Research Databases

A list of subscription databases available from the Pioneer Library System. Be sure to have your library card number and PIN available to access these resources from home.

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1 Academic Source Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
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2 Ancestry Library
* In Library Access Only *

Powered by ancestry.com this database provides an excellent starting point for individuals seeking genealogy information
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3 Auto Repair Reference Center
Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945.
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4 Bibliography of Native North Americans
A bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. BNNA contains more than 133,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present.
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5 Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition
A research database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 1,290 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, civics and more.
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6 Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition
A research database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 2,440 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, ethnicity, disabilities, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more.
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7 Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition
It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, ethnicity, disabilities, technology, biographies, history, science, women, civics and more.
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8 Books in Print
Want to know what books are currently in print? Need to locate something not at your hometown library but you can always Interlibrary Loan? This is a great resource to see what books are currently published on every topic imaginable.
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9 Brainfuse - Help Now
Between 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm you can get live homework assistance from online tutors. Also available is a 24-hour writing lab to which you can submit papers for proof reading.
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10 Business Decision
BusinessDecision enables you to research consumer market data, demographic data, and market segmentation data associated with geographies you customize such as addresses, ZIP Codes, cities, and much more.
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11 Business Source Premier
Provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Contains full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
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12 Chilton's Auto Repair Manuals
ChiltonLibrary provides photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks.
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13 Chronicles of Oklahoma
Online index of the Chronicles of Oklahoma, historical publication with Oklahoma specific topics. v. 1 1923 - v. 40 1962 are available full text.
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14 Consumer Health Complete
CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc.
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15 Dawes Final Rolls Index Online
Provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and officially known as The Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. Lists individuals who chose to enroll and were approved for membership in the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.) Enrollment for the Dawes Rolls began in 1898 and ended in 1906.
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16 EBSCOHost Databases
A major provider of online information to libraries this database provides full-text access to information a large amount of information in magazine, newspaper, book and encyclopedia format.
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17 Encyclopedia Britannica
A familiar resources for young and old, access everything in the paper encyclopedia online. Including sound, video and other multimedia features on topics.
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18 ERIC
Provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
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19 Foundation Directory Online Professional
*In Library Use Only - Moore, Norman & Shawnee* FDO is a grantseeking database. Updated weekly, it provides comprehensive, accurate information available on U.S. grantmakers and their grants.
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20 Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
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21 Grants to Individuals Online
*In Library Use Only* An online database of over 8,500 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.
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22 GreenFile
Collection of scholarly, government & general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, & more.
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23 Health Source - Consumer Edition
This resource provides access to consumer health magazines. Also includes current, health-related pamphlets and health reference books.
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24 Health Source - Nursing /Academic Edition
Provides access to scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.
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25 Heritage Quest
This database provides an excellent starting point for individuals seeking genealogy information. Includes select records from the Revolutionary War, Freedman's Bank, and US Serial Set.
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26 JobNow!
JobNow, powered by Brainfuse, provides live interactive online help combined with online resources to guide you through the necessary tasks to get a job.
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27 Kids Search
EBSCO search interface for older elementary school age children.
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28 LearningExpress - Learn A Test
LearningExpress Library is an online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help users succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Create a profile and be able to save your progress.
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29 Literary Reference Center - EBSCO
Contains plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, author interviews and much more.
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30 Literature Resource Center - Gale
A Gale online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Its coverage includes all genres and disciplines, time periods, and regions of the world.
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31 LitFinder
Access full-text of poems, stories, essays, plays, speeches, and criticisms of famous literary works.
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32 Mango Languages
Use Mango Basic or Mango Complete to learn foreign languages from the comfort of home. 36 foreign language lessons - 14 of them for ESL students.
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33 MAS Ultra - School Edition
Contains popular, high school magazines. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also available biographies and primary source documents.
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34 MasterFILE Premier
Contains magazines and journals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. Also contains some reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps & flags.
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35 MEDLINE
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.
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36 Middle Search Plus
Contains popular, middle school magazines. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also available are biographies and historical essays.
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37 Military & Government Collection
Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Provides access to periodicals, academic journals and other content.
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38 Newsbank Newspapers
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and more. Includes the Daily Oklahoman, the Shawnee News-Star, the Norman Transcript, the Tulsa World, and more.
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39 Newspaper Source Plus
Includes more than 700 full-text newspapers, providing nearly than 31 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 677,000 television and radio news transcripts.
Covers the Daily Oklahoman 1997 - 1 month ago and Tulsa World 1997 - 1 month ago
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40 Novelist Plus
Online readers’ resource that lists fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Content such as lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and book lists on high-interest topics are included.
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41 OCLC
Contains the following indexes and catalogs.

» ArticleFirst
» ClasePeriodica
» Ebooks
» ECO
» ERIC
» GPO
» Medline
» PapersFirst
» Proceedings
» WorldAlmanac
» WorldCat
» WorldCatDissertations
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42 Oklahoman Archives
Works best with Internet Explorer.
Searchable full-text of the Daily Oklahoman newspaper from September 25, 1901 to present.
Please email virtuallibrary@pls.lib.ok.us if you have access problems.
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43 Oklahoma Crossroads
Consists of selected digital collections of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries spanning more than 100 years of rich, vibrant history. These collections include documents, photographs, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, posters, maps, and an author database ranging in date from the late 1800s to present.
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44 OverDrive Downloadable Audio Books, Ebooks & Movies
Popular audio books, Ebooks and a select collection of movies accessible anytime, from anywhere in the world. Includes fiction and non-fiction titles.
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45 Professional Development Collection
Collection of education journals. Includes educational reports.
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46 Primary Search
Contains popular, elementary school magazines. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
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47 ReferenceUSA
Source for business and residential information for reference and research. Search 14 million business or 100 million residential addresses to locate statistical information.
Great to use for developing business plans or locating statistical information on a neighborhood.
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48 Regional Business News
Provides full text for more than 50 regional business publications. Includes the Journal Record 2003 - present and Journal Record Legislative Report 2004 - present
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49 Science Resource Center
Science database that provides full-text resources for science-related research in the following areas: Earth Science, Science and Technology, History of Science, Science as Inquiry, Life Science, Space Science, Physical Science, and more.
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50 Searchasaurus
EBSCO search interface designed for young elementary school aged children.
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51 TOPICsearch
Current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.
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