Online Databases: Research and Homework Help

Access full images of the USA Today newspaper, the Lexington Herald Leader, and the Bowling Green Daily News, as well as many other credible, vetted news sources from around the U.S. in full image or full text. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

*This is a TRIAL subscription.*

Lexington Herald Leader: Lexington Herald-Leader Collection – 1983-Current. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. 

*This is a TRIAL subscription.*

The Bowling Green Daily News 1999-current, the Bowling Green Examiner, and news and information from reliable news sources spanning the U.S. Bowling Green Daily News full image issues are available starting with January 14, 2022.

**Outside the Library Link**

Full image historical newspapers including the local Daily News and over 2000 other newspapers in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida. Local coverage includes the Park City Daily News and Messenger (1917), the Park City Daily Times (1899), and the Park City Daily News (1902-1963).

An intuitive research platform used by millions of users worldwide, its quality databases and search features helps researchers of all kinds find the information they need fast.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

User-friendly access to content for all ages; includes encyclopedias, magazines, journals, newspapers, biographies, primary sources and more.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

User-friendly access to medical, health and wellness content including mainstream, complementary, and holistic medicine.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

This easy-to-use online test prep resource helps people improve core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

This resource covers issues in science, social studies, and current events, offering research, interactive maps, and infographics on topics like capital punishment, global warming, and immigration.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

Medical and health content from magazines, reference books, and informational pamphlets.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

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Civil rights and social justice, gun regulation and legislation in America, LGBTQ+ rights, Open Society Justice Initiative, slavery in America and the World.

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Access the full text of over 1,300 books about the history and culture of Kentucky, the Ohio Valley region, the Upper South, and Appalachia published by the University Press of KY.

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

Critical evaluations / reviews of 150 books published during the previous calendar year, works that are likely to be of interest to general readers and that are written by authors being taught in literature programs.

A robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets, including: Great Lives from History: Inventors & Inventions; Milestone Documents from American History; This Is Who We Were: A Companion to the 1940 Census. It also curates essays on current topics in the news.  

Tutorial modules to help students improves their math, English, science, social studies, technology, logic and reasoning skills. 

Provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library.

The Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) provides 60 core research and other educational databases. This link will take you to the entire collection.

Databases listed as “provided by the Kentucky Virtual Library” are part of this site.