Articles & Databases by Subject

Find the journal and magazine articles you need for your research paper using Gale Academic OneFile Select. This database provides access to full text journal articles, abstracts, and general interest magazines in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Science and Technology.  It also provides access to multimedia sources covering national and global news sources. Your reseach topic is covered with Gale Academic OneFile Select.  Draft an amazing research paper with quality sources and bibliographic citations. Be sure to create your individual account profile to save your searches.

This award-winning database examines the iconic personalities and moments that marked each ten-year period and defined each decade in North America during the twentieth century. It covers events, movements, people, and trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and politics in both the United States and Canada. Database search features quick and advanced levels with search limiters; and browse categories including subject, geographical locations, and an alphabetical list of notable men and women. Users may create an account that allows saving searches, articles and citations.

Gale in Context: Biography has more than 600,000 biographies of notable people from yesterday to today. Get authoritative at-a-glance or in-depth information. Come face-to-face with your subject through video, audio clips, podcasts, images and other multimedia resources. This database includes tools to download, print and share content online; and citation help. All content is effectively organized by type –reference, news, primary sources, magazines, academic journals, multimedia and more-with easy search and browse options. If you “need a life” Biography in Context is the research tool to use!

This resource offers step-by-step instructions, photos, diagrams, and much more for automobile repair and maintenance. It is simple enough for the do-it-yourself mechanic but comprehensive enough for professional technicians. Consumers with older vehicles will find its expansive resources helpful for keeping their vehicles running and extending service life. It also includes repair information for some vintage makes, starting as early as 1940. The "Chilton" brand is recognized by consumers as a leading and reliable source for automotive repair information. Chilton Library is one of the best library resources for automotive repair information and is highly recommended by librarians.

Features include:

• Repair procedures for most domestic and international manufacturers and models
• Detailed maintenance schedules with recommended service intervals
• Vacuum and wiring diagrams, photos, and illustrations
• Search vehicle recalls and Technical Service Bulletins
• Identify trouble codes retrieved from a vehicle's onboard computer
• Monthly content updates
• Printer-friendly articles and images

Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

The Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers a smorgasbord of information—more than five million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines.

In Gale eBooks find more than 60 reference e-books on history, business, medicine, religion, social science, literature, education, art, the world, and more. A few titles include: Business Plans Handbook; Novels for Students; Newsmakers; Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans; Environmental Encyclopedia; American Decades; and Countries of the World. Search for reference information, and read a short snippet or the full-book. These e-books can be read online, listened to from the database, or downloaded to your personal computer.

A comprehensive resource covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college and includes virtually every educational specialty, such as bilingual studies; health; academic, public, and school librarianship, technology and testing. The resource also includes information on issues related to administration, funding and policy in education. A one-stop resource for educators and education students, providing relevant and timely information for studies as well as detailed, comprehensive data for those already working in the field.Provides instant access to more than 1,100 periodicals that cover a wide range of subjects as well as 200 reports from the United States Department of Education and full-text results for nearly half of the titles cited in ERIC. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home. All articles published 1980 to present day.

The Florida Electronic Library, administered by the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services, is a gateway to reputable resources that offers access to comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information from a collection of Gale Cengage databases. Available resources include electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books that give information about current events, education, business, technology, health issues, and Florida history. The Florida Electronic Library offers homework help for K through 12 students and resources for teachers. Find material for your research needs with more than 50 databases at your fingertips.

Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture focuses on the practical aspects and the scientific theory of horticulture studies. Gardening and Horticulture offers biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects access to important content relevant to their pursuits.

Gale General OneFile is a one-stop source for information on a wide range of general interest topics. Whether you are looking for information on current events, health care, sports, technology or almost any other inclusive topic, Gale General OneFile has articles you can use. Gale General OneFile has over 120 million articles (many in full-text) dating from 1980 to the present and is updated every 24 hours. Gale General OneFile can also help you develop your APA and MLA citations for each article you use in your research.

Find a wide variety of magazines, journals, and newspaper articles for your next book report or research paper by searching the vast collection of articles in General Reference Center Gold. The latest current events, popular culture stories, business and industry coverage, arts and sciences, sports and hobbies stories are gathered here for general interest reading from well known magazines, reference books, and trade publications. Thousands of works cited sources are truly at your fingtertips for a well crafted and researched paper. Create your individual account profile to save your searches.

From real estate contracts to wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant agreements, etc. - Gale LegalForms provides a wide-selection for your business and personal needs.

LinkedIn Learning is an educational resource that has many easy-to-use video tutorials featuring experts on Photoshop, Illustrator, web design, digital video and audio, and much more! You can choose your course by subject, software or author. Create an individual account where you can save your work, track your progress, and get completion certificates! The service can be costly but not if you have an Orange County Library card in good standing. With your card, you can use LinkedIn Learning for free.

Reference USA is the leading provider for business and consumer research. Create custom business rankings based on sales, employee size, by ZIP code, neighborhood and more. The database makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research, create maps and much more. Use Reference USA to locate current job openings with the world’s #1 job site: Indeed.com