Palmdale City Library
Electronic Resources

- Social Studies Fact Cards
Fact Cards are a series of research resources designed for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8. The topics covered by Fact Cards are those California United States, and World topics included in the social studies curriculum in California.
- FirstSearch®
Database includes : Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Conferences & Proceedings, Consumer Affairs & People, Education, Engineering & Technology, General & Reference, General Science, Life Sciences, Medicine & Health Sciences, News & Current Events, Public Affairs & Law, Social Sciences. Available at the Main Library.
- Electric Library
Full text of magazines articles, newspapers, radio and television transcripts, encyclopedias, literature notes, and pictures. Available at the Main Library.
- InfoTrac
Indexes a large number of magazines; many are full text.
- Los Angeles Times
Search the Los Angeles Times Database through ProQuest.
- Medline, Biotechnology
Current articles in the medical field provided by the US National Library of Medicine.
- ERIC
Contains journals and documents relating to education - a major resource for teachers and students.
- Education Index
Guide to educational sites on the Internet.
- Time Magazine
Time magazine online with a searchable archive. Time magazine is available at the Main Library.
- Westlaw
Search the Westlaw legal reference database. Available at the Main Library.
- Learning Express
Online practice exams to help users prepare for the SAT, GED, U.S. Citizenship and a host of other exams.
- Contemporary Authors Online
Provides access to current biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 modern authors.
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