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Access the many databases Waterloo Public Library subscribes to. Please note that some are available only in the WPL building, and others will require your library card number for you to access at home.
Ancestry.com Library Edition (in-library use only)
*Biography Resource Center: Access information about notable individuals
*Contemporary Authors: Get information about your favorite authors
*EBSCOHost: (use this link for in-library access) a web-based information resource including full-text magazine and newspaper articles, and reference tools
Click here to login to EBSCOhost from home.
Footnote: (in-library use only) The place for historical documents online
*Gale Virtual Reference Library: access our eBook collection, including encyclopedias and specialized reference sources
*HealthInfo Iowa: a consumer health information resource from the State Library of Iowa
Historic Map Works (login to be used at the library) Consists of over 200,000 high-resolution, full color historic property and land ownership maps.
*Historic Map Works (login to be used from remote location) Consists of over 200,000 high-resolution, full color historic property and land ownership maps.
*LearningExpress Library LearningExpress Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing and math.
Mango Languages: Languages available are Chinese, French, German, Italian, Spanish and ESL Spanish.
Morningstar Mutual Funds: (in-library use only) Please come to the Reference Desk and ask for assistance in logging on.
Newspaper Archive (in-library use only)
*NoveList: find a great selection of fiction in any genre
p4A Antiques Reference: (login to be used at the library) The Web's first choice for antiques research.
*p4A Antiques Reference: (login to be used from remote location) The Web's first choice for antiques research.
ValueLine: (in-library use only) Please come to the Reference Desk and ask for assistance in logging on.
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* You will need your library card number to access this outside of the library.
-Please note that WPL will no longer subscribe to Sanborn Maps. However, you can sign up for a state library card here and access Sanborn Maps through the State Library's site here
