Research Databases for State Employees

Desktop access to licensed databases is provided free of charge, exclusively to state government employees. All databases are accessible to the general public at the State Library.

 

 NewsBank: 3000+ full-text U.S. newspapers; 50+ Kentucky sources including Lexington Herald-Leader

 ProQuest: 300+ full-text U.S. newspapers including Courier Journal

 KYVL - 20+ databases incl. EBSCO and WorldCat; Multi-disciplinary coverage; strengths in business, education, medicine & news.

 JSTOR - 300+ Multi-disciplinary research journals with strengths in social and biological sciences.

 WorldCat Local - Search the collections of the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, as well as thousands of libraries world-wide to find materials to help with your research needs.

 BioOne - 150+ bioscience research journals

 infogroup/ReferenceUSAgov - Directory of US businesses & individuals enhanced with financial and organizational information.

 HeinOnline - Legal & government resources including 1,400+ law journals, Federal Regulations & U.S. Code

 Homeland Security Digital Library – 80,000+ full-text federal, state & local policy documents and news on homeland security.

Login Procedure

  • Select a database.
  • When prompted, type in your last name and State Library account number.
  • For assistance contact the State Library's Reference Desk: 502.564.8300 ext. 342; toll-free 800.928.7000 ext. 342; or online at Ask A Librarian.

Who Is Classified as a State Employee?

This classification includes persons working in executive, legislative and judicial agencies, commissions, boards, etc.

Employees of public school systems and public higher education institutions can be served by their public and institutional libraries.