Articles & Databases

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.

SERVICE CHANGE: Access to this resource ends on June 30, 2025. 

Music journalism from the 1960s to the present, including audio interviews from Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell and Kurt Cobain, and more.

Check out Bay Beats - Local Music Collection, featuring the exciting musical talent in our very own Bay Area backyard.

High-definition recordings of The Bard's dramatic canon, featuring the world's finest Shakespearean actors and directors, along with supplementary teaching materials.

This resource is supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Online versions of Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives and Milestone Documents in American History. Search by keyword, or browse by subject.

Finding aid consisting of a wide variety of materials relating to people widely known and relatively unknown in San Francisco, the greater Bay Area, and California.