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Pierre, South Dakota

 

    

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World Book Online is available from home or school by clicking on the links above and using your Rawlins Library card.

 Your library card can also be used to access the databases below that are available from home.  Your last name is your password.

Please call 605-773-7421 if you have any questions or problems accessing the databases.

Online Database Links

Access My Library - AccessMyLibrary gives you free access to millions of articles from top publications. No limits to access Access Newspaper Archive - Searchable worldwide newspapers from 1759-1977(excluding South Dakota).  In Library Use Only Ancestry Library - U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru 1930, immigration records, military records, the Social Security Death Index, the family history library and more. In Library Use Only
EBSCOHost - Links to six EBSCOHost databases: Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, Teacher Reference Center and Regional Business News.  Available from home or library. ERIC - Provides indexing and some full-text access to education literature and resources.  No limits to access Gale Virtual Reference Library - Online reference books in the following subject areas:  health, history, government & law, science, education and business. Available from home or library
Heritage Quest - Includes U.S. Federal Census records from1790 thru 1930; 25,000+ family and local history books; the PERiodical Source Index/PERSIT and Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files.  Available from home or library InfoTrac - Links to six Gale InfoTrac databases for Grades K-12: Discovering Collection (Grades 6-12), InfoTrac Junior Edition (middle school), Junior Reference Collection & Kids InfoBits (Grades K-5), Professional Collection & InfoTrac Student Edition (high schools). Available from home or library Learning Express Library - Online learning platform of 300+ practice tests covering ACT, SAT, GED and more.  Complete answer explanations and study suggestions.  Available from home or library
LexisNexis Congressional, Statistical and State Capital - Provides access to state, federal and statistical information including the Federal Register, Congressional Record, state resources and compiled statistical resources.  Available from home or library Medline PLUS - Designed to assist the public in location "appropriate, authoritative health-related information sources." No limits to access netLibrary - Full-text of 10,000+ commercially published books in the arts, humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, business, computers & more, plus Cliff's Notes.  Available from home or library
Newsbank - NewsBank's Special Reports focus on topics of current interest. They include content from sources throughout the world to provide a global perspective, current and background information, statistics, maps, images, websites, and suggested search terms.  Available from home or library ProQuest - (1986+) Full Text (image or text+graphics) from 1,700+ magazines/journals and newspapers for K-12, college and general users, including Barron's.  Available from home or library PubMed - (1964+) 11 million abstracts/citations from 4,000+ peer-reviewed medical sciences and other health-related journals published worldwide.  No limits to access  
Sanborn Maps - SD - The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for 82 South Dakota communities from 1867 to 1970.  Available from home or library SIRS Discoverer (Grades K-9) & SIRS Researcher (Grades 6-12)General reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.  Available from home or library SoDak Live - Provides a centralized search service for the three branches of South Dakota government information and the six South Dakota public universities' web sites.  No limits to access
South Dakota Grant Directory - A searchable database of 400+ foundations with a history of South Dakota giving, as well as South Dakota state government grant-making programs.  No limits to access Web Feet - The best websites, chosen by teachers and librarians. Subject areas covered include curriculum and selected general  reference sites.  Available from home or library WorldCat - A worldwide catalog of 56 million items found in 9,000+ libraries, including the State Library and 25+ South Dakota libraries.  Available from home or library