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Agriculture

  • Soil and Health Library - This website provides a large number of free e-books available for immediate download. The books are mainly about holistic agriculture, holistic health and self-sufficient homestead living. There are secondary collections about social criticism and transformational psychology. No fees are collected for this service.

Books & Literature

  • Books & Authors (Gale) - Offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Through the use of expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun! By leveraging our entire award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation.

  • Literature Resource Center (Gale) - Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available. Advanced Search.

Business & Investments

More links on Business page

  • ABI/INFORM global through Proquest - Business periodicals and newspapers

  • Associations Unlimited (Gale) - The premier source for associations - use this database to locate approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. The database is also used to monitor association trends; identify related associations; networking and making professional contacts; marketing to associations, their members and markets.

  • Business and Company Resource Center with PROMT through Gale - a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Predicast's PROMT database is fully integrated into this database. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

  • EDGAR database of corporate information - Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis & Retrieval (Securities Exchange Commission)

  • Financial Trend Forecaster - Stock market trends, inflation and rates

  • General OneFile through Gale - News, periodicals, business, computers current events, economic; LegalTrac - includes over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles; General reference Center Gold - business & industry trends.

  • Hoover's Online - A one-stop reference for business directories, tools, and resources.

  • IPL Business & Economics - The Internet Public Library directory of commerce and industry, the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and the management of economic systems. The Internet Public Library is a public library for the world wide web. Students from a consortium of colleges and universities with programs in information science develop and maintain the IPL!

  • Morningstar Online - Morningstar offers stock market analysis; equity, mutual fund, and ETF research, ratings, and picks; portfolio tools; and option, hedge fund, IRA, 401k, and 529 plan research. Trusted and reliable data and analysis can help both experienced enthusiasts and newcomers.

Computer Technology

    Computer News & Reviews - Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.

Consumer Research

  • Consumer Reports through Ebsco - reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory. It also publishes cleaning and general buying guides, provides updates on product availability, and adds new products to previously published test results. In addition, the online data includes coverage that is not published in the magazine; for example, vehicle reliability (frequency of repair) tables online extend over the full 10 model years.

Education & Learning

More links on Education or Teens page

  • ERIC - Education Resources Information Center through OCLC - is the world's largest digital library of education literature. Used by parents, teachers, librarians, education policymakers, instructors and students in teacher-preparation programs.

  • Learn A Test - Learning Express Library - Offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want - at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. View a demo. Subscription expires 6/14/2011.

En Español

  • Powerspeak Languages - es un programa de tutoría multilingüe. Los hablantes del inglés pueden usarlo para aprender un idioma nuevo. Los idiomas inclusivos son: chino mandarín, francés, español, y alemán. También hay una opción de ESL para los hispanohablantes. Powerspeak utiliza un formato sencillo y fácil de seguir que integra textos y sonidos españoles con sus equivalentes ingleses. Powerspeak mezcla lecciones de vocabulario práctico con historias interesantes y emocionantes. Por esa manera, se puede aprender frases y palabras inglesas sin el aburrimiento o repetición de un currículo más tradicional. A causa de que el programa es autodidáctico, se puede aprender a una rapidez de su elección propia.

  • Informe - Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

Foundations & Grants

General - Multi-Subjects

  • ArticleFirst through OCLC - OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals.

  • Associations Unlimited through Gale - The premier source for associations - use this database to locate approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations. The database is also used to monitor association trends; identify related associations; networking and making professional contacts; marketing to associations, their members and markets.

  • Discovery through Proquest - Comprehensive file of periodicals for a broad range of subject areas including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.

  • ECO - Electronic Collections Online - through OCLC - Lets you view abstracts or full-text articles of scholarly journals. Subjects include agriculture, anthropology, business, economics, education, fine arts, geography, history, language, law, library science, literature, medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, social science, technology.

  • Expanded Academic ASAP through Gale - From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!

  • General OneFile through Gale - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

  • General Reference Center Gold 1980-Present through Gale - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

  • OAIster through OCLC - a union catalog of millions of records representing open archive resources that was built by harvesting from open archive collections worldwide using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). Today, OAIster boasts more than 23 million records representing digital resources from more than 1,100 contributors. Includes digitized (scanned) books and journal articles; digital text; audio files (wav, mp3); video files (mp4, QuickTime); photographic images (jpeg, tiff, gif); data sets (downloadable statistical information); theses and research papers.

