Central Skagit Library District

Fine Arts: Gale OneFile - Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students. 

LitFinder: Gale Literature - Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more. 

Religion and Philosophy: Gale OneFile - Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.

Agriculture: Gale OneFile - Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields. 

Business: Gale OneFile - Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily. 

Business Insights: Global - Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies. 

Communications & Mass Media: Gale OneFile - Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, and more. 

Computer Science: Gale OneFile - Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. 

DemographicsNow: Business and People - from Gale Business - A powerful online subscription resource, Gale Business: DemographicsNow connects users with a wealth of highly detailed demographic data that spans the entire United States—making it ideal for gaining consumer and market insight for opening a business, finding an untapped audience for products/services, analyzing the shifts and needs of a given population, and much more.

Business Plan Builder: Gale Business - Gale Business: Plan Builder is a step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit. The program’s intuitive dashboard walks users through five areas of exploration to develop a business plan focused on long-term success.

Culinary Arts: Gale OneFile - Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles. 

LinkedIn Learning - LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com, is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through the Washington State Library subscription, patrons have access to the LinkedIn Learning video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. For 20 years, Lynda.com has helped students, leaders, IT and design pros, project managers—anyone in any role—develop software, creative, and business skills. 

Vocations and Careers: Gale OneFile - Research a vocation, find an appropriate institution of learning, and get assistance on job searches and maintaining a career.

Communications & Mass Media: Gale OneFile - Search millions of articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, and more. 

Contemporary Women's Issues: Gale OneFile - Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women's lives across the globe. 

Diversity Studies: Gale OneFile - Access a range of periodical content to explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. 

Gender Studies: Gale OneFile - Discover balanced coverage of topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. 

Military and Intelligence: Gale OneFile - Search scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of past and present military affairs. Updated daily. 

Religion and Philosophy: Gale OneFile - Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.

Scholastic FreedomFLIX - FreedomFlix is an exciting digital resource that will engage even the most reluctant readers! With more than 60 social studies units spanning ten core curricula areas, FreedomFlix provides a wealth
of learning opportunities. 

Scholastic TrueFLIX - Offering dozens of units to supplement social studies and science core-curricula learning, TrueFlix is a highly-engaging multimedia resource for students in grades 3–5. Beautiful, authentic ebooks are enhanced by a deep and diverse reservoir of related content in a variety of text types and media—including primary sources, fiction, videos, audio clips, images, and related websites.

U.S. History: Gale OneFile - Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily. 

War and Terrorism: Gale OneFile - Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale. 

World History: Gale OneFile - Access balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.

A to Z World Travel - A comprehensive travel guide providing practical information for experiencing the world and all its wonders, for travelers and students alike. For patrons with 7-digit library card numbers: add the prefix CSSWL (all CAPS) directly in front of your card number to log in. 

Business Insights: Global -Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies. 

Global Issues: Gale In Context - Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content. 

Hospitality and Tourism: Gale OneFile - Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries. 

Informe Acedemico: Gale OneFile - Search across full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines from and about Latin America. 

Pop Culture Studies: Gale OneFile - Access scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.

Religion and Philosophy: Gale OneFile - Research the impact of religion on culture throughout history, including literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.

Transparent Language Online - Learn 120+ languages at home, at the library, or on the go. Listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Learn what you want, when you want. Sign up for an account today! All you need is an email address to get started.

World Factbook - This U.S. government publication provides reliable, up-to-date information about countries around the world. No login required.

Culinary Arts: Gale OneFile - Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles. 

Health and Medicine: Gale OneFile - Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals. 

Health and Wellness: Gale - Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices. 

Nursing and Allied Health: Gale OneFile - Research full-text titles cited in CINAHL and other resources to support specialized care, treatment, and patient management. 

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine: Gale OneFile - Access academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. 

Psychology: Gale OneFile - Find authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology. 

Agriculture: Gale OneFile - Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields. 

Gardening and Horticulture: Gale OneFile - Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. 

Environmental Studies and Policy: Gale OneFile - Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests. 

Home Improvement: Gale OneFile - Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.

Gale Academic OneFile - Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research. 

Gale In Context: College - An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects for college level students.

Petersons Test and Career Prep - from Gale Presents - Practice tests and preparation guides for college entrance, career certifications and much more.

Gale In Context: Elementary - Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. 

Agriculture: Gale OneFile - Access current and authoritative periodical content covering agriculture and its related fields. 

Computer Science: Gale OneFile - Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. 

Environmental Studies and Policy: Gale OneFile - Investigate environmental issues with diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests. 

Gardening and Horticulture: Gale OneFile - Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts. 

Health and Medicine: Gale OneFile - Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals. 

Information Science: Gale OneFile - Access articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology. Updated daily. 

Scholastic ScienceFLIX - Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix® is transforming the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering.

Educator's Reference Complete: Gale OneFile - Gain insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy. Best for educators, administrators, and education students.

LinkedIn Learning - LinkedIn Learning, formerly Lynda.com, is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Through the Washington State Library subscription, patrons have access to the LinkedIn Learning video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. For 20 years, Lynda.com has helped students, leaders, IT and design pros, project managers—anyone in any role—develop software, creative, and business skills. 

Niche Academy Tutorials - Tutorials on how to use library resources and apps.

Northstar Digital Literacy is an online learning platform focused on everyday computer skills. Register for a free account to get access to their courses and tests: Basic Computer Skills, Internet Basics, Using Email, Windows, Microsoft Products, Social Media, Information Literacy, Career Search Skills, Your Digital Footprint, and K-12 Distance Learning. To receive a certificate for passing one of the assessment tests, the test must be proctored.  Email the Washington State Library at certify@sos.wa.gov to inquire about taking a proctored assessment; be sure to include your ZIP code in the request. Northstar is made available to Washington citizens by the Washington State Library.

Petersons Test and Career Prep - from Gale Presents - Practice tests and preparation guides for college entrance, career certifications and much more.