Databases via the State Library of Kansas
Subscription costs to large databases are prohibitive for most small Kansas libraries. The State Library of Kansas subscribes on their behalf and makes the databases available for any member of the public to browse through links on their website.
All databases and other resources provided by the State Library of Kansas can be found via the link below.
State Library of Kansas Resources
What does the State Library provide? Here's a short list of some of the resources. Contact the Port Library for detailed instructions on how to access these resources.
The Kansas Library Catalog, listing the lending collections of every public library in the State may also be viewed here. The Port Library can request nearly any item listed in this catalog to borrow it via Inter-Library Loan for our patrons.
All databases and other resources provided by the State Library of Kansas can be found via the link below.
State Library of Kansas Resources
What does the State Library provide? Here's a short list of some of the resources. Contact the Port Library for detailed instructions on how to access these resources.
- Small Business Source - Legal forms free online
- EBSCO MasterFile Premier - magazines, newspaper articles, and journal articles. Consumer Reports full text magazine available
- Consumer Health Complete - print out drug information and health fact sheets for a number of health conditions
- Career OneStop - Study guides, practice tests and more. Also has a resume and cover letter creator. The patron will need to create their own login from within the database.
- Learning Express College Center - Study guides, text prep, practice tests and more for all pre-college exams such as SAT, ACT, etc.
- Mango Languages - learn another language for free! Even includes "pirate" as a language. The patron will need to create their own login to save their progress from within the database and use Mango's mobile app.
- Heritage Quest - Genealogy research. Will require a Kansas Library Card (separate from your Port Library card).
The Kansas Library Catalog, listing the lending collections of every public library in the State may also be viewed here. The Port Library can request nearly any item listed in this catalog to borrow it via Inter-Library Loan for our patrons.