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MOBIUS Information

Research Databases

Access to these databases was purchased for you by the Springfield-Greene County Library District. A valid Library card is required to access these databases from outside the Library.

ASL - Learn American Sign Language with Mango

Mango Languages has partnered with ASL Inside, allowing patrons free access to all features offered by the ASL learning platform.

Academic Search Elite

Searchable full-text for more than 2,100 scholarly journals, including 1,700 peer-reviewed journals.

Access World News

Explore local, national, and international news on topics like business, health, education, jobs, politics, and more from credible sources worldwide, available 24/7 on any device.

America's News

You can search a wide range of topics with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers, including articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, and more.

Ancestry Library Edition

Census records and indexes, vital, church, military, and many other types of records.

Auto Repair Source

Find repair information for all types of vehicles from 1974 to present.

Biography (Gale In Context)

More than 600,000 biographies integrating material from reference works, magazines and multimedia sources. Students of all ages will benefit from specially created portal pages with hand-picked high-interest resources.

Book Collection: Nonfiction - Elementary School Edition

Searchable full-text for more than 1,300 popular nonfiction books covering high-interest subjects like animals, weather and sports.

Book Collection: Nonfiction – High School Edition

Searchable full-text for more than 2,450 popular nonfiction books covering high interest subjects like careers, technology and civics.

Book Collection: Nonfiction – Middle School Edition

Searchable full-text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books covering high interest subjects like sports, technology and biographies.

Consumer Health Complete

Searchable full-text for journals, reference books and encyclopedias, as well as images, videos, and diagrams covering areas of health and wellness.

Consumer Reports

A comprehensive collection of expert, unbiased product reviews from Consumer Reports, including buying guides and more.

Creativebug

More than 1,000 art and craft classes for all ages taught by expert instructors. Enjoy videos on drawing, sewing, knitting, crocheting, quilting, baking and more. Downloadable patterns, templates and recipes and access to community galleries and forum.

Credo Reference

An easy-to-use tool for research projects and homework. Search in hundreds of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 200,000+ images and audio files, and nearly 200 videos.

CultureGrams Kids Edition

Experience the cultures of over 190 countries that includes maps, statistics, recipes, and in-depth information. Also includes information on all 50 U.S. states.

CultureGrams Online

Experience the cultures of over 190 countries that includes maps, statistics, recipes, and in-depth information. Also includes information on all 50 U.S. states.

Demographics Now: Business and People

Connects users with a wealth of highly detailed demographic data using census data, consumer expenditures, retail spending, and Mosaic Lifestyle market segmentation groupings to help users "crunch" data in easy-to-use report formats.

Digital Literacy

Provides project-based learning activities using digital tools to create podcasts, multimedia presentations, social media campaigns, and more. Articles explore cyberbullying, digital research skills, citizen journalism, and more.

Driving-Tests.org

Helps new drivers study state manuals and take driving practice tests based on the real DMV written exams.

EBSCO E-book Collection

Full text of e-books. Featuring fiction and nonfiction titles for adults and juveniles as well as containing a wide range of subjects and topics to meet research and recreational needs.

ERIC

Education Resource Information Center. 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents from education literature and resources.

Explora

Simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents.

Financial Literacy

Financial Literacy is an online economics and personal finance resource specifically designed for students in grades 7–12, but can easily benefit adults. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams.

Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo)

Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo) contains color Fire Insurance Maps, Real Estate Atlases, Plat Books, and other historical maps for Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Fold3 History & Genealogy Archives

Census records, state records, city directories and historical primary source documents from pre-U.S. Revolutionary War through the Vietnam War.

Foundation Directory Online Professional

This grantseeking research tool from the Foundation Center includes over 90,000 grantmakers and 900,000 grants. Search over 380,000 form 990s from private foundations, community foundations and grantmaking public charities. Available only at the Library Center.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Gale Business Insights

Provides company, industry and investment reports as well as hundreds of business periodical articles, market share data and company histories. Formerly called Business & Company Resource Center.

Gale Directory Library

Includes the Encyclopedia of Associations, Business Rankings Annual, Brands and their Companies, Wards Business Directory,Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, and more.

Gale Ebooks

A collection of reference ebooks on the topics of business, biographies, science, history and social issues.

Gale Legal Forms

Search and print legal forms for the state of Missouri.

GuideStar

Research nonprofits to donate to or volunteer at and search for needed services. Available only at the Library Center.

Heritage Hub

The premier U.S. obituaries and death notices collection providing genealogical research from 1704 to today, allowing you to identify relatives, uncover new information, and potentially find unknown family members—access coverage from all 50 states.

HeritageQuest Online

A great resource for census data, family records, local histories and Revolutionary War pension records.

Kansas City Star Historical and Current Collection

1880-Current.

LearningExpress Library

An online resource for academic and employment test preparation. Includes the HiSET, ACT, SAT, Postal Worker, and Civil Service tests. The site also offers materials and courses to improve life, workplace and computer skills.

Literature Resource Center

A wealth of information that offers literary criticism, biographies, work overviews, periodical articles, web sites and more.

MAS Ultra School Edition

Full-text for popular high school magazines, biographies, primary source documents, and reference books; an image collection of over 592,000 photos, maps and flags, and color PDFs; and expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

MEDLINE

Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE provides authoritative medical citations covering topics like medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the health care system.

Mango Languages

An online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.

