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ALLDATA Online Accessible only in the Main Library 1982 - present
Printable full-text automotive diagnostic and repair information manuals. |
Alternative Press Index | (FirstSearch) 1991 - present
Index to journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change. |
Alternative Press Index Archive | (FirstSearch) 1969 - 1990
Back-file of Alternative Press Index. |
Ancestry Library Edition Accessible only in the Main Library and Branches
- full text Pre-1790 present
Resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes census, military, court,
land, probate, vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, and
more. |
Art Full Text | (Wilson) full text 1929 - present
Articles covering a wide range of art subjects.
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ArticleFirst | (FirstSearch) 1990 - present
Index
to articles from
the contents pages of over 16,000 journals. |
Art Museum Image Gallery | (Wilson) 3000 BC present
Over 150,000 high quality fine and decorative art images from museums worldwide. |
Arts & Humanities Citation
Index | (FirstSearch) 1980 - present
Index to the world's leading arts and humanities journals. |
Associations Unlimited |
(Gale) Current
Directory of associations and nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. |
BasicBIOSIS | (FirstSearch) 4 years and current
Index to popular and scholarly life science and biology journals.
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Biographical Information Guide
How to find biographical information at SFPL. |
Biography and Genealogy
Master Index | (Gale) Current
Biographical and genealogical index to contemporary and
historical figures worldwide. |
Biography Resource Center+Marquis Whos Who | (Gale) full text 1927 - present
Full text biographies and articles on contemporary
and historical figures worldwide.
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BookFlix
An online early literacy resource that combines storybooks with video. For pre-kindergartners to third graders. |
Books in Print Current
Publication information on 5
million book, audio book, and video titles. Includes reviews for many titles. |
Business & Company
Resource Center | (Gale) full text 1980 -
present
Company and industry news and information including full text company
profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories,
chronologies and periodical articles for U.S. and international companies. |
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California
Legal Forms | (Gale)
Thousands
of printable legal forms specific to California. |
Chinese
Magazines | (Qikan) full text 1999
present
200 current, popular Chinese language magazines published in China. Available in either traditional or simplified characters. |
Clase
Peiódica | (FirstSearch) 1975 - present
Index to Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. |
CollegeSource Online full text 1993 - present
Full text college catalogs for 2-Year, 4-Year, and Graduate Schools. |
Consulta | (Gale) full text
Títulos de consulta en español, publicaciones periódicas y más sobre una variedad de temas.
Spanish language reference titles, periodicals, and more on a variety of topics. |
Contemporary Womens Issues
- CWI full text 1992 - present
Womens studies literature from journals, newsletters, and reports. |
D&B International
Business Locator Current
Summary
profiles of over 28 million public and private
companies in over 200 countries. |
D&B
Million Dollar Database Current
Detailed industry information on approximately 1,600,000 U.S. and Canadian leading public and private businesses. |
Dissertations
Abstracts | (FirstSearch) 1861 - present
Index
to dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.
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Dorothy Starr Sheet Music
Collection
Index to over 10,000 popular songs from the San Francisco Public Library's Dorothy Starr Sheet Music Collection.
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EBSCOHost
Business Source Premier full text 1922 -
present
Full text of over 8,500 scholarly business journals and other sources, with
full text (PDF) for over 350 top journals from 1922 - present.
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EBSCOHost Magazines MasterFILE Premier full text 1975 present
Comprehensive database for finding articles on all topics; with the
full text of more than 1,700 periodicals. |
EBSCOHost
Newspaper Source full text 1988 - present
Full text coverage of more than 180 newspapers, plus full text transcripts
from radio and television.
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EBSCOHost
Regional Business News full text 1988 -
present
Full text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering
U.S. metropolitan and rural areas.
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ECO (Electronic Collections
Online) | (FirstSearch) 1995 present
Index
to more than 3,000 scholarly journals in all subject areas. |
Encyclopædia Britannica
Online full text Current
Contains several Britannica encyclopedias including the entire Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton's, Britannica
Elementary, and Britannica Concise.
