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All resources are accessible in any of our San Mateo County Libraries. To access library resources from home, you will need your library card number. To apply for a library card online click here. For more information about accessing these resources from home, click here.
| Automotive & Consumer Resources |
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Consumer’s Checkbook |
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Ratings for Bay Area local service companies by a non-profit consumer agency. |
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| Books, Reading, & Literature |
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Cliffs Notes |
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Summaries and commentary for hundreds of literary classics. |
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Literature Resource Center |
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Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses for over 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. |
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LitFINDER |
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Thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches. |
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NoveList |
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Tell NoveList what you like to read, and it will suggest similar books you might like! Find new fiction books and authors based on your old favorites. |
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NoveList K-8 |
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NoveList K-8 helps children grades K-8, parents, & teachers identify books appropriate for children's reading abilities and interests. |
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We Recommend |
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Staff-recommended good reads, lists of award-winning books, and book review information. |
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| Business, Associations, & Finance |
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Associations Unlimited |
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Data on over 456,000 organizations from the Encyclopedia of Associations series and IRS information on nonprofit organizations. |
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Rich’s Guide to California Companies (from home) | (from the library) |
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Database of over 30,000 Northern California firms with contact names, websites, and email addresses. |
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| Dictionaries & Encyclopedias |
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil (español) (from home) | (from the library) |
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Encyclopedia for children with articles on general subjects, people, places, things, and ideas.Enciclopedia para niños con artículos en sujetos generales, personas, lugares, cosas, y ideas. |
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Encyclopedia Americana (from home) | (from the library) |
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Comprehensive General Encyclopedia providing articles on all subjects, full text periodical articles, links to related websites, and an interactive dictionary. |
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Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion |
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Information about clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress from a variety of historical eras and cultures. |
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Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine |
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Information on alternative and complementary medical practices, recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, and medicinal uses for plants and herbs. |
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine |
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Information on more than 1,600 medical disorders, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and procedures. |
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General Reference Center |
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Multi-subject reference collection with hundreds of reference books, magazines, and newspapers. |
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (from home) | (from the library) |
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Based on the full text of the Academic American Encyclopedia, contains 36,000 articles, 15,000 bibliographies, Internet links to 15,000 articles, sound files, an interactive atlas, and an e-zine. |
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New Book of Knowledge (from home) | (from the library) |
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Provides reference and current events for grades 3 and up. Students can search or browse encyclopedia articles alphabetically or by subject. Also includes projects and experiments, a world history timeline, educational games, and recommended websites. |
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Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (español) (from home) | (from the library) |
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A Spanish-language encyclopedia containing 15,000 articles, 6,500 photographs and more than 15,000 Internet links.Una enciclopedia que contiene artículos, fotografías y conexiones del Internet. |
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Oxford English Dictionary (from home) | (from the library) |
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The accepted authority and guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of words in the English language. |
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World Book Encyclopedia (from home) | (from the library) |
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Multimedia encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, animations, sounds, interactive maps, and more. |
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Digital Book Library |
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Downloadable audio and text eBooks (bestsellers, classics, travel guides, biographies, etc.) and downloadable classical music. |
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ManyBooks.net |
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Freely available public domain eBooks in a variety of text formats designed for a wide variety of e-text readers. |
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NetLibrary |
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Text eBooks, both viewable online and downloadable—bestsellers, biographies, business, computers, personal law, and more. |
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Project Gutenberg |
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Freely available public domain eBooks in text and computer-created audio formats. |
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Safari Tech Books |
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The best IT and technology eBooks from the best authors and publishers.Note: The Favorites and Bookmarks features do not currently work in Safari. |
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TumbleBooks |
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Animated talking storybooks for children in English, Spanish, and other languages. |
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil (español) (from home) | (from the library) |
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Encyclopedia for children with articles on general subjects, people, places, things, and ideas.Enciclopedia para niños con artículos en sujetos generales, personas, lugares, cosas, y ideas. |
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Informe (español) |
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Popular Spanish-language magazines.Revistas populares en español. |
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Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (español) (from home) | (from the library) |
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A Spanish-language encyclopedia containing 15,000 articles, 6,500 photographs and more than 15,000 Internet links.Una enciclopedia que contiene artículos, fotografías y conexiones del Internet. |
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TumbleBooks (español) |
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Animated talking storybooks for children in English, Spanish, and other languages.Libros animados para niños en español y en otros idiomas. |
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| Genealogy |
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Ancestry Library Edition |
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Resources for genealogical and historical research, including military, court, census, birth, marriage, and death records, and more. |
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HeritageQuest (from home) | (from the library) |
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Resources for genealogical and historical research, including the U.S. Federal Census, Freedman’s bank records, the PERSI index, and more. |
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| Guides & Tutorials |
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Custom Guide |
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Online software and computer tutorials. Topics include Microsoft Office, Windows, Mac OS, Internet Explorer and much more. |
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Computer & Internet Tutorials |
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Librarian-selected and created tutorials for different skill levels on search engines, internet use, and online safety. |
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| Health & Medicine |
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Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine |
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Information on alternative and complementary medical practices, recommended therapies for specific disorders and diseases, and medicinal uses for plants and herbs. |
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine |
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Information on more than 1,600 medical disorders, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and procedures. |
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| History & Countries |
