Library Subscription Databases

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Library Subscription Databases
Subscription Databases Alphabetically Arranged
All of the sites listed on this page (with the exception if WISCAT) are subscription databases,
meaning that the Brookfield Public Library, the Bridges Library System or the State of
Wisconsin has paid for you to access the site.
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American National Biography
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Literary Reference Center
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America’s Top Rated Cities
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Literature Criticism Online
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Ancestry Library Edition
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Mergent Archives
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Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
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Mergent Intellect
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Artemis: Literature
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Mergent Online
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Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Newsbank
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Morningstar
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National Geographic Magazine Digital
Archive 1888-Present – People,
Animals, and the World
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Auto Repair Reference Center
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BadgerLink
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Biography in Context
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Books in Print
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NetAdvantage
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Book Index with Reviews
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Newspaper Archive
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Britannica Online - Elementary
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Newspaper Source Plus
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Britannica Online – Middle School
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Novelist K-8
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Britannica Online – High School
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Novelist Plus
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Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW Newsbank
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OneClickdigital - eAudioBooks
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Business Source Premier
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OverDrive - eAudioVisual Materials
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Consumer Health Complete
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Oxford English Dictionary
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Consumer Reports Online
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Oxford Language Dictionaries
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Dictionary of Literary Biography
Complete Online
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Points of View Reference Center
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EBSCO eBooks
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Pro & Con Online
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EBSCOHost
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Reader’s Guide Retrospective: 18901982
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Explora for Everyone
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Reference USA
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Exlpora for Elementary School
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Rosetta Stone
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Salem Press, The Reference Shelf &
Grey House Publishing Resources
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Explora for Middle & High School
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Fiction Connection
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Science Reference Center
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Flipster
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Scribner Writers Online
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Gale Courses
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Something about the Author Online
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Gale Directory Library
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Standard Rate and Data Service
(SRDS)
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Gale PowerSearch
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Teaching Books.net
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Today’s Science
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Graphic Novels Core Collection
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Twayne's Authors Series
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Heritage Quest Online
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Waukesha Freeman - Newsbank
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History Reference Center
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WISCAT
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Issues and Controversies
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Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides
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JobNow
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World Book Kids
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Learning Express Library
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World News Digest
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Lit Finder
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Zinio
Subscription Database
American National Biography Online
Site Description & Login Information
The American National Biography Online features
nearly 18,000 biographies, thousands of
illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked crossreferences, links to select web sites, and powerful
search capabilities. Updates are published
quarterly; in April, July, October, and January.
Accessible in the Library only.
America’s Top-Rated Cities provides current,
comprehensive statistical information and other
essential data in one easy-to-use source on the
top 100 cities that have been cited as the best for
business and living in the United States.
Accessible in the Library only.
America’s Top Rated Cities
Ancestry Library Edition
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Home User
Artemis: Literature
Artemis for the Home User
Ancestry Library Edition is a comprehensive online
source of information for conducting genealogical
and local history research. Provided by Bridges
Library System.
Accessible in the Library only.
The Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site
allows access 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin
newspapers. Content is available from April 2005
through 90 days ago. Includes Waukesha
Freeman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Kettle
Moraine Index, Lake Country Reporter, Sussex
Sun, Oconomowoc Focus, Mukwonago Chief,
Brookfield News, Elm Grove Elm Leaves,
Menomonee Falls News, Muskego Sun, New Berlin
Citizen, Oconomowoc Enterprise, Palmyra
Enterprise. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Artemis Literary Sources integrates full-text literary
content with metadata and subject indexing and
provides workflow tools to analyze information. You can
research authors and their works, literary movements
and genres. Search across your library's Literature
databases to find full text of literary works, journal
articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical
information and overviews. ONLINE RESOURCES
AND SERIES THAT CAN BE CROSS-SEARCHED
ON ARTEMIS: Contemporary Literary Criticism,
Literature Resource Center, Twentieth Century Literary
Criticism, LitFinder, Nineteenth Century Literature
Criticism, Twaynes, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800,
Scribners, Classical & Medieval Literature Criticism,
Shakespearean Literature Criticism, Gale Virtual Library
titles, Children's Literature Review, Drama Criticism,
Something about the Author, Poetry Criticism, Dictionary
of Literary Biography, and Short Story Criticism.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Auto Repair Reference Center for the
Home User
BadgerLink
BadgerLink for the Home User
Biography in Context
Biography in Context for the Home
User
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 1945.
