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Academic Journals (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Research from peer-reviewed journals in various fields.  Home use is available for Wisconsin residents.

CQ Researcher
Home use is available for La Crosse residents

Short, well-researched and balanced articles on hot topics in the news. Great as a homework resource for kids and as a source of quick information for adults.

Business Resources (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Search for articles in business magazines, peer-reviewed journals in the business field, newspapers and regional business newsletters and magazines.  Most articles will include the complete text, many are image files.  Use is available outside the library for Wisconsin residents.

Education Resources (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Search for articles and documents in education journals and ERIC (Education Resources Information Center).  Most articles in Academic Search Elite and the Professional Development Collection will be full-text or image files.  Most ERIC resources have lengthy annotations and some will contain links to the full text.  Use outside the library is available for Wisconsin residents.

Health Resources (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Find articles on health and medicine in medical journals, consumer health publications and general-interest magazines.  Find descriptions, dosages and other information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs in Clinical Pharmacology.  Use outside the library is available to Wisconsin residents.

Historical New York Times
Home use is available for La Crosse residents

Search the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 up to 2001. Find headline articles on the 1929 stock market crash or advertisements from the 1890's.

Index to How To Do It Information

A searchable/browsable index to finding magazine articles on how to do it information.

Kids Search (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Elementary and middle school students doing research for school projects will find dictionaries, encyclopedias, magazine and newspaper articles and biographies in this resource.  Teachers can find materials by lexile reading levels, curriculum information and lesson plans.  Use outside the library is available for Wisconsin residents.

La Crosse Area Periodical Holdings List 

The La Crosse Area Periodical Holdings List is complied by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library, is a directory of periodicals that local area libraries maintain in their collection.  Libraries that are included are:  University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Murphy Library, the La Crosse Public Library, Viterbo University, Gundersen-Luthern Medical Center Library, Tomah-VA Medical Center, and Western Wisconsin Technical College Library.

La Crosse Area Publications List

The Archives Room collects publications of La Crosse area agencies and organizations. Back issues can be requested in the Archives Room. La Crosse publications do not circulate.

La Crosse Public Library Magazines and Newspapers

An alphabetical list of the magazines and newspapers owned by La Crosse Public Library and North and South Community Libraries.

La Crosse Tribune Index  

A partial index to articles in the La Crosse Tribune covering news events in the city of La Crosse. General news articles about the La Crosse County area and La Crescent are also indexed. Human interest stories, sports scores and most letters to the editor are not included. The index covers the La Crosse Tribune from September 1990 to the current month.

Magazines & Newspapers (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Search for articles in magazines, journals and newspapers in this collection of databases.  Use outside the library is available for Wisconsin residents.

Military & Government Collection (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Find current articles on military and government topics in this magazine and journal database.  Use outside the library is available for Wisconsin residents.

National Geographic Publications Index  

The National Geographic Publications Index includes broad subject indexing to magazines, books, films and videos, educational products, map products, interactive features, and newsletters.  The National Geographic magazine is indexed from 1888 to present; National Geographic Traveler is indexed from 1984 to present, National Geographic World from 1975 to present; and the National Geographic Adventure from 1999 to present.

Newspaper Archive
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Search for historical newspaper articles in newspapers from across the United States and as far back as the 1700s. Requires Adobe Acrobat to view articles.

Opposing Viewpoints
Home use is availabe for La Crosse residents

Home use is available to city of La Crosse residents
Description: Opposing Viewpoints has a wealth of information on current events topics. Students can use it to find pro/con viewpoints, primary sources and statistics for speeches, debates and papers. Adults will find it useful for basic overviews of events in the news.

Proquest Newspapers (via BadgerLink)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents 

Includes national newspapers like the Wall Street Journal and New York Times as well as the Chicago Sun-Times, Minneapolis Star-Tribune and selected Wisconsin Newspapers. Click on the drop-down box labeled Database: to access the Historical New York Times (1851 thru 1998).

Reader's Guide Retrospective
Home use is available for La Crosse residents

An index to articles in magazines covering the years 1890-1982. Attention AOL Users: If you have trouble accessing this database try minimizing the AOL homepage and using Internet Explorer instead.

Student Research Center (EBSCOHost)
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Middle and high school students doing research for school projects will find dictionaries, encyclopedias, magazine and newspaper articles and biographies in this resource.  Teachers can find materials by lexile reading levels, curriculum information and lesson plans.  Use outside the library is available for Wisconsin residents.

Wisconsin Magazine of History Archives

If you're curious about Wisconsin's history, its pioneers, communities and landscapes, check this site for feature articles, selected obituaries, book reviews and reproductions of primary historical documents.

Wisconsin Newsstand
Home use is available for Wisconsin residents

Full-text coverage of Wisconsin newspapers including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, plus selected coverage of other regional sources.


The La Crosse Public Library offers a number of high-quality, accurate, authoritative sources you can depend on.  These sources are made available both in the library  and at home.  Some of these are paid databases and only available through the library's web site. If you need assistance or want to report a problem please contact the Reference Department at 608-789-7122 or by e-mail refdesk@lacrosse.lib.wi.us.

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