Provides definitions for a wide variety of contractions, translating them into their full names or meanings. Topics such as associations, education, the Internet, and medicine are included.

Information about U.S. states and territories: facts, history, geography, and notable biographies. 

Music from America's past! Hear songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys. Included are the songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more.

Look here for full-text reference ebooks on music, dance, the theatre, and art. No app needed!

Trivia and photographs for various topics. Provides lists, quips, stats, and quotes!

Comprehensive information about historical and contemporary figures from throughout time, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

HelpNow by Brainfuse provides homework and writing assistance, live tutoring, and test prep services. English as well as Spanish speaking-tutors are available Monday through Sunday from 1-10 PM for one-on-one assistance in a wide variety of subjects. Use it here or check out the Brainfuse app!

When you access the Brainfuse link you will be leaving the Santa Clara County Library District website and directed to Brainfuse, a live, online tutoring company. Learn more...

CK-12 offers free online learning tools including digital textbooks, short videos, and practice questions for students K-12 in math, science, and English.

An extensive multi-label database of Classical music recordings. Encompasses music written from the earliest times (e.g. Gregorian Chant) to the present, including many contemporary composers. Repertoire ranges from vocal and choral music, to chamber, orchestral, solo instrumental, and opera.

  Enjoy thousands of digital graphic novels and comics, available 24/7 on web-connected devices. Includes fiction and nonfiction, indie comics, Sunday funnies, and manga! Use it here or check out the ComicsPlus Library Edition app!

Delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. This database contains traditional, classical, and contemporary music genres from cultures around the world.

A data-rich research and reference tool that provides current information on members of Congress and historical analysis of their voting history, interest groups, and public policy decisions.

National and international geographical information including maps, statistics, history, infographics, and images. Explore the United States, Canada, and over 200 more countries around the world!

A combination of reverse dictionary and thesaurus, with thousands of descriptions of terms organized into subject categories. Look up the description to find the word!

The online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica especially for teens & young adults. Provides full-text articles with links to websites.

Search articles, essays, and primary source documents on a variety of school subjects and related topics.

  Offers access to hundreds of popular magazines, such as People, Sports Illustrated, TIME, and Consumer Reports. Read content through a browser, or on a mobile device using the free app for iOS and Android!

  A downloadable & streaming music service which provides access to the catalog of artists in Sony Music Entertainment including Independent Online Distribution Alliance. Library cardholders can download five songs or two videos a week using their card number and PIN. Freegal works with any MP3 device, including iPods. Click here for helpful tips. Use it here or check out the Freegal Music app!

The Columbia Granger's World of Poetry provides access to full-text poems, citations, commentaries, biographies, and a poetry glossary. Includes selections of current and foreign language poems.

Covering five centuries of the English-speaking regions of the world, this dictionary provides definitions to impertinent, vile, censored, hip, witty, and fascinating slang words.

A gateway offering access to and cross-search of multiple music reference resources in one location. Contains the Grove Music Online, as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.

Note: Through a partnership with Sibelius notation software, over 500 of Grove's musical examples are now available in sound as well as annotated examples. To listen, a small software plug-in called Scorch is required. Scorch is not yet loaded on public workstations in the library and can only be loaded by an administrator.

Research the risk factors, causes, symptoms, prognosis, prevention and treatments of thousands of ailments with ebooks. Categories include General Reference, History, Medicine, Science and Social Science.

Reference and research ebook collection on United States History, World History, and Biographies. Multidisciplinary reference publications, including subject encyclopedias, almanacs, and other topical sources including primary sources.

Provides coverage in breadth and depth for jazz music. A useful resource for music history, jazz appreciation, jazz history, music performance, and African American studies.

  30,000+ streaming movies including the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses series, independent cinema, documentaries and more. Enjoy 10 videos per month (resets on the 1^st of each month). See Kanopy FAQ. Use it here or check out the Kanopy app!

An encyclopedia for students filled with facts and images about countries, cultures, and current events.

  An interactive online learning platform for skill-building courses, occupation practice tests, career and academic test & skill-building ebooks. Find self guided help with reading, writing, and math. Available in English and Spanish. New users will be asked to create a user name and password when they first access the resources.

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A través de  Recursos para Hispanohablantes de Learning Express Library usted podrá hacer actividades para mejorar sus habilidades de lectura, escritura y matemáticas, y prepararse para el examen de GED.

Legal and government reference ebooks covering common legal issues, US laws and regulations, legal terms and concepts, leading cases, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents.

A full-text resource for the world’s most studied authors and their works.

Includes two reference works: Contemporary Literary Criticism provides critiques of key literary works as well as author biographies, and Drama Criticism contains biographical information about playwrights and critical opinions of plays.

Reference eBooks on topics such as drama, epics, folktales, novels, comic books, and poetry. Handy for students and those interested in the writing process.

  A dynamic training resource that offers video tutorials and courses for software and business skills training. Includes instructional playlists, keyword-searchable course transcripts, articles, and downloadable practice files.

Stream over 100 live broadcasts a year plus thousands of recordings featuring international concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master classes, educational films, and artist profiles. Includes performance synopses, cast information, composer details, and more. New videos are continually added to the website.

