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Automotive Repair

ChiltonLibrary.com
The original Chilton print manuals are now available in a single, easy to search database. Provides complete and detailed automotive repair information on thousands of car, truck, van, and SUV make and model combinations. A wide variety of topics are covered, including brakes, engine performance, emissions, engine, fuel systems, troubleshooting and more. The detailed step-by-step instructions, photographs, illustrations, wiring diagrams make the product accessible and easy to use.

Mitchell's OnDemand5.com

Due to licensing restrictions, this product is only available in library branches.
Mitchell Manuals, the standard print source for automotive repair information is now available online. Users will find comprehensive information on domestic and import vehicles, wiring diagrams, tech bulletins and recalls, as well as Mitchell 1’s legendary parts and labor estimating guide. OnDemand5.com offers simple navigation and a powerful search engine to easily find the repair information you need.

Biography Top

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to over 12 million biographical sketches. Taken from a large number of volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, it covers both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.

Biography Resource Center
The Biography Resource Center is a comprehensive database of biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

Marquis Who's Who on the Web
Marquis Who's who on the Web offers over one million biographies on leaders and achievers from around the world-past and present-in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, and more.

Business Top

Business and Company Resource Center
Business & Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

ReferenceUSA
Provides instant real-time access to information on 10.5 million businesses.

S & P NetAdvantage
Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage provides users with a single source of comprehensive business and financial information. It includes instant, online access to S & P’s most popular research products: Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Outlook and The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives among others.

Culture & Religion Top

Arts and Humanities through the Eras
Profiling milestones and movements in the arts, literature, music and religion from a specific period, this set helps students and researchers understand the various disciplines of the humanities in relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. An overview of the period and a chronology of major world events are included.

Crusades Reference Library
This comprehensive title covers everything from the First Crusade (1095-99) through the Ninth Crusade (1271-72).

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed
This resource covers all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day. Using biographies, historical essays, and thematic pieces, many written by foremost scholars, it addresses a wide array of subjects in over 2,300 articles to define in one source the cultural roots, participation in American life, and current condition of the African-American community..

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
This survey of clothing, costume and fashion is presented through 640 essays, arranged alphabetically. Coverage includes the origins of clothing and body adornment, the development of fabrics and technologies, and the social meanings of dress, as well as representative costumes from a wide range of historical eras.

Encyclopedia Judaica
This updated classic provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures. Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition, is important to scholars, general readers and students.

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations & Footwear
This title provides an overview of the costume traditions of cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. More than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes are examined.  This title explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses as well as showing how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World
This title provides comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide . . from Algeria to Zimbabwe.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays
Written for students in middle and high school, offering in-depth information on such holidays as Children's/Youth Day, Christmas (and related celebrations), Halloween and Festivals of the Dead, Hanukkah, Independence Day (Cinco de Mayo, Bastille Day, etc.), Kwanza, Yom Kippur, New Year celebrations and many others.

 Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Top

Encyclopedia Americana
Long a standard in school, academic and public library collections, the online version of this standard reference source provides users with the depth and accuracy of the print edition and the currency expected of an online reference work.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia, this highly respected reference work has evolved into an online multimedia resource containing thousands of new and expanded articles, links, animations, dynamic maps, videos and more.

Oxford English Dictionary

Considered the ultimate authority on the English language, use this resource to find information on the meaning, history and pronunciation of over 500,000 words both past and present.

The New Book of Knowledge

A long standing favorite encyclopedia for children, the online version provides an accurate, accessible and fun-to-read information source for elementary school-age students.

e-Books Top

Bartleby.com
One of the most famous Internet sites.  Bartleby's provides unlimited access to literature, reference and verse through its extensive collection of eBooks.

Classicbookshelf.com
Another free eBook site featuring classic titles from all genres.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
An e-book collection of reference materials, including Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine and Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America.

netLibrary eBooks
A collection of electronic books on a wide variety of subjects, from popular classics to titles on computers, business and management. In addition to the library's own collection, titles received from our partnership with Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun library systems are included. These eBooks can be "checked out" for 24 hours. We also have access to the Library of Virginia shared collection of eBooks for public libraries, which can be "checked out" for 2 hours.

