Biography and Genealogy

Ancestry

Ancestry offers access to billions of names from more than 4,000 genealogical databases. Censuses from the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom (U.K.) Ireland, and more than 150 million military records are available.

Fold3

Fold3 allows users access to US military records, including the stories, photos and personal documents of those who served from the Revolutionary War onward.

Gale In Context: Biography

Gale in Context: Biography offers access to thousands of both contemporary and historical biographies.

Children's Corner

BookFlix

Bookflix from Scholastic is a digital literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction titles to reinforce early reading skills and develop real-world knowledge.

Explora Educator's Edition

The Educator’s Edition of Explora highlights content relevant to teachers, including lessons plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources.

Gale In Context: Elementary

Gale In Context: Elementary provides a popular, child-friendly learning resource with a variety of subjects and an intuitive digital experience to that makes learning fun.

Gale In Context: Middle School

Gale In Context: Middle School combines the best reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, and magazines.

Hiveclass

Hiveclass is the Digital Encyclopedia for youth sports training, a platform that makes it easy for families to access high quality, educational videos in various sports and activities. Whether a kid is exploring a new hobby, searching for additional instruction, or looking to increase levels of physical activity, Hiveclass provides various options for all.

Miss Humblebee's Academy

Miss Humblebee's Academy offers an award-winning curriculum that prepares children ages 3 to 6 for kindergarten proficiency.

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids provides interactive science and archaeology learning resources for educators and children.

Novel Effect

The Novel Effect app responds to your voice with interactive music and sound effects as you read aloud from popular children’s book to make story time together magical. Choose to read aloud from old fashioned print books or from our selection of in-app ebooks.

NoveList K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is designed for younger readers and helps children find books that are just right for their reading level and interests.

ScienceFlix

ScienceFlix – (grades 4-10 with STEM Middle/HS focus) – Science for the Next Generation!  

Teachables

Scholastic Teachables – (PreK – 6th Grade) Scholastic Teachables offers printable activities for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond. Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, teacher supports, and skills sheets. Over 25,000 teacher-created, vetted printables to support your instruction.

TrueFlix

TrueFlix – (grades 3-5) Bringing award-winning True Books to Life to help students master Social Studies and Science content knowledge through literacy!    

Tutor.com

Tutor.com provides online tutoring and homework help for the U.S. military, Department of Defense staff and their families 24/7.

World Book Activity Corner

World Book Activity Corner provides thousands of fun, cost-effective, hands-on activities with easy instructions.

World Book Early Learning

World Book Early Learning is the perfect tool for young readers to explore with short videos, read-aloud stories, printable activities, and games kids love.

World Book Kids

World Book Kids provides ideal learning resources for elementary-aged students designed to build confidence and encourage creativity with image-driven and inquiry-based activities.

Continuing Education

EBSCO LearningExpress

EBSCO LearningExpress provides interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, career advancement and standardized test preparation.

Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers

Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers provides guides, specialized industry journals, and educational information for career exploration.

Mango Languages

Mango Languages offers over 70 languages and provides the 6 critical skills for learning a new language: Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation, Culture, Comprehension, and Retention.

Mango App Instructions For New Users: 
Click 'Access' below then select a language. If you have not logged on to the DoD MWR Libraries site, you will be taken to the authentication page first. Click the 'mobile' icon near the top right corner to receive login credentials to access the mobile app. Copy and save credentials to login to Mango Languages directly at https://learn.mangolanguages.com/login for future logins on a computer browser or Mango app.

O'Reilly

O’Reilly provides world class business and technology interactive trainings to individuals, teams, and businesses. For support or account reactivation requests, email [email protected] or call 707-827-4963.

Universal Class

Universal Class: Over 600 online courseswith CEUs on almost any subject including: ComputerTraining, Personal Finance, How-To, Writing Skills, Pet and Animal Care, Professional Development, Health,Arts & Crafts, and so much more!

Wolfram Alpha

Compute answers using Wolfram's breakthrough technology & knowledge base, relied on by millions of students & professionals. For math, science, nutrition, history, geography, engineering, mathematics, linguistics, sports, finance, and music. 

Note: Click on “Sign In” button at top right of WolframAlpha website after DoD authentication to complete the sign in process. No additional credentials are required to enter.

WolframAlpha App: Use the provided email address available under Account > Wolfram ID to login on the app. 

World Book Student

World Book Student is an interactive encyclopedia that comes to life through this digital format and provides a one-stop shop for cross-curricular learning.

Do it Yourself

Business Source Ultimate

Business Source Ultimate works for your students like a solid business plan – it offers an unprecedented wealth of peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business that spark discussion on future developments and changes in the business world. 

Chilton Library

Gale Chilton Library provides step-by-step automotive repair procedures. Includes manufacturer recommended maintenance schedules and recalls.

Craftsy

Craftsy is an online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need – from basic instruction to advanced techniques. It’s a community of enthusiastic makers, from quilters and sewers, to cake decorators and painters, wanting to create beautiful things and express their creativity. Check out  a 7-day pass for full access to all contents on Craftsy. Craftsy is on the OverDrive Libby platform under EXTRAS. 

