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| Access Science | Articles, news, science biographies, and more from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. |
| Ancestry Library Edition | Wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. Includes US census records, military records, court, land and probate records, vital and church records, directories, passenger lists, and more. |
| BigChalk eLibrary | Full-text magazines, newspapers, television & radio transcripts, photographs, maps and reference works. Includes Washington Post. |
| Business and Company Resource Center | Search the database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Users can find company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. |
| Computer Database | Users can access periodicals on the computer, telecommunications and electronics industries. Product reviews, industry status reports, company profiles and more are included. |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism | Online access to extensive biographical and critical information on contemporary authors. Each entry contains a biographical and critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for study. |
| CQResearcher | Each issue of CQ Researcher takes a topic and discusses issues, background, chronology, current situation, controversy, and outlook for that topic. CQ Researcher online provides access to issues back to 1923. |
| Daily Press Obituary Index | "The main source of these obituaries is the Daily Press, which has been the City of Newport News’ local paper since 1898. The current obituary index covers 1898 through 1988. This index also covers obituaries from the Times-Herald from 1902 to 1915." |
| EBSCOhost's Masterfile | Magazine database covering many general topics such as news, entertainment, science and consumer issues. Includes image searches. |
| EBSCO Literary Reference Center | A completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, and hundreds of literary journals. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | This database contains information on a variety of academic disciplines from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. Users can access scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. |
| Foundation Directory Online | Search for foundations and grants using the Foundation Directory Online Database. |
| Gale Biography Resource Center | Over 300,000 biographies on more than 200,000 people. |
| Gale Literature Resource Center | In-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000 authors along with critical reaction to their works. |
| General Reference Center Gold | Integrates a variety of key business and general interest titles. Contains national news magazines, encyclopedias, and business journals. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | A searchable collection of e-books. E-Books include the following titles: Cities of the World, Animal Sciences: Macmillan Science Library, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, and Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, African American Years, American Civil War Reference Library, Colonial America Reference Library, Dictionary of American History, Historic Events for Students, Korean War Reference Library, Presidents: A Reference History, Terrorism Reference Library. |
| Grant Select | Use this database to find information on available grants. Search by subject and location. |
| Grolier | A collection of online encyclopedias including the following: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, and America the Beautiful. Also includes a searchable online dictionary and atlas. |
| Find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on health, medicine, nutrition, diseases, and alternative and complementary treatments. | |
| HeritageQuest Online | Find census data, family records, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage, and death records. |
| Infotrac One File | Provides access to a number of periodicals on a wide range of topics. Users can access periodical and news content from the New York Times to refereed academic journals. |
| Infotrac Religion and Philosophy | Features a custom selection of more than 250 magazines and academic journals covering religion, philosophy, archaeology, and anthropology. |
| Junior Edition K-12 | Periodical database designed for students in junior high and middle school. Contains access to magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, arts, science, culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. |
| Kids Edition K-12 | Periodical database for elementary school students. Access full text magazines, newspapers and reference books. Contains information on current events, arts, science, culture, health people, government, history, sports, and others. |
| Kids Info Bits | Database for students in Kindergarten through fifth grade. Features a visually graphic interface. Students can search for age appropriate articles on current events, arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. |
| LegalTrac | Find major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty publications, bar association journals, and international legal journals. |
| LearnATest | Online test service. Practice tests include ACT, SAT, GED, GMAT, GRE, civil service exam, firefighter, police, paramedic, ASVAB and more. |
| LearnATest E-Books | Search LearnATest's collection of electronic book testing titles. Subjects include ASVAB testing, nursing tests, SAT, and many more. Just type a subject in the search box and then click on the title you wish to read. |
| Military and Intelligence Database | Contains over 500 titles and over seven million articles of interest to military personnel. |
| NetLibrary | A collection of books in electronic format (e-books), funded by the Library of Virginia. To use these titles, you must first setup an account name and password. |
| NoveList | Suggests books and/or authors similar to your current favorites. Also includes subject and theme searches, award lists, and book reviews. |
| Opposing Viewpoints | Users can access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on a wide variety of social issues. |
| Phillip
West Cancer Resource Center |
Award-winning cancer information Web site. Developed by Williamsburg Regional Library in partnership with Williamsburg Community Hospital. |
| Professional Collection | Custom selection of more than 300 full text journals for educators covering arts, psychology, adolescent issues, curriculum, sports, law, technology, and more. |
| Reference USA | Provides detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses. |
| Rosetta Stone | Online language tutorial includes over twenty languages such as: Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, French I & II, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Polish, Portugese, Russian, Spanish (Latin Am, & Spain), Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Welsh. |
| Science Resource Center | Find information and articles on a variety of science-related topics including physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, and earth science. |
| Student Edition | Database for high school students. Contains access to magazines, newspapers, and reference books on current events, arts, science, culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. |
| Student Resource Center Gold | Includes thousands of documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips. Includes Student Resource Center-Health Module. |
| Teen Health and Wellness | Provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. Thoroughly updated and revised for online use, all content is reviewed by leading professionals in medicine, mental health, nutrition, guidance, and career counseling, and is developed for teens, with their unique concerns and perspective in mind. |
| What Do I Read Next? | Includes over 100,000 recommended titles to help users find new books to read, to remember forgotten titles and find award winning titles. |
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