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Reader's Advisory
Science

     Reference Databases:  
These are subscription databases available to you free from the Cobb County Library.  Some of them are also available from your home computer with a password.  Keep scrolling down the page for more information on the databases and instructions for getting the current password.

ALLDATA® Online
Digital Library of Georgia:
Gale Ready Reference
REMOTE access to:
Gale Ready Reference
GALILEO
GALILEO Kids' Page!
H. W. Wilson Biography
eLibrary!

Infotrac-Gale Group

Informe
Litfinder

NetLibrary
Newsbank 
Reference USA

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   Reference Database  List:

Direct Link Password  Needed

Password Needed:   Database licensing requires that we provide remote access only to registered library users via a protected password, which can be obtained by logging into Cobbcat with your library card number and PIN.  Once you are logged in, click on My Profile in the thin blue banner.  The current password is displayed here.

Link to COBBCAT to enter "MY PROFILE" for the current password.

GALILEO  Georgia Library Learning Online – Georgia’s Virtual Library, funded by the Governor and the General Assembly for the citizens of Georgia since 1995.   Tutorial – How to Use GALILEO:  Link

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Automotive     

ALLDATA® Online
Comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.

 

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Biographies

Biography Resource Center and the Complete Marquis Who’s Who

This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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H. W. Wilson Biographies Plus    User Name:  cobb

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Business

ABI Inform, Hoover’s Company Capsules and Profiles at ProQuest, Business Source Premier at EbscoHost, Disclosure Corporate Snapshots,  Regional Business News    This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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AssociationsUnlimited Directory of U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit organizations in all fields.   This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options.

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Gale Ready Reference   A database of associations, broadcast media organizations, database producers and vendors, publishers, religious organizations, research centers, and special library and information centers. 

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Reference USA   Only available from the library.

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Careers  

Georgia Career Information System    This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options. 

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 Drama and Music

Classical Music Library

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African American Song

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Smithsonian Global RoundR for Libraries

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Theatre in Video

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Electronic Books

Netlibrary   The Library has over 32,000 electronic books (including 4,000+ new titles) on a variety of subjects.  These can be “checked out” for up to four hours at a time for you to read on your personal computer. 

 

Netlibrary, our primary source for electronic books, requires that each library member create their own individual account from a library computer before they may log in from a remote location.  

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Georgia

Georgia Government Publications,  New Georgia Encyclopedia, Georgia Net – State Agencies, Councils and Commissions, and more.   This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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History

The Eighties in America  The Decades Series covers events, movements, people, and trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and politics for the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s.

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Georgia Department of Archives and History, Southeastern Native American Documents, and more.   This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options. 

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History Resource Center   This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options.

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HeritageQuest    Resource for census data, family records, and local histories.  This collection assembles U.S. federal census, family genealogies and local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records.  This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options. 

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Libraries

 

Georgia Library Catalogs    This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options.   

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Literature

 

Literature Resource Center, Twayne World Authors, What Do I Read Next?  This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Literature Online Reference Edition, Novelist and other resources.

This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options. 

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LitFINDER   Indexes poetry, speeches, essays, short stories, lectures and plays.  Some full text provided in English and Spanish.

User Name:  cobblib

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Maps

Digital Library of Georgia -This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Elibrary!
User Name:  cobblib

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Georgia Aerial Maps -This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Searchasaurus  Pictures, Maps and Flags -This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Medicine and Health

 

Georgia Health Go Local  - Link to heal services in Georgia Use In Library Use Outside Library

Health and Wellness Resource Center    This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options.

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Health Source, Medline, The Merck Manual, and others

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Magill’s Medical Guide    The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that bridges the gap between professional encyclopedias and popular self-help guides. Use In Library Use Outside Library
Music and Drama

Classical Music Library

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African American Song

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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries

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Theatre in Video

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Newspapers, Magazines and Journals

 

Academic Search Premier at EbscoHost, Research Library at ProQuest, ProQuest Newspapers, Regional Business News, Wilson Select Plus, and more.    Abstracts and full text. This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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ELibrary!    A full text database of books, journal and newspaper articles, TV and radio transcripts, pictures and maps.
User Name:  cobblib

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Georgia Libraries Journal List    Title listing of journals owned by libraries throughout the state.   This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options.

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Informe

Revistas en Espanol, full text Spanish language magazines.

This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose this or other databases from a menu of options.

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Newsbank    Full text database of nine national and regional newspapers, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Macon Telegraph.   Only available in libraries.

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Pictures

Academic Search Premier (At EbscoHost) This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Biography Resource Center This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Digital Library of Georgia - This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Elibrary!
User Name:  cobblib

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Encyclopedia of Animals - This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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H. W. Wilson Biography Plus
User Name:  cobb

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Literature Resource Center - This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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SIRS Discoverer- This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Student Resource Center This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Reader’s Advisory

 

Novelist    Find new books based on what you’ve read, favorite authors, topics of interest and more.  This link is to GALILEO, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.  

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What Do I Read Next?    Discover new books based on subject, author, character, setting, time period or genre. This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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Science

Student Resource Center This link is to Infotrac, from which you may choose these or other databases from a menu of options.

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