Library Databases
Internet Reference Desk
You can use our databases from wherever you are! All you need are: a computer with Internet access, and a Pacific Grove Public Library card. Click on the general topic you’re interested in, or scroll down to browse through the entire list.
Magazines & Newspapers
| MasterFILE Complete |
| Full text for more than 2,000 periodicals and general reference publications, and over 107,000 primary source documents, 592,000 photos, maps and flags. |
| AP NewsMonitor Collection |
| Near real-time access to top world-wide news from Associated Press. |
| Newspaper Source Plus |
| More than 860 full-text newspapers, providing more than 35 million full-text articles. |
| Informe |
| Una collecion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Magazines articles in Spanish. |
General Reference
| Gale Directory Library |
Online editions of The Encyclopedia of Associations and
The National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| E-books, selected for personal use and school assignments, on medicine, fashion, food, and scholarships. Featured titles include: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia; Countries and Their Cultures; The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine; Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans. |
| Student Research Center |
| Easy research database for older students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. |
Books and Literature
| NoveList |
| A guide to fiction for all ages. Search by author, title or series. Browse by subject, awards or read-alikes. An easy way to find books similar to others you’ve enjoyed. |
| Literary Reference Center |
| Provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. contains full text for more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticisms, more than 253,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), more than 460 literary journals, more than 693,000 book reviews, nearly 78,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 19,600 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 6,500 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and much more. |
Business
| Reference USA |
| Detailed information on large and small U. S. businesses. Telephone directory information on more than 120 million U.S. households. |
| Small Business Reference Center |
| Up to date information on relevant topics from starting a company, operations management and sales to growing or rescuing a business. |
Health
History
| History Reference Center |
| 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 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. |
| Points of View |
| Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. |
Language
| English Language Learner |
| A multi-purpose online information resource designed especially for secondary and young adult English language learners. |
Legal
| Legal Information Reference Center |
| Full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center™ contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. |
Science
