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Baltimore
Sun Archive
The Baltimore Sun Archive contains the full text of news, feature
stories and editorials published in the Final Edition of the newspaper.
The Archive includes stories from
September 1990 to the present.
Credo Reference
Containing a selection from 240 high-quality reference books from the world's leading publishers, Credo Reference is the ideal place to start any research.
p4A
Antiques Reference
Inside
Library or Outside Library
Unlike other reference tools, the p4A
Antiques Reference database
is focused on the American regional marketplace and does not include
the top
scale New York and London art and antiques markets.
EbscoHost
EbscoHost - provides full text articles from nearly
2150 popular magazine, journal, and news sources covering general interest,
health, science, and other topics.
Searchasaurus - a search
engine geared towards children.
NoveList - an electronic
readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers
in finding new authors and titles.
Auto Repair Reference Center -
get help for those do-it-yourself repairs
Book Index with Reviews(tm) (BIR) - a
comprehensive database that provides information on over 3.8 million book
titles in a wide range of formats, including large print, books on tape,
etc.
Facts
on File
World News Digest - The only complete, full-text, database
of authoritative news and facts ranging from October 1940 to
the present day!
Issues & Controversies on File - Deep backgrounders
on the most important current issues, researched by professionals,
and written and indexed for students.
Today's Science on File - The latest developments
in science, health and medicine, and technology, updated
every month.
The World Almanac® Reference Database -
An archival version of this classic reference tool.
The World Almanac® Encyclopedia - The
World Almanac Encyclopedia is created specifically for schools
and libraries by the editors of The World Almanac and Book
of Facts and Facts On File News Services.
Thomson-Gale
Biography Resource Center - This database combines
award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources.
Discovering Collection - Use this comprehensive
database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum
areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
Health and Wellness Resource Center - 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. Material contained
in this Resource Center is intended for informational
purposes
only.
LegalForms - Legal Forms for the State of Maryland
Literature Resource Center - Access biographies,
bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from
every age and literary discipline.
US History Resource Center - Provides integrated access
to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000
reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering
themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from
pre-Colonial times to the present. Testing and Education Resource Center - Search
for Career Resources, Education or Testing Preparation options.
World History Resource Center - From antiquity to the
present, world history curricula is reflected by content
from over 2,000 primary sources, 25 reference titles
and from 110 academic journals.
Additional Gale electronic resources include:
- Acronyms, Initialism and Abbreviations Dictionary
- African
American Almanac
- American
Men and Women of Science
- American
Religions, Encyclopedia of
- Crime
and Justice, Encyclopedia of
- Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior, Encyclopedia of
- Everyday
Law, Gale Encyclopedia of
- Fashion,
Costume, and Culture
- Geo-Data:
The World Geographical Encyclopedia
- Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
- Small
Business, Encyclopedia of
- U*X*L
American Decades
- Witchcraft in America
- World
Cultures, Encyclopedia of
GPO
Access
The Government Printing Office (GPO) is the government agency that produces
the Federal Register, among other publications. This is your link to
government publications on-line.
Heritage Quest
Online
ProQuest Information and Learning's HeritageQuest Online provides
libraries with a unique, growing collection of research materials for
tracing family history and American culture.
If you experience an error when trying to connect to this
service, it is probably caused by your browser settings or personal
firewall software.
Click here for help resolving the problem.
Home Improvement Reference Center
The Home Improvement Reference Center (HIRC) is designed to assist homeowners with do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical and decorating.
AncestryLibrary.com (*
only available in library)
Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more.
Learning Express
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online
learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course
series designed to help patrons, students, and adult
learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they
must pass.
LitFinder.com
A searchable database of poems, short stories, and essays.
Project
Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg makes much of the World's literature available
in e-text
form.
There
are
now
over
2000
texts
available on-line.
Reference USA
From finding old friends and planning vacations to conducting market
research and choosing a health care provider, this extensive database
offers the information you need.
Sailor
Sailor is a project of the Maryland Public Libraries, intended
to provide free access to information in digital formats in Maryland
public libraries and on the Internet to Maryland residents.
Sanborn Maps
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 provides access to more than 660,000 large-scale maps for more than 12,000 American towns and cities.
Value Line Research (*
only available in library)
Value Line publishes more than a dozen print and electronic products which we
think are used by more than half-a-million investors for timely information on
stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles.
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