Getting Started - General Research - General Research - Subject Guides & Tutorials at Wyoming State Library

Looking for help getting started with research on a topic? These resources have broad coverage of multiple topics and are great places to start your research, whether you need articles, reference books, encyclopedias, maps or more.

Recommended Databases

General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Millions of full-text articles in a one-stop source for information on a wide range of topics.
MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
This database is designed specifically for public libraries and provides a perfect, general interest database to start your research.
Proquest This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central is now part of ProQuest One Academic. The largest collection of full text articles available to libraries. ProQuest covers more than 150 subject areas and has full text coverage of the Wall Street Journal and L.A. Times.

More Resources for General Research

Culturegrams This link opens in a new window
CultureGrams provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.
Unavailable on community college campuses.
Ebscohost This link opens in a new window
Indexes academic, general interest, business and health magazines with many full text articles. More than 20 databases are included.
eLibrary This link opens in a new window
Connecting educators and students to the best online resources using videos, timelines, journals, pictures, newspapers, and websites.
Middle Search Plus This link opens in a new window
Articles from popular, middle school magazines. Find biographies, historical essays, reference books, the Encyclopedia of Animals, an image collection, maps and flags. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile).
Primary Search This link opens in a new window
Access the full text for popular, elementary school magazines. Additional content includes the American Heritage Children's Dictionary, images, maps and flags. All articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile).
Proquest Research Companion This link opens in a new window
Information literacy product, created to help young researchers find, evaluate, and use information more effectively. Nine multi-media based learning modules and seven interactive tools.
SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window
Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between of more than 300 social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues. Issues Researcher merges content from Renaissance and Government Reporter.