Online Resources

DIGITAL MATERIALS

• OverDrive / Libby – ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines
• Hoopla – ebooks, comics, audiobooks, movies & TV, music
• Kanopy – critically-acclaimed movies, documentaries, and award-winning foreign films

INSPIRE- INDIANA’S VIRTUAL LIBRARY

Includes full-text magazine and journal articles, images, almanacs, full-text historic newspapers, multimedia, library catalogs, and much more.  It’s a service of the Indiana State Library, funded by the Indiana General Assembly through Build Indiana Funds and The Institute of Museum and Library Services. Access anywhere in Indiana.

America’s News (NewsBank)
Provides access to tens of millions of articles and video clips from local, state, regional, and national news sources. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Includes an index to the electronic edition of the Goshen News [2007-present]. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Ancestry Library
Genealogical database with extensive coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. This database can only be accessed at the Library.

AtoZdatabases
Search directories for businesses, people, and jobs in the United States. Includes 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

AtoZ World Food
Contains more than 7,000 traditional recipes from 174 countries, along with thousands of ingredient, food culture, and reference articles. Access anywhere with your GPL card number

Biography Reference Bank [Available through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library]
Biographical database offers the in-depth, original profiles from the Current Biography and World Authors series, the thorough periodical coverage of Biography Index and the specialist biographical content of Junior Authors & Illustrators. It provides biographical full-text articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals.Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Biography Reference Center [Available through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library]
This database offers a collection of full-text biographies and unique narrative biographies. The database includes coverage of several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres, including those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).

Brainfuse HelpNow
Provides on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels. Personalized homework help available in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science and social studies) including SAT preparation. Adult Learning Center offers help with high school equivalency exams, citizenship tests, Microsoft Office help, and resume writing. Spanish-speaking tutors available. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Chilton Library
Provides access to repair, maintenance, and service information for over 2,600 vehicles from 1940 to current year.  Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Court Forms
Divorce, child support, name change, and other forms available through the Coalition for Court Access.  Forms may be filled out online and then printed and filed with the appropriate office.  Access anywhere.

Creativebug 
Provides unlimited access to 1,000+ online art and craft classes taught by expert instructors.  Sewing, quilting, knitting, crochet, baking and paper craft classes come with downloadable patterns and recipes.  Access anywhere with your GPL card number and PIN.

CultureGrams
Learn about the daily life, culture and traditions of people from around the world. Includes maps, photos, interviews, recipes, flags, graphs and tables. Great for school reports or understanding the culture before traveling to a given destination.  Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Cypress Resume
A resume builder that helps create professional quality resumes in several simple steps. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Digital Learn
If you are new to computers, haven’t used them for a while, are a little unsure and uncomfortable, or just need a bit of a refresher, we have the tools to help you tackle technology at your own pace and gain the confidence you need to succeed. Take online courses on topics including Computer Basics, Internet Basics, Email Basics, and more.

Driving-Tests.org
Provides practice tests for the Indiana learner’s permit, motorcycle license, and CDL license and 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL). Find answers to frequently asked questions about obtaining an Indiana driver’s license. Also includes an Indiana Road Sign test in Spanish.  Access anywhere.

eBook Public Library Collection [Available through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library]
Currently with 48,137 titles, this collection gives your patrons access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies and cooking. This general reference e-book collection features titles for both adults and juveniles, as well as best-selling and recommended titles from leading publishers.Offers 24/7 full-text searchable coverage of over 200 authoritative books on a wide range of subjects. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Gale eBooks
Offers 24/7 full-text searchable coverage of over 200 authoritative books on a wide range of subjects. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Goodreads: Goshen Public Library & Goshen PL Childrens
See what titles GPL staff are reading and recommending.

Goshen News Index [NewsBank]
Offers full-text, searchable coverage of the electronic edition of the Goshen News from November 2007 – present. Does not include paid advertisements. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

GreenFILE
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more. Provides indexing and abstracts for over 600,000 records, and full text for nearly 10,000 records. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

HeritageQuest Online
Genealogical database of over 25,000 family and local histories, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, and more. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Indiana Code, Administrative Code, & Constitution
Includes Indiana state laws and rules.  Access anywhere.

