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This pricing tool for antiques and collectibles contains data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land–based auction houses.
Find detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas designed to meet the interests of virtually every hobby-enthusiast! Subject areas include arts & crafts, collecting, games & electronics, model building, home & leisure, needlework, outdoors & nature, and scrapbooking & papercraft.
Automotive & Small Engine Repair Written specifically for the do–it–yourselfer, find
automobile repair information for thousands of domestic and
imported vehicles including some makes and models dating
back as far as 1945. Also included are technical service
bulletins, wiring diagrams, and labor time estimates.
Gain access to service manuals for small engines, including all–terrain vehicles, boats, lawn mowers, motorcycles, and more.
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. This bilingual database is a collection of images and full–text articles from popular Hispanic magazines, which includes a thesaurus and title annotations in both English and Spanish.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Search full–text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews of thousands of writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world.
International in scope, this database covers all time periods and contains a wealth of primary literature content, including thousands of full–text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full–text short stories, full–text essays, full–text speeches, and full–text plays. Also included are biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary.
Find your next great book to read as well as lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, booktalks, recommended reads and more in this complete readers' resource.
An online collection of animated, talking picture books that children can read or have read to them.
Find thousands of recommended titles and plot summaries, as well as awards information from hundreds of awards, to help uncover new reading adventures. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page spotlights selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects.
Perform in–depth research on management issues, economic indicators, and business theories and practices, as well as on the activities of companies and industries worldwide. Gain instant access to academic and business journals with full–text and images.
Find how–to business information, as well as detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including financing, financial planning, business plan creation, market analysis, sales strategy, tax planning, human resource issues, and more.
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Gain access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals, and company directory listings with full–text and images available.
This pricing tool for antiques and collectibles contains data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land–based auction houses.
Find phone numbers and addresses for individuals and businesses, as well as executive names, parent companies, sales volumes, financial reports, and demographics for detailed business research.
Search current, full–text articles from professional journals.
Research stocks, bonds, and mutual funds for thousands of publicly traded companies, corporate bonds, and mutual funds. Find descriptions of company business, stock performance, and ten years of share, income, and balance sheet data.
Search current, full–text articles from professional journals.
Value Line Publishing, Inc. In-Library Use Obtain the most accurate and independently created research information available about industry, the stock market and the economy and learn how to use that information effectively to help meet personal financial objectives.
Education Search peer–reviewed, full–text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.
Find computer–related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers—many with full text and images.
Find a college and learn interesting facts about it.
Find information about schools, graduation requirements, career planning, colleges, community colleges, distance learning, and more.
Take online classes and learn from students from all over the state of Florida.
Find information on today’s hottest social issues, featuring viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full–text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. Lexile reading levels for periodicals. An integrated national and state curriculum standards search, with content correlated to the standards, is included. A collection of educational journals picked for their relevance in the modern world for today’s professional.
Search current, full–text articles from professional journals.
Test Preparation
Prepare for the FCAT with the help of this site.
This comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series is designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results are provided.
Find Florida Building Code, perform a license search, follow the latest revisions and more! Written for contractors, builders and the general public and provided by the State of Florida Department of Community Affairs in conjunction with Information Systems of Florida, Inc.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Explore this comprehensive digital collection of Florida’s history, culture, and environment.
Research your family history by gaining access to more than 1 billion historical records, including the U.S. Census from 1790–1930; the Slave Schedules of 1850 and 1860; U.S. Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; and U.K. Census information from 1841–1901.
Research your family history by using the complete U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790–1930. Search PERSI, an index with more than two million genealogy and local history articles, plus more. This resource includes Freedman’s Bank and Revolutionary War records.
Find electronic editions of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers—all in one easy–to–search database. This resource includes Florida newspapers and paid ads are excluded.
Search peer–reviewed, full–text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.
Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers—many with full text and images.
Gain access to electronic magazines, newspapers, almanacs, encyclopedias, and books for information on topics such as current events, education, business, technology, and health issues. This resource offers information for all age groups, including homework help for students and resources for teachers.
