ONLINE RESOURCES
Internet (JCCL and WL)
Multiple stations at each building with
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Research Stations (JCCL and WL)
Each research station has access to online
databases which provide full-text access to periodical articles,
newspapers, literary and biographical information, and business information.
Ancestry.com
Electronic databases for genealogical researchers. Search Census
Records, Military Records, Court Records, Immigration & Naturalization
Records, Periodicals & Newspapers, Vital & Church Records, Biography
& History, Reference, Directories, and Compiled Genealogy all with one
click.
Books
in Print
bibliographic data on over 3.4 million books, audiobooks, and videos, with
full-text reviews for many titles. Also includes the Bowker Author
Database - with biographical information on over 4,000 authors, and Bowker's
Publisher Authority Database - a comprehensive directory of over 165,000 book,
audio, and video publishers, distributors, agents, and wholesalers.
EBSCOhost
a magazine article resource which offers immediate access to a variety of full-text articles as well as indexing from seven databases.
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MasterFile indexes 2,700 active periodicals and searchable full-text
for 1800, on a number of general topics such as news, entertainment,
science and consumer issues.
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Health Source Plus includes indexing for over 500 consumer health,
nutrition and professional periodicals. Almost 250 of these
are full-text. Includes over 1000 health pamphlets, and 18 health
reference books.
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Business Source Elite provides abstracts and indexing for 1500 titles
including The Wall Street Journal plus the full-text of over 770
business periodicals. Also includes an online Dun & Bradstreet Directory,
with contact information for companies nationwide.
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Middle Search Plus offers full-text of over 50 of the most frequently
used magazines in middle school libraries, and 115 pamphlets.
Also offers Essential Documents of American History which
includes such documents as "Castros's Statement on Soviet Missiles in
Cuba" and "Thoughts on female education" by Benjamin Rush.
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Primary Search provides full-text for over 40 magazines for young
readers.
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EBSCO Animals provides in-depth information on topics relating to
animals.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
has 25,000 segments of the encyclopedia.
Electric
Library a comprehensive and
easy-to-use online reference tool for researchers of all ages.
Includes the full-text of over 5 million documents with a diverse selection of
sources including popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers and
news wires, television & radio transcripts, photographs, maps and
reference works.
Gale
Biography Resource Center
Combines over 300,000 biographies on more than 200,000 people from 70
respected Gale Group sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of
World Biography, Newsmakers, Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television,
Contemporary Musicians, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century
Scientists, Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America,
International Dictionary of Art and Artists, Writers Directory, with full-text
articles from more than 250 periodicals.
Gale
Literature Resource Center Access
three of the world's premier literature resources with a single search. When
you simultaneously search Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary
Criticism Select (CLC Select) and Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB),
you'll find in-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 100,000
authors along with critical reaction to their works. This series includes
integrated indexes to both the DLB and CLC print series.
Grolier
Online Encyclopedias Online
access to several full-text Grolier reference sources, including: Encyclopedia
Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and the New Book of Knowledge.
NOVELIST
Not sure what book to read next? NoveList will suggest books and/or authors
similar to your current favorites. NoveList also allows you to search by
subject or theme, and provides links to over 150 award lists and over 1,000
fiction-related Websites. The database also includes reviews of both adult and
children's books.
Reference
USA (formerly: American
Business Disk) Directory of US businesses. Lists size
of company, top personnel, year established, type of business, credit
rating, yearly sales and more. Data can be searched name of company,
name of officers, geographic area, SIC, size, revenue or any combination.
SIRS
Knowledge Source/Discoverer A
collection of full-text databases, both searchable by
keyword and browseable by topic. SIRS provides extensive
information on current issues:
SIRS Researcher includes full-text articles selected from over 1,500
periodicals, newspapers, and government publications.
SIRS Government Reporter provides the full text of government
publications on a variety of current topics. Also provides selected historic
Federal documents and a directory of U.S. Government officials.
SIRS
Renaissance supplies current articles on topics in the Humanities. Areas
covered include: Literature, Film, Architecture, Philosopy, Music, and the
Visual & Performing Arts.
SIRS Discoverer is designed to provide information on middle and
elementary school curriculum topics. Includes articles from over 1,200
magazines, newspapers, and government documents.
ValueLine
Investment Survey
ValueLine, a popular source of investment information, provides current data
on some 1700 stocks. This online service is provided as a part of the
library's print subscription. New issues are posted online each Friday,
the same day we receive our print copies. If you are prompted for a
password, please ask at the Reference Desk and a librarian will log you in.
Washington
Post Excellent
full text coverage, excluding paid advertising of the daily paper out
of the nation's capital. This database provides excellent research
information and regional news data and in-depth coverage of the political scene
on a federal level.
