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Academic Search Complete
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database that offers indexing and abstracts for peer-reviewed journals, periodicals, monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and more.
Alt Health Watch
A full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
Archives Unbound
Primary source materials covering a wide variety of topics of importance to US and California history.
Biography Reference Source
Biographical articles about people from around the world and throughout history.
Book Club Kits
Host your own book club with book club kits available through the Library. Each kit consists of 10 copies of a popular title, a discussion guide, and a sign-out sheet.
Brainfuse CollegeNow
Offers college interview guidance, SAT/ACT test prep, feedback on admissions essays, information on scholarships and loans, and help with FAFSA.
Brainfuse HelpNow
Receive live tutoring assistance for grades K through 12, expert writing analysis, as well as access to skill-building resources and collaboration and study tools.
Brainfuse JobNow
Provides guidance through the entire job search process with features that include expert resume feedback, live interviewing coaches, career assessments and more.
Brainfuse VetNow
Find resources and benefits for eligible veterans with Brainfuse VetNow. Receive live assistance to help navigate the VA system and learn about the available services and benefits.
Britannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar es una enciclopedia en dos partes con portales para estudiantes de primaria y secundaria.
Britannica School Edition
Britannica School Edition provides up-to-date and well-curated content that includes images, videos, articles, primary sources, and more to help facilitate research for Elementary, Middle, and High School students.
Business Source Complete
Provides access to detailed company information and analysis, industry profiles and market insights and emerging trends.
Career Online High School
Earn your High School diploma and a Career Certification through Career Online High School, a free, online learning platform to help start or advance your career. Scholarships provided by the Mountain View Public Library and the California State Library.
Chilton Auto Library
Provides access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs. Provides step-by-step repair procedures, troubleshooting guides, diagnostic trouble codes, photos, illustrations, diagrams, and videos.
Consumer Health Complete
A resource for consumer-oriented health content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.
Salud en Español
Consumer Health Complete in Spanish. Salud en Español tiene reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes específicos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan información general importante en relación a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos.
ConsumerReports.org
Access thousands of ratings and reviews for consumer products and services through the web version of the popular consumer review magazine.
Consumer Reports Buying Guide
Updated yearly, this resource provides 2,000+ expert reviews, ratings, and advice on purchasing electronics, home appliances, cars, and more.
Consumer Reports Database
Search full-text articles from the consumer review magazine from 1985 to the current issue.
EbscoHost Research Database
EbscoHost offers a variety of comprehensive full-text databases, ranging from general reference collections to subject-specific databases for public, academic, corporate and school libraries.
Explora
Search full-text articles from magazines, essays, videos, and primary source documents for subject-based student research.
Explora Elementary School
Simple searchable database of age-appropriate materials that provides relevant results, including articles, essays, and primary source documents, to help successful research.
Explora Middle School
Resource designed for middle school students to search for articles, essays, and primary source documents on a variety of school subjects and related topics.
Explora High School
Geared towards high school students, this resource provides primary source documents, articles, and essays to help facilitate successful research.
Flipster
Flipster offers full color, interactive digital magazines. Browse a collection with no holds and no limit to the number of magazines you can download. Enter your library card information to browse our collection and read titles on any device.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Analyze the impact of human interaction with the environment through case studies, news reports, journals, and other reference materials. For high school students.
Gale Interactive: Science
Explore complex concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science through an interactive lab simulation. For middle and high school students.
Harvard Business Review
Published since 1922, this general management magazine focuses on leadership, strategy, and operations across industries and management objectives.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Searchable information on medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Scholarly full-text journal articles focusing on medical disciplines and includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
History Reference Source
Offers full-text from reference books, encyclopedias, and non-fiction books, periodicals, historical documents, biographies, photos, maps, and historical video.
Hoopla Digital
Hoopla Digital is a free digital service for movies, television shows, music, eAudiobooks, comics, and eBooks.
With over 30,000 titles available, the video-streaming service Kanopy provides access to a wide variety of digital content, including acclaimed documentaries, award-winning independent films, contemporary and classic world cinema, educational videos for both children and adults, and much more.
Language Learning at the Library
Check the Library calendar for upcoming events focused on conversation skills and language learning.
Legal Information Source
Find legal forms, browse by category for relevant articles, or search through NOLO Press books on legal matters.
Libby by OverDrive
Libby by OverDrive gives you access to the thousands of popular eBooks and eAudiobooks for kids, teens, and adults available through the Northern California Digital Library.
LINK+
A free, book-lending service that allows Mountain View Public Library patrons to borrow items from other public and academic libraries throughout California.
LinkedIn Learning
Online courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills to help achieve personal and professional goals.
Literary Reference Source
A full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals. Includes plot summaries, articles, author biographies, book reviews, novels, literary journals, short stories, poems, author interviews, and images.
Mango Languages
Interactive language-learning lessons that combine real-life situations and audio from native speakers with simple and clear instructions in an adaptive learning process.
MedlinePlus
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, this site provides reliable, up-to-date health information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
A comprehensive financial database that provides independent ratings and analysis on a wide range of financial products with up-to-date financial news and information, tools for analyzing your portfolio, and online investment courses and webinars.
Mountain View Historical Newspapers Online (available in Library only)
Search digitized local newspapers from throughout the 20th century with full-text searching and image enhancement provided by Digital ReeL.
Mountain View History Center
Located on the 2nd Floor of the Mountain View Public Library, the History Center collects and preserves books, maps, photographs, directories, newspapers, school yearbooks, and other materials pertaining to Mountain View's heritage.
Mountain View Obituary Database
An online index to the local obituaries found in the Mountain View History Center collection. Most obituaries appeared in local newspapers from 1967 to 2004.
Mountain View Photographs and Oral Histories
Discover photos of historical Mountain View and oral histories by Mountain View residents, focusing on the unique heritage of the city. Hosted by Archive.org.
Mountain View Voice Obituaries
An online directory of obituaries and remembrances of Mid-peninsula residents from the Mountain View Voice, from 2006 to the present.
National Geographic Kids
Browse the magazine (2009 to current) and explore books, videos, and images on animals, history, culture and more. For elementary and middle schools students.
New York Times Online
Enjoy free access to The New York Times Online from anywhere. Read full-text articles from 1851 to the present. All multimedia content is available, there are no article limits, and versions are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.
NoveList Plus
Through book reviews, author read-alikes, book lists, and recommendations, NoveList Plus provides detailed descriptions of thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles to help find your next favorite book.
NoveList Plus K-8
A book recommendation database for young readers, NoveList Plus K-8 helps encourage reading success by finding the right book by interest and reading level. Most titles include Lexile and Accelerated Reader levels.
OverDrive Foreign Language Study
Access eBooks and eAudiobooks focused on language learning at all levels through OverDrive and the Northern California Digital Library.
Points of View Reference Source
A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
Prescribers' Digital Reference
PDR (formerly Physicians' Desk Reference) delivers innovative health knowledge products and services that support prescribing decisions and patient adherence to improve health. Should be used only as a reference aid.
PressReader
Provides full-color access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world in multiple languages. This powerful platform provides same-day publication and issues going back as far as 60 days. Searchable by country, title, and date, and easily accessible both inside and outside the Library with no article limits, PressReader keeps you in the know.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
The world's largest full-text psychology database; includes topics on emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
Regional Business News
Regional Business News provides full-text access to regional business publications, covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Science Reference Source
Contains full text for science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and more. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
TeachingBooks
A collection of resources on children's and young adult books and authors used to supplement the student reading experience.
Vocational and Career Collection
Designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions, and the general public, this collection provides full-text coverage for nearly 340 trade and industry-related periodicals.
