Databases for Home & Personal Improvement
- Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection (Gale)
Contains journals focused on both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture studies. - General OneFile (Gale)
One-stop source for magazine and journal articles covering general interest topics along with reference, newspaper, and audio content. - Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost)
Access to nearly 80 full text consumer health magazines covering topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health. - Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale)
Provides authoritative information on a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative and complementary medical practices. - Home Improvement Collection (Gale)
Access to home improvement-focused titles with topics like architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more to meet the research needs of hobbyists and industry professionals. - Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection (Gale)
Offers scholarly journals, magazines, and trade publications covering the cultural and economic aspects of travel and tourism, including content on state parks and information on planning a vacation to full-text travel guides from Fodor's. - Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text (EBSCOhost) 1994 to present
Coverage of scholarly articles, symposia, jurisdictional surveys, court decisions, legislation, books, book reviews and more. Full text is available for over 400 periodicals, many of them peer-reviewed. - Insurance and Liability Collection (Gale)
Focuses on the insurance industry and topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, and legal issues that are of interest for those ranging from the individual property owner to multinational corporations. - Popular Culture Collection (Gale)
Access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. - Popular Magazines (Gale)
Provides access to more than 1,000 full-text magazines covering subjects such as art, current events, sports, science, health, and more. - Readers’ Guide Full Text Mega (EBSCOhost)
Subject coverage includes antiques, arts, business, computers, education, entertainment, film & television, gardening, health & medicine, history, home improvement, literature, news & current events, photography, popular & classical music, politics, popular culture, religion, science, sports & fitness, transportation, travel and much more. - Transparent Language (Gale)
Helps users build all four core skills of a language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. There are over 100 languages to choose from including English lessons for speakers of over 25 different languages. KidSpeak has kid-friendly lessons and interface in 6 languages. All users must create an account to access this resource.
