eResources
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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.
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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)
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Contains the largest collection of children’s eBooks and eAudiobooks.
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Receive help with homework, build and sharpen your skills, visit the writing lab or the language lab, obtain assistance filling out your FAFSA application and discover much more. Online help from a Brainfuse-certified tutor is available between the hours of 3pm-11:55pm.
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Receive help with job seeking activities as well as the unemployment process. Work on your resume, interviewing, skills building and more. Online help from a Brainfuse-certified JobNow Coach is available between the hours of 3pm-11:55pm.
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Improve your basic academic skills and review test preparation materials for high school through graduate level exams, as well as specialized tests such as the ASVAB, GED, TOEFL, and more. Additional resources available for Adult Learners and ESL students.
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Conduct your own research through biographic entries, educational videos, and encyclopedia articles. Britannica Library also provides research tools and materials to walk you through research projects, write book reviews, prepare oral presentations, and write research papers or science reports.
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> Children
> Young Adults
> Reference Center (for advanced research)
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Access hundreds of full-text scholarly journals, including abstracted and indexed open access journals across a selection of business disciplines. Plus, hundreds of full-text national and Canadian business news publications and newswires, plus television and radio news transcripts from major networks via EBSCO’s Regional Business News. Includes access to EBSCOs eBooks - Business Collection. (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)
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