Database of rare, antiquarian, and collectible books and related ephemeral material – manuscripts, letters, maps, posters, broadsides, photographs and prints (works on paper).
Index to the most popular, general-interest periodicals published in the United States from 1890 to 1982.
U.S. business and residential telephone directories, with detailed business information. For “the white pages,” search the U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles database within Reference Solutions. Download limit: 250. Data Axle Reference Solutions app for Android and iOS is available.
Formerly ReferenceUSA Directory (Infogroup).
Search for job openings (powered by Indeed.com) using a quick search or custom search form, and research companies all in one database. Reference Solutions is a business directory as well as a job listings search engine. ‘Job Help’ links to resources on the Internet for resume writing, interviewing, aptitude testing, salary estimates, and others. Data Axle Reference Solutions app for Android and iOS is available.
Formerly ReferenceUSA Job Help (Infogroup).
Full text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering U.S. metropolitan and rural areas.
A self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing and research skills instruction. (Grades 8+)
This digital resource is provided for all California students from the California State Library.
Music journalism from the 1960s to the present, including audio interviews from Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and Kurt Cobain, and more.
Are you a local musician? SFPL is building a brand-new local music collection called Bay Beats! This online showcase will feature the exciting musical talent in our very own Bay Area backyard. Local musicians will have the opportunity to submit a selection of original tracks for inclusion in our new local music collection. The next open submission round is coming soon!
Immersive language-learning platform, offering 30 languages to further ESL learning and language-learning for business and vacation travel.
A variety of newspapers and periodicals from Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Caucasus and the Baltic states. Also includes several English-language newspapers.