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The Library offers Library Service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Just because the "doors are locked", doesn't mean that we stop serving you.  Below are information resources which are available for use outside of the Library for Pine Bluff / Jefferson County Library Card holders.  Some resources will also require a Personal Identification Number.
 

Home Access to Opposing Viewpoints:  Provides differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, ecology, human rights, mental health, religion, and many more topics.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number and a Personal Identification Number.   Click Here if you need a PIN

Home Access to CultureGrams:  Provides Cultural information about countries around the world, including beliefs, traditions, and institutions that create and mediate individual, community, and national identity. Each CultureGram has 25 different categories so you can see each culture’s many facets and draw connections between them. Requires you to enter your Library Card Number and a Personal Identification Number.   Click Here if you need a PIN

Home Access to EBSCO
Home Access to EBSCO:  Includes access to full-text magazines, journals and newspaper articles, health and medical sources, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, Animal Encyclopedia, along with Elementary, Secondary and Senior High School resources, including Searchasaurus. Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)
Home Access to Britannica Online: Comprehensive, authoritative work containing articles on a wide range of subjects with full-text and images.  Includes the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Student Research Center:  EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. The Student Research Center is designed especially for youth in grades 6-12.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Curriculum Resource Center

Home Access to Curriculum Resource Center:  History (World, American, African-American, Government), Historical Timelines, Geography, Mathematics, Science Diagrams, Science Experiments, Physical Education and Health. For the Jr. High and High School student.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.

Link to History Reference Center

American History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, from prior to 1776 to present day.

Link to African-American History & Culture

 African-American History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, from prior to 1819 to present day.

American Women's History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, from prior to 1492 to present day.

 

 American Indian History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, covering before 1775, and various time frames through to the present day.

 

 Ancient and Medieval History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, covering Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Medieval Africa, Europe and the Americas.  

History Data Search:  Search the American History, African-American History, American Women's History,  American Indian History & Culture and Ancient History & Culture database (all listed above) through this one convenient search tool.

Link to Science Online

 Science Online:  Biographies, Diagrams, Definitions, Experiments, Essays and Timelines. Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.

Link to World Atlas

 World Atlas:  Interactive maps from all over the world with flags, vital statistics, government information, demographics, and other resources.Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.

Facts on File Databases:  Fully searchable resource with full-text and images in categories of Science (including science experiments) , History,  African-American History, Geography, Career Guidance along with Government and Legal Forms.

Link to Health Reference Center

Health Reference Center:  General Health, Mental Health, Definitions & Terms, Medical Tests, and Social Issues. Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.

Link to Career Guidance Center

 Career Guidance Center:  Industry Overviews, Career Descriptions, Industry Resources, Scholarships, Academic and Non-Academic Programs and Employability Skills Checklist. Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.

Home Access to U.S. Legal Forms for the State of Arkansas:  Legal forms for leases, mortgages, deeds, bill of sale, power of attorney, wills, divorce, and many other Arkansas legal forms.  Also includes employment law handbook, elder law handbook, financial statements, and over 1,500 sample letters pertaining to many legal issues.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number and a Personal Identification Number.  Click Here if you need a PIN

CultureGrams Kids World Edition:  For K through 8th graders. Learn the culture of many countries of the world.  Includes fun facts, information about lifestyle, people & places, history, society, recipe collection and much more.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number and a Personal Identification Number.

CultureGrams States Edition:  For K through 8th graders. Learn the culture of any state in the United States.  Includes Fun Facts, Famous People, Climate, Geography, Time Line and much more.    Requires you to enter your Library Card Number and a Personal Identification Number.

Home Access to Discovering Collection

 Home Access to Infobits:  For K through 8th graders.  Information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more, with easy, subject-based search tree to help find just what you need.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number, and a Library Personal Identification Number (PIN).    Click Here if you need a PIN

Link to Curriculum Resource Center Jr. Edition

 World Almanac Online:  People in History, Events in History, Maps & Flags, Timelines, Science Diagrams, Science Projects and Career Ideas. For the elementary and middle school students. Requires you to enter your Library Card Number.   Click Here if you need a PIN

Home Access to Kids Search:  Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8.  Includes Primary Search,   Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, TOPICsearch, Funk & Wagnalss and EBSCO Animals databases, featuring full-text articles.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Searchasaurus
Home Access to Searchasaurus:  EBSCO host's graphical design search database for elementary and middle school students.  Includes Primary Search and Middle Search Plus databases featuring full-text articles.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Home Access to Discovering Collection

 Home Access to Testing & Education Reference Center:  For High School and College Students.  Take practice ACT and SAT tests or use the test preperation eBooks to study for ACT, SAT, AP, GED, CLEP, GRE, GMAT, ASVAB and a variety of licensing exams.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number, and a Library Personal Identification Number (PIN).    Click Here if you need a PIN

Home Access to Discovering Collection
Home Access to Discovering Collection:  Includes access to People Search, Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Biographical Dictionary, Geographical Dictionary, and their Collegiate Dictionary.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number, and a Library Personal Identification Number (PIN).  Click Here if you need a PIN
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Home Access to Heritage Quest

 Home Access to Heritage Quest:  Includes access to Genealogy Database of Federal Census images along with family and local histories. Soon it will include Obituaries,  War Pensions and other records.  Requires you to enter your Library Card Number, and a Library Personal Identification Number (PIN).  Click Here if you need a PIN    (Having problems with Heritage Quest Home Access?)

Pine Bluff Obituary Index:  The Library's computer index to the Pine Bluff Commercial, Pine Bluff Graphic, Pine Bluff News, Pine Bluff Dispatch,  Pine Bluff Press-Eagle, Negro Spokesman, Jefferson Republican, Weekly Echo, and White Hall Journal.  Contains over 260,000 entries from 1866 to present day.

Genealogy Book Index:  The Library's Genealogy Book Index to various genealogy books owned by the Pine Bluff / Jefferson County Library which did not come with an index.  Currently contains nearly 80,000 entries for 76 books.

Link to Card Catalog

 Library Card Catalog:  Search for books, videos, books on cassette and other resources available at your Library System. If you want to put a book on reserve, or renew items you currently have checked out, you will need a Personal Identification Number (PIN).  Click Here if you need a PIN
 
If you have any problems accessing the resources from outside of the Library, or if you need help in deciding which resource would help you the best, please call the Main Library's Reference Desk at 534-2159 or send us an e-mail (please be sure to put "library question" as the subject.

 
Please do not hesitate to contact a Librarian @ 534-2159