Research & Learning

LINCC Online Resources Page
This is the place to find all of the web based resources that Clackamas County libraries (LINCC) have to offer. Some resources, like those listed below, are available exclusively to Lake Oswego cardholders. Start exploring!

Access World News Research Collection
Explore and stay informed on local, national and international topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources from around the world to around the corner.

Ancestry produces what is often considered the preeminent genealogical database. In addition to fully indexed census records of all US census years, Ancestry contains thousands of other databases, including ship's records, banking records, vital statistics, and many, many more. 

Creativebug
Nurture your creative side with more than 1,000 award-winning video classes in painting, knitting, crafting, sewing, and more!

kanopy streaming movies
On-demand streaming service that offers more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema.

Lake Oswego Review
Access full-text articles (no images) from the Lake Oswego Review from 2006 to current.

LinkedIn Learning 
Learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals. High-quality video courses taught by experts, from the industry leader in online training. See the LinkedIn Learning FAQ for questions about the resource.

Logging in to the mobile app for the first time?  Here's what you need to know:

1. Open the app and select Sign IN
2. You do not need to create a LinkedIn account. Just select Sign in with your library card
3. In the Enter your Library ID field enter lakeoswego (make sure it is all lower case)
4. Enter your library card barcode and PIN and select Continue.

Gale Literary Sources: Literature Criticism & Literary Biography
Provides literature criticism articles that have been published from June 2007 to the present in Gale Contemporary Literary Criticism, as well as Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. The Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides authoritative information while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

Mango Languages
English speakers can learn over 70 languages, from Arabic and Armenian to Vietnamese and Yiddish. For speakers of other languages learning English, English-language courses are offered in over 20 languages, including Arabic, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Somali.

New York Times
The New York Times is the largest seven-day newspaper in the U.S. and ranks #1 in overall reach of U.S. Opinion Leaders. From the arts to sports, business to real estate, The New York Times covers it all each and every week.

Oregon News Sources for Lake Oswego
Oregon news sources for Lake Oswego patrons.

The Oregonian
Explore local history and current events with The Oregonian Collection. Search current and archived issues dating back to 1987 with full-text articles. Full-color newspaper pages are available for issues from 2017 to the current day.  

Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Contains detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 97 million U.S. residents. Company information is searchable by company name, type of business, geography, and size. Individuals can be searched by name, address, and phone number.

Value Line
The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line's leading research publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as our proprietary special situation stocks. In addition, The Value Line Research Center also provides users free delayed stock quotes, company news, extensive graphing, market updates, portfolio tracking with alerts, Value Line Analyst Supplements in real time, educational programs and a great deal of free information from Wall Street's most respected source.