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Academic Search Premier (1965+)
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database,
Academic Search Premier contains indexing for nearly 8,050
publications, with full text for nearly 4,700 publications,
including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
magazines and journals/perodicals,
professional and scholarly
AGRICOLA (1970+)
Indexes journals and other publications on all aspects of
agriculture, including animal & veterinary sciences, entomology,
plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture & fisheries, farming,
agricultural economics, extension education, food & human nutrition,
and earth & environmental sciences.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
science
AncestryLibrary
Of interest to those researching local history and family
histories. Includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru 1930,
immigration records, military records, the Social Security Death
Index, the family history library and more.
Access:
library and school campus
Category:
geneaology
Archive Grid
Provides online access to nearly a million descriptions of
archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums,
historical societies and archives worldwide.
Access:
library and school campus
Argus Leader, The (Sioux Falls) Index (1982-1995)
Indexes and provides citations (only) to selected articles
published in the Sioux Falls “Argus Leader” newspaper from January,
1982 to December 1995. Does not include national news or columns
(unless relevant to SD), obituaries, birth/engagement/wedding
announcements, daily sports, public notices, minutes of government
meetings, or police records.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
news
and newspapers,
South Dakota
Argus Leader, The (Sioux Falls) Index (1996-July, 2003)
Indexes and provides citations (only) to selected articles
published in the Sioux Falls “Argus Leader” newspaper from January,
1996 to July, 2003. Includes obituaries; does not include national
news or columns (unless relevant to SD).
Access:
unlimited
Category:
news
and newspapers,
South Dakota
Business Source Premier (1965+)
The world's largest full text business database, it covers
virtually all subjects related to business, including marketing,
management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, econometrics and
economics.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
business and investments,
magazines and journals/perodicals
Library Catalog (SDLN)
Describes, indexes, & locates items owned by the SD State
Library, as well as 70+ other SD libraries, including every academic
library in SD.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
books and literature,
professional and scholarly,
South Dakota
CAMIO
Contains fine art and decorative art from pre-history through
contemporary works. All content is rights-cleared for educational
use in the classroom or to illustrate papers, Web projects and other
assignments.
Access:
library and school campus
Deadwood Historical Newspapers Index (1876-1905)
Indexes issues from 1876 to 1905 of these historic Deadwood
papers: “Black Hills Pioneer,” “Black Hills Times,” and “Black Hills
Champion”. Created by the staff of the Deadwood Public Library
Access:
unlimited
Category:
news
and newspapers,
South Dakota
Discovering Collection (grades 6-12)
Provides in-depth content for five core curriculum areas:
literature, history, biography, science, and social studies.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general
eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)
Full text of 10,000+ commercially published books in the arts,
humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, business,
computers & more, plus Cliffs Notes.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
general
EBSCOhost (all)
Links to six EBSCOHost databases: Academic Search Premier,
Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Library, Information
Science & Technology Abstracts, Teacher Reference Center, and
Regional Business News.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
magazines and journals/perodicals
e.library
The South Dakota e.library collection provides access to South
Dakota State Agency publications not found elsewhere online.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
South Dakota
Energy Citations (1948+)
Provides indexing to energy-related scientific and technical
information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor
agencies
Access:
unlimited
Category:
science
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (1966+)
Provides indexing and some full-text access to education
literature and resources.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
education and libraries
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Core collection of online reference books in the following
subject areas-health, history, government & law, science, education
and business.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
business and investments,
general ,
education and libraries,
professional and scholarly,
health and medicine,
law
and government
HeritageQuest
Of interest to those researching local history and family
histories, it includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru
1930; 25,000+ family and local history books (every word
searchable); the PERiodical Source Index/PERSIT (a comprehensive
subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy & local history
periodicals); and Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant
Application Files.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
genealogy
HighWire Press, Stanford University
The largest repository of free full-text life science articles in
the world, with more than 750,000 free, full-text articles online.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
health and medicine,
science
Indian Country Today Index (1996 - June, 2003)
Indexes and provides citations (only) to articles published in
the “Indian Country Today” newspaper from January, 1996 thru June?,
2003.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
news
and newspapers,
South Dakota
InfoTrac (all)
Links to six Gale InfoTrac databases. Discovering Collection
(grades 6-12); InfoTrac Junior Edition (middle schools); Junior
Reference Collection; Kids InfoBits (grades K-5); Professional
Collection; and InfoTrac Student Edition (high schools).
