Updated 2025 database collection now available on INSPIRE

Beginning Friday, Aug. 1, a new resource package from EBSCO is available via the Indiana State Library’s INSPIRE website. The suite includes essential information covering career development, business, psychology, history, religion and more. The following EBSCO databases are now available:

INSPIRE logo with text "Lifelong Learning Library for Hoosiers."Academic Search Elite includes 1,329 active full-text journals and magazines covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education and more. It also includes 60,000 videos from the Associated Press.

Business Source Elite offers 492 active full-text journals and magazines covering business, management, economics, banking, finance and accounting. It includes Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Journal, MIS Quarterly, Forbes and others.

Consumer Health Complete provides 274 active full-text journals and magazines, plus more than 330 animations with audio narration and 3,746 health reports.

Consumer Health Reference eBook Collection delivers 481 e-books covering diseases, weight management and exercise, allergies, senior care, social emotional health and more.

ERIC contains 1,900,000 records, covering education literature and resources. It includes 590,000 links to full-text documents.

Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to 68 full-text consumer health magazines and reference materials covering fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging and more.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition delivers 167 active full-text journals and magazines covering pediatric nursing, critical care, nursing management, medical law and more.

Job &Career Accelerator gives job seekers tools, including resume builders, interviewing tips, career advice and more.

LearningExpress Library Complete includes academic skill-building, test prep for entrance exams, military, U.S. citizenship and more.

MAS Ultra was designed for high school libraries and contains 459 full-text magazines covering history, science, health and more. It includes more than 55,000 full-text primary source documents, plus videos from the Associated Press.

MasterFILE Elite was designed for public libraries and contains 929 full-text magazines and journals, plus reference books and images covering business, health, general science and multicultural issues.

MasterFILE Premier Reference eBook Subscription contains 500 reference books encompassing a rich selection of titles covering architecture, literature, cooking, health and wellness, science, self-help, religion, current events, sports, travel and more.

Middle Search Plus was designed for middle schools and provides 176 popular full-text magazines plus thousands of primary source documents and videos. Subjects include history, current events, science and sports.

Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription delivers 320 full-text e-books and reference books from leading educational publishers. Topics include social studies, math, history, language arts, technology, geography, culture and science.

Military & Government Collection offers 289 full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 522 national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

Primary Search is designed for elementary school libraries. It includes full text for 103 of the most popular children’s magazines, e-books and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries.

Primary Search Reference eBook Subscription includes reference e-books from top children’s publishers including Cricket Media, Sleeping Bear Press and more.

Professional Development Collection delivers 451 full-text journals with information specifically for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection contains 315 active full-text journals and magazines for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.

Religion & Philosophy Collection provides 134 active full-text journals and magazines covering world religions, religious history and political philosophy.

While some EBSCO databases – like Rosetta Stone and the Film and Television Literature Index – will no longer be available, INSPIRE will still provide access to TeachingBooks for libraries and schools. Additionally, the INSPIRE interface will continue to connect learners to resources like Newspapers.com, Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana Memory and Indiana Legacy.

This blog post was submitted by the Indiana State Library administrative team.