Government & Legal
Find information on local, state, and federal government, as well as legal resources.
Academic Search Complete
Multi-disciplinary databases, providing full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles.
Evansville Courier & Press
Local newspaper archives from 2010 – present, via ProQuest.
Evansville Historical Newspapers
Full-page, fully searchable digitized editions of historical Evansville newspapers from 1848-1998. Available thanks to a generous grant from the EVPL Foundation.
Due to NewsBank restrictions, this resource is available only to EVPL resident cardholders (PLAC not applicable) or via in-house Library computers.
Evansville Local History eBooks
Historical books and pamphlets about Evansville people and places. Original images are from the Indiana Collection.
Gale Business: DemographicsNow: Business and People
This powerful online resource connects users with a wealth of highly detailed demographic data on more than 24 million U.S. businesses and 206 million consumers—making it ideal for gaining consumer and market insight.
GALE Databases and Services
A listing of all GALE databases and services subscribed to by EVPL
Government
Local, state and federal government resources.
GreenFILE
Offering well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
HeinOnline
Access to four of HeinOnline’s most relevant databases. Explore over 5,000 resources on: Civil Rights and Social Justice; Open Society Justice Initiative; Gun Regulation and Legislation in America; and Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law.
These databases are accessible only at the library.
Indiana Disability Resource FINDER
Explore this directory of services, programs and helpful articles for the disability community.
Indiana Legal Forms
The most extensive free forms site available to library patrons, including official, state-specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
Indiana Legal Help
Helping Hoosiers find legal help, with services for each Indiana county. Topics include housing, family and safety, money and estate, military, immigration, employment, and other legal issues.
Indiana Room
Research local and regional history with a special collection of physical materials in EVPL Central’s Indiana Room, including books, atlases, magazines, and more about Evansville, Vanderburgh County, the Southwestern region of Indiana, and the state of Indiana. Also includes a collection of city directories and school yearbooks.
Local History
With print and digital historical resources, EVPL offers many different ways to research and study the history of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, and Southwestern Indiana.
Military & Government Collection
Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, and thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals.
Points of View Reference Center
Resources that present multiple sides of an issue, providing rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Providing access to content and tools covering hundreds of national and international issues.
