Online Resources
Alexander Street Press Online Music
We have subscriptions to three online music databases. You can create playlists and listen to music online for free or, for a fee, download the music to your personal computer. Our databases are: Classical Music Library, Smithsonian Global Sound, and African American Song.
Auto Repair
Automotive information for vehicles from 1954 to the present. Click here if you are using a computer in Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of Missoula Public Library.
Business Reference
More than 13 million businesses are listed in this business reference. If you are being sent to a Username/password page, click here to get help accessing this database.
CINAHL with Full Text
CINAHL with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 580 journals indexed in CINAHL. With full-text coverage dating back to 1981, CINAHL with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature. Click here if you are using a computer in Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of Missoula Public Library. To access the database choose EBSCOhost Research Databases and select CINAHL with Full Text.
Eldercare
A resource for seasoned citizens. Contains news articles on subjects such as medicare, health care, nursing homes, assisted living, hospice and more. Eldercare also contains quality-of-care ratings for different assisted living institutions across the country. Click here if you are using a computer in Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of Missoula Public Library.
Environment Complete
Environment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more. Environment Complete offers records dating back to the 1940s. Click here if you are using a computer in Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of Missoula Public Library. To access the database choose EBSCOhost Research Databases and select Environment Complete.
Heritage Quest
A genealogy database to help you research your family history. At a public PC in the main library, look for "Heritage Quest" in Favorites, or click here. If you are not in the main branch, click here.
Ibistro
This is our online public access catalog (OPAC). Using iBistro, you can search our catalog to see what items we own, and which are available. A myBistro account will allow you to review the materials you have checked out, find out when they are due, renew materials, place or cancel holds, check the status of a hold, or change your PIN. Click here to learn how to set up your myBistro account.
Infotrac Magazine Database
Infotrac is a database containing close to a million magazine, encyclopedia, and newspaper articles on literally thousands of topics. When prompted, type your library barcode number, with no spaces, into the password box, then click the "proceed" button.
Learn-a-Test
A new database allows library users to access test preparation materials and practice tests for the GED, SAT, ASVAB, civil service exams and many more. Have your library card handy when you register. Use your library card number as your username.
Missoulian Index
A searchable database covering over 25 years of articles! The index will give you an article citation. Indexed articles are available on microfilm, located near the reference desk at Missoula Public Library.
Morningstar - Connect From Home
Morningstar.com Library Edition helps you make smart investment decisions. Find a stock or fund to meet your needs, research current or prospective holdings, or see how your investments fit together.
Novelist
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction. Click here if you are using a computer in the Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of the Missoula Public Library.
Novelist K-8
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students. You can access the Learning Center by clicking on its link in the left hand column of your screen. Click here if you are using a computer in Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of the Missoula Public Library.
World Book Online
World Book Online Reference Center features the content of The World Book Encyclopedia, plus 16 additional databases that allow students, educators, and others to conduct in-depth research on thousands of topics. Click here if you are using a computer in the Missoula Public Library. Click here if you are using a computer outside of the Missoula Public Library.
Missoula Public Library plans to subscribe to other online resources in the future. Have a suggestion? Click here to let us know!