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Your Research Toolkit
Our Research Tools are designed to help you find authorative information in many subject areas, and to put you in touch with professional staff in our Reference Department.
Most databases and services listed in Research Tools can be used from home by logging in with a Kanawha County Public Library card. If you don't have a card nearly all of these services are accessible to anyone using a public access computer at any of our branch locations. The Foundation Center databases are only available from the Main Library in Charleston.
Database Access
Important research to do and you can't get into the library? The library subscribes to online databases containing magazines, journals, books, essays, encyclopedias and more.
From poems about Paul Revere to biographical information on Castro to news articles from the time of the Normandy Invasion to how galaxies form, it's all there. And you can relax knowing the information can be trusted.
Reference e-Books
Can't make it into the library to find the answer to your question? Well, we've purchased books online to answer your questions 24/7 with your library card number. Articles in these online books can be printed, downloaded and emailed. Also check out our quality databases with articles from books and magazines.
Fashion - Costume - and Culture: Clothing - Headwear - Body Decorations - and Footwear through the Ages
remote access with library card
World Eras - Volume 1: European Renaissance and Reformation - 1350-1600
remote access with library card
World Eras - Volume 3: Roman Republic and Empire - 264 B.C.E.- 476 C.E.
remote access with library card
Reference E-books Added to Your Research Toolkit
Now, with a Kanawha County Public Library card and an internet connection, you have 24/7 access to the new Reference E-books featuring premier reference works related to: