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This is a list of library databases and online resources, some of which are paid for by the library and are only available to be used if you are using a computer located within the library while you use it. Other collections have green Home Access links which will let you use the resource from home if you have a valid IRC Library card. Click on any collection or product to see more details.


The Florida Electronic Library Provides reference and research assistance to all citizens of the state of Florida with a Florida public library card.
Gale Collection I Includes access to many Gale databases such as the General Onefile, General Reference Center Gold, Informe (en espanol), What Do I Read Next, Litfinder and Infotrac.
Gale Collection II Includes General Business File, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, Marquis Who's Who, Literature Resource Center, Gale LegalForms, Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers, and U.S. History Online.
Ebsco Collection
Home Access
Includes the Ebscohost Research Databases (serials & newspapers), Novelist and the Chilton Auto Repair Reference Center.
ReferenceUSA Directory of more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households.
Newsbank Infoweb
Home Access
Offers searchable databases of world news, obituaries, periodicals, newspapers, business journals and statistics.
America's Newspapers
Home Access
Find current and archived state, regional, and national articles on issues, events, people, government and more including the Vero Beach Press Journal (12/2/97-Current), Miami Herald (5/19/82-Current), New York Times (1/1/85-Current), Orlando Sentinel (4/1/85-Current), and the Palm Beach Post (1989-Current).
America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922)
Home Access
Search American newspapers from over three centuries to explore America’s past including key titles: Dallas Morning News, Miami Herald, New York Herald, and more from every region of the U.S.
America's Obituaries
Home Access
Easily search a collection of over 22 million recent records from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Updated daily, it incorporates over 75 million records from the Social Security Death Index (1937-present), organized by state.
Vero Beach Press Journal (12/2/97-Current)
Home Access
Find current and archived articles providing unique coverage of local and regional news, sports, cultural activities, people in the community, and more from (12/2/97-Current). Also includes Sebastian Sun/50 Plus Lifestyles/Florida Fairways.
WilsonWeb The electronic editions of Wilson's Fiction Catalog and Public Library Catalog.