FVRL Resources A-Z

Read trade and industry-focused information in journal articles, market reports, industry reports, and news.

Available only in library (but not from North Bonneville, Yale, or Yacolt).
Find auto repair details for domestic and imported cars, trucks (up to one ton), and vans manufactured since 1982.

Available in library only.
Learn about your ancestors. Search over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, including the US Census, to find records and digitized documents.

Find articles, pictures, and videos about animals, arts, language, places, plants, science & math, social studies, sports, and religions. Even tour the USA or compare countries!

Find articles, images, videos, and biographies for high school students in a variety of subjects. Start with Research Tools and Materials if you're working on a paper or report.

Find repair info by make and model combinations, covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of older, specialty models.

Search for recent Consumer Reports magazine articles and reviews in full-text in Master File Premier.

Use Culture Grams to find maps and information on the peoples and cultures of over 185 countries, the provinces and territories of Canada, and all 50 states in the U.S.

Search most online FVRL resources at once for full-text journal, magazine, or newspaper articles. No more trying one database after another in search of the article you need!

Review industry intelligence tools that can be consumed very quickly to better understand a prospect’s or client’s business issues. Published by Hoover's Inc.

Search full-text reference eBooks on a variety of topics or read entire travel guidebooks without leaving your computer. (Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library)

Use this eResource to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on all health related topics. The materials contained in this resource are intended for informational purposes only.

Read about emerging green technologies and issues on the environment and sustainability.

Research viewpoint essays, topic overviews, images, podcasts, articles, graphs, tables, and charts on a variety of current topics.

Find primary documents, reference books, journal articles, and scholarly analysis on periods and events in our history.

Find printable legal form templates and examples; legal, business, and other letter templates; definitions for legal terms; a law digest with articles on legal topics; and a national attorney practice directory.

Search the digital US Census records from 1790-1940 or the full-text of 25,000 family and local history books in Heritage Quest.

Dig into study units covering over 500 historical topics on global history from ancient times to the present day.

Find articles and instructions for projects in the areas of outdoor, electrical, remodeling, plumbing, woodworking, decorating, and maintenance.

Use powerful tools and find guidance to achieve your career goals. Units include: find a career match; explore occupations; search for jobs and internships; tools to get hired; career library; and school and scholarship finder.

Dig deeper into full-text, academic journal articles and primary sources in a variety of disciplines.

Use tools and instructions to independently address a wide-range of legal issues including business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate, and rights & disputes.

Have fun with languages! Children can start learning a second language before they can read a first one. Create a free account in Little Pim and get started!

Browse articles, explore topics, and find images. All the National Geographic resources are at your command, without the big stacks of yellow magazines.

Search or browse the full text of The New York Times from 1851 to 2011. Research world events, find obituaries, or read editorials and classified ads from years gone by.

Discover new titles, series, and authors for kids and teens to enjoy. Find Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles.

Watch a volcano erupt! Play games, find project ideas, and have fun learning about ecosystems, space, energy and matter, maps, climates and more in Power Knowledge.

What goes up must come down. You’ll find more about gravity, atoms, motion, temperature and more, with videos and games to explain it all in Power Knowledge.

Access thousands of full-text magazines and newspapers, including peer-reviewed scholarly journals, covering a broad array of subjects and locations.

Search this index for citations from the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States from the years 1890 through 1982.

View over 4,800 manuals for after-market schematic service data on all kinds of consumer electronics such as radio, TV, car-radio, etc.

Get articles from magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government documents with the young researcher in mind.

Access step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components.

Peruse animated, talking picture books, early chapter books, puzzles, and resources for kids and families in TumbleBooks. Includes a limited number of books in French, Spanish, and other languages.

Explore the native cultures of indigenous peoples around the world. Learn about daily life, where they lived, what they ate, how they survived, and even their religions.

Who discovered the Earth is round? When were motion pictures invented? Find out how things we take for granted today were discovered or invented, from zippers to atomic time.

Find articles, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities covering a variety of subjects for elementary and middle-school students.

View the order of events over the world's history, create your own timelines, and more.