EBSCO Full Text Magazine
ProQuest Newspaper Database
Ancestry Plus
Auto Repair Reference Center
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Discovering Collection
Facts on File World News Digest
LearningExpress Library
Legal Forms
Literature Resource Center
Live Homework Help
Novelist
Reference USA
SIRS Researcher®
World Book Encyclopedia Online Reference Center
Ancestry Plus
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 The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. federal census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes), Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes), The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and a strong Civil War collection. In the coming year, still more indexes and original images will be added to the new Immigration collection.
Access is available only from within library facilities for this database.
Auto Repair Reference Center
EBSCO Publishing has partnered with Point 5 Technologies to create Auto Repair Reference CenterT. The information in this database contains complete automotive repair information supplied by Nichols Publishing, publisher of ChiltonÒ information. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954. Database content includes approximately 25,000 vehicles covered from 1954 to present; over 100,000 factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; over 60,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer; wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing; specifications & maintenance schedules; Labor Time Guide & Estimator; Quick Tips, a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance; unlimited remote access and much more. New repair procedures and updates will also be added continuously.
Access is available from home and work for this database. Instructions are available at all library facilities. The username and password are the same as the EBSCO Magazine Index.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.
"NEW FEATURE: A complete list of sources indexed is now available by using the Extended Search."
Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number.
Discovering Collection
The relevance of people, places, events and primary source documents to current events becomes clear when students can view them within their historical context. DISCovering Collection helps make that connection with content and key resources culled from DISCovering Program titles DISCovering Authors, U.S. History, Science and Biography, and the entire contents of the Junior Reference Collection (also known as U·X·L Online). Thousands of overview essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines and multimedia elements comprise the new DISCovering Collection, a completely original, comprehensive online resource. The database's intuitive interface and easy-to-navigate functionality make it effortless for students to research papers and class assignments in five core subject areas: history, literature, biography, science and social studies.
The New DISCovering Collection helps students make the connection with:
Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number.
EBSCO Full Text Magazine Index
This provides full text from over 1,210 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 2,760 periodicals. Full text backfiles go as far back as January of 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as January of 1984. This database is updated daily.
Access is available from home and work for this database. Instructions are available at all library facilities.
Facts on File World News Digest
FACTS.com brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1980 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years. FACTS.com also delivers in-depth features on "Historic Events" drawn from the 60-year Facts On File archive. The six databases from which content has been selected are Issues and Controversies On File, Today's Science On File, Editorials On File, Reuters On-Line News Service, The World Almanac and Book of Facts. The World Almanac Encyclopedia (Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia) FACTS.com is updated every week. In addition, headline news stories from Reuters are updated every hour.
Access is available from home and work for this database. You will need your library card number for access.
LearningExpress Library
Your library is providing you with the best online resource for test preparation and skill-building practice. Our practice tests, based on the official exams and developed by education experts, can help you master the essential skills needed to succeed on standardized tests and in your career. Our program includes: unlimited access to all of the free online practice exams in your library's plan; an instant score report with detailed answer explanations so you can understand why certain answers are right and others are wrong; a customized analysis to determine your strengths and weaknesses; and personalized recommendations.
Access is available from home and work for this database. You will need your library card for access.
Legal Forms
Thomson Gale welcomes you to the most extensive free forms site available to library patrons. Thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added daily. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues. The legal forms available on Thomson Gale LegalForms include business, personal, litigation and federal forms. General Business Forms are forms, which may be used in all 50 states with little modification. General Litigation Forms are various litigation forms covering many diverse causes of action. These forms are easily modified by Attorneys to apply in their state. State Specific Forms are forms provided by Participating Attorneys, form companies, or forms specifically adapted to a particular state. Federal Forms are business and litigation forms used in the Federal system
Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number
Warning: Public users should consult an attorney in your state for serious legal matters.
Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center provides direct access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline in a single Internet-searchable service. Its resources cover more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with additional in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. New and updated material is added monthly. In addition to biographical, bibliographical and contextual information from the Contemporary Authors and Dictionary of Literary Biography databases, users can access full-text criticism from the Contemporary Literary Criticism Select database, as well as unique information not found in any other source. This coverage of authors of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history and journalism is enhanced through partnerships with Chadwyck-Healey's Literature Online and Macmillan Reference's Scribner Writers Series and Twayne's Authors Series.
