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Literati is a research resource with over 3 million encyclopedia entries, ebooks on every major subject, over 240,000 audio clips, multimedia videos, and thousands of high resolution images. Homework Help offers students online help from certified teachers in reading, math, and writing. Research guides for job hunting, applying for unemployment, and genealogy research are also available. Literati is made available by the Library of Virginia.
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Search full-text electronic books in various fields in social sciences, including:
- African-American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience
- Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
- Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues
- Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
- Energy for the 21st Century
- Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
- Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
- Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
- Global Warming
- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
- Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices
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A searchable collection of electronic books covering topics such as art, business, geography, health, history, literature, science, and social issues.
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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.
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Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on a wide variety of controversial social issues.
