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Locally-Subscribed Resources

Individual libraries may have additional databases available to their customers, so check those websites if you need additional assistance or information.

The following resources can be accessed from:

• within any of the subscribing libraries listed below OR
• outside the library if you have a valid library card and have designated a subscribing library as your home library.

Chilton Library
Automotive repair information for popular and specialty vehicles of the past 30-50 years.
Subscribing Libraries: Adams County Library, Belleville, Black Earth, Cambria, Cambridge, Columbus, Cross Plains, Dane County Library Service, Fitchburg, Lodi, Marshall, Marshfield, Mazomanie, McFarland, Monroe, Mount Horeb, Nekoosa, New Glarus, Oregon, Spring Green, Portage County Public Library, Stoughton
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Consumer Reports (connect through subscribing library)
Product reviews and ratings on cars, appliances, electronics and more from Consumer Reports.
Subscribing Libraries: Black Earth, Cambridge, Columbus, Dane County Library Service, Fitchburg, Madison, Marshall, McFarland, Middleton, Monroe, Mount Horeb, Nekoosa, New Glarus, North Freedom, Oregon, Prairie du Sac, Reedsburg, Sauk City, Spring Green, Stoughton, Verona, Wisconsin Rapids

Literature Resource Center 
Information about authors and their works (from Gale).
Subscribing Libraries: Baraboo, Belleville, Black Earth, Brodhead, Cambria, Cambridge, Cross Plains, Deerfield, DeForest, LaValle, Lodi, Madison, Marshfield, Monroe, Mount Horeb, New Glarus, North Freedom, Oregon, Plain, Portage, Rio, Rock Springs, Rome, Spring Green, Portage County Public Library, Waunakee, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Rapids, Wyocena
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Novelist Plus, NoveList Plus Mobile
Book reviews, annotations, etc., for over 250,000 fiction and nonfiction titles.
Subscribing Libraries: Amherst, Arpin, Baraboo, Belleville, Black Earth, Brodhead, Cambria, Cambridge, Cross Plains, Dane County Library Service, Deerfield, DeForest, Fitchburg, LaValle, Lodi, Marshall, Marshfield, Mazomanie, McFarland, Middleton, Monona, Monroe, Monticello, Mount Horeb, Nekoosa, New Glarus, North Freedom, Oregon, Pardeeville, Plain, Portage, Prairie du Sac, Reedsburg, Rio, Rock Springs, Rome, Sauk City, Spring Green, Portage County, Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Verona, Vesper, Waunakee, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Rapids, Wyocena
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ReferenceUSA Business
Directory information for about 12 million U.S. businesses of all sizes. This service is intended for in-library use and home-use only.
Subscribing Libraries: Cambridge, Cross Plains, Fitchburg, New Glarus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells
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The following resources can be accessed from:

• within any of the subscribing libraries.
• Check with the subscribing library for remote access information.

A to Z Maps Online (connect through subscribing library)
Your one-stop online source, featuring over 145,000 maps!  You'll also find photos and facts about states, cities, and geography... great for school reports!
Subscribing Library: Middleton Public Library

AtoZdatabases (connect through subscribing library)
Search millions of business and resident listings in the United States with this powerful, easy-to-use directory.  Download records in Excel or other formats for easy business marketing or personal address lists.
Subscribing Libraries: Belleville Public Library, Jane Morgan Memorial Library (Cambria), Columbus Public Library, Dane County Library Service, DeForest Area Public Library, Lodi Woman's Club Library, Madison Public Library, Marshall Community Library, Marshfield Public Library, E.D. Locke Public Library (McFarland), Middleton Public Library, Monroe Public Library, Mount Horeb Public Library, Oregon Public Library, Prairie du Sac Public Library, Portage County Public Library (Stevens Point), Stoughton Public Library, Sun Prairie Public Library, Verona Public Library, McMillan Memorial Library (Wisconsin Rapids), Wyocena Public Library

Byki (connect through subscribing library)
Byki, short for “Before You Know It,” is a language-learning system including over 70 languages.
Subscribing Libraries: Marshfield Public Library, E.D. Locke Public Library (McFarland), Sun Prairie Public Library, Kilbourn Public Library (Wisconsin Dells), McMillan Memorial Library (Wisconsin Rapids)

