and for development of critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world's top political and societal publications.

Professional Collection

Gale Professional Collection is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.

Reference USA

A reference database of over 11 million businesses which allows searchers to locate businesses by company name, type of business, geographical location, executive officers, SIC codes, zip codes, and more other criteria.

Reference USA (Inside the Library)

A reference database of over 11 million businesses which allows searchers to locate businesses by company name, type of business, geographical location, executive officers, SIC codes, zip codes, and many other criteria.

Science Resource Center

Researching science topics has never been easier -- with Gale Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.

Small Business Resource Center

Gale Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database offering content that covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more. Based on a combination of unparalleled periodical and reference content, Small Business Resource Center is a unmatched source of information for the prospective and current entrepreneurial community, as well as for students in business programs.

Student Resource Center - Bronze

Aimed at middle school and high school students, Gale Student Resource Center - Bronze has all of the award-winning resources that you've come to expect from Gale®, including content based on national curriculum standards in major subject areas such as history, literature, science and social studies. It also comes with the ability to quickly and easily find relevant search results across all Gale electronic products in one seamless search.

Student Resource Center - Gold

"A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips."

Thomson Gale Legal Forms

Thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added daily. Official, state specific, Federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Value Line

Value Line, the most complete guide to investment research, provides online access to a full array of products including the Research Center, Value Line Investment surveys (standard edition, plus edition, small & mid-cap eidtion), the Selection & Opinion newsletters, Value Line Mutual Fund Surveys and many more.

Virtual Reference Library

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

World Book

World Book Online; the premier online reference source. With thousands of articles, state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, periodical content, and more!