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general,
magazines and journals/perodicals
InfoTrac Junior Edition Middle Schools (2001+)
Use this database (formerly SuperTOM Junior), to search
magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on
current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general,
magazines and journals/perodicals
InfoTrac Student Edition High Schools (1985+)
Use this database (formerly SuperTOM), to search magazines,
newspapers, and reference books for information on current events,
the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general,
magazines and journals/perodicals
ingenta
A global research index providing online searching by author,
keyword, & publication of 25 million+ of academic/ professional
articles from 30 thousand + journals available to request via
InterLibrary Loan from your library or to purchase.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
magazines and journals/perodicals,professional
and scholarly
Junior Reference Collection
A comprehensive, cross-curricular research tool that combines
Gale's U*X*L products into one database to support classroom
learning.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general
Kids Catalog (SDLN)
A library catalog designed for kids from birth thru 6th grade.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
books and literature,
South Dakota
Kids InfoBits (grades K-5)
Gives children easy access to magazines, reference books, and
newspaper articles that have been selected just for the age group in
grades K-5.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general
Learning Express Library
Online learning platform of 300+ practice tests covering ACT,
SAT, GED, and more. Complete answer explanations and study
suggestions.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
career and test preparation,
education and libraries,
professional and scholarly
LexisNexis Congressional
Access the full text of Federal Register; Congressional Record,
Congressional working papers and legislation, the current USC, CFR,
Congressional rules, committee info, and more.
Access:
SD
State Library or via State Library ECard
Category:
law
and government
LexisNexis Statistical
Access individually indexed statistical tables on an endless
variety of topics produced by the U.S. government, state government
agencies, commercial publishers, independent research organizations,
universities and more.
Access:
SD
State Library or via State Library ECard
Category:
law
and government
LexisNexis State Capital
Provides access to documents from all 50 states, including bills,
laws, constitutions, proposed and enacted regulations, legislature
membership, and newspapers of record.
Access:
SD
State Library or via State Library ECard
Category:
law
and government
Library Catalog (SDLN)
Describes, indexes, & locates items owned by the SD State
Library, as well as 70+ other SD libraries, including every academic
library in SD.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
books and literature,
professional and scholarly,
South Dakota
LitFinder
Provides full-text poems and short stories (formerly Poem Finder
and Story Finder)
Access:
state
government
Category:
books and literature
MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier
contains full text for 2,000+ periodicals covering general
reference, business, health, education, general science,
multicultural issues, etc.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
general
MedlinePLUS
This resource is designed to assist the public in locating
appropriate, authoritative health information sources.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
health and medicine
MegaFILE
MegaFILE is comprised of EBSCO's Academic Search Premier,
Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier and Regional Business
News databases. Coverage spans every area of academic study and
general interest subject area and offers information dating as far
back as the 1800s.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
magazines and journals/perodicals,
professional and scholarly
eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)
Full text of 10,000+ commercially published books in the arts,
humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, business,
computers & more, plus Cliffs Notes.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
general
Professional Collection
Professional Collection is a custom selection of more than 300
full-text journals for educators updated daily.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
education and libraries,
magazines and journals/perodicals
ProQuest (1986+)
Provides the full text (image or text+graphics) from 1,700+
magazines/journals and newspapers for K-12, college, and general
users, including Barron's.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
general,
magazines and journals/perodicals,
professional and scholarly
PubMed (1964+)
Search 11 million abstracts/citations from 4,000+ peer-reviewed
medical sciences and other health-related journals published
worldwide.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
health and medicine,
science
Readers’ Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Searchable online indexing of 375 of the most popular
general-interest periodicals published in the United States.
