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Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical & local history research
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ArticleFirst
Table of contents from journals
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Books and Authors
Readers can use Books & Authors to enhance the experience of the book they are currently reading, digging deeper into its themes and origins, or learning how the author's life and times contributed to the work.
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ClasePeriodica
Índice de revistas latinoamericanas en las ciencias y humanidades
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Computer Database *
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.
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Chilton Library
ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site. Since this library subscribes to ChiltonLibrary, you are now equipped with decades of data to maintain your vehicle. Log in and begin by choosing a vehicle and a subject.
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Dramatic Learning
This database is filled with original scripts, skits and monologues, and adaptation of classics. Users will find background information for each play and a step-by-step guide to make putting on a play easy and accessible. There are printable programs and posters. This is a great resource for teachers, charter schools, those involved in home school, and for all those interested in dramatic arts.
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Versión en Español de la reconocida Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, para los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria, o para los nuevos estudiantes de español. Se encuentra en la página "Periodicals" bajo la categoría "En Español."
Spanish language version of the esteemed World Book Encyclopedia for elementary and middle grades, or beginning Spanish students.
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ERIC
Articles & reports in education
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EBSCOhost eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary)
Over 19,000 electronic books on a variety of topics. The books in this collection can not be downloaded to readers.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Academic research, news & articles
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ECO Electronic Collections Online
Scholarly journals
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Early World of Learning
Developed with education experts, the Early World of Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum. The site encompasses three interactive learning environments:
- Trek's Travels offers narrated stories, interactive games, and original videos that teach critical early childhood themes, including numbers, shapes, colors, opposites, and more.
- Welcome to Reading provides leveled readers to develop and strengthen phonics, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and comprehension skills. The Lexile Framework® for Reading ensures that early readers use text at their level.
- Know It offers a richly visual first encyclopedia that will captivate early learners with non-fiction topics of interest and importance to them.
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First Search Databases
Collection of research databases
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FloridaCat
Catalogs of Florida libraries combined into one searchable database
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Florida Electronic Library
The Florida Electronic Library is a gateway to select Internet resources that offers access to comprehensive, accurate, and reliable information. Available resources include electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books, providing information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. The Florida Electronic Library offers information for all age groups, including homework help for students and resources for teachers.
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Foundation Directory Online Professional
Updated weekly, Foundation Directory Online Professional provides access to essential facts on grantmakers and their funding activities worldwide. To pinpoint prospective funders, explore four comprehensive databases: Grantmakers, Companies, Grants, and 990s. With geographic search tools, you can zoom in on regional and local grantmakers or grants by state, county, city, metro area, congressional district and ZIP code. Choose from over 1,100 indexed search terms or keyword-search. Interactive maps and charts show a funder’s giving trends, and you can click through to see recipient lists and grant details.
**Please note: This database is only available inside the Selby Library. Please ask a librarian for details.
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Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
Provides access to detailed, up-to-date information on over 8,500 foundations and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers and other individual grantseekers.
**Please note: This database is only available inside the Selby Library. Please ask a librarian for details.
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Florida Memory
Florida Memory was created by the Florida Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services. The website provides access to thousands of documents, photographs, films and audio recordings from the collections of the State Library and Archives of Florida.
Florida Memory houses photographs and documents related to almost every city, town or county in Florida from Alachua to Zephyrhills. (Try Sarasota.)
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General BusinessFile ASAP
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
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General Reference Center Gold
Periodicals & reference materials
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GPO Monthly Catalog
U.S. Government publications
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias in Business, Environment, History, Medicine, and more
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Health & Wellness Resource Center/Alternative Health Module
Consumer health information
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Health Reference Center Academic
Medical articles & news
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Heritage Quest
Genealogical & local history research
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Infotrac OneFile
Periodical & news sources
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Informe
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos
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Infotrac - Student Edition
High School level article & news
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Infotrac - Kid's Edition
Elementary School level article & news
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Infotrac - Junior Edition
Junior High School level article & news
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Junior Reference Collection
Biographies, science, authors and geography
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Kids InfoBits
Maps, dictionaries and encylopedias
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Kelley Blue Book
"The Trusted Resource" for new and used car values.
