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Research Databases
Available to all Hedberg Public Library cardholders.
Subscription costs for these databases have been paid for you by either the Hedberg Public Library or by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Badgerlink program.
Auto Repair | Books and Literature | Business | Careers and Education Collectibles | Homework | Health and Medicine | Language Learning
Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals | People | Quick Facts
Auto Repair
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AllData - (access limited to computers at the library)
The world's most comprehensive resource
for automotive diagnostic and repair information, including labor and repair costs, repair instructions and diagrams, service bulletins, trouble codes and more!
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Auto Repair Reference Center (through Badgerlink)
Step-by-step auto repair and upkeep directions for the do-it-yourselfer, covering more than 23,000 domestic and imported vehicles.
Books and Literature
- Booklist New!
Thousands of book reviews and recommendations from the American Library Association.
- Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
Book reviews and information on children's literature.
- Literary Reference Center (through Badgerlink)
Information about authors' lives and works - great for school reports, book clubs, and readers!
- Litfinder (through Badgerlink)
A collection of plays, poems, essays, speeches and other literature.
- Novelist (through Badgerlink)
Over 155,000 fiction titles with plot summaries - for readers of all ages!
- RockCat
Lists of holdings at all seven public libraries in Rock County.
- Teaching Books (through Badgerlink)
Mulitmedia collection of resources about K-12 books, authors and illustrators.
Business
- BadgerLink Business Resources (through BadgerLink)
Business Source Premier, GreenFILE, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus and Regional Business News.
- Infotrac General Business File
Abstracts and full text articles for business and trade publications.
- Reference USA
Detailed information on more than 14 million US businesses - plus a U.S. residential search that acts like a nation-wide phone book.
- Valueline
Research information on companies and stocks for investment purposes.
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Careers and Education
- BadgerLink Teacher Resources (through BadgerLink)
Education Research Complete, Educational Administration Abstracts, Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC), GreenFILE, Professional Development Collection, TeachingBooks Educator Area, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) database and the Teacher Reference Center (TRC).
- Learning Express
Online practice tests for dozens of exams, including GED, SAT, ACT, Civil Service and ASVAB. Also includes skills improvement units for reading comprehension, writing, math skills, resumes, cover letters and job interviews.
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Collectibles
- Antiques Reference
Descriptions and pricing information on antiques, collectibles, fine art and
historic Americana.
En Español
- Enciclopedia Juvenil (through Badgerlink)
Se puede navigar la Enciclopedia Juvenil alfabéticamente o por tema. También se puede buscar videos o materiales de apendizaje. Spanish language edition of Britannica Online.
- Mango
An online language-learning system that can help you learn English!
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Health and Medicine
- Consumer Health Complete (through BadgerLink)
Medical encyclopedias, magazine articles, videos, and diagrams for the everyday consumer of health care information
- BadgerLink Health Resources (through BadgerLink)
Alt HealthWatch, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source: Consumer Edition,
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Lexi-PALS Drug Guide, and MEDLINE.
- Teen Health and Wellness
Information for students on diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more.
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Homework
- Biography Resource Center
Information about famous and moderately famous people from around the world and through history.
- Britannica - Elementary School (through BadgerLink)
Articles from books, dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias and magazines.
- Britannica - Middle School (through BadgerLink)
Articles from books, dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias and magazines.
- Britannica - High School (through BadgerLink)
Articles from books, dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias and magazines.
- Kids Search
(through BadgerLink)
Useful resources for homework and personal exploration, with a search engine designed specifically for elementary and middle school students.
- Learning Express
Skills improvement units for reading comprehension, writing, and math skills. Also includes online practice tests for dozens of exams, including the GED, SAT, and ACT, among others.
- Learning Zone (through Badgerlink)
Activity-centered learning environment for pre-kindergarten through second grade.
- Literary Reference Center (through Badgerlink)
Information about authors' lives and works and related resources. Includes a guide to researching and writing research papers.
- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
A virtual library of resources designed to aid in the study of today's hottest social issues.
- Searchasaurus (through BadgerLink)
Useful resources for elementary and middle school students with a point-and-click interface that is easy for younger users.
- SIRS Knowledge Source
General reference database that contains thousands of full-text articles.
- Student Research Center (through BadgerLink)
Useful information for high school students gathered from magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, video, and other sources.
- Teen Health and Wellness
Information for students on diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more.
- World Book Kids
An online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia for Kids.
- World Book Student
An online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia for middle and high school students.
- World Book Advanced
An online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia for high school students
and beyond.
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Language Learning
- Mango
An online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Russian, Italian and more!
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Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
- All EBSCOHost Magazine Databases (through BadgerLink)
Huge database of magazine and journal articles - great for finding information on a wide variety of subjects.
- NewspaperARCHIVE (through BadgerLink)
Search through historic newspaper pages back to the 1700s, and see the news as it originally appeared in print.
- Newspapers on BadgerLink (through BadgerLink)
Access NewspaperARCHIVE, Newspapers Source Plus and Regional Business News.
- SIRS Knowledge Source
General reference database that contains thousands of full-text articles.
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People: Biography and Genealogy
- AncestryLibrary (access limited to computers at the library)
Huge collection of genealogy databases - great place to start researching family history!
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Index to articles about people. If specific articles are not owned by Hedberg Public Library, they may still be obtained through InterLibrary Loan.
- Biography Resource Center
Information about famous and moderately famous people from around the world and through history.
- HeritageQuest (through BadgerLink)
U.S. Census records from 1790 to 1920 and other genealogical materials.
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Quick Facts
- World Book Kids
An online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia for Kids.
- World Book Student
An online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia for middle and high school students.
- World Book Advanced
An online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia for high school students
and beyond.
BadgerLink Databases are funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and are available to all Wisconsin residents.
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