A to Z Databases
Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!
Ancestry Library Edition
(In-library use only)
Allowing access to hundreds of databases including indexes and images to US Federal Census records.
Bartleby.com
Bartleby.com is an electronic text archive, headquartered in New York and named after Herman Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener. It was founded under the name “Project Bartleby” in January 1993 by Steven H. van Leeuwen as a personal, non-profit collection of classic literature on the website of Columbia University. In 1997 it moved to its own domain, bartleby.com, and was called “The New Bartleby Library”. In September 1999 Bartleby.com was incorporated and started to focus on reference works, including the contemporary 6th edition of the Columbia Encyclopedia. Access to the collection is free to all Internet users.
Biography for Beginners (FactCite)
(Access outside the library)
Illustrated biographies written especially for beginning and striving readers.
This database offers a collection of full-text biographies and unique narrative biographies. Including coverage for several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres, including those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first issue published).
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Contains a comprehensive collection of automobile repair reference information. If you are accessing this database from outside the library please use the following link Chilton Auto Repair Database Access from outside my Library
Protests, Riots, and Rebellions: Civil Unrest in the Modern World
This book explores a range of issues that have inspired protest around the world, and the types of protests that serious activists and ordinary people alike have used to effect change. It details both historic and contemporary events, some well-known, and others less familiar to students, providing a brief historical, social, and political overview of the issue or movement and several specific protest events associated with it.
A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, Consumer Health Complete is designed to support the information needs of patients and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. The multilingual health databases provide this information in 16 additional languages.
Providing consumers with the information to lead Safe, Healthy and Happy lives.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Indiana State Department of Health – https://www.in.gov/isdh/28470.htm
Centers for Disease Control – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Creative Bug
Experience the joy of making with over 1,000 award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists.
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Covers topics such as dieting and popular diets, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and the effects of a person’s dietary choices on one’s health. Topics are organized around the development and history of a diet, its basic principles, any key figures that influence the trend, and any public or regulatory concerns associated with the practice. Provides information across all age groups from infants to the elderly.
Driving Practice Test for Indiana BMV Drivers License
This Drivers education program contains the following state-specific information:
– 11 car practice tests
– 9 motorcycle practice tests
– 12 CDL (commercial driver’s license) practice tests
– 3 online driver’s manuals (car, motorcycle, CDL)
– A FAQ section with detailed answers to over 100 DMV-related questions
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A tool designed to help teachers with lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards and valuable sites for teachers.
A student interface designed for use in Kindergarten through grade 5 with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more
An interface designed for students in grades 9 through 12 with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Business and Careers, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more.
A student interface designed for use in grades 6 through 8 with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more.
An interface designed for public and school libraries with a focus on the Arts, Literature, Biography, Business and Careers, Current Events, Geography and Culture, Health, History, Math, Science and more.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library is an electronic database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for research.
Electronic resource that offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health
Provides detailed information on mental disorders and conditions. Also features entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, as well as the various therapies used to treat mental disorders
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An Indiana University Libraries project now enables everyone to research Hoosier authors and their bibliographies online, as well as access hundreds of digitized books.
Indiana’s Virtual Online Library where you can access a large collection of online academic databases and other information resources.
INSPIRE includes full-text magazine and journal articles, websites, pamphlets, images, almanacs, full-text historical newspapers, multimedia, library catalogs, and much more. Browse a specific databased by name or subject. Or search all of them together with one keyword search, just like Google (but with reliable information).
This is a free resource provided to all Indiana residents that can be accessed with any computer equipped with an Internet Protocol (IP) located in Indiana.
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Nuwav Legal documents is an online tool that lets you create professional legal documents in three easy steps. Search for the Documents specific to your situation. Answer the questions and Print.
Recognized as a leader in technology-based language learning, Rosetta Stone offers libraries and their patrons their proven immersion method.
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A full online Cirriculum for Preschool through Kindergarten.
A cutting edge search engine to help you discover more about who you ancestors were and the lives they led. With access to over 7 billion historical records from around the world.
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A readers’ advisory service covering all types of fiction and non-fiction.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Immigration. Climate change. Oil drilling. Jobs. Headline-grabbing issues and enduring controversies attract learners from high school and college to the business world and beyond.
With OverDrive, you can borrow and enjoy free eBooks, audiobooks, and more from your library’s digital collection. All you need to get started is an internet connection and a library card.
From subject reference, quotation, and language dictionaries in the Oxford Quick Reference collection, to awared winning Oxford Companions and Encyclopedias, in the Oxford Referenc eLibrary you can cross-search Oxford’s trusted reference content at the click of a button.
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Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
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Read It!™ is designed for middle and high school students and anyone who has a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but needs adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. The customized articles and practice quizzes support ELL success and promote reading comprehension across a variety of school subjects and life skill areas. Read It! also offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.
Simple, easy to use resume generator, Please note if you want to save a copy of your generated resume, select print and choose save as PDF.
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Online access to Salem Press’ award-winning health reference works, historical information, science articles, careers info, and more.
A definitive online tool for small engine repair assistance.
This next-generation portal reaches out to today’s learners with a web-like user experience. From the eye-catching, media-rich homepage to the fast-navigating search options, Student Resources in Context helps students develop both research and critical-thinking skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter.
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If you read fiction and nonfiction books in any discipline or setting, TeachingBooks.net’s database of instructional materials will enliven your K–12 reading and library activities.
Animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. Also available as an app.
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Database from the Kent District Library helps you search series fiction.
World Book Online
is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures and more.
