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Description of Library Databases

The following is a brief description of the research databases offered by the Oldham County Public Library. If you are interested in learning how to use any of these services, please consider taking the free Library Database class offered through the computer lab at the Main Library in LaGrange.

Kentucky Virtual Library

Britanica, Worldbook Encyclopedia, Novelist, EBSCOHost, ProQuest

The Kentucky Virtual Library is a group of databases that provide information for academic research, for life-long learning, and for entertainment and enlightenment.
These databases provide the full text of periodical articles from popular magazines and academic journals. 
NoveList is a database that provides information about fiction series titles and fiction genres.
These databases are provided to the citizens of Kentucky by funds from the state and from participating libraries.
Current KY library card required for ID and password.
Ask your librarian.

 

Reference USA

A resource for information about US businesses Information about 14 million US businesses.
Search by and find:

  • Name
  • Industry
  • SIC code
  • Executive names and titles
  • Address
  • Phone and fax number(s)
  • Size
  • Sales volume
  • Stock quote and information
  • Web address
  • Corporate linkage
  • Credit rating
  • News headlines
  • And more!

Information sources include: Yellow/white pages, annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information, government data, business magazines, USPS, internet research, and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Use on library computers or use current Oldham County library card for access outside the library. For access outside the library, you must use the link here, on the library website, to get to the login screen.

Learning Express Library

Practice tests @ your library

With Learning Express Library students and career seekers are able to take advantage of unlimited access to online practice exams and learn at their own pace. Take the 4th & 8th grade basic skills, SAT, GED 2002, GRE, GMAT, Praxis I PPST, ASVAB, among other Academic and Career Placement tests and get instant scoring and customized evaluation. Available at all the libraries or work from home using your library card number. Your library is providing this service to you! 

 

America's Genealogy Bank

America's GenealogyBank provides Web-based access to millions of the United States' core genealogical records from 1652 to the present day. Through basic name search and advanced search options, genealogists can easily find and browse digital images of American historical genealogies, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements, casualty lists, military and government documents and other essential primary sources. It also provides the full text of modern U.S. newspaper obituaries and enhanced Social Security Death Index (SSDI) records. Significantly, each of America's GenealogyBank's five historical or modern collections is updated with new content on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Resources include:

  • Articles, obituaries and more from Historical Newspapers
  • America's Obituaries and the Social Security Death Index
  • Digital facsimiles of printed items from Historical Books
  • A variety of essential records from Historical Documents

Ancestory.com

ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This collection of more than 4,000 databases and 1.5 billion names is essential to having a complete genealogy collection and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest Online.

This resource is only available in the library only. It may not be accessed from a personal computer.

 

Heritage Quest

A resource for census data, family records and local histories.

This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project (new content is added weekly), HeritageQuest Online will grow to encompass obituaries, Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant index and additional materials.

Oldham County Public Library patrons can access this collection using computers in the library or elsewhere. You will need to have a library card to log in.

 

Thomas Register

The Thomas Register is a source book used for research, manufacturing,  and industry development.

 

Magazine Subscriber Access

Subscriber content available in library only for:

PC World

Business Week

Courier Journal