What is a Subscription Database?
Additional Databases: OMAHA PUBLIC LIBRARY
Available with an Omaha Public Library Card
ID & PIN number   
 
ENCYCLOPEDIA & Dictionary/Thesaurus
 Home Access?
 Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus.
       You can also use Encyclopædia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
        Also use the Britannica to Find Magazine Articles via the "additional content" column of a search
No Home Access
 
  MAGAZINE ARTICLES & WEBSITES FOR RESEARCH 
SKS SIRS
  • SIRS Researcher® topical pro/con
    coverage of current and enduring issues, including over 100 Leading Issues. General Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, and Business
  • SIRS Government Reporter® Resources
    by and about the U.S. government. Historic and Government Documents, Directories and Almanacs
  • SIRS Renaissance® Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities
  • SIRS WebSelect® Editorially Selected Web Sites
    A collection of more than 20,000 reliable and credible websites covering all SIRS topics.
Home Access
with Password
     
Wilson Magazine Article Database
        Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select Edition is a multidisciplinary, 100% full-text database providing full text articles, with their accompanying indexing and abstracts. Coverage begins in 1994.

Home Access
with Password also "Nebraska Access"
   
  BIOGRAPHIES  
HW Wilson Biographies
        Wilson Biographies Plus Contains more than 111,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 32,000 photographs of the subjects. It contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson,
Home Access
with Password
also "Nebraska Access"
     
American National Biography
        American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
       It is updated quarterly, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency. The ANB Online features thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities.
Home Access
with Password
   
NetLibrary    
NetLibrary E-Books
        NetLibrary provides access to our library's collection of eContent. eContent can be digital versions of printed material such as books or journals, databases or any digital content. All available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Home Access
with Password
after creating an account on campus
     
Art Work & More    
Camio

CAMIO® — Catalog of Art Museum Images Online — is a growing online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. CAMIO highlights the creative output of cultures around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms.

CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.

Home Access
with Password
     
     
Reader's Advisory    

Fiction Connection helps you discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. Enter search terms to find a book you like (i.e., title, author, topics)

Home Access
with "Nebraska Access"

     
Patron Books in Print is largest Web-based bibliographic resource. Includes Fiction Connection and more.
Home Access
with "Nebraska Access"
     
ECONOMICS    
Kiplinger Letter
       KiplingerForecasts.com reports what's likely to happen in business, the economy, and government regulation before it happens.
       Provides access to links with in-depth stories, breaking business news, tables, graphs and government documents.
Home Access
with Password
also "Nebraska Access"
   
Heritage Quest Online
  
Heritage Quest
 1. Genealogy & Local History Collection of 25,000+ family and local history books, every word searchable.
2. Complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930. The page images and corresponding indexes for the entire census,
3. PERSI™ - The PERiodical Source Index is a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800.
4. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. Details records of 80,000+ individuals who served in the Revolutionary War and contains both genealogical and historical information.

Also Available via "Nebraska Access" using your Driver's License ID number.

 
 
Nebraska Access Databases  
NebraskAccess provides Nebraska residents with free 24/7 access to premium content consisting of thousands of full-text magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, biographical and business information, genealogical resources, and more.

While this information is NOT free (it is contained in subscription databases designed to bring authoritative online content from thousands of publications together in one location) it is available at no cost to Nebraska residents because the Nebraska Library Commission purchases subscriptions on their behalf with funding from the State of Nebraska and the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Offsite Access use the "Nebraska Access"
 
 Nebraska Access Home Page  NebraskAccess also offers ALL site visitors access to a directory of topically-arranged websites evaluated and compiled by Nebraska Library Commission reference librarians, as well as links to full-text Nebraska state government publications and digitized Nebraska historical resources.  
 
A database provided to libraries for collection development
(Intended for Librarians)
    
     
   What are Subscription Databases?
         They are collections of Magazines, Books, and Reference materials that are available only through the purchase of a subscription by a member library or school. They are made available either at the library by IP recognition or from home with the use of an ID number &/or password provided by a library or school.
        Mount Michael's subscriptions are purchased through the library budget and subscriptions provided through the Nebraska Library Commission. Available for all Nebraskans: Nebraska Access