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*PLCMC Catalog (show description) |
Browse the library's collection of books & media; place a hold on a selection; renew items; or review your patron record. This is a free service available 24 hours a day
(Subject: Literature)
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*PLCMC Periodicals List (show description) |
View a list of full-text magazines, newspapers, and journals the Library has access to and where they are available. Listing includes full-text electronic resources, paper and microform holdings.
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(Subject: Magazines & Journals,Newspapers)
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ABC-CLIO E-book Collection (show description) |
The Greenwood Digital Collection is a collection of digital ebooks complete and searchable by keyword, subject, author, and title. It includes the series Daily Life Through History, Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Authors, Historic Events of the 20th Century, Literature in Context, as well as American Slavery.
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(Subject: Education & Social Sciences,Almanacs & Encyclopedias,History,Genealogy,Biography)
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Academic Search Premier (show description) |
Provides full text for nearly 1,850 publications, including over 1,250 peer-reviewed journals. Indexing and abstracts are provided for the 3,250 journals in the collection. Information is offered in the following areas: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more.
1984 - present
(Subject: Magazines & Journals)
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American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography (show description) |
A collection of the life histories of former slaves in the United States compiled through nearly 4,000 interviews with ex-slaves.
(Subject: History)
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AP Photo Archives (show description) |
Contains over 700,000 Associated Press photos including the current year photo report & a selection of images dating back to the 1840s. Features state, regional, & national photos from North America, the best of the international photo report, regional photos from Europe and Asia, plus graphics, maps, illustrations & logos starting from January 1999.
1840 - present
(Subject: Magazines & Journals,Newspapers)
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ArchiveGrid (show description) |
ArchiveGrid gives access information on historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world so that individuals can contact archives to arrange a visit to examine materials, and order copies.
(Subject: History)
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Auto Repair Reference Center (show description) |
The Auto Repair Reference Center database includes automotive repair information including Chilton® Information and information from Delphi Integrated Service Solutions. The database content includes more than 33,100 vehicles covered from 1945 to present; over 250,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences,Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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Business Source Premier (show description) |
Contains full text from nearly 970 journals with indexing and abstracts for over 1,650 journals covering business, management, economics, banking, finance, accounting and much more. Also includes the Wall Street Journal.
1984 - present
(Subject: Business)
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CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online (show description) |
CAMIO™ -- RLG's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online -- offers rights-cleared, high-quality art images for class projects, art history and studio art programs, course Web sites, lectures, presentations, and research resources.
(Subject: Children's Tools,Education & Social Sciences,History)
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Career Library (show description) |
Career LibraryTM offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Five user-friendly components help users match their interests to occupations, education prospects, and more. Created for individual researchers and career/education technology professionals.
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(Subject: Business,Education & Social Sciences)
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Chadwyck-Healey Poetry Collection (show description)
(In-library use only, visit your branch library to use this resource)
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In-library use only- visit your branch library to use this resource.
A collection of poetry databases providing full text access to American, African-American and English poetry. Also contains the Faber Poetry Library collection, which includes some of the most influential poets of the twentieth century and spans the seventy-year history of this major publishing house.
(Subject: Literature)
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Charlotte Observer – Newsbank (show description) |
Provides access to articles in the Charlotte Observer, searchable by name, word, or phrase.
1985 - present
(Subject: Newspapers)
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CINAHL w/Full Text (show description) |
Provides full text for 320 journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials. PDF backfiles to 1982. Also provides indexing for 2,717 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. The database contains more than 1,000,000 records dating back to 1982. Offers complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association; covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. Searchable cited references for nearly 1,150 journals also included.
1982 - present
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences,Magazines & Journals,Health)
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Consumer Health Complete (show description) |
Designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics, CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
(Subject: Health)
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CQ Researcher (show description) |
Original research reports covering political, social, environment, education, technology, and health issues.
