Research

Academic OneFile

Full-text articles and reference sources on many subject disciplines. Updated daily.

Academic Search Premier

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

Ancestry Library Edition

Images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, immigration lists and over 4000 other databases. Help

Army Digital Media Library

A collection of downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMovies, and eMusic that are compatible with PCs and Macs, eReaders, and other handheld devices. Collection includes both fiction — generation, classic, fantasy, humor, mysteries, and thrillers — and nonfiction — general, biography, business, computer technology, history, religion and spirituality, and self-improvement.

Army Europe Libraries Catalog

Search for books, music and movies in your library. Or search the entire Army Europe Libraries collection.

AudioBookCloud

An online audiobook library collection of streaming audio books. Titles include unabridged versions of classics of American and world literature, non-fiction, fiction, children, teen, and Spanish books.

Auto Repair Reference Center

Automotive repair manuals from the Chilton Total Car Care Series, plus illustrated auto repair manuals covering 21,000 vehicles.

Britannica Online

Search the encyclopedia or browse by topic. Also features a world atlas, timelines, year in review, and world data. Great for homework. Guided Tour

Business Insights

Articles, company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search Tips (PDF)

Career Transitions

Find job announcements, write a resume, map military experience to civilian jobs, write a cover letter, get tips and advice, participate in an interview simulation, access your career interests, match experience to new careers, and search schools and programs.

Chilton Library

Chilton’s auto repair manuals for most models from 1952.

CountryWatch

A country-specific intelligence and information database with reports on each recognized country with up-to-date news and data.

CultureGrams

Provides information on more than 200 countries in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary and in-depth information on 25 categories. Includes world edition, kids edition, States edition & Canada edition.

eBooks and Audiobooks on Ebscohost

eBooks and Audiobooks on Ebscohost (formerly known as NetLibrary) offers fiction and nonfiction titles with the option to download ebooks and read offline. Subject areas include business, management, history, science. You will need to create an account, get started with user guides and tutorials.

Ebscohost (all databases)

Choose from an entire platform of full-text databases. Select Ebscohost if you are interested in searching a broad range of topics, but use the “Everything” search at the top of this Web page for the best results.

Gale (all databases)

Choose from an entire platform of full-text databases covering history, science, biography, automobiles, and many other subjects. Use the search field at the top of the main screen if you would like to broadly search across several databases at once.

Gale Reference Center Gold

This resource center integrates a vast array of key business and general interest titles to fully answer your reference questions — all in a single database. Search Tips (PDF)

Gale Virtual Reference Library

This is a multidisciplinary eBook reference resource with topics including history, business, law, science and social sciences. Included are The College Blue Book, Lucent Terrorism Library, and Encyclopedia of U.S. National Security among other materials.

General OneFile

General Onefile provides access to periodical and news content as well as indexing from a variety of general and specialized journals — from the New York Times and Christian Science Monitor to refereed academic journals. Includes more than 6,300 full-text titles.

GreenFILE

All aspects of human impact on the environment including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.

HeritageQuest

Complete set of U.S. Federal Census records from 1790-1930, over 25,000 full-text family and local histories, PERSI index to genealogy and local history articles. Help

InfoTrac Junior Elementary Edition (K-12)

Designed for students K-12, with full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

InfoTrac Junior High School Edition

InfoTrac Junior Edition, designed for junior high and middle school students, features full-text articles that support school curriculum, including major magazines, newspapers and reference works.

Kids InfoBits

Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA)

LISTA indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Literature Resource Center

Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. Find literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. Great for book clubs and homework. Search Tips (PDF)

LitFinder

LitFinder is international in scope, covers all time periods, and includes more than 125,000 full-textpoems, 850,00 poem citations and excerpts, and thousands of full-textshort stories, essays, speeches, and plays.

MasterFILE Premier

MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

Military & Government Collection

Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites.

Military & Government Publications

Includes Army Times, Air Force Times, Armed Forces Journal, Defense News, Federal Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times and more.

Military & Intelligence Database

A custom collection of journals aimed at military and intelligence full-text articles.

Morningstar Investment Research Center

Morningstar is an independent Internet-based investment resource for stocks and mutual funds. Check on your 401K and other investments with Morningstar Analyst Reports.

My iLibrary

For the military community, over 400 eBooks including 95 books covering legal issues, 24 foreign language guides, and 169 “For Dummies” books.

National Geographic Virtual Library

National Geographic Virtual Library Archives with over 100 years of the amazing photographs and stories from 1888 through 1994.

NoveList K-8 Plus

Find fiction and nonfiction titles for kids and young adults. Search by title, author, series or reading level to find similar titles and reviews.

NoveList Plus

Find new fiction and nonfiction titles to read. Search by favorite author, title or series and find similar titles, reviews and reading group guides.

