Please note that electronic databases are available to District residents, remotely, and to all patrons when visiting any of the 25 branches of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District. eMedia services such as eBooks and eAudiobooks, are available remotely and to residents of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library taxing district, North Las Vegas and Boulder City. Freegal music is only available to residents of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library taxing district.
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Teacher's Toolbox
Whether you are new to teaching or been teaching for years, these resources can freshen your assignments and make your lesson plans shine.
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Telephone Directories (ReferenceUSA)
Find a phone number, anywhere in the United States. Residential, Commercial, and Medical, at your fingertips.
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Terrorism & Genocide Crimes
Covers the globe to explain the issues behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues as they relate to individual countries and the world at large.
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Thomas Register Global
Thomas Global is a directory of 700,000 manufacturers and distributors from 28 countries, classified by 11,000 products and services categories
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Thomas Register US
Thomas Register is an industrial product search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service, or supplier within the United State. Also provides direct access to the detailed information including line-item product details, CAD drawings, and more.
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Tips for Using Databases
Watch short videos to learn how to use a specific database.
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Topic Search
Find articles and information from more than 2,700 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
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U.S. History in Context
Provides integrated access to over 1,000 primary documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
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Ulrichs Web
Search for more than 300,000 periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more.
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US Geography
Find out about your state, or any state in the US. There are maps and information for you to use!
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Video Game Explosion
Once dismissed as a fleeting fad of the young and frivolous, this booming industry has not only proven its staying power, but promises to continue driving the future of new media and emerging technologies. The Video Game Explosion: A History from PONG to PlayStation and Beyond traces the growth of a global phenomenon that has become an integral part of popular culture today.
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Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever
Containing the most extensive listing of movies available on video--more than 23,000 in all--and a multitude of cross-referencing within its 10 primary indexes, this new edition includes 1,000 new movies, a fresh introduction, expanded indexing, and more of the beloved categories
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Wards Business Directory of U.S. Private & Public Companies
Profiles over 100, 000 U.S. companies, 90 percent of which are private. Intended for librarians, executives, students, analysts, marketers, and other professionals who require current company and industry profiles.
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What Do I Read Next?
Information about books your friends have told you about!
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Witchcraft in America
Covers the history of witchcraft in the United States from the hysteria that facilitated the witch hunts during the Colonial Period to modern day followers of Wicca. Chapters include full text or excerpts from trial transcripts, diary entries, public notices, and many other primary sources. Biographical essays highlight prominent figures related to the Salem witch trials.
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World at War
How has the war shaped the world's civilizations? How did they help shape our country? Click on "Themes" to see the role that things like culture, economics, and technology played in each war! Plus, find maps, flags, and quotes from each war.
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World Book Decouverte
The first site developed specifically for beginning French students, with thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, interactive games and activities and resources for teachers.
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World Book Discover
A resource for students reading below grade level with content and tools specifically developed for them. It has reference articles, text-to-speech, learning and life skills activities, multimedia and interactive video to draw older students into learning.
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World Book for Kids
With content from the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.
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World Book InfoFinder
World Book InfoFinder offers all of the useful features of the Reference Center with a student-friendly design.
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World Book Online
Select the best encyclopedia for your age group or needs.
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World Book Reference Center
All the normal encyclopedia stuff, plus pictures and videos, Back in Time, Surf the Ages (what if there had been the Internet during the Roman Empire or Medieval times?). Great resource and fun to use!
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World Geography (ABC-Clio)
Need to know more about a country? Find the information here! Click on Subject, then choose your topic, then choose your country. Easy and fun to use!
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World History - Ancient and Medieval Eras
History's been going on for a long time, all over the world. Find out what happened from Prehistory to 1500. In Advanced Search, you can pick your time, your place, and what you want to know. No more frustration, finding what you need!
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World History - Modern Era (ABC-Clio)
What's happened in the world since 1500? In Advanced Search, you can pick your time period, and part of the world, and find the information you need!
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World History Collection (GVRL)
History of the World, includes general works on world history, and social and religious sources as well.
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World History InContext
Draws on themes and trends from the history curriculum for the 20th Century, and integrates reference sources, full-text articles, maps and images. Also includes full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents.
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WorldCat
An index to millions of books, manuscripts, web sites and Internet resources, maps, computer programs, musical scores films and slides, sound recordings found at thousands of libraries worldwide. This database is used for Interlibrary Loan.
