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Discover online resources and trusted research databases

Access premium online resources for free, 24/7 with your library card! Here you can access local news, learn a new language, find a new recipe, and so much more! Please note that many of the following pages require entering your library card's bar code to view the content, so it's a good idea to have your library card at the ready. We have also included several quick-start guides should you wish to view a tutorial on how to use that particular set of content.

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Library Resources and Databases

Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals:
  • Local News Collection: provides access to local newspapers such as the Quad City Times and Dispatch-Argus collection, as well as several national news magazines through the Newsbank database.
    Quick-start guide
  • EBSCOhost: a multidisciplinary research database, providing full-text journals, magazines, and more.
    Quick-start guide
  • Proquest Global Newstream: Hosts full-text index of leading newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Des Moines Register, and more.
Business, Finance and Employment Assistance
Health and medicine
  • Consumer Health Complete: find resources to help better understand key topics across health and wellness-spectrum.
  • Hiveclass: a resource for families to access high-quality educational videos for youth sports training.
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Learn and Develop Skills

Resources for Students and Educators
Lifelong Learning
Learn a new language
  • LOTE4Kids: allows kids to learn a language and connect with books through the magic of storytelling. Provides access to thousands of audio-picture books in 50+ languages with English translations.
  • Transparent Language: an online language instruction resource for over 90 languages.
    Quick-start guide
Local History and Genealogy
  • HeritageQuest Online: includes over 25,000 family and local histories for individuals interested in tracing their family history.
  • Ancestry Library Edition: provides access to over a billion names in hundreds of databases, including records from the complete U.S. Census (1790-1930), military records, passenger lists and more. Available by visiting Bettendorf Public Library.
    Quick-start guide
  • Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive: online, searchable collection of historical images showcasing the Mississippi River region along the Iowa/Illinois border.
  • 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.
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Reading Resources

Reading Resources
  • Books and Authors: explores the latest genre fiction, non-fiction, and the authors behind the titles.
  • Novelist Plus: designed to help readers find their next book, this database provides author suggestions, book reviews, and book annotations.
    Quick-start guide

Want to download ebooks or stream music and videos? Check out our Digital Library for more information on how to access our eLibrary resources.

Digital eLibrary