Nursing & Allied Health Collections

Provides comprehensive information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and magazine and newspaper articles.

OneClickDigital Audiobooks

Hundreds of eAudiobooks are available from OneClickDigital by Recorded Books. Genres include biography, business, classics, fantasy, history, horror, humor, inspirational, mystery, romance, sci-fi, self help, suspense and westerns.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Provides comprehensive information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and magazine and newspaper articles.

Peterson’s Education & Lifelong Learning Resource

Online tools to help you prepare for college, advance your military career, find a civilian job, prepare for a nursing career, and get into graduate school. Includes study guides and practice exams for CLEP and DSST. Tutorial

ProQuest Newspapers

More than 475 full-text U.S. and international newspapers.

Safari Books Online

Thousands of full-text searchable eBooks from O’Reilly, Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Microsoft Press and more.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center

Includes ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, jet skis, snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines.

SocINDEX with Full Text

The world’s most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 2.1 million records with subject headings from a 20,000+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text

The world’s most comprehensive source of full text for sports and sports medicine journals, providing full text for 550 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the SPORTDiscus index. Full-text coverage dating back to 1985.

Student Resources in Context

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted Web sites.

Teacher Reference Center

Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.

Transparent Language

A fast and easy resource to learn dozens of different languages. Includes language and culture blogs, words of the day, and mobile access options. Register on the Web site and begin learning today.

TumbleBook Library

Read, listen, and play games with your beginning reader. Includes animated, talking, and picture eBooks for ages four through twelve.

TumbleBookCloud (for teens)

An online collection of read-alongs, eBooks, graphic novels, audiobooks, and educational videos for middle school and high school students.

TumbleBookCloud Junior

An online collection of read-alongs, eBooks, graphic novels, audiobooks, and educational videos for elementary students.

Tutor.com

Students can register and receive access to online homework help and expert one-on-one tutoring. Thousands of tutors are online 24/7 with real-time help in math, science, social studies and English for grades four through twelve.
Note: This database is restricted to United States active duty military, U.S. military reservists, U.S. National Guard personnel on active duty in a deployed status and DoD civilians in a deployed status and their dependents. Access for students attending Department of Defense Schools not included in the eligibility statement above, is being provided by Tutor.com through an arrangement with the Department of Defense Education Activity.

U.S. History in Context

Not only can you find journal articles, reference books, and images but U.S. History in Context also let you hear the voices from the past.

What Do I Read Next?

What Do I Read Next? includes over 134,300 recommended titles, more than 74,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles.

World History in Context

World History in Context moves chronologically over 5,000 years from antiquity to the present and geographically around the globe, to ensure that the events, movements and individuals that defined, informed and shaped world history are covered with a sense of balance.

WorldCat (public Web site)

Catalog of books, videos, DVDs, web resources and other library materials owned by libraries worldwide. Use this if you can’t find an item in the Army Europe Libraries Catalog.

Zinio (eMagazine service)

A collection of nearly 500 magazine titles in full color in many genres including art, automotive, entertainment, home, lifestyle, men, news, science and technology, sports, travel, and women.

Automotive Repair

Chilton Library

Chilton’s auto repair manuals for most models from 1952.

Auto Repair Reference Center

Contains repair and maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles created by ASE certified technicians.

In the Library

The Library has a collection of car repair books. Try searching the Library catalog for your car make and model or browse for Automobiles maintenance repair, Chiltons, Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, or Toyota.

On the Web

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Recalls Search Engine

Information provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation including recalls for vehicle and equipment campaigns (e.g. motor vehicle products which experienced a safety-related defect or did not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards) from 1966 to present.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Technical Service Bulletins

Search for summaries of the manufacturer’s technical service bulletins on specific vehicle models.

Edmunds.com

Car buying guide with new and used car prices, car comparisons, buying advice, ratings, values, and auto leasing.

Kelley Blue Book

Resource for auto prices, values, and expert and consumer reviews on new and used cars.

Nadaguides.com

New car prices, used car values, car buying guides, car reviews, specifications, safety ratings, photos, videos, car comparisons, and tips and advice.

Genealogy

Each Library location has print resources to help you with your family history. If you find a book in the Library Catalog, you can request the material be sent to a library near you.

Ancestry Library Edition

Images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, immigration lists and over 4000 other databases. Help

HeritageQuest

Complete set of U.S. Federal Census records from 1790-1930, over 25,000 full-text family and local histories, PERSI index to genealogy and local history articles. Help

On the Web

Africana Heritage Project

This database includes valuable records documenting the names and lives of slaves, freedpersons, and their descendants, assisting African Americans who are researching their family histories.

CastleGarden.org

Offers free access to a database of information on 10 million immigrants who entered this New York port from 1830 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened.