Career Cruising (connect through subscribing library)
Tools to find the right career, explore education and training options, and build a portfolio.
Subscribing Libraries: McMillan Memorial Library (Wisconsin Rapids)

CLIO III (connect through subscribing library)
Electronic bookshelf of more than 1,370 state and county history books.
Subscribing Libraries: Marshfield Public Library (available in-library only)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Available to all SCLS library card-holders)
Eleven titles of popular multi-volume reference sets: Encyclopedia of Education; Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia; Dictionary of American History; Encyclopedia of Food and Culture; Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law; Reference Guide to World Literature; Encyclopedia of Science and Religion; Space Sciences; Encyclopedia of Aging; Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, Business Plans Handbook (vol. 15).
Access Provided by : Madison Public Library

Global Road Warrior (connect through subscribing library)
Travel questions answered for 175 countries.
Subscribing Libraries: Marshfield Public Library, Sun Prairie Public Library

LexisNexis Library Express
Newspapers, legal, and business information. (Legal information is accessible in-library only)
Subscribing Libraries: Madison Public Library

Livemocha (connect through subscribing library)
Livemocha is the world’s largest online language learning community, offering free and paid online language courses in 35 languages to more than 11 million members from 196 countries around the world.
Subscribing Libraries: New Glarus Public Library

Magill's Medical Guide (connect through subscribing library)
A compendium of medical information suitable for student research and use by general readers including patients and caregivers.
Subscribing Libraries: Marshfield Public Library

Mango (connect through subscribing library)
An online language-learning system for help learning languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian and Russian and more.
Subscribing Libraries: Belleville Public Library, Dane County Library Service, Deforest Public Library , Madison Public Library, Middleton Public Library, Mount Horeb Public Library, Oregon Public Library, Verona Public Library

Marshfield Public Library Online Genealogy Index (Access is not restricted.)
Index to vital records as printed in Marshfield newspapers.

Mergent InvestorEdge (connect through subscribing library)
Financial documents and corporate information for investment research.
Subscribing Library: McMillan Memorial Library (Wisconsin Rapids)

Morningstar Investment Research Center (connect through subscribing library)
Financial information on over 30,000 stocks, mutual funds and ETFs.
Subscribing Libraries: Belleville Public Library, Dane County Library Service, DeForest Area Public Library, Fitchburg, Madison Public Library, Marshfield Public Library, E.D. Locke Public Library (McFarland), Monona Public Library, Oregon Public Library, Sun Prairie Public Library, Verona Public Library

NewsBank (connect through subscribing library)
Electronic editions of Wisconsin State Journal, The Capital Times, and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Subscribing Libraries: Middleton Public Library

Safari Books Online (connect through subscribing library)
A Custom Safari Books Online Library that contains a specially-tailored subset of 200 titles from the Safari Basic Tech Library.
Subscribing Libraries: Madison Public Library

Signing Savvy (connect through subscribing library)
A comprehensive online sign language learning resource for educators, students, or anyone interested in American Sign Language.
Subscribing Libraries: Marshfield Public Library

Tutor.com (connect through subscribing library)
Online tutoring and homework help for K-12 and adult learners.
Subscribing Libraries: Albertson Memorial Library (Albany), Belleville Public Library, Black Earth Public Library, Memorial Public Library (Brodhead), Jane Morgan Memorial Library (Cambria), Columbus Public Library, Lodi Woman's Club Public Library, Mazomanie Free Library, Monroe Public Library, Monticello Public Library, New Glarus Public Library, Angie W. Cox Public Library (Pardeeville), Portage Public Library, Poynette Area Public Library, Rio Community Library, Kilbourn Public Library (Wisconsin Dells), Wyocena Public Library

Value Line (connect through subscribing library)
Stock reports and rankings, as well as news, commentary, and investment planning tools.
Subscribing Libraries: Dane County Library Service, Fitchburg, Madison Public Library, Marshfield, Middleton, Oregon, Verona, Waunakee

WISCareers (connect through subscribing library)
Wisconsin-specific career advice aimed at high school students, as well as adults exploring careers or looking to change careers.  Sign up for a free WISCareers account through the library, then get started exploring occupations, researching Wisconsin education options by career, taking interactive career assessments, and exploring current job openings or job-seeking resources specific to Wisconsin.
Subscribing Library: Madison Public Library

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