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

Allows patrons to hear and feel music from America's past.This database includes 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 reference eBooks on music, dance, the theatre and art.

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

Instant access to the latest computer and Information Technology reference eBooks.  When you get to the database use the "Browse Topics" pull-down menu on the right to navigate to all offered content.

Use this service for homework assistance via the Internet. 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. 

Brainfuse’s Summer Skills Camp provides youth with opportunities to stay engaged over the summer through live tutoring, mini lessons, and activities in Math, Science and Writing. Lessons are geared toward students in grades 3 – 12. Kids can keep learning all summer long and focus on areas that are most important in a fun way.

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. More...

Offers free digital textbooks in math and science for students in grades 9-12.

Classical Music Library is the world's largest multi-label database of Classical music recordings for listening and learning in libraries. This ever growing collection includes recordings from the world's greatest labels including Hyperion, Bridge Records, Sanctuary Classics, Artemis-Vanguard, Hänssler Classic, Vox and many more. Coverage includes 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.  This sensational collection includes fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, thrillers, romance, indie comics, Sunday funnies, and manga!  See ComicsPlus FAQs...

Contemporary World Music delivers the sounds of all regions from every continent. The database will contain important genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, and other genres such as traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.

National and international geographical information including maps, statistics, history, and images.

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

Explora is a new search portal which provides access to Academic Search Complete, MasterFILE Complete, the Military & Government Collection, the Professional Development Collection and the the Vocational and Career Collection.  Explora offers a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents.

Flipster is a digital magazine service that offers access to hundreds of popular titles, such as People, Sports Illustrated, TIME, and Consumer Reports. Read content through a browser or on a mobile device using the free app.

TUTORIAL - Freegal is a downloadable 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 barcode and PIN. Freegal works with any MP3 device, including iPods. Click here for helpful tips before you get started.

Use the Columbia Granger's database to access full-text poems, citations, commentaries, biographies, and a poetry glossary. Also included are poems in foreign languages most often taught in the classroom, as well as selections of current poetry from popular and academic journals.

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.

For research into  United States History, World History, Biography and many other topics open this  ebook collection.  You'll find multidisciplinary reference publications, including subject encyclopedias, almanacs, and other topical sources including primary sources.

Jazz Music Library provides coverage in breadth and depth for jazz music, and is essential for music history, jazz appreciation, jazz history, music performance, and African American studies.

Kanopy video streaming offers a unique collection of films including the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, independent cinema, documentaries and so much more. You can watch a maximum of 10 videos per month. Play credits reset on the 1^st of the month. See Kanopy FAQ.

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

TUTORIAL - An interactive online learning platform for:

• Skill-building courses
• Occupation practice tests
• Career and academic test & skill-building eBooks

Also find self guided help with reading, writing, and math. New users will be asked to create a user name and password when they first access the resources.

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Los recursos para Hispanohablantes del Learning Express Library incluye recursos para:

• Mejorar sus habilidades de lectura.

• Mejorar sus habilidades de escritura.

• Mejorar sus habilidades de la matematica.

• Preparar por el examen GED.

Legal and government reference eBooks covering today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents.  Also includes information on common legal issues from civil rights to real estate, providing historical background, important statutes and cases, profiles of US laws and regulations, and details of how these laws and regulations vary from state to state.

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 here on topics such as drama, epics, folktales, novels, comic books,  and poetry.

TUTORIAL - Lynda.com is a dynamic training resource that offers self-directed, self-paced instruction. Lynda.com supports career skills training and helps community members develop professionally. Thousands of video courses are available from a growing library which includes topics such as Microsoft Office, WordPress, After Effects, Graphic Design, Photography, IOS App Development, Sales, and more. Content also includes instructional playlists, bite-size tutorials, keyword-searchable course transcripts, articles, and practice files.

Public library patrons will have unlimited access to Lynda.com training in the library or from home — anywhere with an Internet connection.  Features include:

• Searchable course transcripts for immediate answers
• Bookmarks for favorite sections and easy reference
• Downloadable exercise files that reinforce retention
• Certificates of Completion

 

At medici.tv, enjoy over 100 live broadcasts a year featuring international concerts, operas, ballets, and more.  Additionally, experience over 1,700 videos of past programs and other works: concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master classes, educational films, and artist profiles.  Enjoy over 3,000 musical works, from baroque to contemporary music: all themes, all periods, and all genres.  Compare different interpretations of the same work.  Over 3,500 webpages of research data include performance synopses, cast information, performer biographies, video links, repertoire information, composer details, music genre information, instrument data, institutions information, and other resources.  New videos are continuously added to the website.  A click of your mouse at Santa Clara County Library District’s website lets you travel to great orchestras, concert halls, festivals, and competitions, including Carnegie Hall, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Beijing's NCPA, Aspen Music Festival, Moscow Easter Festival, Salzburg Festival, Festival de Saint-Denis, Poland International Chopin Piano Competition, and more.

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. 

This resource features a complete archive of National Geographic magazine from 1888 - Present.  It includes People, Animals, and the World, which offers National Geographic books and National Geographic Traveler magazine as well as a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images, and videos.

