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Amazing Animals Information and color pictures of animals of the world, plus a Feature Creature and Jungle Jumble, from Grolier Online.
America the Beautiful Fast facts, histories, profiles, and more for each of the 50 U.S. states, from Grolier Online.
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Encyclopedia Americana Full-text, in-depth encyclopedia for older students, from Grolier Online.
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Grolier Online Student-focused encyclopedia with news, science projects, games, and more.
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History Database Center Online reference materials about American and World History.
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Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator Searchable database of lawyers and law firms, with additional indexes by location and practice area.
Medline Plus The National Library of Medicine?s health and medicine database for consumers, including news, health topics, information on drugs and supplements, and other resources.
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New Book of Knowledge Reference articles, current events, biographies, science experiments, and more for elementary and secondary school students, from Grolier Online.
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New York Times Historical Database Access to full page and article images with searchable full text from 1851 to 2004.
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Plunkett Research Online Company profiles and comprehensive information on industry trends and statistics for over 30 key industries.
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Reference USA Directory information and data for businesses and residences in the U.S. and Canada, plus a HealthCare database of physicians and dentists in the U.S.
Sanborn Maps Historical maps of Illinois towns dating from 1867 to 1970.
Science Online Experiments, charts, diagrams, and other data on all standard science subjects.
Scientific American Full-text articles from Scientific American magazine online.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage (Watch Tutorial) Comprehensive business and investment information, including company profiles, stock reports, and industry surveys.
The World News Digest News articles and information dating back to 1940, with primary sources and timelines. Includes the
World Almanac and
World Almanac Encyclopedia.
Today's Science Science news, research topics, a science fair guide, and more from Facts.com.
TumbleBookLibrary An online collection of animated, talking picture books.
ValueLine (Watch Tutorial) Online version of ValueLine, with ratings and reports for 3,500 stocks and 2,000 mutual funds, plus research on companies, industries, options, convertibles, and ETFs.
Wall Street Journal Digital Microfilm Digital full-image microfilm from the Eastern edition of the newspaper from January 2008 to present.
Wall Street Journal Online Full-text articles from the financial newspaper of record dating back to 1984.
Wilson Biography Reference Bank Biographical articles and references, searchable by name, profession, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, and birth and death dates.
World Book Info Finder Multimedia resources and tools for all ages, including a Biography Center, an Interactive Earth feature, science project resources, research guides, and citation help.
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