Online Databases for Research
Tutor.com
Tutor.com is the world’s largest and highest-rated online learning service. Tutor.com offers one-on-one tutoring, proofreading of papers and resumes, test prep, and career resources.
Consumer Reports
Provides ratings and reviews, recommendations, and buying advice for thousands of products and services, including cars, appliances, electronics, and more.
Value Line
Offers access to publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options, and convertible securities, as well as special situation stocks.
Reference Solutions
The premier source of business information for reference and research, with detailed information on more than 25 million U.S. businesses. Used by entrepreneurs, businesses, students, job-seekers, or anyone wanting access to information on businesses.
Linked in Learning
Linked in Learning provides an extensive library of training videos on practically any software program imaginable, including business productivity programs like Microsoft Office, professional design software such as Adobe’s Creative Suite, audio and video production, mobile platforms, and more.
The New York Times Digital Access
Unlimited access to the New York Times digital newspaper.
Mango Languages
A foreign language database that uses a unique teaching method to quickly engage you in real conversations between two native speakers.
NoveList Plus
A reading recommendations database. It is a comprehensive source of information about books that includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists, and more.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Utah State Library
Utah State Library’s virtual library provides databases for topics that include genealogy, auto repair, business, and more.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Other Online Databases
To access these databases from home or on the go, you will need your library card and PIN.
An access code is located on the back of your library card and will need to be used for any Utah Online Library resources. For additional help contact the library.
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Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture. Citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials and technical reports to support agricultural research.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Search through multiple EBSCO subject specific databases from one location.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Alt Healthwatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Biography Reference Center provides thousands of reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography Today and Biography, plus narrative biographies not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.
Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Explore Business Source Premier & Regional Business News Databases
The essential research database for peer-reviewed, full-text business journal.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete is a full-text database covering computing, technology and engineering disciplines. It is especially useful to researchers studying the business and social implications of new technology.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Resources to help you navigate work, school, home, and social distancing.
Creativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Drivingtests.org offers practice tests, a marathon exam with hundreds of relevant questions, and a cheat sheet to help you with last minute cramming. Around a half of first time test takers fail on the first try so don’t leave anything up to chance. Whether you’re looking for motorcycle, car, or commercial vehicle licensing we’ve got materials to get you on the road and flying over the salt flats in no time.
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Professional Development Collection is a highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Ensure student and educator success with EBSCO’s interface for schools and public libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Designed for elementary school libraries, Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Students can learn about a variety of topics, including endangered species, famous musicians, fitness and space exploration.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Ensure student and educator success with EBSCO’s interface for schools and public libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
In Library Use, card not needed for access.
Discover your family’s story through historical records. With our collection of billions of records, you can piece together your ancestors’ history and bring their stories to life.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Created by the United States National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is an authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Find tests, tutorials, and ebooks on career preparation, career acceleration, basic computer skills, and adult core skills. There is a school center and sections for high school equivalency and college goal achievement.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time frames. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
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Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Poetry & Short Story Reference Center is a rich full-text database of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, plus thousands of short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets and other sources.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
In Library Use, card not needed for access.
The Salt Lake Tribune is a non-profit legacy newspaper based out of Salt Lake City. Their mission is to be “Utah’s independent voice.” This newspaper has been in print since 1871.
Visit the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library’s digital map collection to access Park City Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. In 1866 surveyor D.A. Sanborn designed these maps to assist fire insurance agents in determining the risk associated with insuring a particular property. The map surveyors meticulously documented the structural evidence of urbanization – building by building, block by block, and community by community.
Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.
Utah Digital Newspapers currently contains 3.5 million pages from nearly 200 newspapers in Utah. This database is continually adding new issues and additional newspapers.
Decode your Vehicle Identification Number for Free. View official data from NHTSA.
Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags.
Utah Online Library resource - access code is located on the back of your library card.