Provides full-text access to National Geographic books and National Geographic Traveler magazine featuring content on travel, science & technology, history, environment, animals, photography, and peoples & cultures. Includes videos and full-color maps, atlases, and downloadable images to support students, educators, and researchers, as well as recreational and business travelers.

Please click: In-Library Link or Remote-Access Link
Welcome to the New York Times online.  Use the in-library or remote link, register with your email address (click on the "Redeem" button to start, or log in if you already have an account,) and then enjoy the daily edition of the New York Times and all it has to offer.  Search archives back to 1851.  In-library access is available during library hours.  Redeem 72 hours of full off-site access at this link.  Access is tied to your email address, so you can use whatever computer or device you prefer. Enjoy this award-winning online newspaper now!

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. 

A full-image database archive that brings you the entire historical run of The New York Times since 1851. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society, and events of the times.

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

This database helps students find sources, analyze, and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, and creating presentations.

Browse our library catalog's holdings using this handy finding aid created by SCCLD librarians.

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

A gateway offering users the ability to access and cross-search 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.

Play The SAT Game head-to-head with your friends. Also available for download in the Apple App Store.

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

Popular Music Library contains a wide range of popular music from around the world, with tracks from major genres in pop music, including alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk, new age, R&B, reggae, rock, soundtracks and many more.

TUTORIAL - This digital news resource provides access to over 6,000 well-known newspapers and magazines.  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.  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.

Presents entries written by the world's leading mathematicians. 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.

TUTORIAL - View a complete, full-color, digital copy of your favorite magazines or download an audiobook. 
OneClickdigital / Zinio users: New app coming soon!  Read more...

TUTORIAL - Rosetta Stone offers immersion language learning for 30 languages including English (ESL).  Learning is easy using this award-winning, self-paced, interactive program.  Just sign in with your SCCLD library card. Note: Make sure you have headphones or speakers plugged in before you open your browser; Rosetta Stone may not work if you don't.  When prompted for your "Patron ID" to log into Rosetta Stone, please enter your library card number.

Languages include English, Chinese (Mandarin), French, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish, and more.  People of all ages wishing to learn new languages, students enrolled in foreign language courses, those preparing for business or vacation travel, and English as a Second Language (ESL) students can use Rosetta Stone to achieve educational goals.  Rosetta Stone Library Solution offers an interactive approach with an immersion method that more than 22,000 schools and 12,000 businesses have used for over 20 years.  Courses are available in different proficiency levels and structured around core lessons that help build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills.  Included in each course is an interactive voice comparison component that allows the learner to record his or her voice and compare it to the voice of a native speaker using the same spoken phrase.  By using this method, language students learn proper word articulation, cadence, pronunciation, and more.   Online lessons focus on refining grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills using illustrative images, quizzes, and challenges.  Lessons progress from basic to complex. 

To change languages, or to study more than one language, log out of Rosetta Stone completely and come back to this page.  Click on the Rosetta Stone link.  Be sure to select your new (or second) language both on the Rosetta Stone login page and the initial curriculum selection page.

Rosetta Stone also provides a mobile app available from the App Store or Google Play.  See how to log in to the mobile app through www.sccl.org here.

Recommended browsers are IE 11 and Microsoft Edge for Windows, and Firefox and Chrome with Flash enabled for the Mac.  Remember to use a current version of whatever browser you choose.  Click here for instructions on how to enable Flash in your browser.

Instant access to eBooks geared toward the Information Technology sector.

Updated daily, this 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 in this collection.

Presents a broad range of scientific and mathematical disciplines through definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

Smithsonian Global Sound is the largest and most 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 the Smithsonian.

Reference eBooks on cultural and social science topics including a section on consumer interests.

The StayWell Knowledgebase is a comprehensive consumer health information portal containing content by leading health information providers.  It contains articles on Diseases and Conditions, Surgeries and Procedures and has Drug Reference and Herbs, Supplements and Vitamins sections.  The Wellness Information area gives you access to articles on common diseases and conditions, plus fitness, nutrition, safety, workplace issues, and parenting.

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

Treehouse is 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.

Treehouse is a popular service, so use it regularly.

If your account has been inactive for more than 2 months or shows signs of minimal activity, your account will be  disabled. Complete the web form to reactivate your account.

If you are new to Treehouse, complete the web form to create an account. By submitting the account activation form, you are agreeing to have all membership consolidated under SCCLD. You may contact Treehouse and request that your account may be moved to an individual or other organizational plan at any time.

Treehouse will email you confirming your account. Please be patient as account creation may take a few days and remember to check your spam folder for the Treehouse email.

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

TUTORIAL - Register for unlimited access to over 500 free, online non-credit continuing education courses. ( You must register at Universal Class to get the courses at no cost.)  Enroll in up to 5 courses at a time (you have up to 6 months to finish each course). Attend class online, and do assignments on your schedule. Each course has an instructor who you may communicate with using email. 

Comprehensive access to encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, maps and more.

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.

From antiquity to present, search a broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals in addition to 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.