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e-Resources for State Agency Employees

The State Library of Florida's e-resources supplement our physical collections with online access to scholarly research, historical documents, news articles and much more. E-Resources are available to the citizens of the State of Florida in our reference room and remotely to State employees and elected officials who have a library card from the State Library. State employees may obtain a library card by applying online. For further assistance please contact us at 850.245.6682 or [email protected].

 

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

The Digital Public Library of America provides access to primary and secondary online resources held by America’s libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations.

E-Journals Collection

EBSCOhost E-Journals database provides article-level access for thousands of e-journals.

EBSCOhost

Search a collection of databases ranging from general reference collections to subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate and school libraries.

FLIN SHAREit

FLIN SHAREit is a collection of libraries across Florida sharing their collections with you. With FLIN SHAREit, you can request and borrow books and other media from libraries across the state.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.

Academic OneFile Select (Gale)

Research academic topics ranging from art and literature to economics and the sciences.

General OneFile (Gale)

Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. This database is best suited for general research.

Informe Academico (Gale OneFile)

Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

This database provides a collection of encyclopedias and reference sources suited for multidisciplinary research.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content, including scholarly and literary journals, research reports, primary sources and more.

MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete offers a collection of thousands of full-text magazines, reference books and primary sources in virtually every general interest subject area.

Publication Finder

EBSCO Discovery Service's Full Text Publication Finder lets you browse thousands of full text electronic journals by subject and title.

Sunshine State Digital Network

Find photos, maps, books, artifacts, oral histories and more from libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across the state. Partners include DPLA and Florida Memory along with universities and other local institutions.

WorldCat

The world's most comprehensive bibliography, representing over 400 languages on materials ranging from stone tables to electronic books. WorldCat includes information from 2100 BC to the present.

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

The Digital Public Library of America provides access to primary and secondary online resources held by America’s libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations.

Florida Memory

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival resources from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.

Books and Authors

Answer the age-old question, “What do I read next?” by searching and matching your reading interests to books, authors, genres or topics.

LitFinder (Gale Literature)

Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches and more.

Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)

Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.

Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)

Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.

Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)

Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history and filmmaking.

Gender Studies (Gale OneFile)

Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues and more.

Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile)

Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.

Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile)

Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science and health issues.

Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile)

Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts and language.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content, including scholarly and literary journals, research reports, primary sources and more.

MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete offers a collection of thousands of full-text magazines, reference books and primary sources in virtually every general interest subject area.

AGRICOLA

AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database produced by the National Agricultural Library, consisting of worldwide literature citations pertaining to all aspects of agriculture and related fields.

Business Source Premier

The industry's most widely used business research database, Business Source Premier features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.

DemographicsNow (Gale Business)

Gain consumer and market insight from highly detailed demographic data on millions of U.S. businesses and consumers.

Entrepreneurship (Gale Business)

Learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles and more.

Agriculture (Gale OneFile)

Access articles on farming, horticulture and agriculture-related fields from current and authoritative agriculture industry publications.

Business (Gale OneFile)

Find articles on accounting, marketing, management and related fields from leading business and trade publications.

Economics and Theory (Gale OneFile)

Discover economic information for starting a business, marketing a product, developing policy, analyzing trends and more.

Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile)

Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Insurance and Liability (Gale OneFile)

Discover information about physical and intellectual asset protection, from individuals to multinational corporations.

Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)

Search authoritative periodical content covering topics like organizational dynamics, adult learning and more.

Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)

Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

Peterson's Career Prep (Gale Presents)

Supports users building resumes, job hunting, or searching for careers

Regional Business News

Regional Business News provides full-text access to regional business publications from across the U.S. and Canada. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.

Boundless E-Books

Browse our collection of e-books for Florida state employees, including professional development titles, Florida nonfiction and Florida fiction. These e-books are available for online reading or for download using the Boundless app (formerly Axis 360).

E-Book Collection

Browse our collection of e-books that can be checked out and transferred to your portable device or read instantly on your computer.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

This database provides a collection of encyclopedias and reference sources suited for multidisciplinary research.

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

The Digital Public Library of America provides access to primary and secondary online resources held by America’s libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations.

ERIC

The Education Resources Information Center provides access to education research to improve practice in learning and teaching. This version of ERIC supports interlibrary loan for state agency employees.

Florida Memory

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival resources from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.

Educator's Reference Complete (Gale OneFile)

Gain insight on issues in administration, funding and policy for educators, administrators, and education students.

Information Science (Gale OneFile)

Articles on the information and library science profession and related topics

JSTOR

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content, including scholarly and literary journals, research reports, primary sources and more.

