Research Resources

New!  Mango Languages

Mango is an online language learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin-Chinese, Greek, and more.

New! Standard and Poors Online.

WCPL will no longer be carrying Standard and Poors' products in print form, except for Outlook.  To access the products online use the following: 

User Name: WarsawCPL

Password: Your WCPL library/computer card barcode number.  All 14 digits with no spaces.

Click on Home Access to use the research resources outside of the library.  Not all resources will be available remotely. You will need a library/computer card for remote access. 

Inspire - magazine index, biography resource center, encyclopedia, business & medical information, & so much more.  List of databases.  Home Access

Amazing Animals of the World - animals of the world for elementary students & higher.

America the Beautiful - State by state history & current events for elementary & middle school students.  Excellent for state reports.

AncestryPlus - genealogy research

Auto Repair Reference Center - content includes more than 33,100 vehicles covered from 1945 to present, over 250,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs, approximately 77,570 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, over 144,600 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator; and more.  Home Access

Consumer Reports - The magazine you've always trusted for product reviews is now available online.  Home Access

Gale LegalForms - Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language. Home Access

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Quick reference with rich media for middle school and higher.

Heritage Quest - genealogy research. Home Access

Home Improvement Reference Center - designed to assist homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating.  Home Access

InfoTrac Popular Magazine - full-text articles from your favorite magazines, including Consumer Reports, Newsweek, and Time.  Home Access

Lands & Peoples - Encyclopedia of countries, cultures, & current events for middle & high school students.  Excellent for country reports.

LearningExpress - It includes 770 practice tests (GED, SAT, ASVAB & more), tutorials, and e-books related to job search and workplace skills improvement. Step-by-step, easy-to-use resume and cover letter creation. Practice exams for career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

Register as a new user, using your library barcode number (with no spaces) as your username.  Home Access

Mango Languages

Mango is an online language learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin-Chinese, Greek, and more.  Home Access

NetLibrary - access to eBooks and eAudiobooks.  Call the Reference Desk to register. Once you are registered, remote access is available.

New York Times Online

Newsbank - Access articles, documents and statistics covering social studies, science, arts/culture and more. Access Broadcast Transcripts, Military/Government Defense, Newswires, News Magazines, and local/national newspapers.   Newspapers include the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, the Indianapolis Star, the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-times, & many more.  Home Access

Novelist - Coverage of thousands of fiction series, hundreds of hand-crafted Recommended Reads reading lists for adults, teens and kids covering both fiction genres and topics, 500 Book Discussion Guides including questions and answers and suggestions for further reading, an author read-alike section, and much more.  Home Access

La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre - Comprehensive encyclopedia for spanish speakers and Spanish language students.

Price It! Antiques & Collectibles - An electronic database antique/collectibles pricing tool, containing data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land-based auction houses.  Available on the InfoTrac site.  Home Access

Reference USA - the No. 1 source of information on businesses and people for researchers, students and job seekers, now available through Indiana Business Builder.  Home Access

Sirs - Sirs is a full text, magazine (normally) index for researching social issues.  It also includes maps, and information from a world almanac. 

Small Engine Repair Reference Center - Clymer manuals containing thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components.   Home Access

Standard and Poor's Online - access to stock reports, mutual fund reports, bond reports, corporation records, company profiles, the Outlook, and the Register of Corporations, Executives, & Directors.  Home Access.  Use WarsawCPL as the user name and your library barcode number as the password.

World Book Online - online version of the World Book Encyclopedia Home Access

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