Research & Homework
Popular Resources – Access these links directly at the public library or from home. If you are accessing from home (remote access), you may need usernames and passwords where indicated. Please call (405-262-2409) or come by the library to obtain usernames and passwords.
EBSCO – Use EBSCO to find newspaper, magazine, and scholarly articles. Please choose the “Public Libraries” link. Remote access requires a username and password (call 262-2409 for this information.)
Heritage Quest – Search Heritage Quest Online to find genealogy and local history information. View U.S. Federal Census images from 1790-1930 and more. If you are accessing Heritage Quest Online from your home or office you will be prompted to enter a barcode number. Please call 262-2409 for this information.
Librarians’ Internet Index - Websites You Can Trust – use this resource to find trustworthy information on the internet about almost anything – including health, business, science, consumer assistance, and more.
SIRS Discoverer – Designed for K-8 students but useful to anyone! Search full text articles and images. Provides access to an encyclopedia, kid’s almanac, biographies, and more. Also available are “Country Facts” that make writing a report on a world country a breeze! Remote access requires a username and password (call 262-2409 for this information.)
Patron Books In Print – Search more than 5.2 million books, videos, and audio items’ titles. Includes in-print and out-of-print materials. Remote access requires a username and password (call 262-2409 for this information.)
FirstSearch/WorldCat - Allows searches of libraries’ holdings around the world. The most comprehensive bibliographic listing in the world. Remote access requires a username and password (call 262-2409 for this information.)
What’s Next? - The Kent District Library’s database of book series. Find out what book comes next in a series
Annual Credit Report – AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site to help consumers to obtain their free credit report. This central site allows you to request a free credit report once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
State Links
Information about Driver Licenses at the OK Department of Safety website
Link to Online Driver License Manual
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Oklahoma Prescription Drug cards
Oklahoma State Vital Records (Birth and Death certificates)
http://www.ok.gov/health/Birth_and_Death_Certificates/Birth_Certificates/index.html
http://www.ok.gov/health/Birth_and_Death_Certificates/Death_Certificates/index.html
Oklahoma Department of Libraries
Oklahoma Legal Notices (internet search of newspaper legal notices)