Research
| Magazines and Newspapers (ProQuest) | Access to popular magazines and Northwest newspapers, including The Spokesman Review |
| Reference, Magazines and Newspapers (ELibrary) | Search newspapers, magazines, books and video for all subjects. |
| CultureGrams | Up-to-date information for 182 countries and territories. |
| World Factbook | Country profiles published annually by the Central Intelligence Agency. |
| MedlinePlus Health | MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. |
| E-books | UXL World War I Reference Library, UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Encyclopedia of Medicine, African American Almanac and Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations. |
| Country Studies | The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. |
| World Book Online | Includes all articles from the 22-volume World Book Encyclopedia print-set, plus thousands of additional articles, pictures, maps, media and Research Libraries (full-text books). |
| Grolier Encyclopedia | The full-text of four different encyclopedias: The New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, and Lands and Peoples plus the America the Beautiful book series. Must have Spokane Public Library card to access. |
| Testing and Education Reference Center | Take practice tests for the SAT preparation, and other exams. Must have Spokane Public Library card to access. |
| Occupation Outlook Handbook | A publication from the U.S. Department of Labor that provides information about occupations and careers including the nature of work, training required, and salaries. |
| Facts.com (Click on Social Issues) | Issues and news oriented program. Access through the Spokane Public Library website. www.spokanelibrary.org. Click on Research, Electronic Resources, Facts.com. |
| Literature Resource Center | In-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000 authors along with critical reaction to their works from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography. |
| Opposing Viewpoint Resource Center (Click on Social Issues) | Access Opposing Viewpoints articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. |
| Biography Resource Center | Approximately 50 of the most frequently consulted Gale biographical databases with more than 270 full-text periodicals from Information Access Company (IAC) to research historical and contemporary figures. Must have Spokane Public Library card to access. |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center | Use this database to research topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes encyclopedias, directories, a medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers. Must have Spokane Public Library card to access. |