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Databases
BigChalk eLibrary
Easy to use! BigChalk eLibrary is a full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.
Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who®
The Biography Resource Center is a comprehensive database of biographical information on over 340,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. The Marquis Who's Who® module provides quick reference information on over 1 million additional people whose entries have appeared in more than 20 Marquis sources published from 1985 to the present.
General Reference Center Gold
Use this general interest database to search full-text magazines, reference books, trade publications and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, etc. Resource coverage since 1980.
Encyclopedias
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. It offers images, brief biographies, as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research available online at the library or remotely 24/7.
Grolier Online
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: 36,000 entries intended for students in middle school and up and as a quick reference look-up tool for public library patrons of all ages. New Book of Knowledge: 9,000 articles suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.
