Electronic Resources
Welcome to our databases. Find magazine and newspaper articles, business and statistical information from the links below. Information may be downloaded, printed at $.10 per page, or emailed to your home computer. Access is available in the library or from your home or work computer. You will need your library card to log on.
Ask Wiki
Look here for community events and services, ready reference, homework help, and other useful contacts and materials.
Biography In Context
Find information about people -- both current and historic -- from all walks of life.
Book Flix pairs classic video storybooks with related non-fiction e-books.
General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac)
Find full-text articles and images from magazines, reference books, and newspapers.
Grolier Online
Search for information on a variety of subjects. Databases about animals, science, cultures, and the United States are included.
Live, online homework help from a certified tutor for students from kindergarten to Adult Learners; skills building and foreign language help is also available.
JobNow. is where job-seekers can get live, online interview coaching, resume lab, and career resources.
Library Elf is a free email tool for library users to keep track of their library borrowings.
Literature Resource Center
Find information on more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, and journalists. The database includes the MLA, Twayne's and Scribner's Writers Series.
Los Angeles Times/ProQuest
This database provides coverage of the Los Angeles Times from 1985 to the present. From 1985 to 1997 not all articles are full-text.
Medical Reference Library
Search Gale Virtual Reference Library for medical information concerning children's health issues, disease and disorders; general medical disorders and concepts; and current complementary and alternative medical practices including medicinal herbs and plants.
NewsBank
Search current and archived local, state, regional and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, education, government and more with over 1,000 newspapers and other news sources, including the Daily News (10-1-85 to current) and the Burbank Leader (8-15-11 to current). Also includes Hot Topics and Current Events for homework help.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Search for information on current social issues. Get articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference sources that include images, statistics, viewpoints, websites and podcasts. Lexile reading levels available for magazine articles. Social Studies Fact Cards Online Research resources designed for quick reference for students in Grades 4 through 8.
Visit the CSUN Oviatt Library's "How to Do Library & Internet Research" page. Learn how to determine your information needs, explore search strategies, and evaluate print and Internet resources.
Social Studies Fact Cards are research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8.
TumbleBooks
Enjoy Storytime all week long with animated picturebooks, language learning, audio books, and puzzles & games for your child.
