New and Currently Featured Databases

Do you know where your grandmother was in 1920? Discover your family’s past in the U.S. Census records, family and local histories, and much more. - Resource for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles U.S. federal census, family genealogies and local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records. This database is part of GALILEO; you will need the GALILEO password to access this database from home. More information »

Whether you want to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment, Powerspeak Languages is a breakthrough in online language learning. The highly engaging courses utilize an arsenal of progressive language learning methods. Powerspeak Languages is an entertaining and effective way to learn a new language.

Now featuring the following languages:

• Spanish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Russian
• Mandarin
• Korean
• Inglés
• English for Mandarin Speakers

How many convenience stores are there in Marietta? Use ReferenceUSA’s database of 14 million U.S. businesses updated monthly to find the answer. - You will need a Library Card and PIN number to access from home. Use Custom Search to find employers by geographic area or type of business; includes company contact name and address.

Animal Life

All About Birds
This resource is a website from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that includes information about watching birds, learning their nesting behaviors, attracting birds, indentifying them, recording observations, and getting involved in bird conservation. The site includes guides, images, maps, sounds, videos, and much more. There is also a link to the Macaulay Library, an archive of animal sounds and videos. More information »

Automotive

ALLDATA® Online
Comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. Available in the library only.

Chilton Library
ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.

Biography

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Index used to find biographical information from all time periods, geographical locations.

Biography Reference Bank Select Edition
This biography database from Wilson Web is an in-depth 100% full-text biographical resource, providing comprehensive coverage of people in the news and a full range of history-makers. It covers over 236,000 individuals, plus more than 36,000 images. The content of the database comes from a wide variety of high quality Wilson resources, featuring biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches (Wilson’s Speeches of the American Presidents), or obituaries.

Biography in Context
Combines Gale biographies with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, thousands images, and links to vetted websites. Search for current or historic figures based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text.

Books, Reading, and Literature

Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online
Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides more than 16,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres. Comprised of the award-winning Dictionary of Literary Biography series, which over its 30-year history has been dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers, DLB Complete Online includes the DLB main series, the DLB Documentary Series, and the DLB Yearbook Series - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.

eBooks
eBook downloads are available on our Downloads page. There are also some titles available through the following sites:

• eBooks on EBSCOhost: Nonfiction and fiction eBooks are available. You'll need your library card number and PIN to access this database.
• Project Gutenberg: A place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device.
• Google Books: This site has both free eBooks and eBooks for sale.
• ManyBooks.net: Has free eBooks for download.
• Internet Archive: A 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library. Its purposes include offering permanent access for researchers, historians, scholars, people with disabilities, and the general public to historical collections that exist in digital format.

eBooks on EBSCOhost
This database has over 32,000 electronic books on a variety of subjects. These can be “checked out” for up to four hours at a time for you to read on your personal computer. You'll need your library card number and PIN to access this collection.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
This database provides access to many publications.

• Drama for Students (volumes 1-27)
• Literary Movements for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Literary Movements
• Literary Newsmakers for Students
• Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice
• Nonfiction Classics for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Nonfiction Works
• Novels for Students (volumes 1-34)
• Poetry for Students (volumes 1-35)
• Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry
• Short Stories for Students (volumes 1-31)
• U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Mythology

Georgia Library Catalogs
Links to the online library catalogs for institutions that participate in GALILEO. More information »

Literature Criticism Online
Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. The net result is tens of thousands of hard-to-find essays at your fingertips. It's all designed to raise the level of research while providing the around-the-clock remote access that today's researchers demand. This database includes access to:

• Classic and Medieval Literature
• Contemporary Literary Criticism
• Drama Criticism
• Literature Criticism from 1400 to 1800
• Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism
• Poetry Criticism
• Shakespearean Criticism
• Short Story Criticism
• Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism

Literature Resources from Gale
Search across several major Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews. Includes access to LitFinder, Scribner Writers Series, Literature Resource Center, and Twayne's Authors Series.

Literature Online Reference Edition
A collection of literary reference and criticism resources. Part of GALILEO. The GALILEO password is required to access this resource from home. Learn how to get the GALILEO password on our "How Do I" page.
More information about the database »

LitFinder
Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder contains a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. For students or patrons seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more! From Shakespeare's sonnets to poems by Donald Hall or short stories from Edgar Allan Poe to works by Annie Proulx, LitFinder has you covered.

Novelist
Find new books based on what you’ve read, favorite authors, topics of interest and more. More information »

OverDrive
Downloadable audiobooks, eBooks, videos, and more.

