Collections and Databases
- Databases, online services and collections of online and print materials made available to library staff and the public by the Wisconsin Valley Library Services. A library card may be required for access.
Ancestry: Library Edition
Funded by WVLS for member libraries.
Access to various sources of genealogical data, including: birth, death and marriage records; U.S. census and immigration data; military service rosters, and more! Access is available from computers at WVLS-member libraries only.
Academic Search Premier
Full-text journal, magazine, and peer reviewed articles on a variety of academic topics.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers
Provides access to 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 60 days ago, searchable PDF format, available in libraries and by the entry of a Wisconsin library card number. It is not available via IP address authentication as are other BadgerLink resources.
BadgerLink
Badgerlink is a program of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction that provides Wisconsin residents access to electronic information online. It includes many of the databases offered by public libraries throughout the state.
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most popular business research database, featuring the full text for more than 2,200 journals. Full text is provided back to 1965, and searchable cited references back to 1998.
Central Wisconsin Digital Project
Central Wisconsin Digitization Project (CWDP) is a consortium of libraries, historical societies, genealogical societies and museums committed to preserving and disseminating the history of Marathon and Lincoln Counties through the digitization of original sources and artifacts and their subsequent publication on the internet. Includes the collections “Railroads of Lincoln and Marathon Counties” and “Libraries and Schools in Marathon and Lincoln Counties.”
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer-oriented health content. Health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers by testing a wide variety of products and publishing comprehensive reviews. This database provides a way to search within issues of Consumer Reports and view them online in PDF format.
Foundations in Wisconsin
Funded by WVLS for member libraries.
A directory providing searchable profiles of active grant-making foundations in the state of Wisconsin. Access is limited to WVLS-member library staff. Contact WVLS for access.
Gale Courses
Funded by WVLS for member libraries.
Professional and personal enrichment online courses. Taught by experts in their field 12x per year for all WVLS area library users! Earn completion certificates with quizzes or without quizzes for personal enrichment.
Heritage Quest
Provides access to census records and books and periodicals relevant to genealogical research. Includes all current U.S. Federal Census records, over 25,000 family and local histories, and access to PERSI (PERiodical Source Index) with over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.
- Heritage Quest Table Topper
- HeritageQuest Online: Materials from Proquest: bookmarks, QR code tie-ins, quick tips, poster…
Learning Express Library
Offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses and information needed to achieve success at school, at work or in life.
- Learning Express Library Table Topper 2018
- LearningExpress Library Promotional Materials: flyers (mulitiple languages), quick start guides, logos, web buttons, …
Makerspace & Early Literacy Kits
Over 100 makerspace kits and storykits are available for WVLS, IFLS, and K-12 libraries. Use kits during exisiting programs like Lego Club, city festivals, or during outreach efforts to incorporate STEM/STEAM activites. Build programs around makerpsace kits with local volunteers.
NoveList Plus
Funded by WVLS for member libraries.
A reader’s advisory database of professionally-created reading recommendations, author biographies, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction books.
- NoveList Plus Table Topper
- NoveList Promotion Kit: “I love books that are…,” “Looking for a good book series…,” bookmarks, flyers, web buttons, logos, tutorials…
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly) and allows users to search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type, and model numbers. PDF full text is available for all documents.
- Small Engine Repair Reference Center Table Topper
- Small Engine Repair Reference Center Promotional Kit: bookmarks, flyers, posters, graphics, logos…
TeachingBooks.net
An easy-to-use website that adds a multimedia dimension to the reading experiences of children’s and young adult books. Includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.
- Teaching Books Table Topper
- Teaching Books Marketing: customize bookmarks, flyers, newsletters, social media, tutorials
WISCAT
A way for Wisconsin’s library staff and patrons to discover and share materials through interlibrary loan. This service is a project of Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL), Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Funding support comes from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Further details about interlibrary loan may be found on the WVLS Interlibrary Loan webpage.
Wisconsin Digital Archives
The Wisconsin Digital Archives is a growing collection of documents about the activities, functions, and policies of Wisconsin State Government. The collection contains documents from 2001 to current published by the Executive and Judicial branches of Wisconsin State Government, state government task forces, initiatives, boards, commissions, councils and special study groups.
Wisconsin’s Digital Library
Borrow a variety of e-books, audio books, music and videos! These items may be downloaded and transferred to e-readers, tablets, smart phones, mp3 players or computers. Formerly known as “OverDrive” and “WPLC Digital Download Center,” this collection is managed by the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.
- Libby Table Topper
- Meet Libby Marketing Kit: getting started guide, web ads, social media graphics, bookmarks, 1/2 sheet, flyers…
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