Biography
Find biographical information on more than 149,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Sketches typically include personal information, contact information, career history, writings, biographical and critical sources, authors’ comments, and informative essays about their lives and work.
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Literary Reference Source is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes..
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Oxford African American Studies Center
Provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 20,000 articles by top scholars in the field Over 2,500 images, more than 700 primary sources with specially written commentaries, and nearly 200 maps have been collected to enhance this reference content
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Books & Reading
Find biographical information on more than 149,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists and scriptwriters. Sketches typically include personal information, contact information, career history, writings, biographical and critical sources, authors’ comments, and informative essays about their lives and work.
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Literary Reference Source is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes..
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Novelist K-8
Find your next great read! Novelist K-8 is a resource for book recommendations for librarians, teachers, parents, and readers.
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Novelist is an ideal way to discover new authors or find an author whose style matches your own personal taste. Special search features give the reader the ability to find a book by describing the plot, locating a series name, or reviewing suggested reading lists. Lists of titles are grouped by content and age group in order to find the best fit for your reading preference and level.
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Business & Investing
This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985. More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from MarketLine are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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Morningstar Investment Research
Comprehensive information on stocks, mutual funds, and industries.
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Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses (59 million) and U.S. residents (310 million).
Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more
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A comprehensive resource for small business owners and those interested in starting a business, offering full-text periodicals and reports, sample business plans, U.S. tax forms, videos and reference books. It supports small business owners in all relevant areas from planning, financing and managing a business to exit strategies. Users also have the ability to search within specific ‘Business Topics’ and ‘Business Types’ relevant to their needs.
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Value Line Library is designed to specifically meet the needs of investors with a range of goals and objectives. We deliver timely, unbiased information in a professional format that integrates Value Line’s fundamental research with quantitative disciplines.
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Children & Teens
Explora Primary Schools
The Explora experience for schools and public libraries ensures that students, educators and library patrons can quickly find the reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects, deliver robust school curriculum, achieve their professional goals and satisfy their intellectual curiosity.
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Contains full text for more than 150 popular, middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 200 magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets.
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Novelist K-8
Find your next great read! Novelist K-8 is a resource for book recommendations for librarians, teachers, parents, and readers.
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Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
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Designed specifically for elementary school libraries and public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles)
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Education & Careers
LearningExpress Library offers targeted
learning centers — each with a collection of practice tests, tutorials, e-books, articles and flashcards — to help you achieve your goals.
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Provides indexing and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals. In addition, 96% of journals indexed in TRC are peer-reviewed.
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Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep
Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.
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Gale Presents: Udemy is an online learning platform that connects patrons to video-based courses taught by leading experts in business, technology, and more. Users can explore thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses that match their professional goals and personal interests.
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Encyclopedias, Almanacs, & More
Bring the world’s knowledge to your community. Britannica Library bridges your digital content gap with the most comprehensive source of factual information for all ages.
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Genealogy
ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world!
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On-site Only
HeritageQuest Online provides a comprehensive collection of genealogical and local history resources. This database
makes it convenient to explore billions of American and international genealogical records dating back to the 1700s
including unique primary sources, family and local histories, research guides, interactive census maps and more. Combined
with an easy to use search experience, it’s easier than ever for users to discover their ancestors and learn about local people
and places from the past.
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Health & Medicine
Health Sources: Consumer Edition
This rich collection of consumer health information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets.
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Health Sources: Academic/Nursing Edition
Health Source: Academic/Nursing Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.
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A full-text searchable versions of reference texts on history, science, literature, and medicine from Salem Press, Grey House Publishing, and Reference Shelf. Salem Press Online includes access to Magill’s Medical Guide, the Defining Documents series, the Critical Insights series, and more.
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History & Social Science
Military & Government Collection
ADesigned to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
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The New York Times: Onsite Access: Login or Register at NYTimes.com while on a Library PC or Library Wi-fi for free access! Off-site: Contact us to obtain a 72-hour access code.
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Provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
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Oxford African American Studies Center
Provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 20,000 articles by top scholars in the field Over 2,500 images, more than 700 primary sources with specially written commentaries, and nearly 200 maps have been collected to enhance this reference content
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Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument).
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A full-text searchable versions of reference texts on history, science, literature, and medicine from Salem Press, Grey House Publishing, and Reference Shelf. Salem Press Online includes access to Magill’s Medical Guide, the Defining Documents series, the Critical Insights series, and more.
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Language Learning
Little Pim is the leading language teaching method designed just for children. The short 5-minute videos hold their focus so they can begin their language learning journey on their own.
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What language is this for you? With 140+ languages to choose from, there’s a good chance it’s available to learn in Transparent Language Online! Sign up free with your library card.
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Online language learning site includes: Spanish, French, Italian, Russian and others. Also includes a limited selection of ESL programs including English for Spanish speakers and English for Polish speakers
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Magazines & Journals
Access over 1000 journals on a host of subject matters and 75,000 videos from the Associated Press going back over 90 years.
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Consumer Reports (CR) is the world’s largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed.
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Provides full text for magazines and publications covering many general interest topics including business, health, education, general science and multicultural issues. It also includes an image collection of more than 2 million photos, maps and flags.
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Newspapers
The New York Times: Onsite Access: Login or Register at NYTimes.com while on a Library PC or Library Wi-fi for free access! Off-site: Contact us to obtain a 72-hour access code.
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Provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
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Science
Offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects..
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A full-text searchable versions of reference texts on history, science, literature, and medicine from Salem Press, Grey House Publishing, and Reference Shelf. Salem Press Online includes access to Magill’s Medical Guide, the Defining Documents series, the Critical Insights series, and more.
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Spanish Language
A comprehensive Spanish-language database, offers content from a variety of sources including 49,000 encyclopedia entries
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