Online Resources

Online Library Resources

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Academic Search Elite

Academic Search Elite Website

Designed for academic institutions, this database is a leading resource for scholarly research. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books and more.

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AGRICOLA

AGRICOLA Website

Agricola is a reference database with millions of citations for the agricultural researcher. Containing records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricola contains materials dating back to the 1970s and includes selected international sources.

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Alt HealthWatch

Alt HealthWatch Website

Alt-Health Watch is a research database with access to peer-reviewed journals that focus on the latest information regarding alternative health practices.

Health & Sciencehealth-science
Auto Repair Source

Auto Repair Source Website

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.

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Biography Reference Center

Biography Reference Center Website

The Biography Reference Center contains full-text biographies for over 400,000 prominent figures, including world leaders, scientists, artists, authors, explorers, athletes, and more.

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Biography Reference eBook Subscription

Biography Reference eBook Subscription Website

Complementary reference eBook collections come with several EBSCO reference database products. These collections contain reference books from top educational publishers and university presses.

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Book Collection: Nonfiction

Book Collection: Nonfiction Website

Book Collection: Nonfiction is a cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books.

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Business Source Elite

Business Source Elite Website

The industry’s most widely used business research database, Business Source Premier features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.

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CareerOneStop

CareerOneStop Website

Explore career options, assessments, career videos, highest-paying careers, find training and education, find training and education, schools and programs.

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Complete Core Collections

Complete Core Collections Website

Core Collections is a comprehensive guide that helps you build and maintain well-rounded collections of nonfiction and fiction books.

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Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete Website

Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.

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ConsumerReports.org

ConsumerReports.org Website

Doing research takes time. Choosing the wrong product wastes money. Provide trusted information for making the smart choice. Enable thorough product comparisons with Consumer Reports’ (CR) comprehensive archive of expert, unbiased product reviews.

Business, Career, & Financebusiness-career-finance
Creativebug

Creativebug

Stream thousands of online art & crafts classes for FREE!

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eBook Subscription 6-8 Collection

eBook Subscription 6-8 Collection Website

EBSCO eBooks offers schools a wide-range of eBook subscription collections

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eBook Subscription Business Collection

eBook Subscription Business Collection Website

Equip students and faculty with access to thousands of e-books dedicated to the study of business. From conducting business research to helping students understand general business concepts, this collection offers the in-demand titles your library needs.

Business, Career, & Financebusiness-career-finance
eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection

eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection Website

Build strong literacy skills in students from pre-K to 8th grade by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles by Cricket Media. This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers explore and expand their worlds.

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eBook Subscription Diversity & Ethnic Studies

eBook Subscription Diversity & Ethnic Studies Website

This groundbreaking collection includes thousands of high-quality e-books assessed by EBSCO Collection Development Librarians on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Subscribe today and get top titles from more than 230 publishers including Choice Outstanding Academic Titles (OAT) and DRM-free selections.

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eBook Subscription High School Collection

eBook Subscription High School Collection Website

Give students, educators and administrators on-the-go access to popular e-books. This robust collection is an easy and cost-effective way for libraries to provide full-text e-books that align with their school’s curricula. It includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials.

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eBook Subscription K-5 Collection

eBook Subscription K-5 Collection Website

EBSCO eBooks offers schools a wide-range of eBook subscription collections.

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eBook Subscription K-8 Collection

eBook Subscription K-8 Collection Website

EBSCO eBooks offers schools a wide-range of eBook subscription collections

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eBook Subscription Public Library Collection

eBook Public Library Collection Website

Give your patrons access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies and cooking.

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eBook Subscription Spanish & Portuguese Collection

eBook Subscription Spanish & Portuguese Collection Website

Learn about the different types of Spanish & Portuguese collections available through EBSCO eBooks, top publishers featured in the collections and popular e-book titles.

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Education Source

Education Source Website

Education Source provides a wealth of full text, indexing, abstracts, and citations for content related to all levels of education.

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ERIC

ERIC Website

ERIC—or the Education Resources Information Center—is a reference database of full-text education materials. Managed by the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC is the largest database of its kind in the world.

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Ethnic Diversity Source

Ethnic Diversity Source Website

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.

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FinancialFit

Financial Fit Website

FinancialFit provides customized personal finance lessons tailored to your areas of curiosity or unfamiliarity. Learn about important money, credit, budgeting, saving, investing, and debt management.

Business, Career, & Financebusiness-career-finance
Health Source: Consumer Edition

Health Source: Consumer Edition Website

Health Source: Consumer Edition is a rich collection of consumer health information, providing access to over 70 full-text consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Harvard Health Letter, Prevention, and many others.

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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Website

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.

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History Reference Center

History Reference Center Website 

Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.

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History Reference eBook Subscription

History Reference eBook Subscription Website

Support the research needs of students and faculty in the study of history with this e-book collection of quality history titles.

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Hobbies and Crafts Source

Hobbies and Crafts Source Website

Enhance your library’s makerspace with Hobbies & Crafts Source, a database of detailed “how to” instructions and creative do-it-yourself ideas that meet the interests of nearly every hobby enthusiast.

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Home Improvement Source

Home Improvement Source Website

Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books.

Car Repair, Lifestyle, Hobbies & Homecar-repair-lifestyle-hobbies-home
Hoopla

Hoopla

Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, phone, car, even your TV.

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Inkie.org Library

Inkie.org Library

Discover eBooks by local authors and watch videos from libraries and community leaders. Explore collections of art, interviews, photos, maps, poetry, and more.

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LearningExpress

The LearningExpress suite of highly-acclaimed eLearning solutions provides interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development and more.

LearningExpress Website

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Legal Information Reference Center

Legal Information Reference Center Website

Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.