Database content includes more than 33,800
vehicles, drawings and step-by-step photographs,
technical service bulletins & recalls, enhanced
wiring diagrams, specifications & maintenance
schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator.
Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
BadgerLink is a project of the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction (DPI), Division for
Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning.
BadgerLink provides access to a large volume of
full-text information. Users can search
approximately 20,000 full-text magazines,
journals, newspapers, reference materials and
other specialized information sources.
BadgerLink is accessible in the Library and
from home. Access the site by selecting the
Brookfield Public Library from the drop down
menu and entering your library barcode
number.
Biography in Context is an engaging online
experience for those seeking contextual
information on the world's most influential people.
It merges Gale's authoritative reference content
(including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals
and multimedia organized into a user-friendly
portal experience while also allowing users to
search for people based on name, occupation,
nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places,
or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Author/ title/ subject index to published books,
audios and videos. Also features reviews,
biographies, bestseller information, and award
winners and nominees.
Accessible in the Library only.
Books in Print
Book Index with Reviews
Book Index with Reviews for the
Home User
Book Index with Reviews (BIR) is a comprehensive
database that provides information on over 3.8
million book titles in a wide range of formats,
including large print, books on tape, etc. Fiction
and non-fiction titles are included in the database,
in all genres. BIR contains over 800,000 full text
searchable reviews from the sources such as:
Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers
Weekly, CHOICE, and others.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Britannica Online – Elementary - Level-appropriate
reference articles, journals and magazines, the
Britannica Online – Elementary
Britannica Online – Elementary for the
Home User
Britannica Online – Middle School
Web's Best Sites, multimedia, and curriculum
content. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Britannica Online – Middle School - Levelappropriate reference articles, journals and
magazines, the Web's Best Sites, multimedia, and
curriculum content. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Britannica Online – Middle School for
the Home User
Britannica Online – High School
Britannica Online – High School - Levelappropriate reference articles, journals and
magazines, the Web's Best Sites, multimedia, and
curriculum content. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Britannica Online – High School for
the Home User
Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW Newsbank
Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW –
Newsbank for the Home User
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier for the
Home User
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete for the
Home User
Brookfield-Elm Grove NOW - Newsbank provides
electronic editions of record for valuable local
news, including companies, politics, sports,
industries, cultural activities, and people in the
community. Paid ads are excluded.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering: 1900 and your
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
1900CAFE##########
Newsbank’s Enhanced Interface Video
Business Source Premier provides comprehensive
coverage in all disciplines of business, including
marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting,
banking, finance, etc. Additional full text, nonjournal content includes market research reports,
industry reports, country reports, company profiles
and SWOT analyses. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Consumer Health Complete provides content
covering all areas of health and wellness from
mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of
complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
This full text database covers topics such as aging,
cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition
& dietetics, children's health, men & women's
health, etc. Provided by BadgerLink. Accessible
in the Library and from home. Access the
site by entering your library barcode number.
Product reviews and Ratings on cars, appliances,
electronics and more from Consumer Reports.
Provided by Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Consumer Reports Online
Consumer Reports Online for the
Home User
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Complete Online
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Complete Online for the Home User
EBSCO eBooks
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete
Online provides more than 16,000 biographical
and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers
of the world's most influential literary figures from
all eras and genres. This literature resource
includes the DLB main series, the DLB
Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series
- all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format
that matches the exact look and feel of the print
originals.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Formerly called NetLibrary, this is an electronic
book collection of nonfiction titles. Titles can be
checked-out and downloaded, and read on your
computer when you are not connected to the
Internet, or can be transferred to your Adobe
Digital Editions-compatible eBook Reader device.
Netlibrary is now EBSCO eBook collection includes
downloadable audio and eBook titles. Access the
site from home by entering your library barcode
number (this is your library ID). Provided by
BadgerLink.
To access downloadable materials you must
create a free EBSCOHost account either in the
Library or from home. Files can be
transferred to a variety of portable devices.
