Online Reference Sources

The Wichita Public Library provides access to Ancestry, Foundation Grants, LearnATest, NewsBank, NoveList, Opposing Viewpoints, ReferenceUSA and Sams Photofact.

Statewide access to WorldCat, Gale Databases, Heritage Quest and World Book is made possible through the cooperative efforts of the Kansas State Library, Regents libraries, regional library systems and other partners. See All State Resources.

       All are available at Wichita Public Library computer stations
   Available at any Internet computer with a Kansas Library Card
   Available at any Internet computer with your Wichita Public Library card

With more than three billion names and four thousand searchable databases, Ancestry.com is the number one online source for family history information, including the web's largest collection of historical records. Your family story is waiting.

Find sources for scholarships, fellowships and grants; exclusively for individuals.

Gale Databases

Gale offers extensive magazine and newspaper indexes on a wide range of topics.

Heritage Quest Online

Heritage Quest provides a growing collection of research materials for genealogists and historians.

LearningExpress Library

Practice exams from any computer with an Internet connection! Tests available include the GED, ACT, SAT, ESL, ASVAB and many tests required for careers. Résumé and cover letter lessons are available too. Sign up with your 14 digit Library card number as username for a free account.

NewsBank

Full-text articles from The Wichita Eagle. Archives are available from 1984 to present.

NoveList

NoveList is an online readers' advisory tool that helps readers find fiction books based on books they've read or topics they like.

OCLC WorldCat

Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Based on the acclaimed social issues print series published by Greenhaven Press, and reference content from other Thomson Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources. Use your 14 digit card number to connect outside the Library.

ReferenceUSA

The ReferenceUSA database contains detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; and directory information for 102 million U.S. residents.

Sams Photofact® repair manuals

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