General Interest
Amazon.comA great place to double check for a book that seems to be nowhere else? Many products for sale in addition to books, music and video titles.
Grolier OnlineIncludes Encyclopedia Americana (Ages 13+), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (Ages 10+) and the New Book of Knowledge (Ages 8+), plus the renowned reference resources: Lands and Peoples and the New Book of Popular Science.
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ProQuestProQuest is a collection of databases containing articles from magazines, newspapers, and academic journals. The library subscribes to general full-text information databases that are appropriate for children, teens and adults.
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America's NewspapersAmerica's Newspapers offers full-text coverage for local, regional, and national newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Sun Times, and The Herald News, as well as the Chicago Tribune Historical Archives.
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Web MD
A great place to get some general consumer health information. To be used in conjunction with information from medical professionals, not instead of.
National Library of Medicine
Now called MEDLINEPLUS this premier source has a wide range of medical information including health information in over 40 languages, online access to medical encyclopedias with detailed diagrams and pictures and information about local health providers and services in your community as well.
Learn-A-TestLearn-A-Test offers you the chance to do practice tests on topics ranging from Citizenship to GRE to Postal Worker. Library patrons can simply enter their library card number, and then choose a password that they will remember. This will allow access from within the library or from home.
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