Powerspeak Languages
Whether you want to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment, Powerspeak Languages is a breakthrough in online language learning. The highly engaging courses utilize an arsenal of progressive language learning methods. Powerspeak Languages is an entertaining and effective way to learn a new language.

Something About the Author Online
Something About the Author Online provides first-time comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people. Something About the Author Online includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images - all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.

What Do I Read Next?
Discover new books based on subject, author, character, setting, time period or genre.

Business and Company Information

ABI - Inform
Comprehensive business database package covering corporate strategies, management techniques, competitive and product information.

America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers allows you to search current and archived local, state, regional and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, health, education, people, government, sports and more with nearly 1,000 newspapers, newswires, news videos, and web-only content including the Atlanta Journal Constitution (1985-Current), Augusta Chronicle (1994-Current), Marietta Daily Journal (10/29/98-Current), and USA Today(7/1/87-Current).

Business and Company Resource Center
Find detailed company and industry news and information

Gale Directory Library This directory provides access to several publications:

• American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory
• Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory
• National E-mail and Fax Directory
• Tradeshows Worldwide
• Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources
• Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
• Encyclopedia of Associations
• National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
• Brands and Their Companies

Job Search Library Resource Page
Cobb County Public Library web page dedicated to job searching resources and information found at the library or online.

Morningstar Investment Research Center
The database offers analysis on 1700 stocks, 2000 mutual funds and 300 exchange traded funds (ETFs). While it is primarily designed as a tool for investors, it is also an excellent place to get quick information on a company. The Company Stock Reports include analysis written by Morningstar’s experts, up to 10 years of financials, bond information, ratios, SEC filings and information on insider actions and institutional holders. Reports are available for the top 2000 companies but other information is available for many more.

ReferenceUSA
You will need a Library Card and PIN number to access from home. Use Custom Search to find employers by geographic area or type of business; includes company contact name and address.

Regional Business News
Full-text coverage for more than 50 regional business publications. Previously called Business Wire. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Children's Databases

Biography in Context
Need information about important and famous people? This resource delivers content with nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography. It included biographical dictionaries, newspaper and magazine articles, and video information.

Digital Library of Georgia
Get those history projects done quickly with this resource on all things Georgia, including digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, etc., of Georgia history and culture. Part of GALILEO.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online for Kids
This resource can search the encyclopedia as well as magazines, websites, and videos. You can also explore a dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features. All materials are at the appropriate grade level. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Kids Search
Search for newspaper and magazine articles on this easy to use web portal. It includes a dictionary and an encyclopedia, plus resources for teachers. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Novelist K-8
Use this resource to discover new fiction that is just right for elementary through high school students. It includes readalike lists and resources for teachers and home school parents. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Searchasaurus: Middle Search Plus
Pictures, Maps and Flags. It provides an animated search interface with a dinosaur theme in an effort to encourage students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. This is part of GALILEO. More information »

Searchasaurus: Primary/Elementary School Search
Pictures, Maps and Flags. It provides an animated search interface with a dinosaur theme in an effort to encourage students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies. More information »

Education

America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers allows you to search current and archived local, state, regional and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, health, education, people, government, sports and more with nearly 1,000 newspapers, newswires, news videos, and web-only content including the Atlanta Journal Constitution (1985-Current), Augusta Chronicle (1994-Current), Marietta Daily Journal (10/29/98-Current), and USA Today(7/1/87-Current).

GAcollege411
Resource to help those interested in attending college in Georgia. Part of GALILEO.

GALILEO
Georgia Library Learning Online – Georgia’s Virtual Library, funded by the Governor and the General Assembly for the citizens of Georgia since 1995.

• Tutorial - How to use GALILEO
• Tutorial - How to get the GALILEO password

Student Resource Center-Gold
Reference material including more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in Encyclopedia Britannica Online
An English-language dictionary. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Government and Law

eGovernment Resources
The Cobb County Public Library System has compiled some useful government resources - all in one place. Visit www.cobbcat.org/egov »

Georgia Census Data
U.S. Census Bureau's State and County Quick Facts data. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Georgia Code
Compilation of the currently enforceable laws of the state of Georgia hosted by LexisNexis. Part of GALILEO.
More information »

Georgia Department of Archives and History
Information on the Department of Archives and History, collections and services. Part of GALILEO.
More information »

Georgia Government Publications
Database of over 30,000 public documents of agencies within the Georgia state government. Part of GALILEO.
More information »

Health

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Over 500 scholarly full-text journals focusing on nursing and allied health fields. More information »

Magill’s Medical Guide
The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that bridges the gap between professional encyclopedias and popular self-help guides.

