If you live in the public library service area and have obtained a public library card you have access to some databases not available through the UCF Libraries' subscriptions.
Databases purchased by the State of Florida for public libraries. *Public library ID to access the databases from this link.* Most of the databases are available to the UCF community on the UCF Libraries database pages.
In addition to the Florida Electronic Library resources available through most public libraries in Florida, the Seminole County Library System provides access to the following:
Books
EBSCOhost eBooks
Florida Electronic Library - Books
- Gale Books & Authors
Hoopla
Digital Collection of audiobooks as well as music and video
Overdrive
Digital collection of eBooks and audiobooks.
Business & Finance
America's News Find A Topic - Business (NewsBank)
Business Plans (Seminole County Public Library)
Business Plan Pro Software -- Business Plan Templates -- Business Plans Handbook -- Sample Business Plans
Florida Electronic Library
- DemographicsNow
General BusinessFile ASAP
"Access broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings. Locate information on company performance, industry events and trends, economics, management, and more. Full text. Images available."
InfoTrac
Full-text magazine articles, newspaper articles and e-Books.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Mutual funds and investment information. Screen for stocks, funds, ETFs.
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Directory listing of more than 24 million businesses and 89 million U.S. households. Useful for direct marketing, telemarketing, market research, sales lead generation, sales planning, customer analysis and credit decisions.
Education
America's News Find A Topic - All Categories (NewsBank)
Florida Electronic Library
LearningExpress Library
Career Preparation -- High School Equivalency Center -- College Admissions Test Preparation -- Grades 4-8 Educator Resources -- High School Students -- College Students -- Adult Core Skills -- Recursos Para Hispanohablantes
LinkedIn Learning
* also available through UCF
Mango Languages - public library access
* also available at UCF
Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and strengthens everyday communication skills in over 70 world languages.
Salem Press
- Encyclopedia of Global Warming
- Current Topics: Current Events Through a Historical Lens
Genealogy
America's Genealogy Bank (NewsBank)
Newspaper archive for family history research.
America's Obituaries (NewsBank)
Ancestry Library Edition
available at your local library branch
HeritageQuest Online
Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Directory listing of more than 24 million businesses and 89 million U.S. households. Useful for direct marketing, telemarketing, market research, sales lead generation, sales planning, customer analysis and credit decisions.
Health & Medicine
America's News Find A Topic - Health (NewsBank)
Florida Electronic Library - Health
- Gale Health & Wellness
Kids
TumbleBooks
Interactive stories, books, puzzles and games.
TeenBook Cloud
Read YA/Teen novels, classics, short stories, poetry and graphic novels. Listen to audio books and on your computer or iPad.
Magazines & Newspapers
FirstSearch/OCLC
Articles, books and papers.
Flipster
e-Magazines. General interest and business magazines in digital format.
Florida Electronic Library
InfoTrac
Full-text magazine articles, newspaper articles and e-Books.
New York Times Digital
NewsBank
Full-text articles are available from the Orlando Sentinel (1985 - ) and from over 800 newspapers across the United States.