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REFERENCE



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PRINT RESOURCES

We have an extensive collection of reference sources in print, including many beautiful, new, just-plain-fun-to-read, multi-volume sets. They fill an entire room. Please come in and browse.

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INFORMATION ONLINE

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MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS AND JOURNALS
eLibrary eLibrary newspaper articles (including back issues of the Washington Post), magazines, journals and reference books, full text, no charge
National Geographic National Geographic 1888-Present
List of magazines available in print in the library. (annotated with links if they are also available full text in eLibrary)
 
ISSUES AND CONTROVERSIES
issues and controversies Current Issues and Controversies, produced by Facts on File, background information for many current points of debate.
 
DICTIONARIES AND GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS 
Oxford Dictionaries ProOxford Dictionaries Pro Large English dictionary, thesaurus, writer's tools, Spanish, French, German, Italian dictionaries. Click "log in" which is in the upper right corner, then look down the right column for the place to enter your library card number.
OEDThe great OED Click "sign in" which is in the upper right corner. This will bring up a popup with a place for your library card number.
Encyclopaedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica GlobalBritannica editions in French, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese
World Book Info FinderWorld Book Info Finder
 
REFERENCE | TRAVEL | HOW-TO
Gale collectionSeveral hundred Volumes from major publishers. Includes Eyewitness travel guides and "For Dummies" instruction books. Each article, or chapter, can be downloaded as either text or mp3 and you can download many articles in a single session.
Oxford Dictionaries ProOxford Reference Hundred of classic reference books. Look down the left for "log in with your library card", click on >, put in your library card number.
Many additional reference books can be found in our Infobase and eLibrary digital collections.
 
COLLEGE AND CAREER
career center Career Guidance Center college planning and financial aid, internships, apprenticeships and summer jobs, solid, reliable information on résumé preparation, cover letters and interviews.
TERC Testing and Education Resource Center materials to help you study for well over 60 exams required for secondary schools, college admission, graduate schools, the military, or a variety of jobs
 
HEALTH
career center Health Reference Center
 
HISTORY
American history American History from Facts on File. Check out the extra features on citation, plagerism, and how to use primary as well as secondary documents.
issues and controversies in American history Issues & Controversies in American History
African American history African American History
American Indian history American Indian History
world news digest World News Digest 1940-present. Day by day, year by year, history through news stories.
 
LANGUAGE LEARNING
Mango Mango and Little Pim for practicing over 50 languages, as well as encyclopedias in Spanish, French, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.
 
PICTURES
image quest Image Quest copyright is cleared if you are using the images for educational purposes.
 
FOR CHILDREN:
World Book World Book Online for Kids (elementary school)
World Book Discover World Book Discover (middle school)
Britannica for kids Britannica for Kids a set of two encyclopedias
smart math Smart Math practice your math skills
Universalis Jr Universalis Junior French encyclopedia for students
Hallazgos Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos Spanish encyclopedia for students

Global Resource Center includes Escolar Online

National Geographic Kids National Geographic for Kids both books and magazines
Gale collection The Gale reference collection includes the DK Eyewitness reference books for children
Early Learning The Early Learning Center at World Book (for very young children)
Tumblebookcloud Starwalk Kids Media e-Books for Children The resources for elemantary-age children include non-fiction as well as fiction and can be useful for research papers

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Tumblebooks Tumblebookcloud Audiobookcloud Gale collection Oxford Dictionaries Pro OED Encyclopaedia Britannica World Book Info Finder Britannica Global world news digest American history issues and controversies in American history African American history American Indian history World Book World Book Discover Britannica for kids smart math Universalis Jr Hallazgos National Geographic Kids Little Pim Early Learning Mango eLibrary National Geographic career center issues and controversies image quest TERC career center Freading Starwalk Kids Media 3700 Basic Information Books
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