Web Resources
EBSCOHost: Academic Search Elite (in-library and home access)- Academic institutions worldwide depend on this database as their core resource of scholarly information. Academic Search Elite contains full text for more than 2,100 journals, including more than 1,700 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1985.
- EBSCOHost: MasterFILE Premier (in-library and home access)
- Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags.
- EBSCOHost: TOPICsearch (in-library and home access)
- TOPICsearch contains full text for over 60,000 articles from 399 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
- OCLC FirstSearch Databases(in-library and home access)
- Includes: ArticleFirst, ECO, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, , PapersFirst, Proceedings, WorldAlmanac, WorldCat, and WorldCatDissertations. Use the WorldCat database to locate books in other libraries. A great way to find books that may not be owned by the local library, but could be borrowed to help fill information needs.
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- Britannica Online Edition
(in-library access only)
- Britannica Online Edition (access from home with library card number)
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia(in-library and home access)
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged
(in-library access only)
- Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged (access from home with library card number)
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- Crash Course in Copyright
- This guide from the University of Texas provides comprehensive coverage of copyright law.
- Gethuman database
- "Cheat sheet" to get to a human rather than an automated list of options for over 200 companies.
- How Stuff Works
- From electronics to money to travel, find out how something works. Includes comparative pricing information for many products.
- Infoplease
- Ready reference information under the following categories: World & News, United States, History & Government., Biography, Sports, Arts & Entertainment, Business, Society & Culture, Health & Science, and Homework Center. Also a good place to find seasonal information and timelines
- Internet Public Library
- A gateway site to evaluated authoritative information on the web. Organized by topic and keyword searchable
- KnightCite
- A free resource from Hekman Library of Calvin College that formats bibliographic citations - both print and non-print.
- Library Spot
- This is a well organized online ready reference desk. Links to directories, dictionaries, encyclopedias, government, genealogy, historic documents and more. A one stop reference site.
- Online! Citation Styles
- Based on the book Online! A reference guide to using internet sources, this is a quick and easy way to find examples of how to cite online sources MLA, APA, CBE, and Chicago Style.
- Quotations
- Search the full text of standard reference sources including Bartlett's Quotations, the American Heritage Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus and the Harvard Classics and Shelf of Fiction
- Refdesk.com
- A handy ready reference site with a focus on current events, including current gas prices and up-to-date news and weather.
- Resources for Economists on the Internet
- Sponsored by the American Economic Association. Links to dictionaries, glossaries, conferences, associations.
- Timeanddate.com
- Find time, date, and national holidays for cities and countries around the world. Includes calendars for any year, date calculators, sun and moon calculators, etc.
- Webopedia
- Dictionary for computer and internet terminology
- Vital Records
- Search by state for information on where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records.
- Your Dictionary.com
- Links to dictionaries in 133 separate topic areas.
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