Library and Information Science Source

Library and Information Science Source is the largest full-text database for library and information science studies. It provides hundreds of full-text journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, information management and the history of library studies.

OpenDissertations

OpenDissertations indexes thousands of doctoral theses and dissertations and provides links to full text when available. Dissertations are searchable by author, title, subject and university.

Sunshine State Digital Network

Find photos, maps, books, artifacts, oral histories and more from libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across the state. Partners include DPLA and Florida Memory along with universities and other local institutions.

Foundation Directory Online (On-Site Only)

Foundation Directory Online from Candid provides information on thousands of private funding sources and grant-making public charities, as well as grant recipients.

GuideStar (On-Site Only)

GuideStar provides access to up-to-date, detailed information about thousands of nonprofit organizations, including programs, finances and notable employees.

Biological Science Collection

Biological Science Collection provides abstracts and full-text articles from a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology and more.

Health and Wellness (Gale)

Health-focused magazines, reference, video, and more.

Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)

Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment and patient management.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Access academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness and sports medicine.

Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Find reliable information on fitness, pregnancy, nutrition and much more.

MEDLINE (ProQuest)

MEDLINE, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, contains millions of citations derived from thousands of biomedical and life science journals. This version of MEDLINE supports interlibrary loan for state agency employees.

Nursing Reference Center Plus

Nursing Reference Center Plus can be used to get answers to questions quickly, access care plans, watch video demonstrations, strengthen nursing skills, earn continuing education credits and much more.

Psychology (Gale OneFile)

Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more

PubMed

PubMed, from the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles from the 1950s to the present, along with links to many sites providing full-text articles and other related resources.

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect provides access to thousands of scholarly journals and reference books covering Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.

Social Work Reference Center

Social Work Reference Center is an information resource for social workers and mental health professionals. It covers a wide array of topics such as adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work and diversity.

TOXLINE

TOXLINE, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, provides citations and abstracts in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, mutagens and teratogens.

Ancestry Library Edition (On-Site Only)

Ancestry Library Edition is an enhanced library version of Ancestry.com’s genealogical database, with access to more than a billion names from primary source records and more. Available on-site only.

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

The Digital Public Library of America provides access to primary and secondary online resources held by America’s libraries, archives, museums and other cultural heritage organizations.

Florida Memory

Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival resources from the State Library and Archives of Florida.

Fold3

Fold3 provides convenient access to U.S. military records, including the stories, photos and personal documents of the men and women who served.

Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile)

Search scholarly journals, magazines and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs.

U.S. History (Gale OneFile)

Robust coverage for both novice historians and advanced researchers.

War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile)

Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale.

World History (Gale OneFile)

Well-rounded coverage of current thinking and scholarly work.

HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest provides research materials for tracing family history and American culture. HeritageQuest is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources, rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids.

Historical Newspapers: Florida Collection

Historical Newspapers: Florida Collection provides full-text-searchable scans of newspapers from across Florida, from the 1800s-2000s.

Subcollection (Gale eBooks)

History in Dispute addresses heavily debated questions by offering users different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe.

JSTOR

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content, including scholarly and literary journals, research reports, primary sources and more.

New York Times (Historical)

The Historical New York Times (1851-2016) provides full-text-searchable scans of the U.S. newspaper of record back to the first issue.

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com includes historical newspapers from across the globe, from the 1700s-2000s, an invaluable resource for researchers, historians and genealogists.

Sanborn Maps

Sanborn fire insurance maps provide a block-by-block geographic history of cities and towns through detailed property and land-use records. Browse maps by state, city and date; view, download and print the digital image of every map.

Sunshine State Digital Network

Find photos, maps, books, artifacts, oral histories and more from libraries, archives, museums and historical societies across the state. Partners include DPLA and Florida Memory along with universities and other local institutions.

DemographicsNow (Gale Business)

Gain consumer and market insight from highly detailed demographic data on millions of U.S. businesses and consumers.

Criminal Justice (Gale OneFile)

Extensive journal access for researchers studying law, law enforcement, forensic science, terrorism and more.

Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile)

Search scholarly journals, magazines and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs.

War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile)

Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact and perception on a global scale.

GovInfo

The U.S. Government Publishing Office disseminates official information from all three branches of the federal government. GovInfo is their new online catalog of federal government publications.

Subcollection (Gale eBooks)

History in Dispute addresses heavily debated questions by offering users different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe.

National Survey of State Laws

The National Survey of State Laws provides an overall view of legal topics in the United States, enabling state-by-state comparisons of current state laws.

journal (Gale OneFile)

Access to a selection of newspapers with a focus on the State of Florida

Historical Newspapers: Florida Collection

Historical Newspapers: Florida Collection provides full-text-searchable scans of newspapers from across Florida, from the 1800s-2000s.