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Legal Source

Legal Source Website

Legal Source is the definitive resource for keeping up to date with current legal issues, studies, thoughts, and trends.

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LGBTQ+ Source

LGBTQ+ Source Website

LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

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Library & Information Science Source

Library & Information Science Source Website

Library & Information Science Source stands as the premier full-text database for studies in library and information science.

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LitBase

LitBase Website

LitBase is a world literature database with a modern search experience. A curated collection of critical primary texts and secondary sources, it supports research of the most studied authors, poetry, fiction, plays, and creative nonfiction worldwide.

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Literary Reference eBook Subscription

Literary Reference Source Website

Literary Reference eBook Subscription contains a broad range of literary-related subjects with selections including literary criticism, study guides, and classics.

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Literary Reference Source

Literary Reference eBook Subscription Website

Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.

Books, Literature & Languagebooks
LOTE4Kids

LOTE4Kids Website

Kids can now enjoy thousands of picture books in 65+ languages, with English translations. Available in libraries, schools and at home!

Online Learningonline-learning
Mango Languages

Mango Languages

Choose from over 70 world languages on desktop or mobile, from anywhere, at any time.

Online Learningonline-learning
MAS Complete

MAS Complete Website

Designed for high school libraries, MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. It also includes thousands of full-text primary source documents and videos from the Associated Press.

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MAS Reference eBook Subscription

MAS Reference eBook Subscription Website

General reference eBooks for high school students. Topics include biography, history, careers, language arts, literature, government, health, math, science.

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MasterFILE Complete

MasterFILE Complete Website

MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers. Covering virtually every general interest subject area, it also includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.

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MasterFILE Reference eBook Subscription

MasterFILE Reference eBook Subscription Website

The MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection contains reference books from top educational publishers and university presses.

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Middle Search Plus

Middle Search Plus Website

Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags.

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Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription

Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription Website

Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents and videos.

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Newspaper Source Plus

Newspaper Source Plus Website

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world’s major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers and newswires and offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.

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Niche Academy

Niche Academy

Niche Academy offers video tutorials on library eResources and popular platforms like Instagram and Facebook.

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NoveList

NoveList Website

NoveList has been helping readers find their next favorite book for 30 years and continues to develop innovative solutions for connecting readers, books, and libraries. By helping libraries help readers, NoveList empowers libraries to engage and inspire their communities.

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NoveList K-8

NoveList K-8 Website

NoveList K-8 Plus is a database of book recommendations for all library workers who do readers’ advisory. Our expertise and passion for books and reading means you’ll always be able to provide the best help to the youngest readers in your community.

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NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus Website

NoveList Plus is a database of book recommendations for all library workers who do readers’ advisory. Our expertise and passion for books and reading means you’ll always be able to provide the best help to the readers in your community.

Books, Literature & Languagebooks
Points of View Reference Center

Points of View Reference Center Website

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

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Primary Search

Primary Search Website

Designed for elementary school libraries, Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Students can learn about a variety of topics, including endangered species, famous musicians, fitness and space exploration.

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Primary Search Reference eBook Subscription

Primary Search Reference eBook Subscription Website

Primary Search is a full-text database of carefully curated content for elementary school libraries. It includes full text for the most popular children’s magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.

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Professional Development Collection

Professional Development Collection Website

Professional Development Collection is a highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.

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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Website

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is an essential full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.

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Read It!

Read It! Website

Read It!™ was created for anyone who has a good foundation in English grammar and reading skills. It is a place to find reading material about many subjects. Articles are short, and written to support your reading skills as you learn about topics in English that you need for school and everyday life.

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Regional Business News

Regional Business News Website

Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.

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Religion & Philosophy Collection

Religion & Philosophy Collection Website

Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential full-text database for theology and philosophy research. It includes hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy and philosophy of language.

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Residents in Need Resources

Residents in Need Resources PDF

Services include coordination of family support, navigation of community resources, community programs, counseling, caregiver respite, emergency services, homemaking services, and personal care assistance.

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Scholastic Teachables

Scholastic Teachables

Scholastic Teachables offers unlimited access to 30,000+ educational resources for every subject, such as lesson plans, mini-books, and activity sheets for PreK to Grade 5.

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Science Reference eBook Subscription

Science Reference eBook Subscription Website

Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

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Science Reference Source

Science Reference Source Website

Designed to meet every student researcher’s needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.

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SCIGames

SCIGames Website

Over the years the Space Science Institute has created a number of online exhibits on space science. We’ve decided to collect some of the games and activities from these sites on to this portal. You can run them by themselves, or open them in the context of the full exhibit.

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Senior Housing Net

Senior Housing Net Website

Senior Housing Net offers a comprehensive online directory and resource for finding senior living options, including 55+ communities, independent living, assisted living, and memory care.

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Small Business Source

Small Business Source Website

EBSCO’s Small Business Source contains business reference books, videos, a help and advice section, and start-up plans.

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Small Business Source eBook Subscription

Small Business Source eBook Subscription Website

Small Business Source offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to understand and address a wide variety of small business topics. The database includes business videos, case studies, help and advice, a start-up kit and tips for writing business plans.

Business, Career, & Financebusiness-career-finance
Small Engine Repair Source

Small Engine Repair Source Website

This reference database provides detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines, from motorcycles and ATVs to generators and outdoor power equipment.

Car Repair, Lifestyle, Hobbies & Homecar-repair-lifestyle-hobbies-home
The Palace Project

The Palace Project

Enjoy thousands of free eBooks, audiobooks, and more from your local library.

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Universal Class

Universal Class

Universal Class offers a variety of online classes, videos, assignments, quizzes, and tests led by professional instructors to build a deeper understanding of course materials.

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Vocational & Career Collection

Vocational & Career Collection Website

Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this database provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public.

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