Online Books

Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Library, Online Books, "is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet. It also aims to encourage the development of such online books, for the benefit and edification of all."

Project Gutenberg

The Internet's oldest producer of free eBooks. Thousands of classic books from the start of this century and previous centuries, from authors like Shakespeare, Poe, Dante, as well as well-loved favorites like the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the Tarzan and Mars books of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Alice's adventures in Wonderland as told by Lewis Carroll, and others.

TumbleBook Library

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books licensed from a variety of children’s book publishers. Animation, sound, music and narration have been added to existing picture book stories. Also included in the product are online puzzles, games and a language learning section that includes a selection of books in Spanish and French.

Education Top

FAFSA on the Web
From the U.S. Department of Education, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available on the Web.

Learning Express Library
(Formerly LearnATest)
**If you are accessing LearnATest from home or work, please use your 14-digit library card number as your user name.
Provides free access to online practice exams. Includes everything from the SAT/ACT exams for the high school student, ASVAB tests for those pursuing a career in the military to civil service exams and many others. Exams are based on official tests and provide instant scoring and evaluation.

Professional Collection
With well over two hundred full-text journals, this database provides the user excellent coverage in the field of education. Teachers as well as parents will find balanced coverage on topics such as child development, learning disabilities, sports/athletic training and more.

Testing and Education Reference Center

Take a college entrance or licensing exam?  Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships?  Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet your financial needs.  Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.

Electronics Repair Top

Sams PHOTOFACT
Due to licensing restrictions, this product is only available in library branches.
Sams PHOTOFACT® service literature has been the standard in service data since 1946. Sams service documentation is available on over 180,000 different models and brand names for a wide variety of consumer electronic equipment, including TVs, VCRs, radios, CBs, and more. Users need only enter their model number to retrieve the necessary documentation and easy to read schematics.

 Genealogy Top

America's Obituaries and Death Notices
A comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices.

Ancestry Library Edition
Due to licensing restrictions, this product is only available in library branches.
A genealogy research tool created for the library market. It provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!


Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to over 12 million biographical sketches. Taken from a large number of volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, it covers both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.

Heritage Quest Online
Heritage Quest Online combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy and Local History collection. Coverage extends from 1700 to the present. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical hobbyists and professionals.

Local Newspaper Index

The staff and volunteers of the Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center (RELIC), located at the Bull Run Regional Library, index articles of interest and obituaries that appear in The Manassas Journal Messenger and The Potomac News for our Local Newspaper Index. To search this ever-growing database, simply click on the link below.  Please note:  The index to the Daily Journal (Prince William Journal) is limited to obituaries.

New York Times Historical Newspaper Collection

As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers collection, this database offers full-text and full-image articles for The New York Times. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in PDF files. Coverage extends from 1851-2003. Each year ProQuest will provide an additional year of coverage to this base collection.

Washington Post Historical Newspaper Collection

As part of the ProQuest Historical NewspapersÔ collection, this database offers full-text and full-image articles for The Washington Post. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in PDF files. Coverage extends from 1877-1990. Each year ProQuest will provide an additional year of coverage to this base collection.

General Reference Top

Acronyms, Initialisms and Abbreviations Dictionary
This title provides translates thousands of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and similar contractions, into their full names or meanings. Terms from subject areas such as associations, education, the Internet, medicine and others are included.

eLibrary
(Formerly Big Chalk Library)
Use comprehensive search options and easy-to-use functionality to find resources from seven different media types: magazines, newspapers, reference books, TV/radio transcripts, pictures, maps, and streaming audio and video.

Gale PowerSearch
Gale PowerSearch provides a sophisticated, yet simple, way to search many databases simultaneously.  With one search, users can retrieve research materials, magazine and newspaper articles, and other original documents from several different electronic databases.

JSTOR
is an archive which provides full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known and scholarly journals.  One journal, Philosophical Transactions, dates back to 1665.  In addition to its use as an archive for individual journals, JSTOR is a premiere research source. 


MediaFinder
A database of over 70,000 U.S. and Canadian periodical titles, including listings for magazines, newsletters, journals, directories and catalogs.
 

