Online Databases

Clearwater Public Library System offers access to online databases and other resources that give access to in-depth information that is not available for free on the Internet.

You will need a library card to access the databases available outside Clearwater Public Library System branches.

For more information about these databases, please contact our Reference Department at 727.562.4970 x5032.

Quick list - Choose a database from the dropdown menu or scroll through the list below to see a description of each database.

Database	Description	Access
Alleycat	Allows users to simultaneously search all member library catalogs and to request books, magazines, videos, etc. from any participating branch. Libraries include: Clearwater Christian College Library, Dunedin Public Library, East Lake Community Library, Florida Southern College Library,Largo Library, New Port Richey Public Library, Oldsmar Public Library, Palm Harbor Library, Pinellas Park Public Library, Safety Harbor Public Library, Sarasota County Public Library, Seminole Community Library, SE College Library, Tampa Hillsborough County Library, and Tarpon Springs Public Library	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Ancestry-Library Edition Click here for help with this database	Information for conducting genealogical and local history research. Included in AncestryPlus are the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more.	Inside the Library
AP Photo Archive Click here for help with this database	Search over 150 years of Associated Press photographs online. Enter the search words at the top of the page and hit "enter" on your keyboard to retrieve relevant images. Images have detailed information with them.	Inside the Library or From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Biography Resource Center (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals and Gale Group sources.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Business and Company Resource Center (Gale) Click here for help with this database	This resource includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
CollegeSource Online	Includes downloadable catalogs of more than 25,000 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools in full cover-to-cover, original page format.	Inside the library From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Computer Database (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Digital Book Catalog (Overdrive) Click here for help with this database	Digital books are the digital versions of print books and can be used on a variety of devices such as PCs, laptops, and supported PDAs. This site offers digital audio books in the OverDrive Media Console™ format. To access digital books from your home, work, or other location, you will need: A valid library card Brief access to the Internet Free software for the device on which you wish to use your digital book Currently, it is not possible to download audiobooks from the library's public PCs.	From Anywhere
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
FirstSearch Web Click here for help with this database	Index to magazine and periodical articles. Offers many databases including ERIC, WorldCat, Net First, Union Lists, MEDLINE, and the World Almanac. Periodical titles in OCLC FirstSearch	Inside the Library
Florida Resource and Opportunity Guide (FROG)	A directory of community resources that includes clubs, organizations, activities, and programs for children, families, adults, and businesses in the greater Pinellas County area. Searchable by keyword, subject and organization name.	From Anywhere
Foundation Center	A searchable database to find foundations, corporate giving programs, and public charities. Offers extensive program details and application guidelines for all leading foundations.	Inside the library
GaleNet & InfoTrac Databases	See below for descriptions of General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic, Health and Wellness Resource Center, Literature Resource Center, Business and Company Resource Center, Biography Resource Center, InfoTrac Onefile, Expanded Academic ASAP, General Business File ASAP, Informe, Computer Database, Student Edition, Student Edition K-12, Junior Edition, Junior Edition K-12, Kid's Edition, Kid's Edition K-12, Kids InfoBits, What Do I Read Next?	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
General Business File ASAP (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Full text and images available. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
General Reference Center Gold (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals. Many with full-text and images. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Greenwood Daily Life Online	This resource provides information regarding the daily lives of people from ancient civilizations and cultures of the past (3,000 BC) to those of the modern era.	Inside the library From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on alternative and general medicine topics. Material is intended for informational purposes only. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on health issues. The material is intended for informational purposes only. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
InfoTrac OneFile (Gale) Click here for help with this database	A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily. Dates covered: 1980 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Informe (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias Dates covered: 1993 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Job & Career Help Center	Assistance with career choice, creating resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews and job success.	Inside the library From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Junior Edition (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) designed for students in junior high and middle school. Dates covered: 2000 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Junior Edition K-12 (Gale)	Magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) designed for students in junior high and middle school with a less academic look and feel.