Creativebug

Creativebug is an online art and craft video e-resource which offers thousands of classes taught by industry leading instructors across a variety of topics like sewing, knitting, painting, cake decorating and more!  New content is added to the site daily, ensuring endless project inspiration.

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship provides more than 500 subject related, full-text periodicals.

Gale Business: Plan Builder

Gale Business: Plan Builder offers a successful step-by-step strategy for building a successful business.

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers more than five million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines.

Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture

Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with more than 3.6 million articles from more than 100 journals.

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement has millions of articles with topics that include DIY projects, architectural techniques, and material selections.

Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism

Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism offers the curious traveler information about state parks, vacationing, and travel guides.

Small Engine Repair Source

Small Engine Repair Source provides over 400 reference books with original photos and illustrations for small engine repair assistance and detailed, user-friendly repair guides.

World Book Dramatic Learning

World Book Dramatic Learning provides a robust collection of popular plays with everything needed to put on a production.

eBooks and Audiobooks

EBSCO eBooks

EBSCO eBooks offers a variety of topics such as self-help, hobbies and cooking.

Hoopla

Access the latest in movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics, and TV shows. Stream or download with the Hoopla app.  Compatible with iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and Roku. Registration must be done from "Access" link below. Registration is not available from the Hoopla app or website. 

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus has been helping readers find their next favorite book for more than 25 years and continues to develop innovative solutions for connecting readers, books, and libraries.

OverDrive Libby

OverDrive Libby provides access to eBooks, audiobooks and magazines. Best sellers and classics are included. For optimal user experience, download the Libby app onto your personal device.

World Book eBooks

World Book eBooks provides a digital library for all ages and reading levels. Find picture books, graphic novels, chapter books and classic titles.

Newspapers and Magazines

Digital Magazines

Digital Magazines is part of the OverDrive collection. Thousands of current and back issues are offered. Explore these resources from a mobile device with the Libby app.

Foreign Policy

Foreign Policy (FP) provides a deep-dive on all things global affairs. FP explains the ins and outs of how foreign-policy decisions are being made – and, just as importantly, who is making them.

Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines

Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines provides access to the most circulated magazines in digital format.

National Geographic Magazine

National Geographic Magazine is an American monthly magazine published by the National Geographic Society best known for photojournalism.

New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership. Founded in 1851, the Times has since won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, and has long been regarded within the industry as a national "newspaper of record". 

New York Times Cooking

NYT Cooking is a subscription service of The New York Times. It is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the world’s best recipes, while also helping them become better.

New York Times Games

Times games have captivated solvers since the launch of the Crossword in 1942. Our experts create engaging word and visual games — in 2014 we introduced the Mini Crossword, followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex. We’ll continue to make new games our players will be passionate about.

PressReader

PressReader delivers digital access to over 7,000 full-text, full-page format newspapers and magazines from more than 120 countries in over 60 different languages. For app use: download the PressReader app before accessing link below. 

Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal provides breaking news and analysis from the U.S. and around the world.

World Book Advanced

World Book Advanced is a highly vetted, concise resource to check the facts. Live news feeds to world newspapers and primary source documents are included.

Reference and Research

Academic Search Ultimate

Developed to meet the increasing demands of scholarly research, Academic Search Ultimate offers students an unprecedented collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes. 

Britannica Academic

Britannica Academic delivers fast and easy access to high-quality, comprehensive information on a variety of subjects.

Britannica ImageQuest

Britannica Image Quest provides educational imagery from over 50 leading collections. All images contain detailed descriptions and can be easily downloaded, printed, and emailed for use in your lessons or projects.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library is suitable for all ages and provides the educational community with content for class projects, test preps, and lesson plans.

Business Source Ultimate

Business Source Ultimate works for your students like a solid business plan – it offers an unprecedented wealth of peer-reviewed, full-text journals and other resources that provide historical information and current trends in business that spark discussion on future developments and changes in the business world. 

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports offers expert buying advice, ratings, reviews, and product descriptions.

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia contains images, brief biographies, and information in a variety of subjects.

Gale Academic OneFile

Gale Academic OneFile covers technology, medicine, engineering, arts, and literature and is considered a premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text scholarly content.

Gale General OneFile

Gale General OneFile provides a broad collection of news articles, magazines, books, academic journals, images and video that support general interest research and exploration.

Gale Health and Wellness

Gale Health and Wellness includes curated content on diseases and conditions; drugs; diagnostics and tests; and therapies, treatments, and surgeries. 

Gale Legal Forms

Gale Legal Forms provides access to state-specific (and multi-state) legal documents, real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord-tenant and many others.  

Gale OneFile: Agriculture

Gale OneFile: Agriculture has thousand of research articles that focus on the subjects of farming, agriculture, and food sustainability.

Gale OneFile: Business

Gale OneFile: Business provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy, as well as business theory and practice.

Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media

Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media provides access to 400 journals on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising and public relations.

Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice

Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice makes research easy by bringing together information from more than 250 journals.

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies explores a variety of cultural differences, contributions and influences within the global community.

Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory

Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory provides access to academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics and related fields.

Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship

Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship provides more than 500 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals.

Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies

Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies provides resources about environmental issues.

Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

Gale OneFile: Fine Arts places over 10 million articles for serious students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.

Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability

Gale OneFile: Insurance & Liability connects researchers to leading journals such as Business Insurance, Employee Benefit News, National Underwriter Life & Health, and Risk Management.

Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management

Gale OneFile: Leadership and Management provides access to authoritative periodicals covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics, and continuing education.

Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence

Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence provides scholarly, peer-reviewed content covering current and historical military intelligence and strategy. 

Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health

Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health serves the needs of nursing students and researchers in allied health fields who are looking for answers related patient care.

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine is for researchers interested in the subjects of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.

Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Collection

Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.

Gale OneFile: Psychology

Gale OneFile: Psychology provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy provides researchers with valuable insight about the impact of religions on cultures throughout history.

Gale OneFile: U.S. History

Gale OneFile: U.S. History is an engaging experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history.

Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism

Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism provides researchers accessing the more than 1.7 million articles on the causes of war and the impacts of terrorism on a global scale.

Gale OneFile: World History

Gale OneFile: World History provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers.

Global Incident Map

Global Incident Map provides a fully customizable map that displays critical events happening in real time across the globe. Includes everything from terror acts to kidnappings, and port security red flags to aviation incidents.

Hiveclass

Hiveclass is the Digital Encyclopedia for youth sports training, a platform that makes it easy for families to access high quality, educational videos in various sports and activities. Whether a kid is exploring a new hobby, searching for additional instruction, or looking to increase levels of physical activity, Hiveclass provides various options for all.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) is a free research database for library and information science studies. LISTA provides indexing and abstracting for hundreds of key journals, books, research reports.

Morningstar Investing Center

Morningstar Investing Center provides access to information on mutual funds, stocks, investments, daily market news, and snapshot investments. Note: Access is only available from the DoD MWR Libraries website. Subscription does not include access on the Morningstar App.

National Geographic: People, Animals and the World

National Geographic: People, Animals, and the World includes interactive maps, fun to learn animal facts, and stories about the people who shape the world.

National Geographic Archive: 1888-1994

National Geographic Archive: 1888-1994 brings together a complete archive of  National Geographic magazine along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.

NFPA LiNK® is a subscription-based application that delivers NFPA codes and standards and supporting content. This new tool allows users to easily search and navigate a variety of different content types based on real-life scenarios. NFPA LiNK® allows you to curate and share information relevant to your work and educate yourself and your team to better prepare for your day-to-day work. Official DAF email address required to register. DAF personnel with health.mil email address should send account request to [email protected]. Access Instructions

Stratfor

With Stratfor’s team of expert analysts, writers and editors have identified the major themes and topics that shape the world and make them easy for you to explore in your Worldview. Every assessment you read on Worldview connects to those core themes and topics that we follow in depth.

Teacher Reference Center

Teacher Reference Center from EBSCO is a research database for teachers and education professionals and provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.

Weiss Financial Ratings

Weiss Financial Ratings is the source for unbiased, accurate, trusted ratings that you can rely on to make sound, informed financial decisions.

World Book Discover

World Book Discover offers differentiated learners with access to content that improves reading comprehension skills and vocabulary building.

World Book Timelines

World Book TImelines provides a collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science, culture, and more.

Science and Technology

Gale In Context: Science

Gale In Context: Science is updated daily and offers over 600 pages on topics across the curriculum, covering biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, and more.

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine was created for students, consumer health researchers, and health care professionals that provides up-to-date information on the complete range of health care topics.

Gale OneFile: Information Science

Gale OneFile: Information Science is updated daily with articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology, including usability, cataloging, circulation, and more.

Gale OneFile: Science

Gale OneFile: Science provides researchers with information on latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas.

GreenFILE

GreenFILE from EBSCO offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Titles include content on global warming, green building, pollution, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

Streaming Music and Videos

Craftsy

Craftsy is an online resource for all creative makers, where you can find everything you need – from basic instruction to advanced techniques. It’s a community of enthusiastic makers, from quilters and sewers, to cake decorators and painters, wanting to create beautiful things and express their creativity. Check out  a 7-day pass for full access to all contents on Craftsy. Craftsy is on the OverDrive Libby platform under EXTRAS. 

Freegal

Freegal from Library Ideas LLC offers access to about 15 million songs and over 40,000 music videos.

Hiveclass

Hiveclass is the Digital Encyclopedia for youth sports training, a platform that makes it easy for families to access high quality, educational videos in various sports and activities. Whether a kid is exploring a new hobby, searching for additional instruction, or looking to increase levels of physical activity, Hiveclass provides various options for all.

Hoopla

Access the latest in movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics, and TV shows. Stream or download with the Hoopla app.  Compatible with iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and Roku. Registration must be done from "Access" link below. Registration is not available from the Hoopla app or website. 

Kanopy

Select from over 30,000 thousand award-winning films and documentaries available from Kanopy.  Classic-films, world cinema, popular movies, plus a whole lot more educational and entertainment films to choose from.  Access from anywhere, anytime, with any device.