  • PapersFirst through OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.

  • What Do I Read Next? through Gale - What Do I Read Next? Includes over 134,300 recommended titles, more than 74,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.

  • World Almanac through OCLC - Offers a fundamental reference source for students, library patrons, library reference staff, and scholars alike. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics. Sources include: Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, World Almanac & Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of US Politics, World Almanac for Kids.

  • WorldCat through OCLC - Search for popular books, music CDs and videos—all of the physical items you're used to getting from libraries. You can also discover many new kinds of digital content, such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article citations with links to their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public.

 

Genealogy

  • Ancestry.com - Discover your ancestors with the world's largest family history website. Start a family tree, browse census records and more including immigration records, military records, etc. This database can be used from the library or grounds only. Questions? Call 468-2265.

  • HeritageQuest Online - HeritageQuest Online is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.

  • The Soldier in later Medieval England - An AHRC pilot research project which challenges assumptions about the emergence of professional soldiery between 1369 and 1453. Searchable resource for public use of immense value and interest to genealogists as well as social, political and military historians. The intention of the project is now to build upon and produce an integrated database of soldiers who fought for the English crown in the second and third phases of the Hundred Years War.

Government & Military

Health & Medicine

More links on Health page

  • Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health through Gale - Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Comprehensive Search Instructions Tutorial (9:42)(be patient while it loads).

  • Medline Plus - Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free. Use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. You can also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.

History & Biography

  • Biography in Context (Gale) -

  • Culture Grams Online - World Conflicts Today through Proquest

  • History in Context (Gale) - Gale U.S. History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

  • World History in Context (Gale) - Gale World History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

  • HeritageQuest Online - HeritageQuest Online is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.

  • History Resource Center: US through Gale - History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire "American Journey Online" series.

  • History Resource Center: World through Gale - History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronological research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals.

  • Lopez Island History - An aggregated website featuring Lopez Island specific history links.

  • SIRS through Proquest - SIRS® provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text, multimedia, and websites are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international sources.

  • Washington Rural Heritage includes images, documents, paintings, and more that document the history of rural communities throughout the State of Washington.

Homework Assistance

  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) - offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each of these gateway pages includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source and statistical information. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database. Searching (1:31)

  • Global Issues in Context - an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Navigating the Home Page and Basic Search (3:30)

  • SIRS - A general reference resource for beginning learners and researchers in grades 1-9, making learning fun and intuitive. Powered by SIRS editors at ProQuest.

Humanities

  • Religion and Philosophy through Gale - features a custom selection of more than 250 magazines and academic journals - everything from American Atheist Magazine to Zygon - covering religion and the related areas of philosophy, archaeology and anthropology.

  • Infotrac Religion & Philosophy Collection

  • SIRS through Proquest - SIRS® provides relevant, credible information on social issues, science, history, government, the arts and humanities. Full-text, multimedia, and websites are carefully selected from thousands of domestic and international sources.

Jobs & Careers

  • Career Transitions - Career Transitions is an online career guidance center that walks users through the job-search process from beginning to end. It brings together all the tools needed to explore and take the leap to a new career. Career Transitions employs a step-by-step approach to help people: 1) explore new career possibilities; 2) assess their interests and experience; 3) identify ways to improve their prospects, including networking and education; 4) prepare for a job search; and 5) search and apply for jobs. Overview and Getting Started (3:19) Prepare a Resume (4:40) Discover Your Interests ((5:21)

Languages

  • Live Mocha - Livemocha is the world's largest online language learning community, offering online language courses in 35 languages to more than 9 million members from 195 countries around the world. Using native speakers and social networking tools, in addition to coursework, this service offers the perks of feedback for both oral and written foreign language chat. Click here to register.

  • Powerspeak Languages through Gale - Whether you want to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment, Powerspeak Languages is a breakthrough in online language learning. The highly engaging courses utilize an arsenal of progressive language learning methods. Powerspeak Languages is an entertaining and effective way to learn a new language. Login, Set-Up & Navigation (3:16) be patient while it loads.

Legal

  • LegalTrac through Gale - Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

Science & Technology

  • GREENR (Global reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources - an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

  • Soil and Health Library - This website provides a large number of free e-books available for immediate download. The books are mainly about holistic agriculture, holistic health and self-sufficient homestead living. There are secondary collections about social criticism and transformational psychology. No fees are collected for this service.