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INSPIRE database funding is provided by the Indiana General Assembly. INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents.

Military & Government Collection

Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Provides a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other resources. Includes cover-to-cover full-text for 400 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for 500 + titles.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Newspaper Source

Provides selected full-text for 25 national and international newspapers. Also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts and selected full-text for 200 + regional U.S. newspapers. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Primary Search

Primary Search (for elementary school students) provides full text from 57 children’s magazines appropriate for elementary schools and children’s reading rooms. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 80 magazines. Other full text sources include: The World Almanac of the U.S.A. and The World Almanac for Kids; The Encyclopedia of Animals; Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia; and full text for over 100 pamphlets.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Professional Development Collection

Designed for professional educators and provides a highly specialized collection of 750 + full-text journals, including 350 + peer-reviewed titles. A comprehensive collection of full-text education journals. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Regional Business News

Comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications and incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Science in Context

Factual, in-depth yet easy to understand information for all science related questions. Includes full-text coverage of science reference books, science magazines, and websites. Designed for school, public, and community college libraries. All articles are assigned reading level indicators. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. Please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "Subject by Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Student Research Center

EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type—magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Testing & Education Reference Center

Helps users prepare for higher education and the working world by teaming with Peterson's, the most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the Internet, to deliver detailed information on private high schools, undergraduate and graduate programs and executive education programs, searchable by location, major, tuition, sports and more. TERC also features interactive online practice tests for preparatory examinations including entrance exams and certification and licensing tests.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. Please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "Subject by Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

TOPICSearch

Current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today¿s classrooms. Contains full-text for 78,000 + articles from 3,000 + diverse sources, including 1,550 + full-text periodicals.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

What Tree Is It?

Full-color photographs identify trees by leaves, fruit or bark. Includes information on over 170 different trees of the Midwest by both common and Latin names.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.