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Find out which magazines and newspapers are accessible in full-text at our library.  Search for a journal by title or by ISSN number.  Or browse journals alphabetically by title or by subject categories. 

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Access thousands of global recipes from more than 174 countries, including vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-fee, Kosher, and Halal options.  Also learn about food culture across six unique categories:   National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia. 

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Covers 1971-current.  Access thousands of full-text scholarly and trade journals, dissertations, working papers, and key business and economics periodicals.  Contains company profiles and industry-focused reports, including international coverage, providing a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.  Comprises ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.

Access thousands of full-text scholarly journals, including abstracted and indexed open access journals across a selection of academic disciplines.  Also includes more than 75,000 Associated Press news videos, useful for student research. 

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Full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. 

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From the first genealogical society in America, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, you can search over one billion records spanning the United States, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond.

For use inside the library only  Search billions of records on the world's largest genealogy site.  Investigate photos, census, church, court, or immigration records and more. 

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Explore resources and videos on Civics, the U.S. Constitution, the Federal Government, landmark Supreme Court cases, and more.

Search over 100,000 annual reports from over 10,000 global companies to help you make the right investment decision.

Learn more through the AnnualReports.com FAQ

Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of thousands of journals.

Access over 2 million rights-cleared images from around the world via JSTOR.  Composed of approximately 300 curated sub-collections, examine wide-ranging materials from the Smithsonian, the Louvre, Columbia University and more. 

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Provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date "do-it-yourself" service and repair information, powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR. 

You may also want to try the Small Engine Repair Source for smaller engines and vehicles.

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Find sample ballots for upcoming elections by exploring the nation's premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy.

Weekly newspaper covering U.S. financial information, market developments and relevant statistics.  Provides a summary of the previous week's market activity, as well as news, reports, and an outlook on the week to come.

Coverage includes: 

> Full-text from 1921-1942
> Full-text from 1942-1987
> Partial full-text from 1975-current (with 1 week delay)
> Full-text of Online Edition from 2018-current

Find free, verified, and unbiased information on more than 5 million businesses in the United States and Canada. 

The BBB also provides trusted consumer resources, so you can make informed buying decisions, obtain tips, learn about and report scams, plus much more. 

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Access thousands of full-text biographies, including those contained within Biography and Biography Today.  Includes access to EBSCO’s Biography Reference eBook Collection.  (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)

FREE Resource focused on the topic of Black Freedom, featuring select primary source documents related to critical people and events in African American History. Specific periods covered include:

> 1790-1860 - The Slavery and Abolitionist Movement
> 1861-1877 - The Civil War and Reconstruction Era
> 1878-1932 - The Jim Crow Era to the Great Depression
> 1933-1945 - The New Deal and World War II
> 1946-1975 - The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
> 1976-2000s - The Contemporary Era

A cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full-text for thousands of popular nonfiction books.  (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)

Full text reviews and summaries of over 1 million book titles.

BookFlix Promotes reading literacy and early childhood learning through fiction and nonfiction storybooks.  Select from audiovisual or illustrated eBook options, both with read-a-long capabilities.  (Español mode available for Spanish titles)

View the eResources Loan Table for specific information about checkout limits, loan periods, holds, renewals and suggested audience level. 

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