Government & Politics Top

CQ Weekly
Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress back to 1983. Reports on issues in congress, status of bills, votes and amendments, committee and floor activity, covering virtually every act of Congress.

Europa World Plus

Provides regularly updated information on world affairs, with current, analytical and statistical information on the countries of the world.

CultureGrams
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world.  It provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.  Reports on nearly 200 countries and all 50 United States are included.

Health Top

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module 1980 - present
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal Remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

History Top

Americans At War
This title covers major American conflicts from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front. Illustrated articles cover both biographies and topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations, monumental art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science and technology, humor, and music.

American Home Front in World War II
This title examines the effect of World War II on people living in America. The Almanac discusses major events on the home front, including the changing role of women, Civil Defense and the draft. Biographies highlights 26 key figures, such as John L. Lewis, J. Robert Oppenheimer and others. Primary sources includes primary material from a variety of sources, including speeches, documents and other material.

America The Beautiful
An interactive reference work providing information on U.S. states and territories. Covers each state and territory's history, geography, economy, culture and government. Designed for students in grades four and above, the product also includes maps, timelines, photographs and links to selected Internet sites.

Crusades Reference Library
This comprehensive title covers everything from the First Crusade (1095-99) through the Ninth Crusade (1271-72).

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed
This resource covers all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day. Using biographies, historical essays, and thematic pieces, many written by foremost scholars, it addresses a wide array of subjects in over 2,300 articles to define in one source the cultural roots, participation in American life, and current condition of the African-American community.

Europa World Plus
Provides regularly updated information on world affairs, with current, analytical and statistical information on the countries of the world.

History Reference Center
A comprehensive, full-text resource, that provides users with historical information from ancient times to the present day. In addition to full-text coverage of leading history journals, the database includes over 400 full-text reference books and encyclopedias as well as historical documents, photos and maps.

Korean War Reference Library
This title covers the Korean War by exploring the major topics and events related to the period. Biographies includes 25 biographical entries on major figures from the period and 50 photographs.

Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
This title includes Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art literature, economics and science curriculum and presents 465 alphabetically arranged entries broadly covering people, places, events, concepts, works of art and literature, and scientific achievements from around 1350 to 1620.

Sixties in America Reference Library
The Sixties in America Reference Library presents a broad overview of the turbulent 1960s, a decade that forever changed the American social, political and cultural landscape.

Vietnam War Reference Library
This comprehensive title covers the Vietnam War in great depth from many different angles.

Homework & Research Top

Citation Machine
Citation Machine is designed to help students, teachers, and researchers properly cite the resources they’ve used in their research.  The following citation styles are included:  MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian.

CultureGrams
CultureGrams offers concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world.  It provides country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people.  Reports on nearly 200 countries and all 50 United States are included.

CQ Researcher
Your source for in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. Topics focus on a wide range of social, economic, political and environmental issues with coverage back to 1991.

Facts.com

Provides instant access to important information about events, people, issues and statistics over the last twenty years. Added features include maps, photographs and coverage of major historical events of the past 60 years.

Lands & Peoples
Lands and Peoples provides current information about the world’s countries, cultures, and current events. Articles about every continent and country, including states, provinces, and territories, are available. Most articles include photos, maps, and flags. Additional features include an atlas, an almanac, and Passport to Fun which allows users to test their knowledge.

Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides students with a dynamic online library of current event topics, presenting the facts as well as the arguments to understand all sides of the story. Students and researchers will have at their finger tips an easy to use interface to find, learn and assess the social issues confronting society today.

Kids Top

America The Beautiful
An interactive reference work providing information on U.S. states and territories. Covers each state and territory's history, geography, economy, culture and government. Designed for students in grades four and above, the product also includes maps, timelines, photographs and links to selected Internet sites.

InfoTrac Junior Edition
A collection of material oriented toward junior high and middle school students. Includes material from magazines, newspapers and reference books. Subjects covered include politics and current events; consumer electronics; arts and entertainment; automobiles; recreation and leisure, personal finances, etc.

InfoTrac Kid's Edition

A collection of full-text material designed for primary school students. Includes material from magazines, newspapers and reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc.

