Financial & Business
ATOZDATABASES
Library card required.
- Sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, or background searches
- Residential search
- New businesses
- Healthcare professionals
- New movers and homeowners
- Disponible en español
Business Source Complete
Library card required.
- Business journal and magazine articles
- Management & marketing focus
- Finance & economics information
Consumer Reports
Library card required.
- Ratings & reviews
- Advice & tips
- Covers many consumer products and services
Legal Forms
Library card required.
- Popular standard forms
- Real estate forms
- Wills
Morningstar
Library card required.
- Investment how-to guides
- Stocks & mutual funds evaluations
- Glossary of investment terms
Small Business Resource Center
- Articles
- How-to guides
- Sample Business Plans
Newspapers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
Library card required.
- Articles/clippings 1920s-1984
- Front Pages 1984-1990
- Obituaries & Death Notices 1860-1984
CHRONICLING AMERICA
- Historic American newspapers from 1836-1922
- U.S. Newspaper Directory
HOOSIER STATE CHRONICLES
- Historic Indiana newspapers
- Search by keyword or browse by county, date, and newspaper title
NEW YORK TIMES (AT THE LIBRARY)
Available at any branch location.
- Breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion
- Create a free account with your personal email address
- “Log In” if you already have created an account
- Unlimited access while using SJCPL computers or WiFi
NEW YORK TIMES (OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY)
Library card required.
- Activate a 24 hour pass for full access outside of the Library
- Log in or register to activate your pass
- After your pass expires, continue activating passes as needed
NEWSBANK: AMERICA’S NEWS
Library card required.
- Current popular magazine issues
- Back issues
- Search by date, author, & section
NEWSPAPERS.COM WORLD EDITION
Library card required.
- The largest online newspaper archive
- 16,100+ newspapers from the 1700s–2000s
- Millions of additional pages added every month
- Historic and current newspapers
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Library card required.
- South Bend Tribune newspaper articles
- Years March 1994-Present
- Search by date, headline, & section
- Obituaries & Death Notices
- 1994-Current
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE OBITUARIES
Library card required.
- Obituaries & Death Notices
- 1994-Current
WASHINGTON POST (AT THE LIBRARY)
Available at any branch location.
- Access to full-range of Washington Post’s digital news and coverage
- Back issues from 2005-present
- Search by category, topic, or section
WASHINGTON POST (OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY)
Library card required.
- To access when you’re not at the library, sign up with your email address for a free 7 day trial
- You may sign up for unlimited free trials.
- If you see a message about members of the military, please click the link on the Databases page again.
Local & Family History
AMERICAN ANCESTORS
Available at any branch location.
- Over 250 databases related to New England
- Town, church, family, Bible, vital, land, tax records
- Includes New York, Ireland, England, & Eastern Canada
ANCESTRY: LIBRARY EDITION
Library card required.
- Federal and state census images
- Military records
- Immigration and passenger list records
- Indexes of vital statistics
BENDIXLINE
- Index to individuals mentioned in the Bendix Corporation employee newsletter
DIGITAL SANBORN MAPS 1867-1970
Library card required.
- Historic bird’s-eye view maps of Indiana
FAMILYSEARCH
- International baptism, marriage, & burial records
- Early USA vital records
- Census & immigration records
FOLD3
Library card required.
- Historic newspapers
- Civil War records
- Historic photo collections
- Historic military records
HERITAGE QUEST
Library card required.
- Genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries
- Coverage dating back as early as the 1700s
- Includes data for researching African American ancestors and the Reconstruction Era
INDIANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
Available at any branch location.
- Over 40 databases related to Indiana history
- Indexes to county, church, military, and school records
- Accessible at any SJCPL branch with username/password from library staff
LINKS TO THE PAST: MICHIANA HISTORY
- Images and historical background
- People, places, buildings, businesses
- St. Joseph County, Michiana area, and Indiana
MICHIANA MEMORY
- Primary sources that tell the story of Michiana
- Newspapers, yearbooks, maps, postcards, and more
- Keyword search; share and download images
OBITUARY INDEX
- Index to obituaries that appeared in St. Joseph County newspapers
- For people with ties to St. Joseph County
- From 1830 – Present
SERVICE NOTES INDEX
- Index to Service Notes printed in the South Bend Tribune
- World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras
Home & Community
CONSUMER REPORTS
- Ratings and reviews
- Advice & tips
- Covers many consumer products and services
CREATIVEBUG
Library card required.
- Online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques
- Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, screen print, and more
- Downloadable patterns, templates, and recipes for all skill levels
- New classes from artists and creative experts released daily
LIBRARY AWARE
Library card required.
- E-newsletters filled with great book suggestions
- 10 reading list topics to choose from
- Check immediately for books available at your library
- Formerly NextReads
MEDLINE PLUS
- Information about health topics, drugs and supplements, genetics, medical tests, medications, dietary supplements, and healthy recipes
- English and Spanish language resources
- From the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
WESTLAW
Available at any branch location.
