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Academic OneFile
One-stop source for millions of peer-reviewed, scholarly full-text articles in HTML and PDF formats from over 14,000 of the world's leading academic journals and reference sources. Comprehensively covers the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Multimedia feature includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times from 1985 to present.
Access World News
Electronic editions for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources--all in one easy-to-search database with a world map. Each new source provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, and cultural activities as well as a variety of viewpoints on local, national, and world issues. Paid ads are excluded.
America's Newspapers
Electronic editions for over 2877 local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
America’s Obituaries and Death Notices
Comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information (institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc.)
Ancestry Library
Genealogical research service includes 2,500 subscription and free databases containing millions of family names. Full-text records and indexes, digitized images of census records, periodical indexes, Social Security death index, obituaries, vital records, public records, and Ancestry World Tree. Available only at library locations.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Complete automotive repair information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles from 1954 to present. New repair procedures and updates added continuously.
Biography in Context
Comprehensive source for biographical information with more than 600,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history. Includes full-text articles from hundreds of magazines, daily newspapers, and newswires as well as from over 170 Gale reference titles. Multimedia content includes video, audio clips and images.
BIR Entertainment
Search for information on approximately 450,000 music titles and 200,000 DVD/video titles. Find music or videos featuring a favorite artist or performer, or a specific genre. Also, refine searches by publication type, format, popularity, language, series, and more.
Book Index with Reviews
Easily locate information on over 3.8 million book titles including large print & books on tape. Fiction and non-fiction titles in all genres. Full-text searchable reviews from Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, CHOICE, and others.
Book Review Index Online Plus
Includes the entire backfile of Book Review Index print content (1965 - ), more than 5.6 million reviews on more than 2.5 million titles as well as full-text via links to library holdings. Reviews cover books in a wide variety of disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.
BookFlix Featured
Introducing BookFlix®, the new interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning – online! BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding.
Books and Authors
For librarians and readers of all ages, comprehensive reference database for locating reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media. Book jacket images, book reviews from more than 30 sources.
BooksInPrint.com Professional
Largest, unbiased, web-based bibliographic resource in the U.S. Browse over 5 million book, audio book, and video titles. Bestsellers, award winners, read reviews, or search titles by your favorite author. Available only at library locations.
Britannica Escolar Online
Access a Spanish-language encyclopedia for kids and young adults, a Spanish-English dictionary, links to highlights, thematic searching, the World of Animals, Activity of the Day, and Discover the World.
Britannica Online Public Library Edition
Access for children and young adults, and Britannica Reference Center for older students and adults. Contents include encyclopedia articles, magazines and journals, websites, multimedia, dictionary and thesaurus entries. Additional content sources include World Data Analyst and Notable Quotations.
Business and Company Resource Center
Academic and general business, industry & management periodicals, newsletters, newspapers and newswires. Investment research reports, company directory listings. (4,000+ indexed titles; 2,900+ full-text).
Chilton Library
Chilton Library represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. Chilton Library gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive, 1923 - present
Over 3,600 in-depth, themed reports that analyze issues that have shaped the modern world, including reportage of current events placed within historical context. Search full-text of the reports, limit searches by date and topic, and use Issue Tracker to trace important changes in issues over time
CultureGrams
Easy to use website with answers to all those questions about a country’s geography, history, peoples, customs, lifestyles, and society. In-depth profiles of countries and territories worldwide. 200+ United Nations-member countries included, Create comparison tables for multiple countries. Browse the Photo Gallery or Recipe Collection for that added touch of local flavor. Find essential facts on the 50 U.S. States, including maps, mottoes, and flags. And much more.
Custom Newspapers
Full-text articles from hundreds of newspapers both domestic and foreign, including The New York Times (1994 – present), The Times (London, 1985 – present) and more.