Louisiana Library Connection Databases

The following databases are available to all Louisiana residents.

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Biography Reference Center	EBSCO's comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full text biographies, including the complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases.
Book Index With Reviews	Full-text searchable reviews of book, music, and DVD/video titles.
Britannica eBooks	Hundreds of full color and black and white non-fiction downloadable e-books for ages preschool to 18.
Business Searching Interface	Provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases.
Consumer Health Complete	Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information from EBSCO. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
DigitalLearn.org	Basic instruction in computers, email, social media and more!
EBSCOhost	EBSCOhost offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. Available for desktop and mobile devices.
Explora Quick Search	Reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books in the EBSCO databases. Browse categories organized by popular topic, with overviews that provide a starting point for your research; or use the simple search that quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles, and Associated Press videos. Explora also has specialized research centers for students and teachers:
Gale Legal Forms: Louisiana	Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Literary criticism, author biographies and business resources. Includes Twayne's and Scribner.
History Reference Center	EBSCO's History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center	Exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts; available in high-quality PDF format.
Home Improvement Reference Center	EBSCO's Home Improvement Reference Center is designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided in high-quality PDF files.
HomeworkLouisiana	Live Online Tutor Skills Builder Homework help and tutoring for K through basic college level Writing Center Career Center Adult Education Center
Learning Express Library	A comprehensive interactive learning platform of tests, courses, and career preparation for students and adults.
Legal Information Reference Center	Provides online full text from EBSCO for many of the top consumer legal reference books and contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Many of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation's oldest and most-respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.
Literary Reference Center Plus	Information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Information Services.
Louisiana Digital Library	An online library of over 144,000 digital materials about Louisiana's history, culture, places, and people.
Louisiana Public Documents Digital Archive	Collection of more than 20,000 Louisiana born-digital public documents, most since 2002. Located in the digital resources repository of the State Library of Louisiana.
Louisiana Public Library Ebook Collection	Gateway to multiple resources providing eBooks and Audiobooks to Louisiana Public Library users of all ages.
Newspapers	Links to free newspaper sites in Louisiana and in other states.
Pronunciator	Learn one of 80 languages, practice English as a Second Language or study for the citizenship test.
Salud En Español	Consumer Health Complete - Spanish Edition
Science Reference Center	EBSCO's Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Small Business Reference Center	Provides up to date information from EBSCO on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business. The database contains nearly 400 full-text periodicals and over 450 full-text reference books.
TeenBookCloud	A database of e-books and other digital content for grades 6 – 12, featuring more than 1000 titles, including student-favorite Graphic Novels, enhanced e-books with full audio narration and highlighted text, classic literature, national geographic videos, and more!
TumbleBook Library	A collection of children's e-books with more than 1100 titles for grades K-6, including unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, national geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels - a student favorite!