Ivy Tech Libraries: Bloomington Library: Reference & AV

Reference Resources

African American Experience (ABC-CLIO)
The widest ranging and easiest-to-use online database collection on African American history and culture

CREDO Reference
Hundreds of searchable reference books on a wide variety of subjects including business, history, science, social science, and the humanities.
Arts & Leisure (Credo Reference)
Online reference books covering art, music, fashion, film, sports, pop culture, and more
Business, Finance, & Economics (CREDO Reference)
Online reference books covering business, finance, and economics
Education (Credo Reference)
Online reference books covering teaching, learning, gifted students, and more
Food, Drink, & Nutrition (CREDO Reference)
Online reference books covering food, nutrition, food technology, and more
Health & Medicine (CREDO Reference)
Online reference books covering medicine, nursing, psychology, diseases, and more
Language & Literature (CREDO Reference)
80+ reference books on language and literature topics
Quotations (CREDO Reference)
10+ dictionaries of quotations
Psychology (CREDO Reference)
40+ reference books on psychology and psychologists
Technology & Engineering (CREDO Reference)
Online reference books covering many areas of computing, technology, and engineering

CQ Encyclopedia of American Government
Concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy.

DSM Library
Includes the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition), the DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and DSM-5 Clinical Cases.

Infobase Learning
A collection of databases including Issues & Controversies, Today's Science, and World News Digest, and more
American History Online (Infobase)
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience.
Bloom's Literature (Infobase)
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center (Infobase)
Provides profiles of nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, thousands of resource entries, and more!
Modern World History Online (Infobase)
Covers the broad expanse of world history from the mid-15th century to the present, featuring thousands of documents, articles, timelines, images, videos, and maps.

Films on Demand (Films Media Group)
State-of-the-art streaming videos covering Science & Math, Health & Medicine, Technical Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, and much more

Moving Image Archive (Internet Archive)
Archive of thousands of free digital movies, films, and videos ranging from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts.
Video Gallery (History Channel)
Online video and audio collections from the History channel covering U. S. history, science and technology, exploration, and society and culture.

NAXOS Music Library
The world's largest online classical music library with streaming access to thousands of CDs
NAXOS Music Library Jazz
One of the most comprehensive collections of jazz music available online featuring thousands of jazz artists and composers
NAXOS Spoken Word Library
Classic fiction, non-fiction, plays, poetry, children's literature, and more.

Bridgeman Art Library Archive (CREDO Reference)
Images and details of over 17,000 individual works of art
EBSCO Image Collection
A wide ranging database with photographs, paintings, maps, flag images, and more
Google Images
Search the web for images.
Indiana Historical Society
Digital image collection of people, events, and artifacts from Indiana history.
New York Public Library Digital Library
See hundreds of thousands of images from the New York Public Library's collection.
Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
Access a vast collection of images from the Library of Congress.
Web Gallery of Art
A virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture.