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Rate this	Gale Virtual Reference Library http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=2160 Full text reference eBooks on the arts, business, environment, history, law, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and the world, religion, science and social science.
Rate this	Encyclopedia eBookShelf http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=2719 Collection of eBook encyclopedias from the Gale Virtual Reference Library to begin your research on many different topics.
Rate this	Gale Directory Library http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=3228 Directories of companies, publishers, associations. Sort and export data to analyze or generate mailing lists.
Rate this	ReferenceUSA http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=1471 Directory information on U.S. businesses and residents. There is a print/download/view limit record of 50 at the library and 10 from home. User Guide and Tips for this Content
Rate this	Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=2991 This provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Rate this	Marshall Cavendish Digital http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=4075 Animal and Plant Anatomy; Habitats of the World; International Wildlife; Inventors and Inventions; The Old West.

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