InfoTrac Student Edition

This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference book for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health people, government, history, sports and more.

Kids InfoBits
This database is designed for students in kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate colorful, graphic interface with easy to use subject access to topics like sports, people, arts, science and more.

Searchasaurus
Designed for elementary school students, this database includes full-text and abstract articles from over 140 popular magazines, two World Almanac titles, EBSCO's Encyclopedia of Animals and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.

TumbleBook Library

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books licensed from a variety of children’s book publishers. Animation, sound, music and narration have been added to existing picture book stories. Also included in the product are online puzzles, games and a language learning section that includes a selection of books in Spanish and French.

Law Top

FindLaw
FindLaw provides online legal information and solutions for individuals, businesses, and the legal community.  In an effort to make the law easily understood and accessible by the public, this site provides comprehensive, plain-English legal information.

LegalForms
Is a comprehensive database of legal documents. Thomson Gale provides "attorney forms", that is, officially approved forms actually used at a typical law firm. These specialized documents cover subject areas ranging from bankruptcy and bills of sale to divorce, employment, incorporation, landlord/tenant forms, name change, power of attorney, real estate, and last wills and testaments.

LegalTrac
This database is designed to meet the needs of students, law school faulty and legal researchers. It provides indexing for over 1400 legal publications, of which over 100 are full-text. Includes articles from major law reviews, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

West's Encyclopedia of American Law
This encyclopedia provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms as well as such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide are included in this resource.

Literature & Books Top

Book Review Index Plus
Indexes reviews to over 2 million book titles, including links to more than 600,000 full-text reviews.

Lit Finder
Database consists of three sections: poem finder, story finder and essay/speech/play finder. It includes over 100,000 full-text poems, thousands of full-text short stories and over 1,000 complete plays as well as speeches and essays. A comprehensive database of literary collections, that is international in scope and updated regularly.

Literature Resource Center
The Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.

NoveList
An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Using author, title, subject and keyword access the user can access over 90,000 titles in the NoveList database.

What Do I Read Next?
Use this powerful readers’ advisory tool to find the best works of internationally known fiction and nonfiction. Includes over 110,000 titles, more than 60,000 plot summaries and over 500 award titles. Selections included are mainly award-winners, best sellers or appeared on a recommend reading list.

 Magazines Top

Computer Database
Provides access to magazines in the computer, telecommunications and electronic industries, including product reviews, industry reports, the latest news on high-tech topics and more. Contains over 600 indexed titles, of which 350 are full-text.

eLibrary
(was Big Chalk Library)
Use comprehensive search options and easy-to-use functionality to find resources from seven different media types: magazines, newspapers, reference books, TV/radio transcripts, pictures, maps, and streaming audio and video.

Expanded Academic ASAP
(1980 - present)
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full-text and images.

Expanded Academic ASAP incl. INGENTA
(1980 - present)
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.  Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full-text and images. Also includes more than 5,400 scholarly and academic titles through Ingenta, with the pay-per-view option to access the full-text article.

Gen'l Reference Ctr Gold (GPIP)  
1980 - present
Use this general interest/business database to search magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc.

InfoTrac OneFile
(1980 - present)
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, currents events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

InfoTrac OneFile incl. INGENTA
(1980 - present)
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full-text and images. Also includes more than 5,400 scholarly and academic titles through Ingenta, with the pay-per-view option to access the full-text article.

Info Trac Religion and Philosophy
Features a custom selection of more than 250 magazines and journals covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology and anthropology. Use this database not only to research theological approaches to social issues, but also to study religion’s impact on culture throughout history.

JSTOR
is an archive which provides full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known and scholarly journals.  One journal, Philosophical Transactions, dates back to 1665.  In addition to its use as an archive for individual journals, JSTOR is a premiere research source.


LegalTrac
This database is designed to meet the needs of students, law school faulty and legal researchers. It provides indexing for over 1400 legal publications, of which over 100 are full-text. Includes articles from major law reviews, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers.

MediaFinder

A database of over 70,000 U.S. and Canadian periodical titles, including listings for magazines, newsletters, journals, directories and catalogs.