Consumer health information produced by the National Institutes of Health. Features a medical dictionary and encyclopedia, health information in Spanish, information on medications, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

Please note: Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

A complete archive of National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Traveler magazine from 1888 - Present. Includes a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images, and videos.

Provides full-text access to National Geographic books and magazines, along with videos, full-color maps and atlases, and downloadable images. Features content on travel, science & technology, history, environment, animals, photography, and peoples & cultures.

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Access the New York Times daily edition and as well as archives back to 1851.
 
Please Note:  When accessing the New York Times link, you will be leaving the Santa Clara County Library District website and directed to the New York Times site. This service is provided at no charge to Santa Clara County Library District patrons. Please be aware that policies that apply to the Library and its website may not be the same as the terms of use for other websites. By proceeding you agree to accept and assume all risks and responsibilities for the losses and damages that may arise from your use of the New York Times website and release the Santa Clara County Library District from all liability. 

This online archive brings you the entire historical run of The New York Times since 1851, through three years previous to the current year. Provides easily-searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society, and events of the times.

  A resource for those seeking new fiction and non-fiction titles, including lists of award winners and discussion guides for book clubs.

This database for social issues includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more. Use it to research sources, complete writing assignments, prepare for debates, and create presentations.

Browse our library catalog's learning language materials using this handy finding aid created by SCCLD librarians!

Provides contemporary and historical meanings and pronunciation of words, using quotations to illustrate usage. Look up words and learn about the evolution of the English language over the last millennium.

Pairprep is an SAT game that you play head-to-head with your friends or bots. Just click on the Pairprep link above, scroll down to the bottom of the page, then click on Head-to-head.  Search for SAT in the Available Practice Sets window and then click on the test you want to study for.  Also available for download in the Google Play Store.

Reference eBooks covering topics such as world religions, biblical studies, religious history, political philosophy, moral philosophy, the history of philosophy, and more.

Contains a wide range of popular music from around the world, with tracks from many major genres in music. Search, stream, cite, and share thousands of songs!

  Provides online access to over 6,000 well-known newspapers and magazines. Choose from among a vast range of niche, local, regional, and international publications with enhanced digital content from more than 100 countries in 60 languages, including publications such as the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Business Traveler, and ForbesWeekly.

For those accessing PressReader from outside the library, click on the blue PressReader link above. Close the welcome window that appears, and then click on "Sign In" in the top, right corner. In the sign in window that comes up click on Library Card, then select "Santa Clara County Library District" and enter your Library Card Number and PIN for full access to PressReader.

Introduces basic mathematical tools and vocabulary, traces the development of modern mathematics, explains essential terms and concepts, examines core ideas in major areas of mathematics, describes the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians, and explores the impact of mathematics on other disciplines such as biology, finance, and music.

  View complete, full-color, digital copies of your favorite magazines. Available on your browser with the link above, or check out the app for iOS and Android!

  Immersion language learning for 30 languages including English (ESL)! Online courses are available in different proficiency levels and structured around core lessons that help build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Lessons focus on refining grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills using interactive voice comparison, illustrative images, quizzes, and challenges. Lessons progress from basic to complex.
 

Instant access to full-color reference ebooks geared toward the Information Technology sector.

Updated regularly, this online version of the San Jose Mercury News includes full-text articles on local news, obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate, and other sections.

Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people, and much more from archived issues of the San Jose Mercury News.

Reference eBooks covering topics such as science, chemistry, earth science, marine science and others. Read directly in your browser!

An online reference resource covering a broad range of scientific and mathematical disciplines. Provides definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

Instant access to the latest computer and Information Technology reference eBooks and videos. When you get to the database click on “Browse the Library” at the top to navigate to all offered content.  Note:  You will need to log in with your library card barcode and PIN within the library as well as from home.

A comprehensive streaming audio collection of world music from the Smithsonian archives and world music archives in Asia and Africa. This collection has been produced in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

Reference ebooks on cultural and social science topics including a section on consumer interests. No app needed!

A comprehensive consumer health information portal containing content by leading health information providers. Contains articles on common diseases and conditions, surgeries and procedures, drugs and supplements, nutrition, fitness, parenting, safety, and workplace issues.

An online video and interactive learning platform that teaches coding and web development skills. Topics include HTML, CSS, Design, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, WordPress, iOS, Android, Business, and Development Tools.

To create a new account or reactivate membership, complete the web form.

This resource provides a variety of historical data from primary sources and reference documents. It also includes photographs, illustrations, and maps.

  Register for unlimited access to over 500 free, non-credit, continuing education online courses. Enroll in up to 5 courses at a time. You have up to 6 months to finish each course. Each course has an instructor whom you may communicate with using email.

Comprehensive access to encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, maps and more. Includes encyclopedias especially for students and Spanish-speakers.

Includes World Book Kids (for elementary-school students), World Book Student (middle and high-school students), World Book Advanced (high-school students and adults), World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (a Spanish-language encyclopedia), and World Book Timelines, a collection of pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures.

A broad collection of scholarly analysis, full-text periodicals, reference works, and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.

Search for books, videos, audio recordings, maps, and other items within library catalogs around the world. You may place an interlibrary loan request (fee charged) for items to be delivered to an SCCLD library.