Arts & Literature
Automotive Repair
Biographies
Business, Economics & Investing
Careers & Education
Consumer Information
Countries & States

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Directories
eBooks
Genealogy
Government & Law
Health & Medicine
History & Culture

Language Learning
Magazine & Newspaper Articles
Music
Photos & Images
Primary Sources
Reading
Science & Technology
Social Issues

Columbia Grangers World of Poetry
Full-text poems, poem citations, poem excerpts, and critical context.

Fashion & Costume Reference Collection
Fashion & costume-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Literature Resource Center
Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content about literary figures. Includes the contents of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Oxford Art Online
Articles, maps, diagrams and drawings from the Grove Dictionary of Art, images from the Bridgeman Art Library.

Oxford Reference Online
Arts themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

AllData
(library use only)
Factory-correct automotive diagnostic and repair information. Includes diagnostic flowcharts, maintenance schedules and tables, daily TSBs, wiring diagrams and images and parts and labor for estimates. Accessible only in KCLS libraries.

ChiltonLibrary.com
Automotive diagnostic and repair information for domestic and foreign vehicles. Includes diagrams and illustrative images.

American National Biography
Biographical sketches of notable figures in American life and culture.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Citations from biographical reference works.

Biography Resource Center
Biographical sketches and magazine articles focusing on nearly 275,000 individuals.

Heritage Quest
Research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture; genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials are included.

Literature Resource Center
Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content about literary figures. Includes the contents of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Marquis Who's Who Online
Biographical information on leaders and achievers from across the world in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, etc. Includes historical entries.

ABI/INFORM
Articles from worldwide business periodicals for information on industry-specific topics, corporate finance, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, management techniques and more.

Associations Unlimited
Directory of 457,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership organizations.

Business and Company Resource Center
Company profiles and histories, industry news, brand information, rankings, investment reports, chronologies and magazine articles. Includes content from Predicasts PROMT.

D&B Million Dollar Database
Directory information on 1 million+ U.S. companies with sales greater than $1 million and/or 20+ employees. Updated every 60 days. Download as many as 250 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many 50 from home, school or office.

Factiva
Business and news information from Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing, continuously updating newswires, company reports, historical market data, photographs from Reuters and Knight-Ridder, and web content.

Marquis Who's Who Online
Biographical information on leaders and achievers from across the world in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, etc. Includes historical entries.

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Investing data and reports on 23000+ mutual funds and 7000+ stocks as well as investment choice and portfolio management tools.

Personal & Business Forms from Facts On File **Access to this resource will cease 1/15/2008 – the product will not longer be offered by the vendor.**
Reproducible forms and checklists for a wide range of personal, business, and Government & Law situations.

Plunkett Research
Detailed industry reports emphasizing markets, products, competition, consumer demographics and forecasts.

Reference USA
Business and residential listings of 12 million U.S. companies, organizations, agencies, 1.3 million Canadian companies, and 120 million residences. Download as many as 50 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many as 25 from home, school or office.

S&P NetAdvantage
Investing data (stocks, mutual funds) as well as reports on companies and industries from Standard & Poor's.

SimplyMap
Mapping software with demographic, business, and marketing data variables.  This resource allows for 3 simultaneous users.

Value Line Investment Survey
Stock analysis from Value Line.

Careers & Education Reference Collection
Career and education-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Mango Languages
Language learning lessons with reading/writing/listening components.

Resume Builder
Resume building software, sample cover letters and resumes, and job seeking tips & advice. Access is paid for by KCLS, but registration is required. **In-library access requires use of Internet Explorer World Languages edition.**

Testing & Education Reference Center
Test preparation (eBooks and interactive practice for civil service, military, and academic admissions exams), school search, career exploration tools, and Resume builder.

WOIS/The Career Information System
Career choice information and assessment tools for civilian and military occupations. Remote access to this database requires a unique site key - please call KCLS Answer Line during regular service hours. (425-462-9600 or 800-462-9600) for this information.

Consumer Reports via Infotrac Onefile
Full-text Consumer Reports magazine from 1/2001.

Consumers' Checkbook
(library use only)
Evaluations and ratings of Puget Sound region businesses and service firms.

Consumer Reports via ProQuest
Full-text Consumer Reports magazine from 1/2001 until 3 months ago.

America the Beautiful - ** Access to this resource will cease 12/11/2008.
Check out CultureGrams or talk to your Librarian for more States & Countries resources.**
Articles, illustrations, photographs, maps, and multimedia features focusing on the states and territories of the United States.

Britannica Online
Articles, illustrations, definitions and weblinks from Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Intermediate (grades 5 and up), Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Britannica Online for Kids
Articles, illustrations, definitions and weblinks for youth, all from Encyclopedia Britannica.

CultureGrams
Articles, maps, photographs, biographies and recipes focusing on world cultures.

Discovering Collection
In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

eLibrary
Articles, photos, maps, and transcripts from magazines, U.S. and foreign newspapers, radio and television news programs, and reference books.

