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You have selected a database which is available only in the Library Branches. Listed below are the Database titles availabe to you from home Databases - Available from Home Remote Access is available for these databases. Some of these will require your library card number if you are accessing this page from outside the Library System. America’s Obituaries and Death Notices (NewsBank) A collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. An ideal resource for genealogical research. Easily searchable by name of the deceased, date range, or text, such as residence, occupation, hobbies, family members or other personal information, contained in the obituary or death notice. Associations Unlimited (Gale) Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. (Remote access.) Biography Resource Center (Gale) This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who(R), find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people. (Remote access.) Business & Company Resource Center (Gale) A fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. (Remote access.) Business Directory (Reference USA) Information on over 12 million US businesses. (Remote access.) Children’s Magazine Database - (Searchasaurus) Use this search tool to find nformation in over 50 magazines, an encyclopedia of animals, a general encyclopedia, a middle search plus, and a primary search, also a dictionary, and a picture file, all written especially for kids. (Remote access.) Clinical Pharmacology (EBSCOhost) This database provides access up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. (Remote access.) Company Research (Mergent) Detailed financial and narrative information on US and International Public Companies from the publisher of Moody’s Manuals. (Remote access.) Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos Basic Spanish-language encyclopedia for elementary and middle grades. (Remote access.) Encyclopedia Americana A general-reference online encyclopedia providing enhanced levels of access to information in an attractive graphical format. The new edition is organized around four editorial "modules": the Americana encyclopedia database proper, the Americana Journal, Profiles, and Editors' Picks. (Remote access.) ERIC (EBSCOhost) The Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals. (Remote access.) Essay Finder A unique database of full-text essays and discursive writing. The essays focus on the humanities and social sciences, and include biographies and literary criticism. Subjects include literature, history, economics, sociology, art and architecture, philosophy, psychology, science and drama. (Remote access.) GPO Access GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government. Use GPO Access to search or browse official, full-text information from the three branches of the Federal Government. Databases are updated based on their print equivalent and generally date back to 1994. Grolier Online Access to four encyclopedias (Americana, New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia, Lands and Peoples, and Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre). (Remote access.) Health and Wellness Resource Center (InfoTrac) Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories and information on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. (Remote access.) Health Source - Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost) Search for information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Features searchable full text for over 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Mens Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 205 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. (Remote access.) Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCOhost) This database provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis. (Remote access.) Heritage Quest Heritage Quest. Resources in this genealogy database include family and local histories; the US Federal Census 1790-1930; the PERiodical Source Index (PERSItm), covering genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800; and the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files. Original page images are provided for all documents. History Resource Center: US (Gale) Provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes access to the citations for over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index. (Remote access.) History Resource Center: World (Gale) Provides integrated access to historical (primary) documents, reference articles, and journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in world history from 3,200 B.C.E. to the present. Also included are a timeline of the 20th century, maps, images, and a research guide for students. (Remote access available.) Lands and Peoples (Grolier) Encyclopedia of Countries, Cultures and Geography for middle and high school students. Includes web links, article links, photographs, maps, flags, facts and figures, etc. (Remote access.) LearnATest Practice online for the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, US Citizenship, Postal Worker, and more! (Remote access.) LearnATest Practice online for the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, US Citizenship, Postal Worker, and more! (Remote access.) Literature Resource Center (Gale) Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors. (Remote access.) Magazine Index (EbscoHost) Provides abstracts and /or full text articles from nearly 2,000 periodicals Choose from MasterFile Premier, a multidisciplinary database, Business Source Elite, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition, Newspaper Source, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, EBSCO Animals, ERIC, and Clinical Pharmacology. (Remote access.) Magazine Index (InfoTrac) A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more, from 1980. (Remote access.) New Book of Knowledge Reference and current events for grades 3 and up. (Remote access.) Novelist A reader’s advisory service that helps readers find fiction books based on titles or authors they have read or topics in which they are interested. (Remote access.) Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en linea The complete Spanish-language encyclopedia. (Remote access.) Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Information on social issues with viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. (Remote access.) Poem Finder Thousands of full-text poems plus explanations, biographies and pictures. (Remote access.) Publications and Broadcast Media Directory (Gale) Directory of television stations, radio stations, or a cable television companies. Geographic coverage extends to the United States and Canada. (Remote access.) Ready Reference Shelf (Gale) Access to more than 320,000 entries for associations, research centers, publishers, publications (ranging from newspapers and newsletters to periodicals and directories), databases, television and radio stations and more. Includes Encyclopedia of Associations, Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media, Newsletters in Print, Publishers Directory, Directories in Print, Gale Directory of Databases, Gale Guide to Internet Databases, Research, Government and International Research Centers Directories, Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers, Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory of Organizations, Encyclopedia of American Religions. (Remote access.) Searchasaurus - (Children’s Magazine Database) Use this search tool to find nformation in over 50 magazines, an encyclopedia of animals, a general encyclopedia, a middle search plus, and a primary search, also a dictionary, and a picture file, all written especially for kids. (Remote access.) Story Finder Thousands of full-text short stories plus explanations, biographies and pictures. (Remote access.) Telephone Directory Health Care (Reference USA) A searchable directory of over 650,000 physicians and dentists in the United States. (Remote access.) Telephone Directory Residential (Reference USA) Data from the most recent US census for over 120,000,000 residences in the United States. Each US residential listing also contains information from the most recent US census, including median household income, median home value, latitude/longitude and percentage of owner-occupied housing. (Remote access.) The Washington Post Coverage begins with 1977. LOGIN AND PASSWORD are the first five numbers on your library card. There is a lag time of generally one day. This database does not include classifieds, legal notices, graphics, and articles not c opyright to the newspaper. (Remote access.) Washington Times Coverage begins with 1990. There is a lag time of generally 48 hours. This database does not include classifieds, legal notices, graphics, and articles not copyright to the newspaper. (Remote access.) World Book Encyclopedia Online World Book Encyclopedia, Dictionary and Atlas with articles from earlier World Book editions. (Remote access.)

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