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Academic Search Premier

EBSCO's largest database includes full text of thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciplines. Watch the Basic Search Video.

Alt HealthWatch

This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It has full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.

American History in Video

American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion.

Applied Science & Technology Source

Extensive full text coverage of research and development within a wide variety of applied science and computing disciplines, including aeronautics, nuclear engineering, and neural networks. The database offers full text for almost 1,200 journals, citations to millions of articles.

Britannica Academic

Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and more.

Britannica Library Reference Center

Explore articles, images & videos, biographies, On This Day, Flash Facts, recommended Primary Sources, and News of the Day.

Britannica Original Sources

Thousands of Primary Source Documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, religion and more.

Britannica School

Encyclopedia content for all ages plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, quotations, and primary sources.

Business Source Premier

Full text of scholarly journals and trade publications across all business subject areas. Includes detailed company profiles, industry, market research, and country economic reports, and much more. Includes the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune and thousands of others titles. Updated daily.

Business Source Premier - Country Reports

A subset of EBSCO's Business Search Premier includes Country Reports.

CINAHL Complete

CINAHL Complete is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for nearly 1,400 journals indexed in CINAHL. With full-text coverage dating back to 1937, it is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC 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.

Contexts

Contexts, peer-reviewed and published quarterly, offers a smartly written, thought-provoking take on modern life in our communities—it's an indispensable guide to understanding our dynamic society. An official publication of the ASA.

Credo Reference

Search over 3 million full text entries in 1,200 electronic reference books! Watch How to Run a Basic Search on Credo.

Duluth News Tribune

Full-text newspaper articles from Duluth News Tribune from 1995-date.

eBooks Minnesota

Ebooks Minnesota is an online ebook collection for all Minnesotans. The collection features content from our state's independent publishers, including some of our best literature and nonfiction.

EBSCO eBook Collection

Search and view the full text of ebooks. Watch tutorial on how to download, access ebooks.

EBSCO MegaFILE

Save time and search all four EBSCO databases at once. The EBSCO MegaFILE is comprised of the complete content and functionality of Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News.

ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)

The Education Resource Information Center contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.

Explora Educator's Edition

A teacher's companion to the various Explora databases, searching across content such as ERIC and Academic Search Premier. It highlights lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources.

Explora Libraries

Full text of popular magazine and scholarly journal articles covering all subject areas including multimedia, primary source documents, and reference books. Includes Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source - Consumer Edition, and Science Reference Center databases.

Films on Demand

High-quality video and multimedia providing a wide variety of academic, vocational and life-skills content.
Video tutorial

Gale in Context: High School

Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.

Gale Resources (search all Gale databases)

Accesses and allows cross-searching of the Gale databases which include:
Opposing Viewpoints In Context, General Science Collection, Professional Collection, Gale in Context: High School, and Gale in Context: Middle School.

General Science Collection

General Science Collection with over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments.

Global Road Warrior

Global Road Warrior is the world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 174 Country Guides of 119 topics each. No other single resource covers so many topics, so well, for so many countries.

GreenFILE

Access resources on global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.

Health Source - Consumer Edition

Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information which includes drug information in lay language for consumers.

Ice Clinical Videos

Contains 200+ treatment videos and covers multiple diagnoses.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a shared digital library created in 1995 that currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals. The content on JSTOR comes from a broad range of disciplines, predominantly in the humanities, social sciences, and field sciences.

Kanopy

Streaming educational documentaries including hard hitting topics in gender and media studies.

Learning Express Library

Free online courses to improve basic skills (Adult Core Skills), workplace skills (Career Preparation) college readiness skills (College Students), and computer skills (Computer Skills). Includes many practice tests for college and graduate school entrance as well as career, workplace, and preparation for entrance exams including Medical Assistant, PTA, Rad Tech, Surg Tech, Preparation for the NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Certification, Electrician Licensing, CDL Exams, EMT Certification, and Firefighter Exams. Navigating Learning Express Tutorial.

Learning Express Library Computer Skills Center

Access to video tutorials to learn popular software and computer basics. Available through the Learning Express Library.

