Articles and reference databases
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News & Research

       World Book Encyclopedia       

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EBSCO Host Web
Select from this list of indexes to find full text articles in magazines, newspapers and journals on a variety of topics such as current events, consumer information, business, medicine and law.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Electronic reference books at your fingertips 24/7.   Includes Adobe PDF versions of Biographies plus encyclopedias of History, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Religion and Science

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Facts on File World News Digest

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Ask RI
Includes statewide access to Tutor.com for Homework Help, World Book Encyclopedia and  HeritageQuest Online genealogy database

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Health

       Consumer Health Complete

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       Magills Medical

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Literature
 

Columbia Granger's
Poetry database with criticisms

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Novelist
Use NoveList to find your next favorite book! Just type in a favorite author or title and find similar books to enjoy.

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Business

Reference USA
Directory of 12 million U.S. businesses that can be searched and sorted  by company name, industry, location and size

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History

African American History
Biographies, primary sources, maps and more related to African American History

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Ancient and Medieval History
Biographies, primary sources, maps and more including Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome

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Science

Science Online
Explore topics from all areas of science

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Live Homework help
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