International Relocation Center
Country and U.S. city-specific relocation and cultural information.

Lands & Peoples
Articles, maps, photographs, charts, and teacher's guide focusing on continents and countries of the world.

Britannica Online
Articles, illustrations, definitions and weblinks from Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Intermediate (grades 5 and up), Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Britannica Online for Kids
Articles, illustrations, definitions and weblinks from Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Intermediate (grades 5 and up), Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Discovering Collection
In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Cross-searchable full-text reference books on a wide variety of subjects.

Lands & Peoples
Articles, maps, photographs, charts, and teacher's guide focusing on continents and countries of the world.

Oxford English Dictionary
Definitions, pronunciations, and word histories. Usage of modern and historical words traced through 2.5 million quotations.

Oxford Reference Online
Language and subject dictionaries and subject reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.

Associations Unlimited
Directory of 457,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership organizations.

D&B Million Dollar Database
Directory information on 1 million+ U.S. companies with sales greater than $1 million and/or 20+ employees. Updated every 60 days. Download as many as 250 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many 50 from home, school or office. New interface information is available.

Reference USA
Business and residential listings of 12 million U.S. companies, organizations, agencies, 1.3 million Canadian companies, and 120 million residences. Download as many as 50 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many as 25 from home, school or office.

Ulrich's Periodical Directory
Bibliographic and access information - from subscription rates to the latest web sites - for magazines, newspapers, and journals.

BookFlix
Classic video storybooks and nonfiction eBooks.

Books 24x7 ** Access may be unavailable **
Fully searchable IT books and health and wellness books from top publishers. Non-WA remote access is limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Columbia Grangers World of Poetry
Full-text poems, poem citations, poem excerpts, and critical context.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Cross-searchable full-text reference books on a wide variety of subjects.

KCLS eBooks: Overdrive
Popular fiction and non-fiction available for download into text (Adobe and Mobipocket) and audio formats.

KCLS eBooks: Recorded Books
Popular fiction and non-fiction available for download into audio formats.

Testing & Education Reference Center
Test preparation (eBooks and interactive practice for civil service, military, and academic admissions exams), school search, career exploration tools, and Resume builder.

Tumblebooks
Video storybooks and read-alongs for children.

America's Obituaries & Death Notices
Obituaries and death notices from US newspapers.

Ancestry Library Edition
(library use only)
Genealogical information from 1.2 billion+ records in 3,000+ databases. U.S. Federal Census from 1790, American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index are included. Accessible only in KCLS libraries.
**Changes to Ancestry now require use of the Internet Explorer World Languages edition in KCLS branches.**

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Citations from biographical reference works.

Heritage Quest
Research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture; genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials are included.

Marquis Who's Who Online
Biographical information on leaders and achievers from across the world in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, etc. Includes historical entries.

Newspaper Archive
Full-text articles from a wide range of historical newspapers.

Nineteenth Century Newspapers
Full-text articles from a wide range of 19th century newspapers.

Readers Guide Retrospective
Article citations from popular magazines and journals (1890-1982) with links to KCLS holdings.

Sanborn Maps
Large scale maps of Washington cities and towns detailing street blocks and building numbers.

World Vital Records
Genealogical information from hundreds of databases.

CQ Researcher
In-depth information on current and controversial topics.

Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistics from 1000+ sources (37,000 data series), all with PDF and CSV export functionality.

Legal Trac
Articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals as well as law-related articles from business and general interest titles.

Lexis Congressional
Congressional documents, records and unclassified congressional documentation via the CIS/Index to Publications of the United States Congress.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law
Articles, biographies and legal definitions on more than 5,000 legal topics.

Books 24x7
Fully searchable IT books and health and wellness books from top publishers. Non-WA remote access is limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Articles on medicine and health from magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets and reference sources.

Teen Health & Wellness
Articles on health and health-related issues.

African American Experience
Encyclopedia articles, primary documents (manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, etc), interviews and journal articles focused on African American life.

America the Beautiful - ** Access to this resource will cease 12/11/2008.
Check out CultureGrams or talk to your Librarian for more States & Countries resources.**
Articles, illustrations, photographs, maps, and multimedia features focusing on the states and territories of the United States.

American History Reference Collection
American history-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

American Indian History and Culture
Articles, biographies, images and primary source documents detailing the Native American experience.

CultureGrams
Articles, maps, photographs, biographies and recipes focusing on world cultures.

Daily Life Through History
Articles, maps, charts, primary documents and teacher lesson plans focusing on daily life in world cultures.

Discovering Collection
In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

Fashion & Costume Reference Collection
Fashion & costume-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Heritage Quest
Research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture; genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials are included.

Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistics from 1000+ sources (37,000 data series), all with PDF and CSV export functionality.

International Relocation Center
Country and U.S. city-specific relocation and cultural information.

Lands & Peoples
Articles, maps, photographs, charts, and teacher's guide focusing on continents and countries of the world.