Find millions of news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
Search a variety of sources—newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. This bilingual database is a collection of images and full–text articles from popular Hispanic magazines, which includes a thesaurus and title annotations in both English and Spanish.
Find electronic editions of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers—all in one easy–to–search database. This resource includes Florida newspapers and paid ads are excluded.
Search the most popular magazines, including Consumer Reports, Vogue, Men’s Health, and hundreds more.
Find phone numbers and addresses for individuals and businesses, as well as executive names, parent companies, sales volumes, financial reports, and demographics for detailed business research.
Find extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of
species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service. Arranged taxonomically, entries
include introductory information with an image of the
species, a summary section detailing information on each
species, a concluding summary of recovery efforts, and a
bibliography of contacts for further information. This resource explains biological concepts, explores related fields, and discusses critical issues in biology. Also, find information on careers in biology, color illustrations, sidebars, bibliographies, timelines, charts, and a glossary.
Research many types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy. Find current training equirements, listings of organizations, as well as descriptions of treatments. This resource provides a comprehensive survey of cancers,
cancer drugs, traditional and alternative treatments, side
effects, and diagnostic procedures. Find clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are comprehensive and easy to understand.
Find information on medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in–depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
EBSCO proudly offers GreenFILE, a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment. Comprised of more than 600 scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. The total number of records is approximately 295,000, and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles. Also included in GreenFILE is a 6,800-term Thesaurus.
Gain instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials from hundreds of health/medical journals, pamphlets, health–related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from general interest publications. Material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
Gain access to nursing and allied health journals, plus a wide variety of personal health information sources. Material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Research the latest scientific developments in articles from magazines and academic journals as well as links to quality web sites. This database covers curriculum–related science topics and offers teachers an easy–to–use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Research the concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers, and issues relating to topics in earth science in a convenient A to Z format and cross–reference headings in easy–to–understand language.
History, Geography, & Biography
Research your family history by gaining access to more than 1 billion historical records, including the U.S. Census from 1790–1930; the Slave Schedules of 1850 and 1860; U.S. Birth, Marriage, and Death Records; and U.K. Census information from 1841–1901.
Search award–winning biographies as well as full–text
articles and images from hundreds of periodicals. Search for
people—from all eras and fields of endeavor—based on name,
occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and
places, or gender.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
 Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Explore this comprehensive digital collection of Florida’s history, culture, and environment.
Research your family history by using the complete U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790–1930. Search PERSI, an index with more than two million genealogy and local history articles, plus more. This resource includes Freedman’s Bank and Revolutionary War records.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Find electronic editions of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers—all in one easy–to–search database. This resource includes Florida newspapers and paid ads are excluded.
Find information on today’s hottest social issues, featuring viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full–text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. Lexile reading levels for periodicals. An integrated national and state curriculum standards search, with content correlated to the standards, is included.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Search thousands of essays, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference. Entries include subject-specific bibliographies and, where appropriate, photographs and textual cross–references to related essays.
Search current, full–text articles from professional journals.
Search current, full–text articles from professional journals.
Search current, full–text articles from professional journals.
Research do–it–yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects. Step–by–step instructions for thousands of projects in the areas of plumbing, outdoor, woodworking, electrical, and decorating are provided, as well as articles from magazines and reference books with tips and suggestions to supplement the step–by–step project instructions.
This database of professional journals provides current, full–text articles.
Find phone numbers and addresses for individuals and businesses, as well as executive names, parent companies, sales volumes, financial reports, and demographics for detailed business research.
Elementary School
Gain easy access to full–text magazines from well–known publishers, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
For beginning researchers in kindergarten through grade 5, this database features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface. The most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject–based topic tree. The curriculum–related, age–appropriate, full–text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines, covering geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
An online collection of animated, talking picture books that children can read or have read to them.
Middle School
Designed for students in junior high and middle school, this resource provides access to a variety of indexed and full–text magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more. this collection provides a selection of reference, primary sources, and multimedia content, including audio and video clips, and thousands of photographs. Also find popular topic pick lists and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
High School
Designed for high–school students, this resource provides access to a variety of indexed and full–text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. | |||
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