Databases

Read U.S. newspapers published in the 19th century. 

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• Quick Tips (PDF)

Find accurate information to help you complete school assignments or explore your interests. Read or listen to articles at a reading level that is right for you. Get articles, images, definitions, and websites from lots of trusted sources.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-621-3900, ext. 7160.
• Email edsupport@eb.com

Read or listen to articles at a reading level that is right for you. Find facts to finish your homework or school project. Learn a new word and hear how to pronounce it. Explore articles, images, definitions, and websites for teens.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-621-3900, ext. 7160.
• Email edsupport@eb.com

Learn about what life is like around the world.

Includes:

• country and state reports
• articles
• maps
• videos
• statistics and data
• photographs
• biographies
• interviews
• recipes
• local experts

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Get all the resources you need for your next research project in one place. Choose from topic guides about people, places, historical events, books, and current events. Export your citations or save articles to Google or OneDrive. For students in grade K-12 and college.

Includes:

• articles
• photos
• maps
• video
• transcripts from magazines, newspapers, radio and television news programs
• reference books

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Read full articles from journals or magazines, and books. Choose from thousands of publications.

Read, email, or print nonfiction books and articles. Search for facts in encyclopedias and directories.

Includes:

• Business Plans Handbook Get ideas for your business plan. Read plans used to find funding for other small businesses. Find plans in the manufacturing, retail, and service industries.
• College Blue Book Look up 2 and 4-year colleges and the degrees offered.
• Financial Aid Sources Search for scholarships, fellowships, and loans.

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• Watch video tutorials
• Resource Guide (PDF)

Get biographical information that you can rely on for your next paper or project. Connect with accurate and engaging articles, videos, audio, and images. Complete your research with ease on any device.

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• Resource Guide (PDF)

Explore both sides of an issue. Use statistics and primary sources to weigh pros and cons. Read articles written from diverse perspectives to understand others better.

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• Watch video Tutorials
• Resource Guide
• Lesson Plans

Search U.S. statistics from thousands of trusted sources. View historical context for data. Create custom data tables. Download and share tables.

For technical support email academictechsupport@cambridge.org

Discover history from ancient times to the current era.

Includes:

• articles
• primary sources
• maps
• journals
• multimedia
• study units
• history guides

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Learn job and technology skills at your own pace. Take online tutorials on topics like:

• software and computer skills
• web design
• computer programming
• video editing
• project coordinating
• business management
• job and career paths
• marketing

This service is limited to about 150 simultaneous users.

If you change your library card number you will lose any playlists you saved with your previous card.

For technical support:

• Call 1-888-335-9632.
• Visit Lynda.com's support page. 

Read articles from the New York Times (1980-present).

To find the most current complete articles:

1. Choose "Advanced Search."
2. Search by publication date and specific date range (enter the current date - current date).
3. Select "Full Text" only.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Read articles from:

• New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and
• New York Times (1857-to three years before the current year).

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Read articles from over 400 years of newspapers. Explore family history, small-town events, and news from around the world.

For technical support, contact AccessCS@newspaperarchive.com.

If this service is not fully accessible to you, please contact Ask KCLS to discuss alternate options.

Learn a language in personalized courses that you can take at your own pace. Practice words and phrases that are used in work such as food service and healthcare. Choose your "home language" to learn a new language in the same language that you use at home. For all ages.

Also includes:

• American Sign Language course
• English as a Second Language course
• U.S. citizenship preparation courses

To track your progress:

1. Create a pronunciator account.
2. Log in with your King County Library System card and PIN.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-328-1776 during business hours.
• Email support@pronunciator.com 24/7.
• Visit pronunciator's help center.
• Use this quick start tutorial.

Aprende un idioma con cursos personalizados que puedes tomar a tu propio ritmo. Practica palabras y frases que se utilizan en el trabajo, como en el servicio de comida y atención médica. Elija su "idioma nativo" para aprender un nuevo idioma. Para todas las edades.

Ademas incluye:

• • Curso de lenguaje de señas Americano
  • Curso de inglés como segundo idioma
  • Cursos de preparación para la ciudadanía estadounidense

  Para seguir su progreso:

  1. Crea una cuenta con Pronunciator
  2. Inicie la sesión con su tarjeta y PIN del Sistema de Bibliotecas del Condado de King

  Para soporte técnico

  • • Llame al 1-800-328-1776 durantes las horas comerciales.
    • Emailsupport@pronunciator.com24/7.
    • Visite pronunciator's help center.
    • Use el tutorial quick start tutorial.

    Vea las aplicaciones disponibles para Pronunciator

Read poetry, prose, and drama. Find works of literary criticism, essays, author biographies, reviews, and interviews. Listen to contemporary poets read their own or favorite poems.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Read articles from thousands of magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Includes:

• The New Yorker
• The Economist
• ABI Business Trade & Industry Articles (ABI/Inform)
• The Chicago Tribune
• Los Angeles Times
• US Newsstream
• US West Newsstand
• CBS 60 Minutes Video Collection

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Access to Science Online ended on 9/30/2019.​​

Find sources for your school report or project. Read articles and eBooks written for students in grades K-8. Search for downloadable eBooks by grade level or subject. Export your citations or save articles to Google or Classroom.

For technical support:

• Call 1-800-889-3358.
• Email tsupport@proquest.com
• Visit ProQuest’s support page.

Prepare for school or job success. Study for school admission, civil service, postal, firefighter, healthcare, cosmetology, military, and other career exams with eBooks and practice tests. Search for schools. Explore careers. Find out how to write a stronger resume.

Log in with your library card number and PIN. Then, create a Testing and Education Reference Center account to use all features.

For technical support:

• Watch video tutorials
• Resource Guide (PDF)

Tutorías individualizadas en tiempo real via chat para estudiantes de K-12, de nivel inicial universitario y estudiantes adultos. Disponible en chat y audio. Tutor.com está disponible 24/7 pero las tutorías individualizadas solo están disponibles de 2 pm - medianoche.

Para obtener una lista de los límites de las sesiones, las materias con las que puede obtener ayuda y las herramientas para maestros, visite Tutor.com FAQs.

Para soporte técnico, contacte librarysupport@tutor.com o visite  centro de ayuda en la parte inferior de cada página de Tutor.com. Tutor.com no puede ayudarle a recuperar su PIN. Si olvidó su PIN, debe comunicarse con una biblioteca de KCLS o Ask KCLS para recibir ayuda. Hay Videos tutoriales de SBAC disponibles para estudiantes y padres.

Get one-on-one, real-time tutoring. Submit an essay or math problem for review. Prepare for the SBAC, SAT, ACT, or AP exams. For students in grades K-12, entry-level college, and adult learners. Available via chat and audio.

Tutor.com is available 24/7 but live tutoring is only available from 2 pm-midnight daily.

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For technical support:

• Email librarysupport@tutor.com.
• Visit the help center at the bottom of each page of Tutor.com.
• Watch video tutorials for students taking the SBAC and parents.

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