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  • Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
  • ClasePeriodica
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  • Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
  • eLibrary
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
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  • NoveList Plus
  • NoveList Plus K-8
  • Omaha Public Library Catalog
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  • Oxford Art Online
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  • Points of View Reference Center
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  • Reference USA - Business/Residential Medical
  • Salem Health: Cancer
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  • Science Reference Center
  • Searchasaurus
  • SIRS Discoverer
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  • Something About the Author v.148-182
  • Student Research Center
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  • TumbleBook Library
  • Tutor.com
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  • U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
  • Who's Who Among African Americans - 18th ed.
  • Wilson Biographies
  • Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select
  • Witchcraft in America
  • World Almanac
  • World Book Online
  • World of Forensic Science
  • WorldCat
  • VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2006
  • Bibliography of the History of Art
  • Oxford Art Online
  • A-Z of All Journals
  • Academic Source Premier
  • ArticleFirst
  • ClasePeriodica
  • Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
  • eLibrary
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
  • Magazines and Periodicals - MasterFILE Premier
  • Newspaper Source Plus
  • Omaha World Herald
  • ProQuest Newsstand
  • Ulrichsweb.com™
  • Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select
  • Auto Repair Reference Center
  • Small Engine Repair
  • Books in Print
  • FictionConnection
  • Literary Reference Center
  • NoveList Plus
  • NoveList Plus K-8
  • Omaha Public Library Catalog
  • WorldCat
  • Business Plans Handbook - Vol 12
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  • Business Searching Interface
  • Foundation Directory Online
  • Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
  • Legal Forms
  • Legal Information Reference Center
  • Omaha World Herald
  • ProQuest Newsstand
  • Reference USA - Business/ResidentialMedical
  • Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select
  • A-Z of Careers & Jobs
  • Academic Source Premier
  • Business Plans Handbook - Vol 12
  • Business Plans Handbook - Vol 13
  • Career Cruising
  • Career Library
  • Learning Express
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  • America's Top-Rated Cities 2009: A Statistical Handbook
  • Consumer Health Complete
  • GreenFILE
  • Learning Express
  • Legal Forms
  • Legal Information Reference Center
  • AtoZ The USA
  • American Decades: Primary Sources
  • Biography Reference Center
  • eLibrary
  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
  • Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
  • World Book Online
  • AtoZ The USA
  • Academic Source Premier
  • American Decades: Primary Sources
  • Biography Reference Center
  • Education Research Complete
  • eLibrary
  • ERIC Education Resources Information Center
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  • Tutor.com
  • ClasePeriodica
  • Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
  • Mango Languages
  • Mango Languages
  • Foundation Directory Online (LAO)
  • Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (LAO)
  • Ancestry Library Edition (LAO)
  • HeritageQuest Online
  • Consumer Health Complete
  • GreenFILE
  • Magill's Medical Guide
  • Medline
  • Salem Health: Cancer
  • American Decades: Primary Sources
  • Biography Reference Center
  • History Reference Center
  • Notable Sports Figures
  • Points of View Reference Center
  • Who's Who Among African Americans - 18th ed.
  • Wilson Biographies
  • Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
  • Home Improvement Reference Center
  • AtoZ The USA
  • Biography Reference Center
  • eLibrary
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
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  • Kids Search
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  • Newspaper Source Plus
  • NoveList Plus K-8
  • Points of View Reference Center
  • Science Reference Center
  • SIRS Discoverer
  • Student Research Center
  • Tutor.com
  • A-Z of Careers & Jobs
  • Business Plans Handbook - Vol 12
  • Business Plans Handbook - Vol 13
  • Career Cruising
  • Career Library
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  • Searchasaurus
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  • ProQuest Newsstand
  • AtoZ The USA
  • American Decades: Primary Sources
  • Biography Reference Center
  • Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
  • Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
  • Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
  • Notable Sports Figures
  • Something About the Author v.148-182
  • U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library
  • VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2006
  • Who's Who Among African Americans - 18th ed.
  • Witchcraft in America
  • World of Forensic Science
  • Academic Source Premier
  • ArticleFirst
  • Education Research Complete
  • Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
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  • GPO Monthly Catalog
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Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online includes access to Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and  The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics

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Bibliography of the History of Art

Bibliography of the History of Art

Bibliography of the History of Art / RÈpertoire de la litterature de l'art

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A-Z of Careers & Jobs

Looks at numerous career opportunities, and describes the skills employers are looking for and the type of qualifications and training needed in order to succeed in a chosen career path

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A-Z of All Journals

Browse for journal or newspaper titles available from the Library

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Academic Source Premier

Academic Source Premier

Full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.

