Yuma County Library District

What is a Library Database?

How to Access Library Databases

Select one of the databases listed below. When prompted, enter your library card number (the number on the back of your library card excluding the CX prefix) as the User ID, unless indicated otherwise. Your 4-digit pin number is your password. If you have any problems accessing the databases, please call the Information Desk at 373-6481.

List of Library Databases

American Newspapers

Includes Arizona Republic and Tucson's Arizona Daily Star

Ancestry.com

Discover your ancestors with the world's largest family history website. Start a family tree, browse census records and more. Please note, due to licensing, access to this database is currently limited to in-house use.

Audio Books from NetLibrary

Audio Books and Ebooks from OverDrive

Once downloaded, audio books can be listened to on your computer or transferred to a portable media device. Check out up to 3 titles at a time, and at the end of the lending period, the audio books will expire from your computer and be returned automatically.

Books in Print
Find out what books are in or out of print, and search for books on any topic. (The username and password are both "yuma")

EBSCO Databases

Auto Repair Reference Center

Columbia Granger's Poetry

NoveList

NoveList K-8

Home Improvement Reference Center

Small Engine Repair Reference Center 

MasterFILE Premier (E-reference sources for general research)

A free and open resource for grants and non-profit fundraising. We have a Cooperating Collection of print materials as well.

Heritage Quest Online for genealogy research.

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive, professional source of investment information and analysis on companies and mutual funds, market opportunities, and financial trends, with up to date S&P independent ratings and research on investment options such as Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds, daily and weekly S&P investment ideas and recommendations in articles and commentary on the site's Home Page. Please note, due to licensing, access to this database is currently limited to in-house use. We are working to expand this service and apologize for any inconvenience.

AZ State Library Databases
Computers

Business and Company Resource Center
Expanded Academic ASAP (for trade journals and college level articles)
General Reference Center
InfoTrac OneFile (for general searches)
Masterfile

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Informe (Spanish)

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Literature Resource Center (includes literary criticism)

LegalTrac (articles on legal topics)
Science Resource Center

Click "Advanced Search & Database Description" to an individual database

TELL ME MORE is a language learning software that offers comprehensive language learning solutions, covering all of the essential areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, and culture. Available languages include: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.

ThompsonGale Databases
Biography Resource Center

Testing and Education Reference Center

LegalForms

Biography and Geneaology Master Index

Price It! Antiques and Collectibles
Virtual Reference (E-book Library)

The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) and TumblePuzzles. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books.

TumbleReadables-Your Online Read-Along Library

This collection features 8 categories containing nearly 125 Read-Along titles (and an additional 100 large print online titles): picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle school readers, YA/teen Novels, children’s classics, classics and Shakespeare.