Military and Intelligence Database
Designed to meet the needs of libraries serving military personnel, this database provides access to more than 600 military-related and general interest periodicals, with more than 500 of them full-text.
 

News & Newspapers Top


America's Obituaries and Death Notices
A comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices.

America's Newspapers and World News
Provides information full-text from over 600 U.S. and over 500 international newspapers and news services.

eLibrary
(Formally Big Chalk Library)
Use comprehensive search options and easy-to-use functionality to find resources from seven different media types: magazines, newspapers, reference books, TV/radio transcripts, pictures, maps, and streaming audio and video.

Facts.com
Provides instant access to important information about events, people, issues and statistics over the last twenty years. Added features include maps, photographs and coverage of major historical events of the past 60 years.

MediaFinder

A database of over 70,000 U.S. and Canadian periodical titles, including listings for magazines, newsletters, journals, directories and catalogs.

New York Times Historical Newspaper Collection
As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers collection, this database offers full-text and full-image articles for The New York Times. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in PDF files. Coverage extends from 1851-2003. Each year ProQuest will provide an additional year of coverage to this base collection.

Virginia State Newspaper Package

Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community  events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded. Includes Daily News Leader, Daily Press (Due to licensing restrictions, Daily Press is only available in library branches), Richmond-Times Dispatch, The Roanoke Times and The Virginian-Pilot.

The Washington Post
1977 - Current
Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.

Washington Post Historical Newspaper Collection
As part of the ProQuest Historical Newspapers collection, this database offers full-text and full-image articles for The Washington Post. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in PDF files. Coverage extends from 1877-1990. Each year ProQuest will provide an additional year of coverage to this base collection.

Science Top

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
A completely revised and updated version of the original work, this classic animal life encyclopedia, which groups animals by major scientific classifications, incorporates recent developments in the animal world as noted by prominent advisors and contributors from the scientific community.

New Book of Popular Science
Geared to student readers, this leading science encyclopedia provides articles conveniently arranged into scientific categories, supplemented with scores of tables, photographs and special feature boxes. Its science games, puzzles, and brain teasers as well as weekly science current events stories adds to its educational enjoyment.

Science Online
Science Online is a curriculum-oriented database that offers a comprehensive, authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, essays, definitions, and biographies are arranged by topic and contain thousands of hyperlinks. More than 600 experiments are also included, covering all of the key principles of science. Encompassing a broad range of scientific disciplines, Science Online provides students, teachers, and researchers with an updated, easy to use resource.

Science Resource Center
Science Resource Center is an in-depth, comprehensive source for all science related needs. It provides accurate, up-to-date coverage of key concepts in earth science, life science, physical science, science and technology and much more. Multimedia images, audio and video clips as well as over 50 reference books and nearly 200 full-text periodicals are included. In addition to topic overviews, biographies, experiments and current trends it also includes current state and national high school standards.

Spanish/Espanol Top

Gale Poder de Búsqueda
Gale Poder de Búsqueda provee un medio de búsqueda sofisticado depreacion  simple. Es un programa de busqueda de  información en diferentes localidades simultáneamente.  Los usuarios pueden adquirir  materiales de información electrónicamente como revistas, artículos de periódico y otros documentos originales de diversas fuentes de información.
 

Taxes Top

Internal Revenue Service
Federal forms, publications, FAQs and highlights.

Virginia Department of Taxation

Virginia forms, FAQs and highlights.

Test Guides Top

Learning Express Library
(Formerly LearnATest)
**If you are accessing LearnATest from home or work, please use your 14-digit library card number as your user name.
Provides free access to online practice exams. Includes everything from the SAT/ACT exams for the high school student, ASVAB tests for those pursuing a career in the military to civil service exams and many others. Exams are based on official tests and provide instant scoring and evaluation.

Testing and Education Reference Center
Take a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet your financial needs.  Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.

Other Web Sources Top

All Recipes
More than 25,000 recipes, primarily submitted from amateur home cooks, are available through All Recipes. The site can be searched by keyword or by using the 30 subject categories available.

This site features an easy-to-use, free hospital look-up tool that links to hospital Web sites and basic statistics.  Although this site also provide a for-fee service for subscribers, non-subscribers can find basic hospital information as well as data on the total numbers of beds, discharges, patient days, and gross patient revenue.