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America's Top-Rated Cities 2009: A Statistical Handbook

Provides current, comprehensive statistical information, and other essential data, on the top 100 cities that have been cited as the best for business and living in the United States

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Article First

Indexes scholarly and popular articles from over 16000 sources

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Business Plans Handbook - Vol 12

A collection of 24 actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses in North America.

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Business Plans Handbook - Vol 13

Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses.

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Business Searching Interface

Business Searching Interface

Industryís most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles

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Education Research Complete

Education Research Complete

Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, and testing

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Electronic Collections Online (ECO)

Collection of scholarly journals, including all of the original content and images of articles

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GreenFILE

GreenFILE

Collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more

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History Reference Center

History Reference Center

Full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video

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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts

Coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s

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Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center

Detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries

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Magazines and Periodicals - MasterFILE Premier

Magazines and Periodicals - MasterFILE Premier

Full text for nearly 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975

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Kids Search

Kids Search

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Animals

Kids Search - Animals

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Art & Music

Art & Music

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Geography

Geography

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Health

Health

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Social Studies

Social Studies

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Science & Math

Science & Math

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Sports

Sports

Topics include animals, arts & music, geography, health, language arts, math, science, social science, and sports

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Newspaper Source Plus

Newspaper Source Plus

Includes more than 700 full-text newspapers, providing nearly than 31 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 677,000 television and radio news transcripts

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Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center

Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife

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Teacher Reference Center

Teacher Reference Center

Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators

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Searchasaurus

Searchasaurus

Topics include animals, arts & music, health, history, people & places, science & math, sports, and stories

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Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc

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Points of View Reference Center

Points of View Reference Center

Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue

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Biography Reference Center

Biography Reference Center

Comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies

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Student Research Center

Student Research Center

Topics include arts & media, english & language arts, business, careers, current issues, health, history, math, science, social studies, sports, and technology

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Legal Information Reference Center

Legal Information Reference Center

Contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms

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Career Cruising

Industry-leading online career guidance

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Omaha World Herald

Omaha World Herald

Access to 85 full-text newspapers from the world-leading news and information provider, Gannett, plus an additional 7 U.S. military titles

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ProQuest Newsstand

PProQuest Newsstand

Access to 85 full-text newspapers from the world-leading news and information provider, Gannett, plus an additional 7 U.S. military titles

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ClasePeriodica

Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities

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Auto Repair Reference Center

Auto Repair Reference Center

Contains complete automotive repair information

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Small Engine Repair

Small Engine Repair

Contains small engine repair manuals from Clymer. Contains thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines

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Books in Print

Books in Print

Browse or search for information on books. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

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Fiction Connection

Fiction Connection

Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas

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Omaha Public Library Catalog

Omaha Public Library Catalog

Search Omaha Public Library's catalog to find books, DVDs, ebooks and more

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Ulrichsweb.com™

Browse or search for information on books

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Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law

This encyclopedia fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens.

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Reference USA - Business/Residential/Medical

Reference USA - Business/Residential/Medical

Premier source of business and residential information for reference and research.
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Career Library

Career Library

Offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research

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Learning Express

Learning Express

Offers online practice exams various  academic/professional tests including SAT, ACT, GED, GRE, GMAT, ASVAB, Civil Service, and more. Each user needs to set up an account to access their personal scores

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ConsumerReports.org

ConsumerReports.org

Most trusted resources for information and advice on consumer products

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Immigrant Resources

Books, DVDs and web links to local community agencies that will assist people starting anew in America

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Improve Your Computer Skills

Taking a computer class? Want to brush up on your computer skills? Learn at your own pace by visiting our computer skills page

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Cooking

Cooking, grilling, preparing - all things food!

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Book Clubs

Cooking, grilling, preparing - all things food!

