Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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America's Obituaries & Death Notices
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Online collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States. Generously provided by the Bruce A. Michel Library Trust.
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YES
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YES
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Ancestry Library Edition
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Online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research.
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YES
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NA
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Auralog's Tell Me More
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Online foreign language learning tool for Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish [Spain and Latin America], and American English. A Park Ridge Library Card is Required. Then you will have to create a username and password.Requires IE 6.0 or later. Will not work with Firefox.Technical Support Documentation
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YES
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YES
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Auto Repair Reference Center
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Online car repair information from 1945-present
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YES
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YES
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Booklist Online
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Booklist Online is both a free Web site and a subscription database. Find reviews for current books, audios, and videos.
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YES
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YES
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Books in Print Online-Patron Edition
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Books In Print information in a user-friendly, easy-to-navigate format.
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YES
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YES
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Books in Print Online-Professional Edition
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Database of book, audiobook, and video titles which also contains books out of print, bestseller database (over 100 years) and a database of author biographies.
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YES
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YES
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Historical Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985)
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Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1985. The collection provides access to every page from every available issue.
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YES
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YES
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Chicagoland Newspapers
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Chicago Tribune (1985-present), Chicago Sun-Times (1986-present), Daily Herald (1995-present), and Park Ridge Herald Advocate (1995-present) full text articles.
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YES
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YES
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Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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Children's Literature Database
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This database offers more than 1,400,000 records and more than 260,000 reviews of children's books--all full text searchable from 35 review sources.
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YES
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NA
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CQ Researcher
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Explores a single 'hot' issue in the news in depth each week as well as pro/con arguments.
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YES
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NA
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| Demographics Now |
Online resource that can help you analyze the demographic and market potential of Illinois. Generously provided by the Bruce A. Michel Library Trust. |
YES |
Coming Soon! |
eLibrary Plus
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Includes more than 1,200 magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, and audio/video titles
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YES
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YES
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
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YES
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YES
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Eric
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Journal articles and reports in education. Part of OCLC FirstSearch.
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YES
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YES
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Facts.com
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Includes complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 as well as Issues and Controversies On File and Today's Science On File.
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YES
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YES
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| Fiction Connection |
Comprehensive readers’ advisory tool for fiction titles |
YES |
YES |
Gale Databases(formerly InfoTrac Searchbank)
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Collection of databases which includes magazine articles and selections from reference books on a variety of topics including health, business and literature. Now featuring Science Resource Center and Small Business Resource Center which were generously provided by the Bruce A. Michel Library Trust.
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YES
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YES
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Gale's Directory Library
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Contains a variety of electronic versions of print directories with company information, directories in print, and consultants. |
YES
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YES
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Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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Gale's Literary Index
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Master index to the major literature products published by Gale
Titles in Gales Literary Index
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YES
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YES
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Gale's Virtual Reference Library
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More than 200 full text reference sources including arts, biography, business, history, literature, medicine, and more.
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YES
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YES
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Heritage Quest Online
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Census data, local histories, city directories, land and probate records, vital records, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), and more.
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YES
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YES
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Illinet Online's I-Share Catalog
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Catalog of library holdings with over nine million titles and over 22 million pieces, from over 65 university and college libraries in IL.
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YES
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YES
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Illinois LegalForms
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Thousands of legal forms for Illinois with more forms being added daily. Official, State Specific, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
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YES
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YES
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LearningExpress
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LearningExpress Library provides online practice tests and courses for academic or licensing tests you must pass. You'll get immediate scoring and complete answer explanations.You need to register. For remote use, please use your Park Ridge
Library Card number as your username.
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YES
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YES
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Litfinder Online
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LitFinder includes full-text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full-text short stories, full-text essays, full-text speeches, and full-text plays.
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YES
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YES
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Live Homework Help
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K-12th grade students, college-intro and adult learners can connect free to a live tutor for help on a variety of subjects: Math, English, Science and Social Studies from 2 to 9 p.m., seven days a week.
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YES
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YES
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Morningstar Investment Research Center
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Online financial information for stocks, funds and much more! Generously provided by the Bruce A. Michel Library Trust.[Limited to 3 simultaneous users. Please logoff when finished!]
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YES
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YES
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Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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Motor/AllData Online
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Online automotive repair database with technical service bulletins, wiring diagrams and more.
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YES
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NA
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Historical New York Times (1851-2003)
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Digitized cover to cover from 1851-2003 The collection includes access to every page from every available issue.
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YES
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YES
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Non-Fiction Connection
| Comprehensive readers’ advisory tool for non-fiction titles
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YES
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YES
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North Suburban Digital Consortium
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Hundreds of digital books, audiobooks and now digital videos to download and enjoy anytime, anywhere.
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YES
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YES
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Novelist
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Database that can help you search through over 100,000 fiction titles to find books that you would like to read.
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YES
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YES
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OCLC FirstSearch
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Over a dozen databases including WorldCat, ERIC, and MEDLINE provided by the Illinois State Library.
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YES
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YES
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Periodical Abstracts
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State funded. No longer available due to state budget cuts as of July 17, 2008.
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NO
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NO
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Prices 4 Antiques
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You can search to find estimates on the value of similar items for sale, for purchase or for insurance purposes, to confirm a formal appraisal or to learn what was paid for a specific item listed in the database.
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YES
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YES
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Public Records Online
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Public records of new homeowners, new business licenses, foreclosures, and bankruptcies in Cook County and the surrounding area.
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YES
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YES
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Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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ReferenceUSA
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This database contains detailed information on U.S. businesses, U.S. residents, U.S. health care providers, Canadian businesses, and Canadian households.
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YES
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YES
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Rosetta Stone
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This online language database is no longer available. Please try our new Auralog Tell Me More product!.
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NO
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NO
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SIRS Government Reporter, Renaissance and Researcher
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Magazine articles on social, health, business, economic, political and global issues as well as information on music, literature, performing arts, culture, architecture, and visual arts.
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YES
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YES
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Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
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Collection of over a dozen business databases for financial and investment information
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YES
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YES
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Value Line
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Online investment research service including stocks and mutual funds. Generously provided by the Bruce A. Michel Library Trust.[Limited to 3 simultaneous users. Please logoff when finished!]
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YES
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YES
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Westlaw
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Online legal research service including statutes, case law materials, public records, and other legal resources.A password, available from a referencelibrarian, is required to use this product.
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YES
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NA
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Wilson Select Full Text
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State funded. No longer available due to state budget cuts as of July 17, 2008.
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NO
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NO
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World Book Online
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The online multimedia version of the popular print encyclopedia for adults and children.
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YES
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YES
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WorldCat
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Catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide with millions of bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Part of OCLC FirstSearch.
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YES
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YES
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