Learning Express Library Job & Career Accelerator

Access to career exploration tools, a resume and cover letter builder, job search, and other materials related to career and job readiness. Available thorugh the Learning Express Library.

MasterFILE Complete

This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications. Contains full text for more than 1,000 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. Includes Consumer Reports, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, People, and thousands of other titles.

Minnesota Digital Library

Collection of images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges that depict the history of Minnesota.

New York Times

Full text newspaper articles from the New York Times. From 1980 to current.

NewsBank

Newsbank delivers U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources. Diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Includes Special Reports. Includes access to current and archived articles of the Duluth News Tribune.

Newsweek

News and commentary on developments in the nation and the world. Covers national and international affairs, science, sports, religion, business, medicine & the arts.

Opposing Viewpoints

This online resource covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. It includes rich resources for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, news, images, video, and more.

Points of View Reference Center

Points of View is a full-text database that offers students with a series of comprehensive essays with point and counterpoint arguments related to current issues in the news.
Points of View Reference Center Tutorial

Professional Development Collection

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. Provided through EBSCOhost.

ProQuest U.S. Newsstream

ProQuest U.S. Newsstream enables users to search current and archives back into the 1980s of U.S. news content and features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. Access USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times among others.

ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium

Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Premium is a user-friendly, multiformat database for nursing research, clinical skills development, and curriculum support. It delivers a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources.

PubMed

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's free search service which indexes over 5,000 medical, dental, nursing and allied health journals.

Regional Business News

incorporates more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Included in this database are Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc.

Salem History

Salem History provides online access to a selection of history reference works such as Great Lives from History, The Seventies in America, and Milestone Documents.

Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, images, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

Star Tribune (1986 to current)

Full text newspaper articles from the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). From 1986 to current.