Latino American Experience
Encyclopedia articles, primary documents (manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, etc), interviews and journal articles focused on Latino American life.

New York Times Historical Newspapers
Articles from New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and New York Times (1857-2001). Viewing requires Adobe Acrobat.

Newspaper Archive
Full-text articles from a wide range of historical newspapers.

Nineteenth Century Newspapers
Full-text articles from a wide range of 19th century newspapers.

Pop Culture Universe
Articles, images, and features on American and world popular culture, past and present.

Popular Culture Reference Collection
Pop culture-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Readers Guide Retrospective
Article citations from popular magazines and journals (1890-1982) with links to KCLS holdings.

Sammamish Valley News Index
Sammamish Valley News front page articles. Covers 1963-1994 newspapers in the Redmond Library collection.

World History Reference Collection
World history-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

KCLS eBooks-Recorded Books
Downloadable audio book collections includes language learning titles from Pimsleur.

Mango Languages
Language learning lessons with reading/writing/listening components.

eLibrary
Articles from U.S. and foreign magazines

Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from 1,900 academic journals.

Factiva
Business and news information from Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing, continuously updating newswires, company reports, historical market data, photographs from Reuters and Knight-Ridder, and web content.

General OneFile
Articles on a diverse range of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, Current Events & Newspapers, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.

General Reference Center
Articles on a diverse range of topics.

Kids Infobits
Articles for elementary school students from magazines, newspapers and reference books.

King County Journal
Full-text articles from King County Journal (2002-1/2007), South County Journal (1999-2002), and Eastside Journal (1999-2002).

Newspaper Archives
Full-text articles from a wide range of historical newspapers.

New York Times
Articles from the New York Times (1995-present).

New York Times - Historical Newspapers
Articles from New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and New York Times (1857-2001). Viewing requires Adobe Acrobat.

Nineteenth Century Newspapers
Full-text articles from a wide range of 19th century newspapers.

Press Display
Full view newspapers from 50+ countries with 30+ languages represented. Newspapers include up to 2 months of back coverage.

ProQuest
Articles on a diverse range of topics from magazines, journals, and newspapers. Includes content from Ethnic Newswatch, Alt-Press Watch, ABI/Inform and Washington State Newsstand.

Readers Guide Retrospective
Article citations from popular magazines and journals (1890-1982) with links to KCLS holdings.

Washington State Newsstand
Articles from Washington newspapers, including the Seattle Times, PI, and Tacoma News Tribune.

African American Song
Streaming music recordings of jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, narratives and other genres.

Classical Music Library
Streaming classical music recordings as well as classical music reference content.

Overdrive Music
Check out what is new with Overdrive digital music.

Pop Culture Universe
Articles, images, and features on American and world popular culture, past and present.

Popular Culture Reference Collection
Pop culture-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Smithsonian Global Sound
Streaming music recordings of world, jazz, bluegrass, blues, spoken word and other genres.

AP Images
Photographs from the Associated Press (AP) with an emphasis on current events as well as historical events and figures.

eLibrary
Maps andPhotos from U.S. and foreign news sources.

Oxford Art
Language and subject dictionaries and subject reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.

African American Experience
Encyclopedia articles, primary documents (manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, etc), interviews and journal articles focused on African American life.

Daily Life Through History
Articles, maps, charts, primary documents and teacher lesson plans focusing on daily life in world cultures.

Latino American Experience
Encyclopedia articles, primary documents (manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, etc), interviews and journal articles focused on Latino American life.

New York Times - Historical Newspapers
Articles from New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and New York Times (1857-2001). Viewing requires Adobe Acrobat.

Nineteenth Century Newspapers
Full-text articles from a wide range of 19th century newspapers.

Primary Sources Reference Collection
Primary source-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Booklist Online
Book reviews from the American Library Association. Includes 100,000+ reviews and thematic features dating back to 1992.

Columbia Grangers World of Poetry
Full-text poems, poem citations, poem excerpts, and critical context.

Fiction Connection
Complete Connection Reading recommendations for a wide range of adult, teen and child reading interests.

Literature Resource Center
Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content about literary figures. Includes the contents of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Novelist
Fiction recommendations for a wide range of adult, teen and child reading interests as well as book reviews, author read-alikes, theme-oriented book lists, book discussion guides, book talks, and feature articles.

Animals Reference Collection
Animal-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Books 24x7
Fully searchable IT books and health and wellness books from top publishers. Non-WA remote access is limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Discovering Collection
In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

ProQuest
Articles on a diverse range of topics from magazines, journals, and newspapers. Includes content from Ethnic Newswatch, Alt-Press Watch, ABI/Inform and Washington State Newsstand.

Science Online
Science-oriented diagrams, experiments, essays, definitions, and biographies.

Science Resource Center
Science-oriented magazine and journal articles, reference content, and illustrations.

CQ Researcher
In-depth information on current and controversial topics.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and links to websites - all on social issues - from 'Opposing Viewpoints' and other reference sources.

Social Issues Reference Collection
Social issue-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.