New York Times (Current)

The Current New York Times database includes full-text articles from the U.S. newspaper of record, 1980-present.

New York Times (Historical)

The Historical New York Times (1851-2016) provides full-text-searchable scans of the U.S. newspaper of record back to the first issue.

Newspapers.com

Newspapers.com includes historical newspapers from across the globe, from the 1700s-2000s, an invaluable resource for researchers, historians and genealogists.

Regional Business News

Regional Business News provides full-text access to regional business publications from across the U.S. and Canada. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.

U.S. Newsstream

U.S. Newsstream provides access to key national and regional news sources from across the U.S. including major daily newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, news blogs and more, from 1980 to the present.

U.S. Hispanic Newsstream

U.S. Hispanic Newsstream offers access to the largest collection of leading U.S. Hispanic news sources in both Spanish and English. Florida titles include El Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale), La Palma (West Palm Beach) and La Prensa (Orlando).

AGRICOLA

AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database produced by the National Agricultural Library, consisting of worldwide literature citations pertaining to all aspects of agriculture and related fields.

ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

The ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts series is the premier reference in the field of aquatic and water resources.

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection

Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection provides indexing and full-text access to scholarly and technical information in the fields of Agricultural Science, Environmental Science and Pollution Management.

Biological Science Collection

Biological Science Collection provides abstracts and full-text articles from a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology and more.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.

Agriculture (Gale OneFile)

Access articles on farming, horticulture and agriculture-related fields from current and authoritative agriculture industry publications.

Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile)

Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations and more.

Computer Science (Gale OneFile)

Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications and electronics industries.

Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)

Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers and corporate interests.

Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile)

Articles on the practical aspects of gardening, horticulture, and more

GeoRef

Produced by the American Geosciences Institute, this comprehensive geosciences database contains bibliographic records for geosciences literature from around the world.

GeoRef In Process

Intended as a supplement to the main database, GeoRef In Process contains unedited records that are still in the process of being indexed prior to their integration into GeoRef.

Information Science (Gale OneFile)

Articles on the information and library science profession and related topics

JSTOR

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content, including scholarly and literary journals, research reports, primary sources and more.

Library and Information Science Source

Library and Information Science Source is the largest full-text database for library and information science studies. It provides hundreds of full-text journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, information management and the history of library studies.

MEDLINE (ProQuest)

MEDLINE, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, contains millions of citations derived from thousands of biomedical and life science journals. This version of MEDLINE supports interlibrary loan for state agency employees.

Nursing Reference Center Plus

Nursing Reference Center Plus can be used to get answers to questions quickly, access care plans, watch video demonstrations, strengthen nursing skills, earn continuing education credits and much more.

OpenDissertations

OpenDissertations indexes thousands of doctoral theses and dissertations and provides links to full text when available. Dissertations are searchable by author, title, subject and university.

PubMed

PubMed, from the National Library of Medicine, includes over 15 million citations for biomedical articles from the 1950s to the present, along with links to many sites providing full-text articles and other related resources.

Science (Gale OneFile)

Updated daily, this collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals.

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect provides access to thousands of scholarly journals and reference books covering Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.

TOXLINE

TOXLINE, from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, provides citations and abstracts in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, mutagens and teratogens.

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

EBSCOhost

Search a collection of databases ranging from general reference collections to subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate and school libraries.

ERIC

The Education Resources Information Center provides access to education research to improve practice in learning and teaching. This version of ERIC supports interlibrary loan for state agency employees.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.

Academic OneFile Select (Gale)

Research academic topics ranging from art and literature to economics and the sciences.

DemographicsNow (Gale Business)

Gain consumer and market insight from highly detailed demographic data on millions of U.S. businesses and consumers.

Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile)

Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations and more.

Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)

Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.

Gender Studies (Gale OneFile)

Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues and more.

Information Science (Gale OneFile)

Articles on the information and library science profession and related topics

Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile)

Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.

Psychology (Gale OneFile)

Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more

JSTOR

JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content, including scholarly and literary journals, research reports, primary sources and more.

Library and Information Science Source

Library and Information Science Source is the largest full-text database for library and information science studies. It provides hundreds of full-text journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, information management and the history of library studies.

MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete offers a collection of thousands of full-text magazines, reference books and primary sources in virtually every general interest subject area.

Social Work Reference Center

Social Work Reference Center is an information resource for social workers and mental health professionals. It covers a wide array of topics such as adolescent health, aging, end-of-life care, clinical social work and diversity.