Indiana Voter Portal
Indiana residents with a valid Indiana driver’s license or Indiana state-issued identification card will be able to use this site to submit a new voter registration application or to update an existing voter registration record.  They can also find their polling place location, look into their provisional ballot status information, find county contact information, and determine “Who’s on My Ballot?” for an upcoming election.

LearningExpress Library [Available through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library]
Organized into targeted learning centers, LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Legal Forms
Offers legal forms that are Indiana specific. Includes wills, power of attorney, landlord/tenant, real estate, contracts, bankruptcy, and much more. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center offers everyday users the necessary tools and detailed how-to instructions covering a wide-range of legal issues. A majority of the full-text legal reference books are provided through Nolo, the nation’s oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses.Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

LinkedIn Learning
Learn a new skill or stay up to date on personal and professional development with thousands of video courses on business, technology, and creative topics.  Access anywhere with your GPL card number and PIN.

Literary Reference Center Plus [Available through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library]
A full-text database providing information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time-frames. It gives students, teachers and librarians a complete foundation of literary reference works to meet any and all of their research or instructional needs Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

LOTE4Kids
LOTE (Languages Other Than English) offers a collection of digital books for kids in 70+ languages, with English translations. Download the LOTE4Kids App today! Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

MagillOnLiterature Plus [Available through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library]
Produced by Salem Press, MagillOnLiterature Plus combines all of the quality content of both MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors in a fully integrated and enhanced single database. It is a source for editorially reviewed critical analyses, character studies, author biographies and plot summaries of the most studied literary works. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

MakeMake
MakeMake is a digital library specially designed for Spanish-speaking children and young people. Here you will find more than 200 interactive, illustrated story books, comics, novels and poetry to read at home, in your library or in the classroom. For an optimal experience, we recommend that you use Google Chrome on your PC or Android and Safari on iOS devices. Access inside the library or from anywhere with your library card.

Mango Languages
Online language learning system that includes courses in over 60 languages, including 16 ESL courses. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health’s Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions and wellness issues in language you can understand.  Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Morningstar Investment Research Center
We are no longer subscribing to Morningstar. Try our other investment databases: Weiss Financial Ratings and Value Line.

New York Times (CLICK HERE for remote access)
Access current articles from one of the best-known newspapers in the country. To access while at GPL: Click Here to create a free account, or log in if you already have a free account. You will have unlimited access while using GPL computers or wifi. To access anywhere with your GPL card: Click Here to enter your GPL card number and activate an access code for a 24 hour pass. You will be prompted to create a free account, or log in if you already have a free account. After 24 hours you can return to this page and click the link again for another code.

Newspaper Source Plus
Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London) and the Toronto Star. Also contains selective full text for more than 300 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television and radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

NewspaperARCHIVE (CLICK HERE for remote access.)
Provides access to historical newspapers throughout the United States. Allows you to search for your ancestors by name and to narrow your results by year and location.

Salem Press Online Resources
Contains the health resources Magills Medical Guide and Addictions & Substance Abuse and the history resources Famous First Facts, The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era, and Working Americans: Social Movements. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Value Line
Value Line’s investment database includes 1,700 widely-followed analyst covered companies, 1,700 small and mid-cap companies, full industry reports, unbiased ratings and reports, analytical summaries & indexes, and guided selection & opinion. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Vocational and Career Collection
Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this collection provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. Access anywhere with your GPL card number.

Washington Post Online  (CLICK HERE for remote access.)
Free, unlimited access, both onsite and remote, to the Washington Post website.  While in the library, you can use the library’s computers or the public wi-fi on personal devices to access WashingtonPost.com with no restrictions or need to create an account. When outside of the  library, you can activate a 7-day pass. Remote access requires the creation of a Washington Post account using a valid email address. After 7 days, you will need to re-authenticate your access to the Washington Post again by visiting this page and clicking on the above link for outside access. 

Weiss Financial Ratings (CLICK HERE for remote access.)
Provides unbiased ratings of banks, credit unions, insurance companies, stocks, and mutual funds, as well as a Medigap Insurance Tool