Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library
| *List of all database subscriptions in alphabetical order. |
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Auto Repair Reference Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. |
| Subject: | Automotive |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | For small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines. |
| Subject: | Automotive |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
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Biography & Genealogy Master Index Available only within the libraries |
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| Description: | A first stop index tool for learning where to look for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. |
| Subject: | Biography |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Biography Resource Center + Marquis’ Who’s Who Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text. |
| Subject: | Biography |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
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Business and Company Resource Center with PROMT and Newsletters Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. |
| Subject: | Business |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
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General Business File ASAP Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. |
| Subject: | Business |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
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Morningstar Available at all library locations |
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| Description: | Contains analysts’ data reports cover more than 20,000 securities. Morningstar screeners help identify stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs that meet your needs. the Portfolio X-Ray feature allows you to input two or more stocks and/or mutual funds to see how they work together. |
| Subject: | Business |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
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ReferenceUSA Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Contains detailed business information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and residential information on more than 120 million U.S. households. |
| Subject: | Business |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
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Small Business Resource Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites. |
| Subject: | Business |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
| Teens - Not Recommended | |
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Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage Online Available only within the Headquarters library |
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| Description: | Source of business and investment information offering online access to popular Standard & Poor’s research products such as Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, and Mutual Fund Reports. Also contains Private company information on over 85,000 companies that are not publicly traded. |
| Subject: | Business |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Children - Not Recommended | |
| Genealogy & Local History | Back to Top |
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Ancestry Library Edition Available only within the libraries |
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| Description: | Ancestry Library Edition includes census images from every available United States federal census (1790-1930). Also included are military records, court, land and probate records, vital and church records, directories, passenger lists, and much more. For more information, call the Kennedy Room staff at 864-596-3508. |
| Subject: | Genealogy |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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HeritageQuest Online from home Requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Resource for census data, family genealogical information, and local histories. Images from every available U.S. federal census (1790-1930). For technical support, help with authentication, and basic search questions, call or visit ProQuest, Frequently Asked Questions at http://training.proquest.com/trc/faq/index.htm, 1-800-889-3358 (8:00 am.-12:00 midnight). E-mail: tsupport@il.proquest.com For tips on searching, call Kennedy Room staff at 864-596-3508 during Library hours. |
| Subject: | Genealogy |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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HeritageQuest Online from library Available at all library locations |
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| Description: | Resource for census data, family genealogical information, and local histories. Images from every available U.S. federal census (1790-1930). |
| Subject: | Genealogy |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
| Teens - Not Recommended | |
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South Carolina Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 from home Requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Fire insurance maps for South Carolina cities showing street, lot, and building locations. Dates vary by location. For technical support, help with authentication, and basic search questions, call or visit ProQuest, Frequently Asked Questions at http://training.proquest.com/trc/faq/index.htm, 1-800-889-3358 (8:00 am.-12:00 midnight). E-mail: tsupport@il.proquest.com. For tips on searching, call Kennedy Room staff at 864-596-3508 during Library hours. |
| Subject: | Genealogy |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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South Carolina Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 from library Available at all library locations |
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| Description: | Fire insurance maps for South Carolina cities showing street, lot, and building locations. Dates vary by location. |
| Subject: | Genealogy |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
| Teens - Not Recommended | |
| Children - Not Recommended | |
| General | Back to Top |
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General Reference Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find articles on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Grolier Online Available at all library locations; requires a valid Spartanburg County Public Libraries library card, a username, and a password |
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| Description: | Includes seven encyclopedia databases with 117,760 encyclopedia articles, plus a wealth of additional resources available only in the online format. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Not Recommended |
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Infotrac OneFile Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Junior Edition K12 Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Not Recommended |
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Kids Infobits Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Not Recommended |
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SIRS Discoverer Available at all library locations; requires a valid Spartanburg County Public Libraries library card, a username, and a password |
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| Description: | Full-text articles covering a variety of topics for primary -- middle school age. Also includes pictures and links to carefully selected websites. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Not Recommended |
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SIRS Knowledge Source Available at all library locations; requires a valid Spartanburg County Public Libraries library card, a username, and a password |
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| Description: | Full-text articles for middle school age & up. Includes SIRS Researcher for social & scientific topics; SIRS Renaissance for arts & humanities topics; SIRS Government Reporter for federal government topics; SKS WebSelect for links to carefully selected web sites on a variety of topics; and an interactive textbook, Interactive Citizenship: What Citizens Need to Know About Government. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Not Recommended |
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Student Edition Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
| Subject: | General |
| Age Group: | Adults - Not Recommended |
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Foundation Directory Online Available only within the Headquarters library |
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| Description: | Nationwide database listings for foundations, contact information, grant opportunities and requirements. Database access is available through a partnership with the Foundation Center Cooperating Collection. |
| Subject: | Grants |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
| Teens - Not Recommended | |
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LegalForms Available at all library locations; requires a valid Spartanburg County Public Libraries library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language. |
| Subject: | Legal |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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LegalTrac® Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. |
| Subject: | Legal |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Westlaw Available only within the H. Carlisle Bean Law Library |
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| Description: | Provides a quick, easy access to statutes, case law materials, public records and other legal resources, as well as current news articles and business information. |
| Subject: | Legal |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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| Literary | Back to Top |
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Book Review Index Online Plus Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | A comprehensive online guide to book reviews that includes more than five million review citations from thousands of publications, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews. |
| Subject: | Literary |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Books & Authors Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Numerous search criteria, genre lists, plot summaries, author information, award lists, etc… Book jacket images, book reviews from more than 30 sources. User-friendly tools that allow users to store reading and search lists and create reviews and ratings. |
| Subject: | Literary |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Literature Resource Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. |
| Subject: | Literary |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Novelist Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Contains over 200,000 fiction and nonfiction titles, plus feature content including lists of award-winning books, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, Recommended Reads and more. NoveList Plus is a complete readers’ resource. |
| Subject: | Literary |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Scribner Writers Series Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series. |
| Subject: | Literary |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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What Do I Read Next? Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Helps users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. |
| Subject: | Literary |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. |
| Subject: | Medical |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Health Reference Center Academic Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. |
| Subject: | Medical |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Nursing Resource Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Includes disease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts. |
| Subject: | Medical |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Custom Newspapers Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Full-text articles from over 100 U.S. & international newspapers. |
| Subject: | Newspapers |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Newsbank Available at all library locations; requires a valid Spartanburg County Public Libraries library card, a username, and a password to access outside library |
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| Description: | Includes the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, the Greenville News and The State newspapers. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. |
| Subject: | Newspapers |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Academic OneFile Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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AccessScience Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Gateway to authoritative information in all major areas of science and technology. Headline news from Science News Magazine, Biographies of prominent scientists, Learning resources and study guides. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Educator's Reference Complete Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | A selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Expanded Academic ASAP Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images! |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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History Resource Center: U.S. Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire "American Journey Online" series. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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History Resource Center: World Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | A comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronlogic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Available at all library locations |
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| Description: | A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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Science Resource Center Available at all library locations; requires a library card to access outside library |
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| Description: | Contains thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations. The latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals. |
| Subject: | Research |
| Age Group: | Adults - Recommended |
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