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Kid's Edition (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Periodical database is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books. Dates covered: 2000 to present	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Kid's Edition K-12 (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Periodical database is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books with a less academic look and feel.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Kids InfoBits (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Learn-A-Test	Interactive online practice tests (among them GED, GRE, Real Estate, TOEFL, US Citizenship) designed to help toward success on the academic or licensing tests, including immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and analysis of results.	Inside the library From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Literature Resource Center (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses on authors. 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 full-text titles.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Marquis Who's Who Click here for help with this database	Online database of over 1 million "accomplished individuals" searchable by name. Covers Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Who Was Who in America, Who’s Who in the South & Southwest, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in the West, Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in Media & Communications, Who’s Who in Science & Engineering, Who’s Who in Entertainment, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in American Education, Who’s Who in Medicine & Healthcare, Who’s Who in American Nursing, Who’s Who in Finance & Industry, Who’s Who in Religion, Who’s Who in 20th Century America, Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America, Who’s Who in the East, and Who’s Who Among Human Services Professionals	Inside the Library
Mitchell's On Demand	An automotive repair guide for automobiles and light trucks; includes wiring and other diagrams for printing.	Inside the Library (Please note that this is not Windows 95/98 compatable. If you experience difficulties, please check with the Reference Librarians.)
netLibrary Click here for help with this database	NetLibrary is a collection of online books (eBooks). Using netLibrary, you can access a wide range of scholarly and reference materials entirely online.	From Anywhere You will need to set up an account the first time you use netLibrary.
Newsbank      Newspapers Across the US      St. Petersburg Times      Tampa Tribune      Big 6 Resource Center Click here for help with this database	This database includes complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. This contains the following newspapers from around the country, archive dates vary from resource to resource: The Christian Science Monitor, USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, The Denver Post, The Washington Post, St. Petersburg Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Bradenton Herald, Daytona Beach News-Journal, The Florida Times-Union, The Miami Herald, The News-Press, El Nuevo Herald, The Orlando Sentinel, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, New York Post, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland OH), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.	Inside the Library
Oxford Reference Online	From the world's most respected reference publisher, ORO brings together "100 renowned reference sources into an indispensable electronic library available from your desktop."	Inside the library From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Pinellas County Public Records Database	Many different public records from Pinellas County, including building permits, criminal lookup, small claims name lookup, marriage licenses, tax deed sales, real estate tax records, and more.	Inside the Library Please see the Reference Librarian to log in
Reference USA Click here for help with this database	Business Database:Detailed listing of 10.5 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, type of business, geography, business size and more. Residential Database: Compiled from more than 3,900 White Page telephone directories and includes 100 million households. Each listing contains information from the most recent U.S. Census, including median household income, median home value, latitude/longitude and percentage of owner-occupied housing.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches
Rosetta Stone	Choose from 27 languages, including ESL, with this award-winning method which uses thousands of real-life images, written text and voices of native speakers to teach you a new language like a native learner so you learn to speak, read and write the new language quickly, naturally and easily.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Sheet Music Database Click here for help with this database	An index of sheet music housed at The Clearwater Public Library System and Largo Public Library.	From Anywhere
St. Petersburg Times	Complete full-text content of the paper. Paid advertisements are excluded. Dates covered:1987 to present	Inside the Library
Student Edition (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books designed for high school students.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Student Edition K-12 (Gale)	Full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books designed for high school students with a less academic look and feel.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
Tampa Tribune	Complete full-text content of the paper. Paid advertisements are excluded. Dates covered:1991 to present	Inside the Library
What Do I Read Next? (Gale) Click here for help with this database	Includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 56,000 plot summaries to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles.	From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.
World Book Online Click here for help with this database	The World Book Online Reference Center includes the complete encyclopedia with more than 25,000 articles, an online dictionary, and a Spanish-language encyclopedia for students.	Inside the Library or From Anywhere You'll need your library card number to access from outside the CPLS branches.