Downloading Help
EBSCOHost
EBSCOhost for the Home User
EBSCOHost is a powerful online reference system
that offers a variety of proprietary full text
databases and popular databases from leading
information providers. The comprehensive
databases range from general reference collections
to specially designed, subject-specific databases
for public, academic, medical, corporate and
school libraries. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Magazines, journals, newspapers, images and
reference resources covering education, health,
business, science, history and general areas of
interest. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Explora for Everyone
Explora for Elementary Schools
Explora for Middle & High Schools
Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy
or explore books with these features: topic; genre;
setting; character; location; and/or, timeframe.
Accessible in the Library only.
Fiction Connection
Flipster
Flipster is a digital magazine service that enables
users to read issues at a computer or download
them via an app to an iPad or Android device.
Provided by Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Flipster for the Home User
Gale Courses
Every Waukesha County library cardholder has
access to Gale Courses which contains hundreds of
instructor-led online courses covering everything
from health and wellness to creative writing,
computer programming, GED test preparation and
much more. Gale Courses are developed by expert
instructors, many of whom are currently working
at universities around the country.
These classes usually cost $99, but will be offered
to Waukesha County residents for free!
Provided by Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Browse Classes
How to Sign-up for Classes
Gale Directory Library
Gale Directory Library for the Home
User
The Gale Directory Library hosts a variety of
directory products that particular libraries can
choose from. Use it to search, sort and export
information from both current directory editions as
well as prior editions that are maintained as
searchable backfiles. Multiple directories can be
cross-searched or users can mine individual
directories for the particular kinds of data they
contain, such as financial information for
companies, circulation figures for publications, and
much more.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Gale PowerSearch
Gale PowerSearch is a search platform unlike any
other, providing libraries with a sophisticated yet
simple solution for managing a wealth of
periodical, reference, multimedia and primary
source information.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Gale PowerSearch for the Home User
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Graphic Novels Core Collection
Heritage Quest Online
Heritage Quest Online for the Home
User
History Reference Center
With electronic reference books from Gale and
their publishing partners, researchers can instantly
access eBooks. These trusted, authoritative
reference works are available 24/7 through our
state-of-the-art Gale Virtual Reference Library
platform, providing an unprecedented combination
of functionality and features.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Graphic Novels Core Collection highlights
approximately 2,000 recommended titles with
descriptive and evaluative annotations, plus cover
art.
Accessible in the Library only.
Heritage Quest Online offers U.S. federal census
information, family genealogies, local histories, tax
lists, city directories, land and probate records,
birth, marriage and death records, genealogical
and local history serials, and more. Provided by
BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
The History Reference Center offers full text from
reference books, encyclopedias, periodicals, and
non-fiction books. Also includes historical
documents; biographies of historical figures;
historical photos and maps; and more than 80
hours of historical video library link.
Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
History Reference Center for the
Home User
Issues and Controversies
Issues and Controversies helps researchers
understand the crucial issues we face today,
exploring more than 800 hot topics in business,
politics, government, education, and popular
culture. Updated weekly, with links to a 12-year
back-file, Issues and Controversies offers in-depth
articles made to inspire thought-provoking
debates. This database is great for research
papers and debate prep.
Accessible in the Library only.
JobNow
Learning Express Library
Learning Express for the Home User
Lit Finder
JobNow provides free career preparation
assistance to help you land the job of your
dreams. The service offers live interview coaching,
resume assistance, career guidance, and an Adult
Learning Center. Provided by Bridges Library
System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Learning Express offers practice tests, exercises,
skill-building courses, and information needed to
achieve results—at school, at work, or in life. The
Computer Skills Learning Center includes
interactive courses on Microsoft Access, Excel,
Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. Looking to land a
job? An entire Learning Center is dedicated to help
job seekers. Practice tests include SAT and ACT.
Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
LitFinder is primary literature content, including
citations and full text of hundreds of thousands of
poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays.
Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Lit Finder for the Home User
Literary Reference Center
Literary Reference Center contains full text of plot
summaries, synopses and work overviews,
articles/essays of literary criticism, author
biographies, literary journals, book reviews, classic
and contemporary poems, classic and
contemporary short stories, author interviews, and
much more. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Literary Reference Center for the
Home User
Literature Criticism Online
Literature Criticism Online for the
Home User
Literature Criticism Online currently contains all
the volumes of Contemporary Literary Criticism®
saving the library valuable shelf space! Now,
hundreds of volumes are digitized and ready to
read 24/7 online. It's all designed to raise the level
of research while providing around-the-clock
remote access that today's researchers demand.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Mergent Archives
Mergent Intellect
Mergent Online
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Newsbank
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Newsbank for the Home User
Mergent Archives is an online database featuring a
vast, indexed collection of corporate and industry
related documents. The database contains
hundreds of thousands of reports covering over
100 countries and industries. Mergent Archives
uses a reliable and easy to navigate system
designed to meet your historical research needs.
Accessible in the Library only.
Access the site by entering: 1900 and your
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
1900CAFE##########
Mergent Intellect is a highly flexible web-based
application that features a deep collection of
worldwide business information that enables
companies to generate insightful business
intelligence. Coupling Mergent's expertise in
developing products for the reference marketplace
with D&B®'s private company database, Mergent
Intellect offers new and existing clients a unique
opportunity to access private and public U.S and
international business data, industry news, facts
and figures, executive contact information, the
ability to access industry profiles and much more.
Accessible in the Library only.
In 1900, John Moody published Moody's® Manual
of Industrial and Miscellaneous Securities, the first
guide to U.S. public companies. With its U.S.
Company Data, Mergent continues to extend that
tradition for high-quality, in-depth company
information to the Internet. U.S. Company Data
provides a fully searchable database of 15,000
U.S. public companies (active and inactive) listed
on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges. Each
company report incorporates up-to-the-minute
news items. Mergent Online subscribers will have
access to Wall Street consensus earnings
estimates on all companies in the database
followed by at least one Wall Street analyst.
Mergent's company files also provide access to
EDGAR® filings dating back to 1993 and updated
daily.
Accessible in the Library only.
Access the site by entering: 1900 and your
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
1900CAFE##########
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel - Newsbank provides
electronic editions of record for valuable local
news, including companies, politics, sports,
industries, cultural activities, and people in the
community. Paid ads are excluded.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering: 1900 and your
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
1900CAFE##########
Use Morningstar to find stocks or mutual funds,
research current or prospective holdings. Provided
by Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home with
your library barcode number.
Morningstar
Morningstar for the Home User
National Geographic Magazine Digital
Archive 1888-Present – People,
Animals, and the World
NetAdvantage
Newspaper Archive
National Geographic Magazine Digital Archive
1888-Present. Including, People, Animals, and the
World: featuring a great range of National
Geographic content: National Geographic Traveler
Magazine 2010-present, 200 Books, 600
Standalone Images that are downloadable, 325
Videos, and 655 Maps / Atlases. All available on
the cross-searchable, single platform called
National Geographic Virtual Library
Accessible in the Library and from home with
your library barcode number.
NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of
business and investment information that offers
online access to Standard & Poor's researchrelated products such as industry surveys, stock
reports, corporation records, The Outlook, mutual
fund reports and more.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering: username:
BrookfieldPL1 (case sensitive) and the
password is your library barcode number.
Millions of searchable historical newspaper pages
from the 1700s. PDF format of original content.
Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Newspaper Archive for the Home User
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source Plus 1,570 full-text
newspapers, providing more than 27 million fulltext articles. In addition, the database features
more than 583,100 television and radio news
transcripts, videos & podcasts. Provided by
BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Newspaper Source Plus for the Home
User
NoveList K-8 contains enhanced subject access for
over 60,000 fiction titles aimed at the K-8
population. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 for the Home User
Novelist Plus
NoveList Plus includes over 200,000 fiction and
readable nonfiction titles, plus feature content
including lists of award-winning books, book
discussion guides, book talks, recommended reads
and more. Provided by Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Novelist Plus for the Home User
OneClickdigital - eAudioBooks
OneClickdigital - eAudioBooks for the
Home User
OverDrive - eAudioVisual Materials
OverDrive - eAudioVisual Materials for
the Home User
OneClickdigital includes downloadable audio
versions of best-sellers, book club favorites,
award-winning authors, etc. Titles can be
accessed, checked out, and renewed through the
catalog or on the Internet.
