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Electronic Resources of Calhoun County Library

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LIBRARY DATABASES

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America

Biography Resource Center + Who's Who

Biographies of more than 335,000 individuals from around the world and throughout history.

 

Biology

 

Britannica Learning Zone 

Highly interactive resource for young children (Pre-K - Grade 2) allowing them to explore, play, read and draw

Brittanica Online for Kids
Access various encyclopedias: Brittanica Online Elementary (pre-K - Grade 5) and Compton's Encyclopedia (Grades 6 - 8), as well as the maps, atlases, and information about places.

Business & Company Resource Center
Offers company profiles, brand information, ranking, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals.

Encyclopedia of Small Business

Book Review Index Online Plus
The largest source of book reviews written since 1965, searchable by author, title and other criteria. Contains reviews of over 2 million titles.

Business Leader Profiles for Students
Over 350 profiles on important business leaders.

Encyclopedia of US Economic History

Custom Newspapers
Complete articles from over 100 newspapers.

Educator's Reference Complete

A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports from the US Department of Education related to teaching and administration of schools.

 

Encyclopedia Juvenil 

Spanish language version of Encyclopedia Brittanica.

Encyclopedia Brittanica Reference Center
Access Encyclopedia Brittanica, World Data Analyst (maps and statistics about countries), quotations, and famous literature.

Encyclopedia of Multicultural America

Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles and pictures from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. Fashion, Costume and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decoration, and Footwear Through the Ages Broad look at costume traditions throughout the ages by examining items used for human decoration and adornment.

Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders - 2nd. Ed.
Offers current information on genetic disorders.

Encyclopedia of Cancer

Encyclopedia of Medicine

General BusinessFile ASAP
Find information for companies, industries, careers or business leaders through business periodicals.

General Reference Center
Find articles and images from magazines, reference books, and newspapers.

Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical dictionary and encyclopedia with medication information in layman’s terms as well as health articles and organizations.

Health Reference Center - Academic
Database has articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, alcohol and drug abuse, and more.

History Resource Center - United States
Covers people, events, and subjects of note in U.S. history from prehistorical times to present day.

History Resource Center - World
Covers world history topics throughout time (e.g., ancient hisotry, middle ages, renaissance, colonialism, modern day).

InfoTrac OneFile
Collection of citations and articles from 1980 to present from magazines, newspapers, professional journals, law reviews, reference sources, pamphlets, and newswire services.

Junior Edition
Database offers middle school and junior high students information on a wide variety of subjects using magazines, newspapers and reference books as sources.

Kids InfoBits
Research information for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.

Kid's Visual Reference of the United States
Facts about all 50 states including graphs, charts, maps, and photographs.

Kid's Visual Reference of the World
Facts about every country with graphs, charts, maps, and photographs.

LegalTrac
Search for articles in major law reviews , law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

Literature Resource Center
Author biographies and portraits, literary criticism essays and articles, and overviews of works, plot summaries. Links to authoritative web sites.

Litfinder
Search for information about authors, books, poetry, essays, speeches, short stories, plays, and literary movements.

Nursing Resource Center
Collection of resources designed to support nursing programs at two-year community colleges, four-year colleges and vocational education high schools.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Collection of information resources related to differing sides of social issues, such as Immigration, Domestic Violence, Censorship, Gun Control, and Evolution.

Science Resource Center
Provides overviews, experiments, biographies, images, and full-text articles from magazines and academic journals.

Scribner Writers Series
Essays covering the lives and works of 1,600 authors from around the world.

SIRS Knowledge Source
Information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities.

SIRS Discoverer
Articles and pictures from over 1,600 newspapers, magazines, and government documents geared toward students in grades 1-9.

Small Business Resource Center
Comprehensive collection of resources to help starting and operating a business, including writing a business plan, accounting, human resources, management issues, marketing, taxes and more.

Student Edition
Database for high school students to find articles in magazines, newspapers, and reference books on current events, popular culture, science, history, sports, and more.

 
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