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Literature Resource Center
Comprehensive literature database
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LearningExpress Library
Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each Learning Center 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.
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MedLine
Medicine, dentistry & nursing journals
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Mango Languages
Mango Languages is an online language learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. It’s the easiest way to learn to speak a foreign language.
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NoveList Plus
Looking for the perfect book? Whether you need to find the next book in a series or find an author who is a lot like your favorite author, NoveList Plus has got you covered!
Find author read-alikes, book discussion guides, and "Grab and Go" book lists to help you find that just right book quickly and easily! Click the button below to start using NoveList Plus:
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NoveList K-8 Plus
Hey, kids and teens, looking for the perfect book? NoveList K-8 Plus is focused on kindergarten through eighth grade reading!
Find book talks, award-winning and notable books, and "Grab and Go" book lists to help students find that just right book quickly and easily.
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NADA Guides.com
NADAguides.com is the most comprehensive vehicle information website on the Internet today. Launched in 2000, it offers a broad range of information, products and services to help educate people in the market to buy, sell, trade or simply shop for a vehicle, while providing a wealth of interesting articles and related information to help people maintain and properly care for the vehicles they currently own. If you're a general consumer or a die hard enthusiast, NADAguides.com is sure to have the vehicle information you're looking for.
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Occupational Outlook
A nationally recognized source of career information
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OverDrive
Sarasota County Libraries eCAT of downloadable books and audiobooks. These eBooks and eAudiobooks can be downloaded to a variety of readers and media players.
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Professional Collection
Journals for educators & librarians
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ProQuest
Search ProQuest Research Library and ProQuest Newsstand
From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular subjects. This database includes more than 3,850 titles—over 2,600 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a highly respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
ProQuest Newsstand offers local and regional news coverage from 1984 forward.
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Proceedings
Conference proceedings
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PapersFirst
Conference papers
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ReferenceUSA
The premier source of business and residential information for reference and research.
ReferenceUSA provides quality information to help you:
- Search for jobs, location and industry
- Find new business opportunities
- Research executives & companies worldwide
- Track down addresses and phone numbers
- Find news articles for research
- Locate out-of-town companies
- Profile a neighborhood, city or state
Need help?
Visit the ReferenceUSA Learning Center for Tutorials and Videos and/or Webcasts.
Also, find tutorials on ReferenceUSA's YouTube Channel.
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Small Business Resource Center *
This comprehensive database covers all major areas of starting, operating and maintaining a business from financing, management, marketing, accounting, taxes and more.
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Sarasota Herald Tribune E-Edition
The Herald-Tribune's eEdition is a page-by-page digital version of the newspaper. Coverage is from January 2010 to the present.
This database is available on public Internet computers inside any of the 9 libraries.
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Value Line Investment Survey
This database is designed to help investors make informed investment decisions. It includes business descriptions, financial data, statistics, analysis and evaluations of select companies and industries. The same 3,500 stocks that are included in the weekly print versions of the Value Line Investment Survey - Standard Edition and the Value Line Investment Survey - Small & Mid-Cap Edition are covered in this database.
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World Almanac
Almanacs & encyclopedias
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WorldCat
Catalogs of libraries worldwide combined into one searchable database
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World Book Web
The authoritative content of World Book! Includes World Book Online for Kids for young readers, World Book Online Info Finder for students, World Book Online Reference Center for adults, and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos for young Spanish speakers and beginning Spanish-language students.
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World Book Online for Kids
Developed especially for young public library patrons. Offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities.
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World Book Online Info Finder
Contains content and features designed for students' homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides and much more.
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World Book Online Reference Center
For advanced researchers and information seekers. Features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents and features developed especially for public library patrons such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... documents, and Government Resources.
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