Online Resources

Home Access

The following subscription-based databases are available to access from home with your Webster Groves Public Library card number.

 

ConsumerReports.org

Our library provides free access to ConsumerReports.org, a buying advice tool that will ensure you get the best deal or product. You can use it to find the most up-to-date, reliable ratings and reviews for thousands of products and help you make the most of your time and money. You can also access money-saving advice and tips, buying guides, videos and more.

Subjects include:

  • Appliances
  • Babies and kids
  • Cars
  • Electronics
  • Health, fitness and food
  • Home and garden
  • Money

 

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EBSCOhost
EBSCOhost contains searchable databases of thousands of periodicals, ranging from general interest magazines and newspapers to academic journals.  Many include full texts of articles and even scans of original pages.

 

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St. Louis Post Dispatch
Access to back issues of the St. Louis Post Dispatch is provided through NewsBank. The archive includes full-text articles from 1988 to present, and full-page images from January 23, 2020 to present.

 


America’s News  *NEW*

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. including hundreds of Missouri newspapers.

 

Black Life in America  *NEW*

The experience and impact of African Americans from the early 1700s to today as recorded by the news media.

 

Hispanic Life in America *NEW*

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans from the early 1700s to today as recorded by the news media.

 

Asian Life in America  *NEW*

The experience and impact of Asian Americans from the early 1700s to today as recorded by the news media.

 

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NoveList Plus
Readers’ advisory information on both fiction and nonfiction books.  Find books by genre, age group, author similarity, and more.

 

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Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Business and residential information for reference and research.  Includes white pages lookup, detailed business information, and job listings.

 

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Value Line
Investment research on companies, industries, markets, and economies.

 

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HeritageQuest Online
Genealogical search site including U.S. census, family histories, and local histories among other resources.

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LearningExpress Library
Take practice tests for many standard college and professional exams. Also includes tutorials for basic computer use and various software packages.

In-Library Access

These resources can be accessed within the Library, either on Library computers or on your own device connected to the Library’s wifi.

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Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition provides access to over 30,000 collections containing 11 billion individual records.  Some features of Ancestry.com, such as user-created family trees, are not available.

 

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Newspapers.com (Webster Groves papers)
Searchable scans of old Webster Groves newspapers that the Library has on microfilm, including the Webster Times, Webster Groves Times, Webster News-Times, and Webster Advertiser.