Access:
SD
State Library; 1 Simultaneous User
ReferenceUSA
A directory of US businesses, governments and people.
Access:
state
government
Category:
directories
Regional Business News
A supplemental database for customers of Business Source Premier.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
business and investments,
news
and newspapers
Sanborn Maps-SD
The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for 82 South Dakota communities
from 1867 to 1970.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
genealogy,
South Dakota
Scirus
Covers scientific information through ScienceDirect, MEDLINE on
BioMedNet, Beilstein on ChemWeb, Neuroscion, BioMed Central and
Patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and
related information on the Web.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
science
SIRS Discoverer (grades K-9)
Full-text articles and graphics from more than 1,600 U.S. and
international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents,
which were carefully selected for their educational content,
interest and level of readability for middle and elementary
curriculum topics.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
general,
magazines and journals/perodicals
SIRS Issues Researcher (grades 6-12)
A general reference database containing thousands of full-text
articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business,
economic, political and global issues.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
general,
magazines and journals/perodicals
South Dakota Grant Directory
A searchable database of 400+ foundations with a history of SD
giving, as well as SD state government grant-making programs.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
directories,
South Dakota
South Dakota Newspaper Association/SDNA Public & Legal Notices
Locate public and legal notices published in South Dakota
Newspapers. Notices are archived for three months. This resource is
provided as a public service by the South Dakota Newspaper
Association members.
Access:
unlimited
Category:
news
and newspapers,
South Dakota
Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for over 280 of the most popular
teacher and administrator trade journals to assist professional
educators.
Access:
library and school campus (SDLN member)
Category:
education and libraries,
magazines and journals/perodicals,
professional and scholarly
World Book Foreign Language Edition: L'Encyclopédie Découverte (French Language Encyclopedia)
L'Encyclopédie Découvertes (World Book Student Discovery
Encyclopedia) Les articles, les images, le diccionaire visuel, les
activités et les Websites consultés sont comprise. (French-language
version of the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. Articles,
images, a visual dictionary, activities and reviewed websites are
included.)
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book Foreign Language Edition: Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (Spanish Language Encyclopedia)
Traducción de lengua española de la enciclopedia del
descubrimiento del estudiante del libro del mundo. Los artículos,
los mapas y las imágenes son incluidos. (Spanish-language
translation of the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia.
Articles, maps and images are included.)
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book Public Library Edition: World Book Online for Kids (grades K-5)
contains thousands of easy to read articles, interactive games,
and more.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book Public Library Edition: World Book Online Info Finder (grades 5-9)
is designed to support student information needs with research
tools and science project information along with encyclopedia
articles.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book Public Library Edition: World Book Online Reference Center (grades 9 - adult)
includes encyclopedia, e-book and primary source content plus
computer tutorials and life skills information.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book School Edition: World Book Advanced (grades 9-12+)
is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia,
multimedia, e-book and primary source databases.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book School Edition: World Book Discover
a reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book,
and primary source databases. Features include article read aloud,
and a job and life skills section. (For differentiated instruction,
i.e.ESL, reluctant readers and adult learners)
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book School Edition: World Book Kids (grades K-5)
contains thousands of easy to read articles, interactive games,
teacher resources and more.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
World Book School Edition: World Book Students (grades 5-9)
contains encyclopedia articles, maps, images, timelines and more.
Access:
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly
WorldCat
A worldwide catalog of 56 million items found in 9,000+
libraries, including State Library & 25+ SD libraries. Additional
indexes to books, articles, dissertations, and archive material are
also available.
Access From
(with username/library card barcode and password):
home,
library and school campus,
state
government
Category:
books and literature,
education and libraries,
encyclopedias,
general,
professional and scholarly