Online Resources, Databases, and Public Studies
In-House Research Links
Ancestry Library Edition: Provides access to over a billion names in hundreds of databases, including photos and records from the complete U.S. Census (1790-1930), military records, passenger lists, and more. Available in-library only.
AtoZdatabases: Includes 30 million business profiles and 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more.
AtoZ Food America: Contains recipes in all course categories (appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages) for six U.S. regions, all 50 states, and 33 ethnic cuisines.
AtoZ World Food: Contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages.
Bettendorf News Index: Offers full text articles from 2004 to the present.
Business Source Premier: Full text for more than 1,120 business publications.
Car Journal Digital Archive: The Car Journal was published monthly by members of the Bettendorf Company's Loyalty Club. St. Ambrose University faculty and students have digitized the Car Journal; it is online and searchable.
Chilton's Auto Repair: ChiltonLibrary.com includes thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
Consumer Health Complete: Consumer Health Complete can help you better understand key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary,
holistic and integrated medicine.
Creativebug: Creativebug has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Dispatch-Argus Index: Offers full-text articles from 1993 to the present.
EBSCOhost: A multidisciplinary research database providing full-text journals, magazines, and more a broad range of topics.
Explora Educator's Edition: Provides access to magazine articles searchable by reading levels and includes educator support materials such as ready-to-use lesson plans and classroom activities.
Explora Primary Schools: A safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework, with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
HelpNow: A dynamic suite of tools for tutoring, homework help, and skills building, designed to empower learners of all ages. Connect to live, online tutors using an interactive, virtual whiteboard for homework help and receive expert writing assistance.
HeritageQuest Online: A collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture with over 25,000 family and local histories, the entire U.S. Federal Census, and other expanding collections.
Hiveclass: From pickleball and yoga to dance and mindfulness, Hiveclass is your go-to e-learning platform for sports, fitness, and wellness—designed for all ages. With hundreds of fun, expert-led videos in English and Spanish, there’s something for everyone to get moving and feel great.
Hobbies and Crafts Source: 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.
Home Improvement Source: Provides users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects through a collection of comprehensive full-text content.
LinkedIn Learning: Offers online training with over 16,000 courses covering a wide range of technical, business, software, and creative topics.
Novelist Plus: Designed to help readers find their next book, this database provides author suggestions, book reviews, and book annotations..
Opposing Viewpoints: Examine multiple sides of an issue through articles; topic overviews; full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles; primary source documents; statistics; images and podcasts; and links to websites.
Proquest: Hosts full-text index of leading newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and The DesMoines Register.
Quad City Times Index: Includes full-text articles from 2002 to the present.
Regional Business News: Comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications.
Small Engine Repair Source: Provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines.
Transparent Language: Online language instruction for over 110 languages.
Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive: An online, searchable collection of historical images showcasing the Mississippi River region along the Iowa/Illinois border.
Value Line: Full-page, individual stock reports encapsulating the company's past performance, current status, and outlook and industry reviews, along with Value Line's views on the economy and the stock market and on stocks of special interest.