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Auto Repair
ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.
Books & Reading
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, author read-alikes and more for over 125,000 fiction titles.
OCLC First Search users may access World Cat, OCLC’s catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide and ArticleFirst, OCLC’s index of articles from the contents pages of journals and a list of libraries that have the journal title for most articles.
Magazines, Newspapers & Journal Articles
EBSCOHost allows users to search and view full-text articles from a number of newspapers, periodicals and journals that cover a vast range of topics.
Des Moines Register
Genealogy
Ancestry Library Edition (in-library use only) has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
Heritage Quest Online combines digital and searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content.
General Reference
Science Online A comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines in a variety of useful formats.
World Book Online is the web edition of the famous encyclopedia.
Homework Help
Tutor.com One-to-one online help with a live tutor.
Investments
Investor’s Business Daily is a resource designed to help ambitious individuals focus on the most relevant information and, in the end, make better decisions about their businesses, careers and investments.
Morningstar Mutual Funds Online provides fast and easy access to Morningstar Mutual Funds in a PDF format.
In-library use
Remote Access
Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking 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 their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.
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