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ERIC | (FirstSearch)
Index
to journal articles and reports in education. |
Ethnic NewsWatch | (ProQuest) full text 1960 present
Full
text articles in both English and Spanish of more than 250 newspapers,
magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press.
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FactSearch | (FirstSearch)
Facts
and statistics on topics of current interest |
Fiction
Connection & Non-Fiction Connection
This readers' advisory inspired database is a helpful tool in discovering new books based on your favorite reads. Use your favorite titles, authors or other concepts as keywords to search similar fiction and non-fiction books. |
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GLBT Life; see LGBT Life full text
Full
text and abstracts of articles from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
periodicals and monographs. |
GPO
Monthly Catalog | (FirstSearch) 1976 - present
Index to U.S. government publications. |
Gale Virtual Reference Library | (Gale) full text
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. |
GenderWatch full text 1970 - present
Full text periodicals and other publications on how gender impacts a broad
spectrum of subject areas. |
Grolier Online full text
Includes The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia CUMBRE, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and America the Beautiful |
Grove Music Online full text Published 2001
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and The New Grove Dictionary
of Opera online. |
HeritageQuest Online
full text Pre-1790 - present
Resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes the
U.S. Federal Census, the PERSI index, Freedmans bank records, local and
family histories, and more.
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Health & Wellness
Resource Center | (Gale) full text 1980 -
present
In-depth,
authoritative health information from a variety of sources.
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History
Resource Center: US | (Gale) full
text 1983 - present
U.S. history resources for
undergraduate and high school research.
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History
Resource Center: World | (Gale) full text 1980 present
World History resources for undergraduate and high school research. |
Informe! | (Gale) search in Spanish
or English full text 1999 - present
Una colección de revistas hispnicas con textos completes. Abarca negocios,
salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
Full text of popular Hispanic magazines. |
InfoTrac Full Text Newspapers
| (Gale) full text 1996 - present
Full text articles from over 300 US and international newspapers. |
InfoTrac OneFile | (Gale) full text 1980 - present
Comprehensive
database for finding articles. Nearly 3,000 full text periodical titles and
millions of full text articles, many with images.
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JSTOR full text 1838 - three years ago
Full text academic journals going back to 1838. |
Kids
InfoBits full text 1986 - present
Full text articles and reference content for students in Kindergarten through
Grade 5. |
Kompass Current
Business
to business directory of 1.6 million companies worldwide.
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Learning Express Library full text Current
Online practice tests, based on the official exams for SAT, GED, GRE, GMAT,
Civil Service jobs, ASVAB and many more.
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LexisNexis Congressional full text 1789 present
Indexing,
abstracting and selected full text of U.S. Congressional information. |
LexisNexis Statistical full text 1973
- present
Statistics issued by the U.S. government, plus selected statistical
publications of private and state government sources. |
LGBT Life full text
Full
text and abstracts of articles from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
periodicals and monographs. |
Library,
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) 1965 present
Index
to more than 600 periodicals on library and information science topics. Some
full text is available.
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Literature Criticism Online
| (Gale) full text
An extensive compilation of literary commentary that represents a wide range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras & genres. The database consists of the complete back files & current volumes of 8 titles: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Shakespearean Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism.
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Literature Resource Center
| (Gale) full text
Biographies,
articles, criticism, overviews, glossary, and more on writers and literature.
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Live
Homework Help | (Tutor.com)
Chat
with a live tutor for help with your homework, every day from 2:30 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
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Media
Review Digest | (FirstSearch) 1989 present
Index
to reviews of educational media and entertainment resources.