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America the Beautiful (from home) | (from the library) |
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State history and facts, information about Native American tribes, explorers, presidents, and historical places and events. |
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CultureGrams (from home) | (from the library) |
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Cultural information about 182 countries and the U.S. states, including people, land, customs, lifestyle, and recipes. |
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Encyclopedia Americana (from home) | (from the library) |
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Comprehensive General Encyclopedia providing articles on all subjects, full text periodical articles, links to related websites, and an interactive dictionary. |
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Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion |
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Information about clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress from a variety of historical eras and cultures. |
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (from home) | (from the library) |
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Based on the full text of the Academic American Encyclopedia, contains 36,000 articles, 15,000 bibliographies, Internet links to 15,000 articles, sound files, an interactive atlas, and an e-zine. |
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Lands and Peoples (from home) | (from the library) |
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Information about the people, geography, culture, economy, language, and history of every country. |
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New Book of Knowledge (from home) | (from the library) |
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Provides reference and current events for grades 3 and up. Students can search or browse encyclopedia articles alphabetically or by subject. Also includes projects and experiments, a world history timeline, educational games, and recommended websites. |
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| Homework, Education, & Testing |
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Amazing Animals (from home) | (from the library) |
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Information about animals of the world for grades 2 and above that contains articles, photos, Web links, and virtual tours of animal habitats. |
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America the Beautiful (from home) | (from the library) |
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State history and facts, information about Native American tribes, explorers, presidents, and historical places and events. |
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Cliffs Notes |
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Summaries and commentary for hundreds of literary classics. |
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College Blue Book |
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The definitive guide to thousands of 2- and 4-year schools in the U.S. and Canada, their programs, degrees, and financial aid sources. |
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CultureGrams (from home) | (from the library) |
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Cultural information about 182 countries and the U.S. states, including people, land, customs, lifestyle, and recipes. |
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil (español) (from home) | (from the library) |
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Encyclopedia for children with articles on general subjects, people, places, things, and ideas.Enciclopedia para niños con artículos en sujetos generales, personas, lugares, cosas, y ideas. |
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Encyclopedia Americana (from home) | (from the library) |
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Comprehensive General Encyclopedia providing articles on all subjects, full text periodical articles, links to related websites, and an interactive dictionary. |
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Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion |
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Information about clothing, body adornment, and examines the origins of clothing, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress from a variety of historical eras and cultures. |
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (from home) | (from the library) |
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Based on the full text of the Academic American Encyclopedia, contains 36,000 articles, 15,000 bibliographies, Internet links to 15,000 articles, sound files, an interactive atlas, and an e-zine. |
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Kids InfoBits |
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Homework help resources for beginning elementary school; also includes 75 popular kids magazines like Highlights and Sports Illustrated for Kids. |
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Lands and Peoples (from home) | (from the library) |
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Information about the people, geography, culture, economy, language, and history of every country. |
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LearnATest |
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Practice taking tests online, like the SAT, ACT, civil service, law enforcement, EMS, postal services, U.S. citizenship, and more. When creating your account, you must use your library card number as your username. |
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Literature Resource Center |
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Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses for over 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. |
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LitFINDER |
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Thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches. |
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Live Homework Help |
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Connect live with an expert tutor for homework help in Eglish & Spanish, seven days a week from 1 PM – 10 PM. Ages K - Adult. |
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New Book of Knowledge (from home) | (from the library) |
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Provides reference and current events for grades 3 and up. Students can search or browse encyclopedia articles alphabetically or by subject. Also includes projects and experiments, a world history timeline, educational games, and recommended websites. |
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Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (español) (from home) | (from the library) |
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A Spanish-language encyclopedia containing 15,000 articles, 6,500 photographs and more than 15,000 Internet links.Una enciclopedia que contiene artículos, fotografías y conexiones del Internet. |
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Student Resource Center |
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Guided homework help with biographies, literature, history, health, science, and multicultural studies. |
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World Book Encyclopedia (from home) | (from the library) |
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Multimedia encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, animations, sounds, interactive maps, and more. |
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| Library Resources & Services |
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Computer & Internet Tutorials |
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Librarian-selected and created tutorials for different skill levels on search engines, internet use, and online safety. |
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Live Homework Help |
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Connect live with an expert tutor for homework help in Eglish & Spanish, seven days a week from 1 PM – 10 PM. Ages K - Adult. |
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| Magazines & Newspapers |
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eLibrary (from home) | (from the library) |
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Full-text magazine and newspaper articles (inc. the New York Times), TV, radio, and government transcripts, images, and more. |
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Expanded Academic |
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Academic and research articles from scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences, science and technology, etc. |
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Full Text Newspapers |
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Full-text newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, and the Contra Costa Times. |
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General Reference Center |
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Multi-subject reference collection with hundreds of reference books, magazines, and newspapers. |
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Informe (español) |
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Popular Spanish-language magazines.Revistas populares en español. |
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InfoTrac Magazines |
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Full-text articles for 5,800 popular magazines like Time, Newsweek, and People. |
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Kids InfoBits |
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Homework help resources for beginning elementary school; also includes 75 popular kids magazines like Highlights and Sports Illustrated for Kids. |
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National Newspaper Index |
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Indexing for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. |
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Safari Tech Books |
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The best IT and technology eBooks from the best authors and publishers.Note: The Favorites and Bookmarks features do not currently work in Safari. |
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