The Brookfield Public Library collection currently
consists of about 2,500 titles with new titles added
monthly.
To access OneClickdigital, you must create a
free OneClickdigital account in the Library.
After you create your account, you can access
OneClickdigital from home or any other
Internet computer. Files can be transferred
to a variety of portable devices.
OverDrive is collection of downloadable
eaudiobooks, eBooks, eMusic and eVideo that are
compatible with a variety of devices including the
Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPods, a variety of MP3 players
and more! Provided by Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
(Note: A PIN will be used with your library
barcode number when accessing your
account in Overdrive. Your pin/password is
the same one you use to login to your Café
account. If you have not changed this
through the online catalog, it is either your
birthdate mm/dd/yyyy OR the last four digits
of your phone number. Please ask for
assistance at the Adult Reference Desk.)
Click here to see if your portable device is
compatible.
Contains the complete text of the OED's twentyvolume Second Edition and three-volume Additions
Series.
Accessible in the Library only.
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Language Dictionaries
Points of View Reference Center
The Oxford Language Dictionaries Online site
offers essential language resources never before
available online: fully searchable, completely
comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique
study materials that provide extra help with
learning and using an expanding range of
languages. Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
currently features over 4 million words, phrases,
and translations, covering Chinese, French,
German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, into and
out of English.
Accessible in the Library only.
The Points of View Reference Center is an interface
intended for public, academic, and high school
libraries. It is designed to assist researchers in
understanding the full scope of controversial
subjects. High school and undergraduate students
can use Points of View as a guide to debate,
developing arguments, writing position papers,
and for development of critical thinking skills. Each
Points of View Essay includes a series of questions
and additional material to generate further
thought. Also included are thousands of supporting
articles from the world’s top political and societal
publications.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Includes Congressional Digest, Supreme Court
Debates and International Debates.
Accessible in the Library only.
Pro & Con Online
Reader’s Guide Retrospective: 18901982
Reference USA
Reference USA for the Home User
For over 100 years, library users have relied on
Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature as the
ultimate index of subjects in the popular press.
Readers’ Guide has earned the trust of researchers
at all levels, and was hailed by Library Journal as
One of the 50 Best Reference Sources for the
Millennium. The most detailed account of U.S.
culture and history you’ll find anywhere—now in a
searchable database! Search more than 3 million
articles from some 375 leading magazines! Find
articles by keyword, subject heading, publication,
dates, journal, author, article title, ISSN, article
type, and more!
Accessible in the Library only.
ReferenceUSA is an Internet-based reference
service from the Library Division of infoUSA. The
site was designed for use as a reference tool in
libraries and is continually enhanced based upon
suggestions from librarians and library patrons.
The ReferenceUSA database contains, in module
format, detailed information on more than 13
million U.S. businesses; 120 million U.S.
households; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1
million Canadian businesses; and 11 million
Canadian residents. Provided by Bridges Library
System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone for the Home User
Add a foreign language to your skill set with
Rosetta Stone. This resource includes 30
languages to meet a range of cultural interests.
Learning is structured around core lessons to build
reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills and
also includes focused activities to refine grammar,
vocabulary, pronunciation, and more. Provided by
Bridges Library System.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Rosetta Stone - Mobile Application How-To
Instructions
Rosetta Stone - How To Change Course Settings
Once A Patron Is In The Learning
Rosetta Stone - How To Calibrate Microphone
Salem Press, The Reference Shelf & Grey House
Publishing platform provides access to various
subscriptions on health, history, literature,
science, and careers.
Salem Press, The Reference Shelf &
Grey House Publishing Resources
Salem Press, The Reference Shelf & Grey House
Publishing Resources
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering: B and your
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
BCAFE##########
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center contains full text for
hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference
books, periodicals, and other sources. Provided by
BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Science Reference Center for the
Home User
Scribner Writers Series
Scribners Writers Series Online
Scribner Writers Series includes 15-20 page signed
essays on more than 2,000 authors and literary
genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print
series.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by selecting the Brookfield
Public Library from the drop down menu and
entering your library barcode number.