Access is available from home and work for this database. For remote access click the link above. The username is torr56119 and the password is your library card number.
Live Homework Help
You've got homework. We've got help! The Torrance Public Library will soon offer help from real, live tutors right at the library or in your home via the Internet!
Live Homework Help is available for 4th - 12th grade and college introduction level students from 1 pm to 10 pm every day. This program connects students to a real live tutor. Children and young adults visiting the library simply log on to Live Homework Help via the Torrance Public Library website with their Library Card number, enter their grade level and the subject they need help in and within a few minutes or less are connected to an expert tutor. Students can receive help in math, science, social studies or English. If you'd like to learn more about the program, please call the Youth Services Department at (310) 618-5964 or visit us on the Internet at www.library.torrnet.com.
Are you not sure you have a Torrance library card, or need to get one? Come to any of our six libraries with a photo ID and proof of address (parent's photo ID is fine) and we will give you a library card.
Novelist
NoveList provides enhanced subject access to over 74,000 fiction titles. NoveList supports the readers' process of exploring and discovering new authors and titles. With NoveList, you will be able to use a favorite author or title as a template to discover new authors and titles of interest. You will also be able to enter words that describe the content of books you want to read or explore the 1,000 different theme oriented lists in NoveList's Explore Fiction section. There are links available from NoveList back to the Torrance Public Library Catalog so you can easily check to see whether the recommended title is available.
Access is available from home and work for this database. Instructions are available at all library facilities.
ProQuest Newspaper Database
ProQuest National Newspaper Database includes the following:
The Christian Science Monitor; Boston, Mass. Full Text: 1988 - current
The Christian Science Monitor (pre-1997 Fulltext); Boston, Mass. Full Text: 1990 - 1996
Daily Breeze; Torrance, Calif. Full Text: 2000 - current
Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif. Full Text: 1996 - current
Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif. Full Text: 1985 - 1996
New York Times; Late Edition (East Coast) Full Text: 1995 - current
New York Times Book Review; New York Full Text: 1997 - current
New York Times Magazine; New York Full Text: 1997 - current
Wall Street Journal; Eastern edition Full Text: 1984 - current
The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext); Washington, D.C. Full Text: 1987 - 1996
The Washington Post; National weekly ed.
The Washington Post; Washington, D.C. Full Text: 1996 - current
Access is available from home and work for this database. Instructions are available at all library facilities.
Reference USA
The ReferenceUSA database contains detailed information on nearly 12 million U.S. businesses. ReferenceUSA is an Internet-based reference service from the Library Division of infoUSA.
Access is available from home and work for this database. You will need your library card number for access.
SIRS Researcher®
A general reference database that contains thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Articles are selected from more than 1,500 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals and U.S. government publications and may be accessed instantaneously. Articles are archived from 1989 to the present. Many articles are accompanied by graphics, including charts, maps, diagrams and illustrations. Also included is SIRS Renaissance® - Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities Provides current, dynamic information on music, literature, film, performing arts, culture, architecture, philosophy, religion and visual arts. Many articles are accompanied by full-color graphics - including art reproductions, photographs and illustrations. Excellent for the serious art student as well as the novice musician, Renaissance is great for both in-depth reports and browsing, and bridges the gap left by most other reference sources.
Access is available from home and work for this database. Instructions are available at all library facilities.
World Book Encyclopedia Online Reference Center
World Book Online (WBOL), from the publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia, is your online route to reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information and an array of supplementary search tools and information sources. WBOL can fulfill many research needs. You may need the answer to a particular question, such as "What is the correct height of a badminton net?" or "What is the population of Haiti?" Or you may want general information to help with a school assignment. And, of course, many people simply like to explore World Book, letting one topic lead them to another. You can search or browse the encyclopedia by general category, by particular phrases or words, by places, or by type of content, such as pictures, sounds, or animations.
Access is also available from home and work for this database by using this link. You will need your library card number to gain access.