	Academic Search Premier EBSCO's largest database includes full text of thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciplines. Watch the Basic Search Video.
	Alt HealthWatch This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It has full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.
	American History in Video American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion.
	Applied Science & Technology Source Extensive full text coverage of research and development within a wide variety of applied science and computing disciplines, including aeronautics, nuclear engineering, and neural networks. The database offers full text for almost 1,200 journals, citations to millions of articles.
	Britannica Academic Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and more.
	Britannica Library Reference Center Explore articles, images & videos, biographies, On This Day, Flash Facts, recommended Primary Sources, and News of the Day.
	Britannica Original Sources Thousands of Primary Source Documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, religion and more.
	Britannica School Encyclopedia content for all ages plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, quotations, and primary sources.
	Business Source Premier Full text of scholarly journals and trade publications across all business subject areas. Includes detailed company profiles, industry, market research, and country economic reports, and much more. Includes the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fortune and thousands of others titles. Updated daily.
	Business Source Premier - Country Reports A subset of EBSCO's Business Search Premier includes Country Reports.
	CINAHL Complete CINAHL Complete is the world's most comprehensive nursing & allied health research database, providing full text for nearly 1,400 journals indexed in CINAHL. With full-text coverage dating back to 1937, it is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
	Consumer Health Complete Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC 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.
	Contexts Contexts, peer-reviewed and published quarterly, offers a smartly written, thought-provoking take on modern life in our communities—it's an indispensable guide to understanding our dynamic society. An official publication of the ASA.
	Credo Reference Search over 3 million full text entries in 1,200 electronic reference books! Watch How to Run a Basic Search on Credo.
	Duluth News Tribune Full-text newspaper articles from Duluth News Tribune from 1995-date.
	eBooks Minnesota Ebooks Minnesota is an online ebook collection for all Minnesotans. The collection features content from our state's independent publishers, including some of our best literature and nonfiction.
	EBSCO eBook Collection Search and view the full text of ebooks. Watch tutorial on how to download, access ebooks.
	EBSCO MegaFILE Save time and search all four EBSCO databases at once. The EBSCO MegaFILE is comprised of the complete content and functionality of Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News.
	ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) The Education Resource Information Center contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
	Explora Educator's Edition A teacher's companion to the various Explora databases, searching across content such as ERIC and Academic Search Premier. It highlights lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources.
	Explora Libraries Full text of popular magazine and scholarly journal articles covering all subject areas including multimedia, primary source documents, and reference books. Includes Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source - Consumer Edition, and Science Reference Center databases.
	Films on Demand High-quality video and multimedia providing a wide variety of academic, vocational and life-skills content. Video tutorial
	Gale in Context: High School Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.
	Gale Resources (search all Gale databases) Accesses and allows cross-searching of the Gale databases which include: Opposing Viewpoints In Context, General Science Collection, Professional Collection, Gale in Context: High School, and Gale in Context: Middle School.
	General Science Collection General Science Collection with over 200 journals, providing researchers with the information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments.
	Global Road Warrior Global Road Warrior is the world’s most extensive country-by-country resource for learning about culture, customs, history, and language worldwide. Global Road Warrior consists of 174 Country Guides of 119 topics each. No other single resource covers so many topics, so well, for so many countries.
	GreenFILE Access resources on global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
	Health Source - Consumer Edition Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics.
	Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the AHFS Consumer Medication Information which includes drug information in lay language for consumers.
	Ice Clinical Videos Contains 200+ treatment videos and covers multiple diagnoses.
	JSTOR JSTOR is a shared digital library created in 1995 that currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals. The content on JSTOR comes from a broad range of disciplines, predominantly in the humanities, social sciences, and field sciences.
	Kanopy Streaming educational documentaries including hard hitting topics in gender and media studies.
	Learning Express Library Free online courses to improve basic skills (Adult Core Skills), workplace skills (Career Preparation) college readiness skills (College Students), and computer skills (Computer Skills). Includes many practice tests for college and graduate school entrance as well as career, workplace, and preparation for entrance exams including Medical Assistant, PTA, Rad Tech, Surg Tech, Preparation for the NCLEX-PN, NCLEX-RN, Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Certification, Electrician Licensing, CDL Exams, EMT Certification, and Firefighter Exams. Navigating Learning Express Tutorial.
	Learning Express Library Computer Skills Center Access to video tutorials to learn popular software and computer basics. Available through the Learning Express Library.
	Learning Express Library Job & Career Accelerator Access to career exploration tools, a resume and cover letter builder, job search, and other materials related to career and job readiness. Available thorugh the Learning Express Library.
	MasterFILE Complete This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications. Contains full text for more than 1,000 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. Includes Consumer Reports, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, People, and thousands of other titles.
	Minnesota Digital Library Collection of images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges that depict the history of Minnesota.
	New York Times Full text newspaper articles from the New York Times. From 1980 to current.
	NewsBank Newsbank delivers U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources. Diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Includes Special Reports. Includes access to current and archived articles of the Duluth News Tribune.
	Newsweek News and commentary on developments in the nation and the world. Covers national and international affairs, science, sports, religion, business, medicine & the arts.
	Opposing Viewpoints This online resource covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. It includes rich resources for debaters and includes viewpoints, reference articles, news, images, video, and more.
	Points of View Reference Center Points of View is a full-text database that offers students with a series of comprehensive essays with point and counterpoint arguments related to current issues in the news. Points of View Reference Center Tutorial
	Professional Development Collection Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. Provided through EBSCOhost.
	ProQuest U.S. Newsstream ProQuest U.S. Newsstream enables users to search current and archives back into the 1980s of U.S. news content and features top newspapers, wires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, and news sites in full-text format. Access USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times among others.
	ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Premium Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Premium is a user-friendly, multiformat database for nursing research, clinical skills development, and curriculum support. It delivers a diverse mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources.
	PubMed PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's free search service which indexes over 5,000 medical, dental, nursing and allied health journals.
	Regional Business News incorporates more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Included in this database are Business North Carolina, Crain's New York Business, Enterprise Salt Lake City, Fort Worth Business Press, Orange County Business Journal, Westchester County Business Journal, etc.
	Salem History Salem History provides online access to a selection of history reference works such as Great Lives from History, The Seventies in America, and Milestone Documents.
	Science Reference Center Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, images, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
	Star Tribune (1986 to current) Full text newspaper articles from the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). From 1986 to current.