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A collection of subscription databases, articles, and eBooks selected, monitored, and organized to meet the interests of our customers. Premium content requires a Sno-Isle Libraries card for access outside of Sno-Isle Libraries.


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ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry
Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.


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Academic Search Premier
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for nearly 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 titles.


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African American Music
From the earliest records through the 1970s including recordings by Lead Belly, Mahalia Jackson, Duke Ellington, Sophie Tucker, Sarah Vaughn, Dizzy Gillespie, Muddy Waters, Blind Willie McTell, and others.
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All-Data Auto Repair
All-Data is the industry leader in providing factory repair information utilized by more than 60,000 repair shops. Repair shops and dealers use this same information including all the diagrams, repair information, and detailed technical service bulletins/recalls for your vehicle. Not available from home. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Alt HealthWatch
Focusing on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Offering full text articles for nearly 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine.


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Alt-Press Watch (APW)
A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses. This interdisciplinary resource provides a valuable source of viewpoints and perspectives to complement and challenge mainstream media coverage. Through investigative reporting by independent and critical sources, these are essential voices pursuing freedom of the press.


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America's Obituaries and Death Notices National
Newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States including the Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1985-present). tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical information and records. Not available from home.


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Appraiser's Association of America
Search for an art appraiser by an international organization based in New York City with over 800 members in cities across the country as well as in Canada, Europe and Asia.


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Arts and Humanities eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes art, music, performing arts, literature, and drama reference ebooks.


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Automobile Repair Reference Center
Car repair information on vehicles 1945 to present; more than 100,000 factory drawings and step-by-step drawings. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Provides citation (not full text) to print material containing biographical information on people from all time periods, locations and fields of activity. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Biography eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes biographical information on figures from history and current events in reference ebooks.


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Biography Resource Center
Biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subjects. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Business and Personal Finance eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes business, investment, economics, and personal finance reference ebooks.


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Business Plans eBookShelf
A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. More than 100 sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail, service and other industries in ebook format.


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Business Source Premier
All in one place to search Business Source Premier and Regional Business News. Includes company Profiles, datamonitor companies, industry profiles, market overview, market values and company reports, market research reports, market insight and emerging trends.


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BusinessDecision
Reporting and mapping service that combines extensive consumer household, market segmentation, and demographic data with GIS mapping technology.


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Careers and Education eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes information about careers, career planning, education, and teaching resources in reference ebooks.


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Christian Science Monitor
Major daily newspaper covering national and international news and noted for unbiased, concise, and comprehensive coverage.


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Classical Music Library
A distinguished selection from Abel to Zoubek with Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Shostakovich in between.
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COIN Career Library
Match your interests to occupations and higher education opportunities. This resource is available through December of 2009.


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Company Profiles from Business Source Premier
Detailed company profiles for the world's 10,000 largest companies from Datamonitor.


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Computer Source
Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for nearly 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.


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Consumer Health Complete
Health and medical information articles and illustrations from encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazines.


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Consumer Reports Online
Full access to magazine and subscription website; professional and user ratings and reviews.


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CultureGrams
Cultural reports for state and country projects. Maps, flags, symbols, timelines, history, economy, geography, population and more. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Discovery
Meets both the general needs and requirements of users seeking detailed information on popular topics including the arts, business, education, literature, politics, and psychology, as well as hundreds of popular and children's titles.


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Diseases and Disorders eBookShelf
Ebook series with clear, careful explanations that offer insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.


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Earth Day eBookShelf
A subcollection of the Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook collection focused on the environment and science.


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EBSCO




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eLibrary Elementary
Magazines, books, pictures, photos, and maps for elementary school students. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Encyclopedia eBookShelf
Collection of eBook encyclopedias from the Gale Virtual Reference Library to begin your research on many different topics.


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Encyclopedia Judaica eBookShelf
Coverage of how the Jewish people, the Jewish faith and the state of Israel have influenced history and shaped the modern world.


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ERIC
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.


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Ethnic News Watch (ENW)
An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.


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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
This provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.


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Gale Directory Library
Directories of companies, publishers, associations. Sort and export data to analyze or generate mailing lists.


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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text reference eBooks on the arts, business, environment, history, law, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and the world, religion, science and social science.


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GrantStation
Searchable database of international grantmakers, along with deadlines, guidelines, and proposal tutorials. Not available from home.


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GreenFILE
Focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.


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Health and Medicine eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes information about disease, medicine, public health, and nutrition in reference ebooks.


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Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Health and medical information from magazines, pamphlets, reference books, including: medical science, food science & nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and alternative medicine.


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Health Source: Consumer Edition
The richest collection of consumer health information available worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Features more than 130 full text, consumer health magazines.


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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This database is updated twice a week.


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HelpNow
Online homework help, skills building, practice tests and writing lab for all ages. GED, US Citizenship, Resume, and Microsoft Office help is also available. One-on-one tutoring is available from 1-10pm, every day, though questions can be submitted 24/7.


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HeritageQuest Online
Genealogical material including family histories, census records, genealogical serials, local histories, and primary sources in full image. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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History and Geography eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes information about decades, fashion, world events, and society through the ages in reference ebooks.


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History Resource Center: U.S.
Full text documents, reference articles, and journals covering United States history from pre-colonial times to the present. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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History Resource Center: World
Full text documents, reference articles, and journals covering world history from antiquity to the present. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia eBookshelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes reference information for students about states and nations around the world.


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Kids Search
Provides visual and detailed searching of encyclopedias, dictionaries and images specifically designed for kids K-8. Also includes teacher resources.


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Law and Government eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes crime, law, government, and some history in reference ebooks.


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Learning Express Library
Interactive practice exams and guides for academic (GED, ACT, SAT), civil service, military, professional licensing and certification tests, and computer skills tutorials for Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Office Suite, Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Mac OS X operating systems. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Legal Collection
This database contains full text for more than 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals. The Legal Collection is an authoritative source for information on current issues, studies, thoughts and trends of the legal world.


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Literature Resource Center
Critical analyses of literary work and in-depth author biographies from every age and literary discipline.


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LitFinder
Full text poems and short stories from antiquity to the present. Includes explanations, biographies, and pictures.


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Los Angeles Times
Daily newspaper from Los Angeles. With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news.


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Marquis Who's Who
Profiles of the most accomplished individuals in the world from government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment and sports. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Marshall Cavendish Digital
Animal and Plant Anatomy; Habitats of the World; International Wildlife; Inventors and Inventions; The Old West.


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MasterFILE Premier
Covers a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues dating back to 1975 and an image collection of photos, maps, and flags.


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MEDLINE
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.


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Military & Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.


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Morningstar Investment Research Center
Research data and independent opinions on thousands of mutual funds, stocks, and exchange-traded funds.


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New York Times - 1980 to Current
The US newspaper of record. National and international news, coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions, and presidential press conference transcripts. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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New York Times Book Reviews
A weekly paper-magazine supplement to The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. The New York Times has published a book section since 1896.


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New York Times Historical - 1851 to 2005
Digital reproductions of full page and article images back to the first issue. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Newspaper Source
Cover-to-cover full text for 25 national (U.S.) & international newspapers.


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NoveList Plus
Looking for something good to read? Find new books based on titles you have read or on topics of interest. Categories for adults, teens, and children are included. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Novels for Students eBookShelf
Literary and historical background for novels including criticism, historical significance, synopses, themes and short author biography in ebook format.


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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Point-of-view articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on current events and issues of controversy. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Overdrive Digital Media Library
Now you can download digital video and music, along with audio books, 24/7 and listen and view immediately. Videos, music and audio books from OverDrive can be downloaded to your PC, PDA, and, in some cases, burned to CD's.


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Poetry for Students eBookShelf
Literary and historical background for poems including criticism, historical significance, synopses, themes and short author biography in ebook format.


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Professional Development Collection
Providing a highly specialized collection of 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.


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ProQuest
ProQuest provides indexing and access to the world's largest digital newspaper archive and periodical databases comprising the output of more than 9,000 titles. This is a good resource for consumer-oriented articles.


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ProQuest Newsstand
Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.


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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO.


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Recreation and Hobbies eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes hobbies and interests for all ages in reference ebooks.


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ReferenceUSA
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. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Regional Business News
Provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.


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Religion and Philosophy Collection
Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Religion & Philosophy Collection offers more than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies.


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Salud en Espanol
Salud en Espanol provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes especificos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan informacion general importante en relacion a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos.
English note: Health in Spanish provides recent research relating to all aspects of your health and well-being. Including important general information on diseases, afflictions and treatments.



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Science and Technology eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes both science and technology resources for students of all ages in reference ebooks.


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Small Engine Repair Reference Center
Contains step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for small engine machines and their supporting components. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
A virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Listen to performances by American folk icons such as Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, dramatic performances, poetry, political speeches, war and protest songs, and great performances of traditional music from virtually everywhere in the world.
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Society and Culture eBookShelf
Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes information about people, places, culture, religion, and customs in reference ebooks.


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Sociological Collection
Provides coverage of more than 500 full text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. Sociological Collection offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.


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Student Research Center
For students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, biographies, reference books, encyclopedias, Radio and TV News Transcripts, photos, flags, etc. Science and Technology areas include: Astronomy, Bioethics, Biology, Chemistry, Cloning, Computer Games, Computer Programming, Energy, Environment, Genetics, Geology, Internet, Inventions and Inventors, Mechanical Technology, Nanotechnology, Physics, Robotics, Space Exploration, Telecommunications, and Transportation, etc. Videos are also available for some topics.


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Theatre in Video
Theatre in Video contains many of the world's most important plays as staged before live audiences available online in streaming video. Included here are notable productions of Incident at Vichy by Arthur Miller (1973), The Iceman Cometh, by Eugene ONeill (1960); Master Builder, by Henrik Ibsen (1960); Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare (1973 and many others.
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TOPICSearch
Allows researchers to explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics and current events discussed in today's classrooms.


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Travel Guides eBookShelf
Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Travel Guides Series.


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Vocational and Career Collection
Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.


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Wall Street Journal
The financial newspaper of record offering in-depth coverage of national and international finance as well as first rate coverage of hard news.


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Washington Post
Coverage of national, international, and local news. The Washington Post is renowned for its political reporting, editorials and columnists.


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Washington State Newsstand
Full-text coverage of major Washington newspapers including the daily newspapers from Tacoma, Spokane and Vancouver, plus selected coverage of the SeattlePI.com and other regional sources.


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WOIS
Current information on occupations, educational programs and postsecondary schools in Washington State.


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Women's History eBookShelf
A subcollection of eBooks from the Gale Virtual Reference Library relevant to women's history in the United States.


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Working Americans eBookShelf
Ebook series of in depth information on the everyday life and social context of working American families through the decades.


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World Conflicts Today
Explores protracted, unresolved world conflicts occurring in Afghanistan, Basque Country, Chechnya, Colombia, Darfur, Iraq, Jammu & Kashmir, Korean Peninsula, Northern Ireland, and Palestinian Territories.


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World Vital Records
An online genealogy site that helps people connect with their family heritage. Search for family information in a collection of more than one billion names in more than 8,000 hard-to-find databases. Advanced search technology makes accessing these vast amounts of data easy and quick.


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Worldwide Newspapers
Read the world's leading newspapers in their original format, layout, and pagination before they appear on newsstands in six continents. tipUser Guide and Tips for this Content


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