Online Resources | South Central Library System

System-wide Resources

Available to individuals who live in the South Central Library System service area and have a library card issued by a South Central Library System member library.*

OverDrive - Wisconsin's Digital Library
Digital audio books and ebooks for use with computers, MP3 players, and ebook readers.

Patrons who live outside the SCLS service area cannot have access through their SCLS member library card and must access this resource through a library in their home county.

WorldCat FirstSearch and WorldCat.org
Records describing books and other library materials from around the world. Find items you are unable to find in your library's catalog.

BadgerLink Selected Resources

BadgerLink provides Wisconsin residents with licensed trustworthy content not available from free search engines.
Contact BadgerLink or your local library for assistance or information about these databases.
More databases are available from BadgerLink.

Image	Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers Full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, plus newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s. Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers Full Details & Training	Newspapers
Image	Britannica Library and Britannica Escolar Online Reference and learning resource for children and adults. Britannica Library Full Details & Training Britannica Escolar Full Details & Training	Encyclopedia
Image	Core Collections Complete New Reliable guides to help librarians with collection development and maintenance, curriculum support, readers' advisory and general reference. Core Collections Complete Full Details & Training	Books & Authors
Image	EBSCOhost Article databases on general, business, health topics and more. EBSCO All Resources Full Details & Training	Magazine & News Articles
Image	HeritageQuest American genealogical sources. HeritageQuest Online Full Details & Training	Genealogy
Image	Literary Reference Center Plus Literary criticism and reference works. Literary Reference Center Full Details & Training	Books & Authors
Image	Newspaper Source Plus Full-text coverage of today's major newspapers. Newspaper Source Plus Full Details & Training	Newspapers
Image	Newspapers.com Library Edition New Historical newspapers archive from the 1700s - 2000s containing regional, state, and small local newspapers in the United States and other countries. Newspapers.com Library Edition - World Collection Full Details & Training	Newspapers
Image	NoveList and Novelist K-8 For access to Novelist Plus, please see the list of subscribing libraries*. Fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more. NoveList Full Details & Training	Books & Authors
Image	TeachingBooks.net Multimedia on K-12 fiction and non-fiction books. TeachingBooks.net Full Details & Training	Books & Authors
Image	U.S. Newsstream New Current and archival to 1980s U.S. news featuring key national and regional sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune as well as over 80 Gannett titles. U.S. Newsstream Full Details & Training	Newspapers
Image	Can't find the right resource? Visit BadgerLink to find more resources on a variety of topics.

Additional Resources

Individual libraries may provide additional locally-subscribed resources.

* Online resources are supported by funding from South Central Library System, its member libraries, BadgerLink, and LSTA grants made available through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).