MedlinePlus at National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health
Provides information to help answer health questions. More information »

History

America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers allows you to search current and archived local, state, regional and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, health, education, people, government, sports and more with nearly 1,000 newspapers, newswires, news videos, and web-only content including the Atlanta Journal Constitution (1985-Current), Augusta Chronicle (1994-Current), Marietta Daily Journal (10/29/98-Current), and USA Today(7/1/87-Current).

Digital Library of Georgia
Digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, etc., of Georgia history and culture. Part of GALILEO.

The Decades in America
The Decades Series covers events, movements, people, and trends in popular culture, literature, art, sports, science, technology, economics, and politics for the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s. Please note: this database is not available outside the library.

Georgia Aerial Maps
Access to aerial photographs of selected counties in the State of Georgia. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Heritage Quest
Resource for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles U.S. federal census, family genealogies and local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records. Part of GALILEO. More information »

History Reference Center
History reference designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and undergraduate research. Part of GALILEO. More information »

History Resource Center: US
Provides access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.

Voyages: Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
Voyages is the result of the African Origins Project, a scholar-public collaborative endeavor to trace the geographic origins of Africans transported in the transatlantic slave trade. The database provides information on almost 35,000 slaving voyages that forcibly embarked over 10 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Language Learning

Powerspeak Languages

• Spanish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Russian
• Mandarin
• Korean
• Inglés
• English for Mandarin Speakers

Newspapers and Magazines

Academic Search Complete
Abstracts and full text journals and periodicals including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Part of GALILEO.

America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers allows you to search current and archived local, state, regional and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, health, education, people, government, sports and more with nearly 1,000 newspapers, newswires, news videos, and web-only content including the Atlanta Journal Constitution (1985-Current), Augusta Chronicle (1994-Current), Marietta Daily Journal (10/29/98-Current), and USA Today(7/1/87-Current).

Atlanta Journal Constitution AJC.com
Atlanta, Georgia, newspaper. Back issues available through Newsbank. More information »

Informe!
Full-text, Spanish-language and bilingual magazines. Part of GALILEO. More information »

Informe! Revistas en Espanol
Financiado bajo el Acto de Servicios de Biblioteca y Tecnología administrado por la Oficina de Servicios de Biblioteca Pública, una unidad de la Junta de Regentes del Sistema Universitario de Georgia. More information »

Marietta Daily Journal
Search full-text coverage from (10/29/98-Current). Includes local and regional news, economics, environment, government, sports, the arts, and people in the community.

Newsbank
Search current and archived state, regional, and national full-text articles on news, issues, events, people, government and more. Featured newspapers include:

• Atlanta Journal Constitution (1/1/85-current)
• Augusta Chronicle (1994-current)
• Macon Telegraph (7/1/94-current)
• Marietta Daily Journal (10/29/98-current)
• Washington Post (1/1/77-current)

ProQuest Newspapers
Full-text access to five major national newspapers: Christian Science Monitor (1988-), Los Angeles Times (1985-) , New York Times; Late Edition, East Coast (1980-), Wall Street Journal; Eastern Edition (1984-), and The Washington Post (1987-). Part of GALILEO. More information »

Reference

America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers allows you to search current and archived local, state, regional and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, health, education, people, government, sports and more with nearly 1,000 newspapers, newswires, news videos, and web-only content including the Atlanta Journal Constitution (1985-Current), Augusta Chronicle (1994-Current), Marietta Daily Journal (10/29/98-Current), and USA Today(7/1/87-Current).

Associations Unlimited
Directory of U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit organizations in all fields.

EBSCO Databases
Collection of EBSCO databases which can be search simultaneously.

Gale Ready Reference
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf uses the power of electronic searching to create an integrated resource that incorporates some of Gale's most popular general reference titles. Users can access more than 355,500 entries for associations, research centers, publishers, publications (ranging from newspapers and newsletters to periodicals and directories), databases, television and radio stations and more.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Some of the titles you have access to are: Business Plans Handbook; Drama for Students; Novels for Students; McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology; Encyclopedia of Religion; and Encyclopaedia Judaica.

Georgia Career Information System
Interactive resource of job profiles, career exploration, and information on education and training programs in Georgia. Part of GALILEO. Click here for Georgia Career Information System password information. More information »

Kids Search
Provides elementary school students with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing interface to search EBSCO databases. Part of GALILEO. More information »

One Search
One search allows you to search our catalog and 49 other databases simultaneously. Log in now with your library card number and PIN. What is One Search? (also known as the 360 Search)

ProQuest Databases
Search ProQuest databases individually or simultaneously. More information »

Reference USA
You will need a Library Card and PIN number to access from home. Use Custom Search to find employers by geographic area or type of business; includes company contact name and address.