Cemetery Records Online

The leading genealogical resource for burial records and tombstone inscriptions.

Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

More than 220,000 categorized and cross-referenced links.

Ellis Island Records Online

A database of 22 million records of immigrant arrivals through New York Harbor from 1892 to 1924.

LDS Family Search

At this site, developed by the Family History Department of the LDS (Mormon) Church, search the LDS library catalog, collection of databases, and more.

National Archives & Records Administration Genealogy Page

The gateway into federal records for genealogy research including census records, military records, immigration records (ship passenger lists), naturalization records and land records.

RootsWeb.com

The oldest and largest free online community for genealogists. Numerous research tools, surname lists, mailing lists, message boards and more.

Health and Wellness

Ebsco eBooks and Audiobooks

Ebsco eBooks and audiobooks (formerly known as NetLibrary) offers a variety of health and wellness subjects with the option to download eBooks to read offline. You will need to create an account; get started with user guides and tutorials.

More eResources are available at the Army Medicine Virtual Library.

On the Web

MedlinePlus

All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.

Drugs at FDA

Find information about FDA-approved medications.

KidsHealth

KidsHealth is the most visited Web site for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

TriCare Europe

TriCare Overseas is administered by International SOS, the world’s leading international healthcare company. Get the help you need when you are living or traveling overseas for TriCare beneficiaries.

World Health Organization (WHO)

The World Health Organization is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system.

Medical Encyclopedia

The A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. For more information about A.D.A.M., see its content review board.

Browse by first letter of topic:

Literature

Literature Resource Center

Literature Resource Center is a current, comprehensive, and reliable online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Its coverage includes all genres and disciplines, all time periods, and all regions of the world.

LitFinder

LitFinder covers all time periods, and contains literature content, including more than 140,000 full-text poems, 840,000 poem citations and excerpts, 7,100 full-text short stories and novels, and 3,800 full-text essays.

NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers’ advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction. With its intuitive interface and extensive proprietary content, NoveList Plus will help you to answer the question of what to read next.

NoveList Plus K-8

NoveList K-8 Plus is a comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction. With its fun and intuitive interface, and extensive proprietary content, NoveList K-8 Plus will help you integrate reading across the curriculum and support your young readers.

On the Web

Internet Archive: Text Archive

Download free books and texts. Internet Archive’s Text Archive contains a wide range of fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books.

Google Book Search

Google Books is a database, searchable like Google, of out-of-copyright books fully downloadable to read offline or read online.

Online Books Page

The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all.

Poetry Foundation

The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg offers over 36,000 free ebooks to download to your PC, Kindle, Android, iOS or other portable devices. Choose between ePub, Kindle, HTML and simple text formats.

WorldCat

WorldCat is the world’s largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information.

Military and Government

Military & Government Publications

Includes Army Times, Air Force Times, Armed Forces Journal, Defense News, Federal Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times ,and more.

Military & Intelligence Database

A custom collection of journals aimed at military and intelligence full-text articles.

Did you know the Army Europe Library includes an impressive Military Reference Collection? The collection is the most extensive historical record of the U.S. Army in Europe and includes World War II unit histories. Contact the Library Support Center to speak to a reference librarian about the collection.

Science and Technology

Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources.

GreenFILE

All aspects of human impact on the environment including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.

eBooks

The Library offers a wide variety of eBooks. Check out the following databases for science- and technology-related eBooks:

Ebsco eBooks and Audiobooks

Safari Books Online

On the Web

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through research and education projects. Catch up on news from the forefront of science and engineering.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

NOAA’s mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts. To share that knowledge and information with others, and to conserve and manage costal and marine ecosystems and resources.

The National Science Digital Library

NSDL is the National Science Foundation’s online library of resources and collections for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research.

Science.gov

Science.gov searches over 45 databases and over 2,000 selected Web sites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.

Test Preparation

Peterson’s Education & Lifelong Learning Resource

College Success: study guides and prep tests for CLEP, Dantes (DSST), ACT, SAT

Military success: ASVAB, flight aptitude tests, officer candidate tests, AFOQT

Portable Civilian Career: Resume help, civil service exams

High School Success: GED prep, AP exam prep, college planning

Allied Health & Nursing Career: Nursing programs search, NCLEX prep, EMT exam prep

Getting into graduate school: GRE, GMAT, LSAT, graduate school search

Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES)

The DANTES mission is to support the off-duty, voluntary education programs of the Department of Defense and to conduct special projects and development activities in support of education-related functions of the Department.

In the Library

The Library has many test preparation books. Here are a few:

ACT

ASVAB

CLEP

Dantes/DSST

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

Military Flight Aptitude Test

SAT

TOEFL