(Subject: Magazines & Journals)
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CQ Weekly Online (show description) |
Complete and accurate reporting on the United States Congress. The CQ news team covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis unavailable anywhere else.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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Daily Life Through History (show description) |
Detailed information about life during different periods of history, including Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt, the middle ages, the Renaissance, colonial times, the Civil War and World War I and II. Topics such as the role of women and children, food and clothing, and work conditions are covered, as well as a time line of major events. Now part of the Greenwood Digital Collection. Click on the letter "D" to find this list of resources.
(Subject: History)
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Encyclopedia Americana (show description) |
A General interest encyclopedia with in-depth articles on a variety of topics. Also includes maps, flags, tables, and hypertext links to related sites on the World Wide Web.
Updated annually
(Subject: Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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Encyclopedia of Animals (show description) |
Contains in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals with articles describing their nature and habitat. Also includes some pictures.
1990 - present
(Subject: Children's Tools)
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ERIC (show description) |
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides full text educational information from more than 2,200 digests as well as citations and abstracts from over 1000 educational and education-related journals.
1967 - present
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (show description) |
A database, in e-book format, of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for research topics on the arts, biographies, education, the environment, history, medicine, multicultural studies, the nation and the world, religion, science, and social science.
(Subject: Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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General Reference Center Gold (show description) |
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
1980 - present
(Subject: Magazines & Journals)
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Government Resources (show description) |
Listings of local, state, federal and international government resources online. Also included here are links to specific federal government documents.
(Subject: Business,Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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GreenFILE (show description) |
GreenFILE offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
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(Subject: Education & Social Sciences,Health,Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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H.W. Wilson's Biography Reference Bank (show description) |
Contains biographical information on more than 400,000 people from past to the present plus thousands of images.
(Subject: Almanacs & Encyclopedias,Biography)
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Health Source Consumer Edition (show description) |
Contains 300 full text consumer health periodicals covering a wide spectrum of issues with indexing and abstracts for 300 more. Database also includes pamphlets, reference books, and Clinical Pharmacology, which provides drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products, plus new and investigational drugs.
1984 - present
(Subject: Health)
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Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition (show description) |
Provides nearly 600 full text journals (including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals) and abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals that focus on many medical disciplines with strong coverage in nursing and allied health. Also includes Clinical Pharmacology, which provides drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products, plus new and investigational drugs.
1975 - present
(Subject: Health)
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HeritageQuest (show description) |
HeritageQuest Online is a library resource for census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles most extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more. HeritageQuest Online will grow to encompass the Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Freedman's Bank Records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Index, and additional materials.
- Search the entire database of census records by single or multiple elements
- Search the bibliographic citations and full text of all monographs and serials
- Browse online the digital image of every page
- Jump directly to your keyword hit in a book or article
- Download the digital images in PDF and TIFF formats for more extensive viewing and printing
- Take notes and save them in a notebook, where you can email, print or download citations and notes at the end of your session
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(Subject: Genealogy)
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Historic Events of the 20th Century (show description) |
Detailed information about the Holocaust, the fall of Communism in the Soviet Union, Civil Rights and World Wars I and II. Discusses major events and their impact on society. Now part of the Greenwood Digital Collection. Click on Subject Category and then HISTORY to find this list of resources.
(Subject: History)
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Lands and Peoples Online (show description) |
Online student encyclopedia containing information on countries, cultures, and current events. Country information includes flags, table of facts and figures, related Internet links, and selected readings. Also includes archived current-event stories, culture comparison tools.
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(Subject: Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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Learning Express Library (formerly Learn a Test) (show description) |
An interactive database with over 25 practice tests ranging from the GED & ASVAB to standardized exams for students and professionals.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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Literary Reference Center (show description) |
Literary Reference Center™ is a comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes and includes MagillOnLiterature Plus.
(Subject: Literature)
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Literature Resource Center (show description) |
includes LRC, Scribner, Twayne US, Twayne English, and Twayne World Authors. Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner's includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series. Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 full-text titles.
(Subject: Literature)
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Mango Languages (show description) |
Mango Languages is a resource for foreign language learning. They offer 12 languages and 3 ESL programs with advanced technologies to make learning incredibly fun, simple and effective with in house and remote access for users. Mango Languages provides remarkable conversational results after each and every lesson. Learning a foreign language is now easy and convenient with Mango.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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MasterFILE Premier (show description) |
Provides full text for nearly 2,000 periodicals that include general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and more. Indexing and abstracts are available for all of the 2,650 publications in the collection. Features full-text book reviews, reference and travel books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection.
1984 - present
(Subject: Magazines & Journals)
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Mergent Online (show description) |
Mergent Online is an electronic database that is easy to use and has global business and financial data for companies worldwide.
(Subject: Business)
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Military & Government Collection (show description) |
Offers current news related to the military. Provides periodicals, academic journals, and other content including full text for nearly 300 journals/periodicals and 245 pamphlets. Indexing and abstracts are available for nearly 400 titles. Examples of titles are Air Force Controller, Army Reserve Magazine, Defense Studies, Global Security Review, Joint Force Quarterly, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, and Military Technology.
(Subject: Magazines & Journals)
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Morningstar Investment Research Center (show description) |
Offers real-time investment research. Patrons have access to many popular Premium features of Morningstar.com, including research and independent opinions on thousands of stocks and mutual funds; designed to fit the needs of library patrons and reference librarians.
(Subject: Business)
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NC General Statutes (show description) |
The North Carolina General Statutes as they are posted on the website of the North Carolina General Assembly: While every effort was made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the statutes available on the North Carolina General Assembly's web site, the North Carolina General Assembly will not be responsible for any errors or omissions which may occur in these files.
(Subject: Legal)
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netLibrary (show description) |
Comprehensive collection of electronic books (eBooks) and digital audiobooks with access to a wide range of research, reference, and reading materials. the eBooks can be previewed for 15 minutes; checked out for up to two hours. Titles are not downloaded but viewed online. Books can be previewed for 15 minutes and viewed for two hours at a time. Titles include Cliffs Notes, the Idiot’s Guide series, the Chicken Soup series, and books on a variety of topics such as computers, self-help, gardening and much more.
(Subject: Literature,Digital Media)
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New York Times (show description) |
Provides full text articles from 1999 to present and citations and abstracts from August 1986 to present. Offers superb coverage of national and international news, coverage of important speeches, and documents such as Supreme Court decisions and presidential press conference transcripts.
1986 - present
(Subject: Newspapers)
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Newspaper Source Plus (show description) |
Newspaper Source™ Plus provides cover-to-cover full text for 149 national & international newspapers, including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), The Age, The Australian, The Toronto Star, The Irish Times and others.
1995 - present
(Subject: Newspapers)
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North Carolina Information Resources (show description) |
A selection of external links to information about North Carolina. Highlights include the North Carolina Home Page, the North Carolina Encyclopedia, the Legislative Directory, and several links to statistical information.
(Subject: Children's Tools)
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North Carolina Newspapers (show description) |
Full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
1985 - present
(Subject: Newspapers)
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North Carolina State Publications Collection (show description) |
Created and maintained by the State Library of North Carolina this digital collection contains current and historical North Carolina state publications. Includes informational brochures and pamphlets, various reports (annual, biennial, technical, statistical, etc.), serials (newsletters, checklists, magazines, etc.), handbooks, studies, and a variety of other information resources produced by North Carolina state government.
The focus of the collection is on state government publications from
2002 to current, but also features historical North Carolina publications of enduring value that have been scanned from their original print format. New publications will be added to the collection monthly.
It is accessible from the "North Carolina" page on NC LIVE.
2002 - Current
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences,Magazines & Journals,Legal)
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NoveList (show description) |
Provides thousands of reading recommendations to, adult fiction, young adult fiction, and children's literature. Also includes Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. Well known as the best reader's advisory tool on the Internet.
