Expert, in-depth, information sources provided through FPL
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Business
Reference USA contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses. Data can be downloaded to spreadsheets and databases. If you have trouble accessing ReferenceUSA, check this Help page
This database is available remotely (FPL cardholders only), & at FPL.
Business Source Elite provides full text for more than 1,125 business journals, Regional Business News contains full text coverage for regional business publications. Information dates back to 1985. BSE en Español. RBN en Español
This database is available remotely (FPL cardholders only), & at FPL.
Books
Novelist Plus allows staff and patrons to search for their favorite titles by series, plot summary and a host of other criteria. NovelistPlus is a valuable resource to anyone trying to find both fiction and nonfiction book information. This database provides subject headings access, reviews, annotations, and much more for hundreds of thousands of titles. It also includes other content of interest to readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction.
This database is available remotely (FPL cardholders only), & at FPL.
Magazines & Newspapers (Periodicals)
Masterfile Premier is a multidisciplinary database, with some peer reviewed journal articles, that provides full text for more than 2,100 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. En Español.
This database is available remotely (FPL cardholders only) & at FPL.
Chronicling America – Historic American Newspapers.
Curated by the Library of Congress, this site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
The World Book site gives you access to World Book Info Finder, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, World Book for Kids, World Book Reference Center and World Book Discover.
Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference resource. It provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else.This subscription database is available remotely (FPL cardholders only) and at FPL.
Medical & Health
Health Source – Consumer Edition provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health from nearly 300 journals. En Español.
This database is available remotely (FPL cardholders only), & at FPL.
Legal Assistance
Small Claims Advisor
The Small Claims Advisor is service of the Legal Aid Society of Orange County & Community Legal Services. This organization provides free, civil legal services to low-income persons and seniors who live in Orange County and southeast Los Angeles County. The library offers access to the Small Claims Advisor only.
This service is only available at FPL.
Search our Business databases, MasterFILE, the Literary Reference Center & Health Source on your mobile smartphone!
In addition to these databases, the library maintains a ‘Best of the Web’ listing.