Something About the Author Online provides firsttime comprehensive online access to all volumes
ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-
Something About the Author Online
Something About the Author Online for
the Home User
Standard Rate and Data Service
(SRDS)
Teaching Books.net
standing Something About the Author series,
which examines the lives and works of authors and
illustrators for children and young adults and is the
preeminent source on authors and literature for
young people. Content is delivered in an easy-touse 24/7 online format that matches the exact
look and feel of the print originals.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by selecting the Brookfield
Public Library from the drop down menu and
entering your library barcode number.
SRDS has been bringing the media community
together for over 85 years. As the leading provider
of media rates and data, we connect buyers and
sellers through our sources that offer
comprehensive coverage of traditional media such as magazines, newspapers, television, direct
marketing and radio - as well as today's
alternative marketing opportunities - such as
online and out-of-home. Through SRDS Media
Solutions™, we continue to provide high-quality
data, advanced functionality and value-added
services that meet customers' planning and buying
needs.
Accessible in the Library only.
In-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio
excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of
titles and multimedia resources on children’s and
young adult literature. Provided by BadgerLink.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Teaching Books.net for the Home User
Today's Science
Twayne's Authors Series
Today’s Science bridges the gap between the
science that students learn in the classroom and
the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science
today. Updated weekly and containing thousands
of links to a 15-year back-file, Today’s Science
explains important developments in biology,
chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and
technology.
Accessible in the Library only.
Twayne World, US, and English Authors each
contains the full text of 200 frequently used
Twayne Literary Masters books on individual
World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600
individual full-text titles.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
Waukesha Freeman - Newsbank provides
electronic editions of record for valuable local
news, including companies, politics, sports,
industries, cultural activities, and people in the
community. Paid ads are excluded.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering: 1900 and your
Waukesha Freeman - Newsbank
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
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Waukesha Freeman - Newsbank for
the Home User
Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides
Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides: Nine How-To
Guides that will Help You Plan For & Select the
Right Insurance and Financial Products
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering: B and your
library barcode number no spaces. Example:
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Weiss Ratings Consumer Guides for
the Home User
WISCAT is the Statewide bibliographic database
for Wisconsin libraries.
Accessible in the Library and from home.
WISCAT
World Book Kids
World Book Kids for the Home User
World Book Kids is the premier online
resource developed especially for young
users. The site has been optimized for tablets
and features image-based navigation, easyto-read articles, thousands of images and
videos as well as a wealth of engaging
games, science projects, and activities.
World Book Kids features:
 A variety of simple search and browse navigation
options
 Thousands of easy-to-read articles with
embedded multimedia
 Engaging images, illustrations, videos, maps, and
animations
 More than 50 challenging games across five
subject areas
 A tool for exploring and comparing animals and
places
 An Important People feature to help students
search and browse through thousands of
biographies
 A collection of age-appropriate science projects
and activities
 An atlas, interactive maps, and outline maps and
flags
 Teacher resources
Accessible in the Library and from home.
Access the site by entering your library
barcode number.
World News Digest brings together and enhances
nearly seven decades of news from the renowned
Facts On File World News Digest in print. This
archival record of domestic and international news
is updated weekly and contains more than 1
million internal hyperlinks and convenient new
features such as tabbed search results. It covers
World News Digest
all major political, social, and economic events
since November 1940. This publication of record is
unrivaled for its depth, breadth, and accuracy.
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Zinio
Zinio for the Home User
With Zinio for Libraries you may preview the entire
library collection, checkout what you want - as
much as you want, and keep the magazine issues
in your personal reading list for as long as you
want - no return or check-back in required. View
the magazines online on your PC/Mac or download
for offline viewing with handy mobile apps.
You need to create two log-in accounts to take full
advantage of Zinio for libraries. The first account
enables the permanent checkout of the magazine
issue from the Brookfield Public Library collection
from Recorded Books (this account must be
created at the Brookfield Public Library). The
second account enables a personal Zinio.com
reading account populated with your personal
library of checked out magazines for streaming or
downloaded/offline reading.
To access your personal Zinio account, you
must first create an account in the Library.
After you create your account, you can access
Zinio from home or any other Internet
computer. If you already created a Zinio
account in the library, you can your same login to access your account.
Zinio for Libraries Overview Video (8 minutes)
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