1996 - present
(Subject: Literature)
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Novelist K-8 (show description) |
A readers' advisory service designed specifically for children in grades K-8. Books are searchable by author, title, series name, Lexile level (reading level), and plot (including character, topic, time period, and setting) to retrieve descriptions, reviews, discussion guides, and feature articles related to books of interest. Readers may select from information provided to find similar books that appeal to them. Updated and expanded monthly, the service also includes lists of award-winning fiction, book lists arranged by genre and subgenre, feature articles, thematic units and more.
(Subject: Children's Tools,Literature)
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Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en linea (show description) |
An in-depth Spanish encyclopedia containing articles for elementary & middle school student research. Contains photographs, tables, fact boxes, maps, flags and a Spanish/English dictionary to aid in translating words from one language to the other.
(Subject: Children's Tools,Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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Overdrive (show description) |
Media Download Site: In addition to Audio eBooks, Music and eFlicks, you can now download eBook content! Digital materials are not available for download from Library computers. Downloads are only available to your personal PC, laptop, or PDA.
(Subject: Literature,Biography,Digital Media)
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PBS Video Collection (show description) |
NC Live is offering some of the best and most popular PBS educational and documentary programming in a streaming video format that can be viewed on your PC. Conveniently available through NC LIVE virtual library cooperative -- students, faculty, and library patrons can enjoy and learn from nearly 250 PBS programs including the Emmy award winning series “American Experience” and “Frontline,” as well as groundbreaking programs such as Ken Burns’ “The Civil War, “ “Baseball,” and “Jazz.”
(Subject: History)
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Plato Web (show description)
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In-library use only- visit your branch library to use this resource.
A courseware site for students in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System is provided here as a convenience to CMS students who do not have access to a PC or the Internet from home. You must have an account number supplied by the school system to access this. Contact your teacher or your child's teacher if you have questions.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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PsychInfo (show description) |
Citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and technical reports, as well as citations to dissertations, all in the field of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines.
1887 - present
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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Reference USA (show description) |
One of the world's largest databases of industry and company information, with contact information, sales and employee figures. Searchable by yellow page heading, SIC code, geography, and more.
(Subject: Business)
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Regional Business News (show description) |
Regional Business News pulls together 67 regional business publications, 52 of which are full text, covering all metropolitan and rural areas with the United States, including Business North Carolina. Search by key word, publication or images.
(Subject: Business)
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Sanborn Maps North Carolina (show description) |
Sanborn Maps for the state of North Carolina provides digital access to 11,173 large-scale maps of 158 North Carolina towns and cities. Users have the ability to easily manipulate the maps, magnify and zoom in on specific sections, and compare maps from different years.
(Subject: Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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Science Reference Center (show description) |
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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Science Resource Center (show description) |
Includes thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations. The latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences)
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Searchasaurus (show description) |
A search interface for elementary and middle school students. Includes two encyclopedias, a dictionary, children’s magazines, and photographs. Also provides a tutorial that covers topics such as searching, printing articles, and citing articles.
(Subject: Children's Tools)
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Serials Directory (show description) |
Bibliographic information and pricing structures for popular magazines.
(Subject: Magazines & Journals)
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SimplyMap (show description) |
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that enables you to quickly create professional-quality
thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap turns
complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly
interface.
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(Subject: Almanacs & Encyclopedias)
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TOPICsearch (show description) |
A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 60,000 articles including international and regional newspapers, including periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
(Subject: Education & Social Sciences,Magazines & Journals,Newspapers)
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Wall Street Journal (show description) |
Contains an index of newspaper articles from 1981 with many complete articles from1984 to the present. The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news.
1981 - present
(Subject: Business,Newspapers)
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What Do I Read Next? (show description) |
Locate what to read next in this extensive database of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, teens and children. Search by author, title, series, character name, character description, time period, geographic setting and genre. A monthly highlight page features selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles on a featured topic.
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(Subject: Literature)
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WorldCat (show description) |
Union catalog of materials held in libraries world-wide.
Pre-1000 BC - present
(Subject: Literature)
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