- Your starting point for legal research.
- Find authoritative legal answers with attorney-edited annotations.
- Guidance and explanations of current law and practice.
- Available at Keller Park only.
- Please sign off when your session is complete to give access to the next user.
For Children
Children’s Core Collection
- Reviews and recommendations
- Covers fiction, nonfiction, and magazines for children
- Covers professional literature for children’s librarians
Explora
- Grades K-12
- Magazines & newspaper articles
- Primary source documents
Novelist K-8 Plus
- Fiction/nonfiction for grades K-8
- Reading recommendations
- Read-alikes for author, title, and series
Tumblebook Library
- Animated, talking picture books
- Read and listen
Education
LINKEDIN LEARNING
Library card required.
- Free online courses
- Video-based learning
- Technical, creative, & professional
- Formerly Lynda.com
BLACK FREEDOM STRUGGLE
- Open primary source documents
- Find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more
- Research specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom
- Suitable for a wide range of students, from middle and high school to college, as well independent researchers
BRAINFUSE – HELPNOW
Library card required.
- Live tutoring for homework help, skills building and test preparation; available 2:00pm – 11:00pm (EST) each day.
- Submit papers, resumes, or math/science questions for feedback through the Writing Lab and 24/7 Center.
- Adult Learning Center for High School Equivalency prep, US Citizenship test prep, resume assistance, Microsoft Office support, and Career Resources.
- ACT, GED, SAT, and college readiness lessons and practice tests.
CAREERS
- Career reports
- Username: 440w, Password: future
CHILDREN’S CORE COLLECTION (K-8+)
Library card required.
- Reviews and recommendations
- Covers fiction, nonfiction, and magazines for children
- Covers professional literature for children’s librarians
EXPLORA
Library card required.
- Grades K-12
- Magazine & newspaper articles
- Primary source documents
FUENTE ACADÉMICA PREMIER
- Revistas académicas en idioma español.
- Cobertura clave de las principales áreas temáticas para investigaciones académicas.
- Revistas académicas de Latino-America, Portugal y España disponibles en formato PDF.
GALE COURSES
Library card required.
- Free online classes
- Technical, vocational, & recreational
- Short-term certificate courses
- Formerly Learn4Life
- NOTE: to access any previously enrolled courses please click here
GALE EBOOKS
Library card required.
- eBooks
- Encyclopedias
- Reference material
GALE IN CONTEXT: BIOGRAPHY
Library card required.
- Biographies of influential people
- Search by occupation, nationality, or ethnicity
- Search by article, reference work, or primary source
INSPIRE
- Articles
- Academic Journals
- eBooks
NEWSBANK
Library card required.
- Helpful search terms for hot topics in current events
- Special reports that include a variety of sources
- Links to South Bend Tribune, Chicago Tribune Archives, & America’s News Magazines
NOVELIST PLUS
Library card required.
- Fiction/Nonfiction for the general public
- Reading recommendations
- Read-alikes for author, title, & series
NOVELIST (K-8+)
Library card required.
- Fiction/Nonfiction for Grades K-8
- Reading recommendations
- Read-alikes for author, title, & series
Grants
FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE BY CANDID (ESSENTIAL)
- A Foundation Directory Cooperating Collection
- Offers funding resources for organizations
- FDO Essential temporarily available everywhere
FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE BY CANDID (PROFESSIONAL)
Available at any branch location.
- A Foundation Directory Cooperating Collection
- Offers funding resources for organizations
- Grants information and recipient profiles are available in Professional only
- Only available at the German Branch Library
FUNDING NETWORK: GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS
Available at any branch location.
- A Foundation Directory Cooperating Collection
- Offers funding resources exclusively for individuals
- Only available at the Main Library
Books & Reading
AUTHOR ALERTS
- Email or text notifications for new books by your favorite authors
- Place holds on upcoming titles so you get them soon after they are released
LIBRARY AWARE
- eNewsletters filled with great book suggestions
- 10 reading list topics to choose from
- Check immediately for books available at your library
NOVELIST
- Reading recommendations for child, teen, and adult readers
- Read-alikes for author, title, and series
NOVEL CONVERSATIONS
- Borrow multiple titles for book clubs or discussion groups
- Free to any Indiana resident when shipped to a public library
BASED ON THE BOOK
- List of books turned into movies
BOOK PAGE
- Digital issues of Book Page magazine
FANTASTIC FICTION
- Bibliographies for over 30,000 authors
- Lists an author’s entire body of work, organized by date and series
GENRIFY BLENDER
- Pick your genre “ingredients” and get a title suggestion
GOODREADS
- Rate and review books
- Organize your reading list
- Connect with other Goodreads users
HOMETOWN READS
- Discover local authors from South Bend, Indiana
LIBRARYREADS
- Top 10 new books each month chosen by librarians from across the country
LITERATURE MAP
- Type in an author’s name to find similar authors
STOP, YOU’RE KILLING ME
- Find your perfect mystery