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Mergent Online full text 1990 - present
U.S. and international company
financials, ratios, news, and annual reports. |
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NetLibrary Downloadable Audiobooks
Download and listen to popular fiction and non-fiction audiobooks and
language-learning courses. |
NetLibrary
eBooks full text 1955 - present
Thousands of electronic books covering business, technology and other
non-fiction subjects. |
New
York Times Historical | (ProQuest) full text 1851 - three years ago
Complete full-text run of the New York Times, from Sep
18, 1851 to three years ago. (For current NY Times articles use Newspapers | (ProQuest)
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Newspapers | (ProQuest)
full text 1979-present
Full text of more than 300 U.S. and international news sources. |
NoveList full text
Guide to suggested reading for all ages with reviews and other features. |
NoveList K-8 full text
Novelist for children and teens. Includes resources for teachers and librarians. |
La Nueva Enciclopedia CUMBRE full text
Una enciclopedia completa para hispanoparlantes y estudiantes de español.
A comprehensive encyclopedia for Spanish speakers and Spanish-language students.
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Opposing Viewpoints
Resource Center | (Gale) full text 1983 - present
Find "pro"
and "con" arguments on controversial social issues. |
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography full text
Over 55,000 biographies describing the lives of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond. |
Oxford English Dictionary
full text 1000 - present
Authoritative guide to English language meaning, history, usage, and
pronunciation. |
PapersFirst | (FirstSearch)
1993 - present
Index to papers
presented at conferences worldwide. |
Periodical Finder (SerialsSolutions)
full text
Find
out where to access full-text periodicals online through our database
subscriptions or in print at the library.
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ProceedingsFirst |
(FirstSearch) 1993 - present
Index to worldwide conference proceedings.
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PsycFirst | (FirstSearch) 1987 - present
Index to articles and reports on psychology and related fields. |
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RAND California full text 1983
- present
Detailed social & educational statistics for California. |
Readers Guide Retrospective| (Wilson) 1890 - 1982
Index to the most popular, general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890 to 1982. |
Reference USA Directory Current
U.S. business and residential telephone directories, with detailed
business information.
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Rosetta Stone Online Language Learning
An interactive program for learning Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian, or Spanish.
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Russian Newspapers | (East View) full
text 1980 present
Newspapers in Russian from official sources, independent media
and partisan publications. Includes several English-language newspapers.
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Safari Tech Books Online full text
Current
Over 1200 current electronic books covering a wide range of computer and information technology topics.
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SAMS Photofact Repair Manuals Accessible only in the Main Library 1946 - present
Small consumer
electronics, diagrams, instructions and data for the repair technician.
Schematics for radios, TVs, stereos, and VCRs.
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San Francisco Community Services Directory Current
Directory of services available from San Francisco government agencies,
community-based organizations, neighborhood-oriented groups, and more. |
San Francisco Historical
Photograph Collection 1850 - present
More than 30,000 photographs of San Francisco and California scenes.
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Sanborn Maps California 1867-1970
Digital access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps.
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School Wise Press Public School Information full text Current
In-depth reports on every public elementary, middle and high school in San Francisco. |
Science Online Current
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
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Spanish
Books In Print full text
Publication
information on Spanish language books.
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Student Resource Center | (Gale) full
text 1980 - present
Curriculum-targeted resources include primary documents, biographies, topical
essays, background information, critical analyses, magazines, newspapers,
photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips.
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Statesmans Yearbook Online full text Current
Covers political, economic and social information about every country in the world (formerly SYBWorld).
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Teen Health & Wellness Current
Information from experts on diseases, illnesses, disabilities, drugs, and alcohol plus additional information on mental health, friendship, dating, family life, grief, sexuality, and life skills for teens.
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Ulrich's
Web Periodicals Directory
A
bibliographic database providing detailed, comprehensive, and authoritative
information on serials published throughout the world.
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What Do I Read Next? | (Gale) Current
Over 122,300 recommended titles, more than 66,700 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards.
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World Almanac | (FirstSearch) full text 1998 - present
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. |
WorldCat | (FirstSearch)
1000 BC - present
A catalog of books, periodicals, online resources and other materials in
libraries worldwide. Interface available in both English and Spanish.
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