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Early Literacy Building Blocks


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Live Well


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Longfellow Big Read


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Panda-monium


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Omaha History


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Gardening Locally


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Genealogy Resources Guide


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Genealogy British Style


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Pride and Passion


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Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford Engilsh Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium

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GPO Monthly Catalog

Covers of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.)

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PapersFirst

Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide

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Proceedings First

Index of worldwide conference proceedings

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ERIC Education Resources Information Center

A guide to published and unpublished sources on education. ERIC includes some full-text documents at no charge

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World Book Online

The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites

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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos


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Mango Languages

Mango Languages

Mango's unique teaching method quickly engages you in real conversations between two native speakers

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Foundation Directory Online

Foundation Directory Online

An online database that provides detailed information about more than 95,000 U.S. foundations and corporate donors and 1.7 million grants. (LAO) Available only at W. Dale Clark library location

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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

An online database of foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. (LAO) Available only at W. Dale Clark library location

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Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition

Learn How to do your family history.  A collection of family history how-to guides and genealogy learning materials. (LAO)

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HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest Online

Research materials for tracing family history and American culture, including census data, family records, and local histories. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

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Wilson Biographies

Wilson Biographies

Provides comprehensive coverage of people in the news and history-makers, along with images. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

Includes full text for more than 500 magazines and books, as well as access to 333 videos and 144 hobby reports, this database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby-enthusiast

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Home Improvement Reference Center

Home Improvement Reference Center

Full-text articles that show instructions, tips, and suggestions for a variety of home improvement projects

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SIRS Discoverer

SIRS Discoverer

An award-winning general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, makes learning fun and intuitive

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Medline

An index to the print versions of Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and the International Nursing Index

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TumbleBook Library

TumbleBook Library

eBooks for kids: story books, new books, puzzles, games, language learning, and audio books

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Magill's Medical Guide

Magill's Medical Guide

Covers more than 800 topics of crucial interest to students, patients, caregivers, and others who have received a diagnosis or are associated with those who have cancer

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Salem Health: Cancer

Salem Health: Cancer

A reference source that bridges the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides

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NoveList Plus

NoveList Plus

Do you need help finding that perfect book? Perhaps youíre looking for a book in a specific genre, or maybe you just need to know the next book in your favorite mystery series

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NoveList Plus K-8

NoveList Plus K-8

An online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students

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Gale Virtual Reference Library Home

Gale Virtual Reference Library Home

Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research

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American Decades: Primary Sources

American Decades: Primary Sources

20th century primary sources representing the seminal issues, themes, movements and events including oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more

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Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton

Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton

In-depth, current and accurate information on 112 known chemical elements. For younger and middle school students, and high school students

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Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained

Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained

Topics relating to magic, witchcraft, the supernatural and other mysterious phenomena

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Notable Sports Figures

Notable Sports Figures

Features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times

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Something About the Author v.148-182

Something About the Author v.148-182

Provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's authors and artists

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U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library

U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library

Chronicles and interpretations of the phenomenal waves of immigration to the United States from the earliest times through the period from 1820 to 1930

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VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2006

VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2006

Reviews on movies that are available on DVD or tape

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Who's Who Among African Americans - 18th ed.

Who's Who Among African Americans - 18th ed.

Provides biographical and career details on notable African American individuals, including leaders from sports, the arts, business, religion and other fields

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Witchcraft in America

Witchcraft in America

Fascinating and informative source covers the history of witchcraft in the United States from the hysteria that facilitated the witch hunts during the colonial period to modern day followers of Wicca

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World of Forensic Science

World of Forensic Science

Comprehensive guide to the scientific processes and the legal, social and ethical issues involved in the forensic sciences

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eLibrary

eLibrary

Covers a wide range of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

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WorldCat

OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Access provided by the Nebraska Library Commission

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Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select

Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select

Full-text database providing full text articles rom more than 1,600 publications Brought to you by the Nebraska Library Commission

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Legal Forms

Legal Forms

Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues

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CultureGrams

CultureGrams

Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories

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AtoZ The USA

A to Z Information for U.S. States and Territories

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Tutor.com

Getting help with your homework has never been easier with access to thousands of tutorials, study guides, and more!

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World Almanac

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs

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NewsBank

America's Newspapers

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Creative ideas for the hobby enthusiast

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