Research Information

Find answers to your questions with these curated research tools.

 

Academic OneFile

Research millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN, as well as…

Biography in Context

Research more than 5500 famous people from the past and present. Find images, audio files, excerpts from primary sources such as newspapers and speeches, and other resources.

Britannica Library

Britannica is a dynamic, continuously updated, rigorously fact-checked information source for students, teachers, and lifelong learners. 

 

ChiltonLibrary

Detailed manuals and diagrams for vehicles and labor estimating tools as well as ASE test preparation help.

Bay Area Consumers' Checkbook

From auto repair shops to doctors to plumbers to vets, Checkbook helps you find the best local services—and avoid the worst. Dedicated staff and members research prices, provide…

Consumer Reports Website

In addition to thousands of product ratings and reviews of appliances, electronics and more, you will find in-depth advice, tips and trends written by Consumer Reports experts…

Data Axle Reference Solutions

Provides basic information on more than 24 million businesses and more than 262 million consumers in the US and Canada.

Explora

Our largest database of magazines and journals offering many full-text articles.

General OneFile

Includes full-text periodicals covering a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities,…

Health and Wellness

Current medical information from Gale.

JSTOR and ARTSTOR

JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, images, and primary sources. With ARTSTOR you can explore collections of images and primary sources from libraries, museums…

Legal Information Source (NOLO)

Access free legal information and forms from NOLO Press.

Literature Criticism

Find a wide range of literary criticism across eras and genres.

Literature Resource Center

Search for information on authors, literary works, and analysis across eras and literary disciplines.

Newsbank

Full-text access to hundreds of U.S. newspapers including Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and more local sources.

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

An authoritative guide to the English Language, featuring the meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation of words. 

Physical Review Journals

Access (in-library only) to all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to the first issue in 1893, a collection including over 400,000 scientific research papers.

PressReader

Get unlimited access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves. Titles include The Guardian, Bloomberg Businessweek,…