MasterFILE Premier

Full-text periodicals on subjects like business, health, education, science, and general reference. This database also contains full text of reference books, primary source documents and an image collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is a free online health information resource for patients and their families and friends. It is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, and a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). No library card is required.

Middle Search Plus

Full text is available for popular middle school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full-text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays, primary source documents, relevant photos, maps, and flags.

Missouri Historical Newspapers

Select Missouri historical newspapers from 1800's to 1922.

Missouri Newspapers

Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues of Joplin, Kansas City, St. Charles and St. Louis newspapers. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections.

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Provides access to data and analysis on stocks, mutual, exchange-traded, and closed-end funds or obtain data on a particular industry. Includes screening tools, portfolio analysis, and educational features.

Newspaper Source

Searchable full-text for national and international newspapers and television and radio news transcripts. The database also contains selective full-text for more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers

Newspapers.com - World Collection

Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s-2000s 3,000+ news titles from the U.S. and around the world.

NoveList

Use this database to help you find information on thousands of adult and childrens fiction and nonfiction titles. Locate series information, awards, genre lists, reviews and more!

NoveList K-8

Need help finding a good book to read? Novelist can help you locate fiction and nonfiction books for grades K to 8.

Primary Search

Searchable full-text for popular elementary school magazines and encyclopedias as well as a dictionary, photos, maps and flags. All full-text articles are assigned a Lexile reading level.

Professional Development Collection

Full-text for high-quality education journals including: Booklist, Education Digest, Journal of Education, Phi Delta Kappan, and School Library Journal. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

Read It!

More than 1,000 articles, written for English language learners on topics such as history, civics, literature, science, and life skills. Articles are short and written to support reading skills and help students and adults build background knowledge, conduct research, and improve study skills.

Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)

U.S. and Canadian business and residential information, including phone numbers, addresses, sales volume, and historical company information. Helpful for finding jobs or healthcare providers, learning industry trends, and conducting in-depth market research.

Research for Middle Schoolers (Gale In Context)

A resource for students that is comprised of reference, periodical, and multimedia content covering cultures, government, history, literature, biography, and science.

Science Reference Source

Searchable full-text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals.

Springfield Newspapers

Full-page digital access to Springfield newspapers from 1844 to present. This resource is made available through a partnership with Newspapers.com.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Explore St. Louis history through local news, events and people with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Contains searchable and browsable indexed tables.

TeachingBooks

A collection of resources about children's and young adult books with emphasis on instruction/learning.

TeachingBooks for Libraries

A collection of resources about children's and young adult books with emphasis on reading.

Teen Health & Wellness

Provides teenage students with current, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Recently updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on mental health, bullying, diseases, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19, LGBTQ+, and more.

Udemy

Gale Presents: Udemy is an online learning platform to help you improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Includes 6,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages across categories in business, technology, design, and more.

Value Line

Access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities, as well as special situation stocks.

VetNow

Offers live online assistance for veterans and their families. Connect with a live navigator to get help determining your VA benefits, translating your resume for civilian jobs, building academic skills, and so much more!

Worldcat

Search for books and other materials owned by libraries worldwide.

Research Guides

Abbreviations in Genealogical Research

Abbreviations in Genealogical Research

Accessing Government Assistance in Greene County

Addiction and Recovery Resources

Area Libraries & Museums with Genealogical and Historical Collections

Area Libraries & Museums with Genealogical and Historical Collections

Basic Genealogy

Basic Genealogy

Career Exploration Resources

Caring for Artwork

Climate Change

Community Health Resources

Company Research

Contacting Your Government

Contacting Your Government

Demographics and Market Research

Do-It-Yourself Divorce

Do-Not-Call Registries

Dress for Job Interview Success

Finding Automotive Repair Information

Finding Music and Lyrics

Finding Your Next Good Read

Finding the article you need

Food and Nutrition Resources

Free E-book Websites

Free Tax Help

Funding Your Business

Genealogy Forms

Genealogy Forms

Grant Research on the Internet

Grants for Businesses

Grants for Individuals

HiSET

How To Write a Winning Cover Letter

Income Tax Resources

Interviewing with Ease

Investing Your Money

Legal Research Summary Guide

Literary Criticism

Locating the Right Attorney

Making International Phone Calls

Managing Your Money

Math Homework Resources

Mental Health Resources

Military Service Records at the State and National Archives

Military Service Records at the State and National Archives

Missouri Career Center Resources

Missouri Government Information

Native American Genealogy Research

Native American Genealogy Research

Need to Brush Up on Your Job Skills?

Online Drug and Medication Information

Ozarks Genealogical Society (OGS)

Ozarks Genealogical Society (OGS)

Requesting an Article Through Interlibrary Loan

Research Guide for Biology and Environmental Science

Research Guide for the Physical Sciences

Research Paper Basics: APA Style

Research Paper Basics: MLA Style

Researching Prospective Employers

Researching Your Art

Researching Your Health

Researching Your Health Care Provider

Returning to the Workforce

Reverse Phone Number Lookup

Science Fair Success

Start Your Business

Starting a Nonprofit - 501(c)(3)

The Basics of Grant Writing

Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor, Part 1

Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor, Part 1

Tracing your Civil War Ancestor, Part 2

Tracing your Civil War Ancestor, Part 2

What Is Media Literacy and Why Does It Matter?

Where to Buy Auto Repair Manuals

World War II Archival Collections

World War II Archival Collections

Write a Resume, Get the Job

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