Background Notes
Factual publications about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy and foreign relations of the many countries and regions of the world prepared by the regional bureaus of the U.S. Department of State.

CEO Express
Developed to organize the best Web resources for busy executives, CEO Express collects information from the Internet, pares it down to the 20% that is most critical and useful, and presents it to the user in a clear, easy-to-use format.

Cyndi’s List
A categorized index to more than 250,000 genealogical resources available on the Web, Cyndi’s List includes both a topical and an alphabetical list of categories of interest to new and seasoned genealogists.

Gate2Home is a multilingual keyboard emulator that gives users instant access to the keyboards of 65 languages.  Keyboards include all major East and South Asian languages, as well as Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Roman, and Cyrillic key sets with various diacritics.  Originally designed for travelers, this Web tool is equally useful to language learners and immigrant populations.

Get Human
The Gethuman project is a consumer movement to improve the quality of phone support in the US.  The Gethuman 500 database provides tips on how users can bypass the automated phone systems of companies and organizations in order to speak with a person.

GPO Access
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, GPO Access provides access to important documents and information from the 3 branches of Government: legislative, executive, and judicial.

Hoover’s
Hoovers.com provides access to more than 12 million U.S. and non-U.S. companies, industries, and executives. Comprehensive industry and company information as well as market intelligence is available from this business leader.

How Stuff Works
HowStuffWorks is a source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Founded by North Carolina State University Professor Marshall Brain in 1998, the site has grown to be an award-winning online resource for millions of people of all ages.

Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library (IPL) evaluates, selects, and organizes web sites on a variety of topics for adults, teens and kids. The IPL helps users navigate the abundance of information on the Internet in order to find information they actually need and can use.

JiWire
The largest directory of public WiFi hotspots available, JiWire’s WiFi Hotspot Finder locates wireless Internet connetions in more than 119 countries. Each verified hotspot lists detailed information on access options plus maps and driving directions when available.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications and the NCJRS Virtual Library, which contains more than 7,000 full-text publications from various government agencies, are available through this site.  Free access to a wealth of information on justice and substance abuse information, including statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials on topics such as crime, law enforcement, corrections, courts, juvenile justice, victims of crime and the justice system are available.

North American Mammals

Detailed descriptions, distribution ranges and pictures for more than 400 North American mammal special are available.

PubMed

A database of over 15 million citations for articles published in more than 4,800 biomedical journal and magazines from the United States and 70 other countries, PubMed has coverage back to the 1950s and includes the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and preclinical sciences.  PubMed is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

Recalls.gov
Recalls.gov is the most comprehensive one-stop resource for locating information about unsafe, hazardous, or defective products.  Information is provided about recalled consumer products, motor vehicles, boats, food, medicine, cosmetics, and environment products.

SeniorNavigator
SeniorNavigator provides free information about the health and aging resources available to Virginians. The information focuses on senior related issues such as health and aging, financial concerns, legal questions, health facilities, assisted living and housing, exercise programs, support groups and more.  Users can search by ZIP code to identify resources available in their local community.

Urban Legends Reference Pages
This searchable site collects and attempts to verify the truth about urban legends, rumors, common fallacies, old wives’ tales, strange news stories, hoaxes, and similar items.

USA.gov
(Formally FirstGov.gov)

Is the official U. S. gateway to all government information from Federal government information to state governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.

Virginia Career View
With sections designed for students, parents, educators, and job seekers, this site provides information to Virginia residents about education and career opportunities.
 

This site is a listing, by farm product, of Virginia growers and processors who produce organic farm products, processed products made with certified organic ingredients, and organic livestock.  All processors are Certified Organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
This Web site "helps you keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive!".  Categories for actors, musical performers, political figures, athletes, and other groups can be found on the site along with an alpha key that lists all entries that begin with the letter you select.  Each person's birth and death dates are listed, along with additional information, if known.  Links to similar sites are also available.
 
WordReference.com features translation dictionaries for French, Italian, and Spanish.  Links to word definitions and synonyms, discussion forums where users offer human translation help, and links to Google searches for words or phrases used in context can be found on this site.

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