Electronic Resources
Resources are listed alphabetically. View resources by subject area.
Have your library card number handy if you are searching from work, home, or school or if you are searching Find It Virginia.
Find It Virginia, a free service from the Library of Virginia and Gale, includes Power Search, where you can search up to 10 Gale databases at once!
Go to Power Search's guided tour or watch the webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load.
Check out our Electronic Resources Bookmarks!
Go to Ancestry Library Edition (available only in the library)
Search U.S. Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more for your genealogical and historical research needs.
Go to p4a Antiques Database in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Evaluate almost every kind of antique in today's collections with pricing information, text descriptions, color pictures, and extensive background and context information.
Go to Auto Repair Reference Center in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
From the publishers of Chilton's automotive manuals. Find information on most major import and domestic manufacturers from 1954 to 2007, and selected information from 1945 to 1954. Over 100,000 factory drawings with step-by-step photos and more than 60,000 technical service bulletins and recalls, as well as wiring diagrams, specifications and maintenance schedules are included.
Watch tutorial (may take a few minutes to load) or view PowerPoint tutorial
Go to the Biography Resource Center in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Contains biographies of 320,000 people from around the world and throughout history. Search for people by name, nationality, occupation, gender, or birth year.
Watch webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to the Business and Company Resource Center in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search this database to find detailed information like company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Watch Financials tutorial - may take a few minutes to load
Go to Child Development
Find information on human development from conception through adolescence,
summarizing the latest research on physical, cognitive, social & emotional
development, and behavior. Includes topics covering law, medicine,
psychiatry, demography, and more.
Go to the Computer Database in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Provides current product reviews, industry status reports, company profiles and more.
Go to
Consumer Reports in the Library
Pamunkey Regional Library offers access to the online version of Consumer
Reports magazine, which provides information and reliability ratings for all
types of consumer products from the last four years. Ask a library staff
member to log you in. This is only available in the library.
* Consumer Reports is also available in the library
or at work, home, or
school through General OneFile, with full-text articles from 1999-present
and index coverage from 1980-present. Ratings and reviews newer than
four (4) months are only available on the online version.
Go to eLibrary in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search for magazine articles, newspaper articles, pictures, maps, book excerpts, and TV or radio transcripts.
Go to EB Online in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search more than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by Encyclopędia Britannica editors and contributors. Contains over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags. Find more than 215,000 definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
Go to EB Online for Kids in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Britannica Kids is designed for middle school or elementary students and up. You can search the chosen encyclopedia as well as magazines, web sites, and videos. You can also explore learning materials, a dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features...all at the appropriate grade level.
Go to Expanded Academic ASAP in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers on subjects like the arts and humanities, social sciences, science, and technology.
Go to Gale Virtual Reference Library in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Provides access to nineteen award-winning reference e-books 24/7, covering the arts and humanities, medicine, social sciences, and more!
Watch webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to General OneFile in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search millions of news and
periodical articles for information on business, current events, economics,
education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law,
literature and art, politics, science, sports, technology, and more.
Updated daily.
(Formerly InfoTrac OneFile)
See the Goochland Branch
Library's InfoTrac display.
Try the new General OneFile search widget!
Go to General Reference Center Gold in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals on the latest current events, pop culture, business and industry, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Go to the Health and Wellness Resource Center in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search for information on fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, substance abuse, prescription drugs, alternative medicine, and more. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites, as well as government databases. This resource is intended for informational purposes only.
Go to guided tour or watch webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to HeritageQuest in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Find ancestors and relatives in U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790-1930, information on people and places described in local and family histories, and genealogical information from an index of over 1.6 million articles. You can also search Revolutionary War era pension and bounty-land warrant application files and search for individuals in Freedman's Bank (1865-1874).
Go to InfoTrac Junior Edition in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Students in junior high and middle school can search magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on many subjects. Includes a "Tool Box" to help students find information and write a paper.
Watch K12 webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to InfoTrac Kid's Edition in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Elementary school students can search full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, pop culture, health, government, history, sports and more. Includes a "Tool Box" to help students find information and write a paper.
Go to InfoTrac Student Edition in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
High school students can search indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, pop culture, health, government, history, sports and more.
Watch K12 webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to Kids InfoBits in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
This resource for Students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search, and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazines, newspapers and reference books on a variety of subjects.
Watch webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to LegalTrac in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Indexes 1,427 highly regarded legal publications, 123 of which are full text. These include major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty publications, bar association journals, and international legal journals.
Go to Literature Criticism Online in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Literature Criticism Online (LCO) is the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available and includes analysis covering scholarly and popular commentary from sources like encyclopedias, books, and periodicals. Includes all content from the print sets of Contemporary Literary Criticism and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, which are available at our Ashland (CLC) and Atlee (TCLC) branch libraries.
Try the LCO Search widget!
Mango teaches you real,
everyday conversational abilities in 12 different language courses and 3 ESL
courses. You can create an account or log in anonymously and start learning
in depth lessons in Spanish, Japanese, French, German, and more. Or try
Mango Basic for quick lessons in 22 languages and 14 ESL courses.
(You will need Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher to view the lessons.
Download the
latest version of Adobe Flash Player.)
Go to the Military and Intelligence Database in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search over 7 million articles from more than 500 periodicals hand-selected by Gale editors to meet the needs of military personnel and those who need to find answers to their reference questions.
Go to NoveList Plus in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
NoveList Plus helps readers of all ages find interesting books to read. You can find information about fiction and non-fiction, search for similar books, and get recommendations based on your reading interests.
Watch tutorial - may take a few minutes to load
Go to the Professional Collection in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search more than 250 full-text educational periodicals and journals covering arts, psychology, adolescent issues, curriculum, sports, law, technology and more.
Go to Religion and Philosophy in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search more than 250 magazines and academic journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology and anthropology. Coverage begins as early as 1980 to 1983.
Go to the Richmond Times Dispatch Archives
(Please have your library card number handy when using from
work, home, or school.)
The Archives from the Richmond Times Dispatch provides full-text articles from the Richmond Times Dispatch back to 1985.
Salem Health: Salem Health provides online access to the bestselling Magill’s Medical Guide. It covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. The Guide provides readers with an authoritative, but easy to use, reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. First-time visitors will need to click the "Remote Access" tab to enter the database.
(Outside of the library? Enter Password: finditnow)
Salem History: Salem History includes the complete content of three series of historical reference - Milestone Documents, The Decades, and Great Lives from History. First-time visitors will need to click the "Remote Access" tab to enter the database.
(Outside of the library? Enter Password: finditnow)
Go to Teen
Health & Wellness
(Please have your library card number handy when using from
work, home, or school.)
Developed with teens' concerns and perspectives in mind, Teen Health &
Wellness provides students with comprehensive curricular support and
self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition,
fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. All content is
reviewed by leading professionals in medicine, mental health, nutrition,
guidance, and career counseling.
Go to the Testing and Education Reference Center in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Search thousands of college and graduate school entries, identify scholarships, take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks, and much more! Now featuring the Postal Worker online practice exams, several Real Estate broker, appraisal, and diagnostic exams, and the new, upgraded Undergraduate College BASIC SEARCH.
Watch webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Go to What Do I Read Next? in the Library or from Work, Home, or School
Create a personalized reading profile, customize reading lists using "Keeper List," do a "Find Similar" title search or view the list of similar titles supplied by genre experts. You can also see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and monthly subject-specific title lists.
Watch webcast demo - may take a few minutes to load
Gain a sense of the place and influence of women in the society of their day, and of the ways women conformed to or broke from their expected roles. Features examples of women both famous and unsung, along with a variety of primary source quotations and photographs.
