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Access Pennsylvania Database
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Shared catalog for materials owned by most PA libraries.
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EBSCO eBooks |
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Electronic books, previously netLibrary. Ebsco eBooks Help and Tutorials.
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NoveList
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Fiction database that helps you find books by subject, read reviews & annotations, get discussion guides and much, much more.
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NoveList K-8
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Information about more than 38,000 fiction titles of interest to students in grades K-8. Full text reviews from professional
journals and book talks for selected titles are available
in this database. A good resource to expand student reading interest by introducting new authors or additional books in a subject area.
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OverDrive Digital Media
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| Access thousands of dowloadable eBooks, audiobooks, and
video. Titles can be transferred and accessed on most ereaders, tablets, and smart phones. See Compatible Devices
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TumbleBook Library |
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The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of animated, talking picture books. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
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Business Insights: Global
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Find detailed information on global or national businesses, comprehensive overviews on countries, interactive rankings and stats, and quick links to associated news, case studies and articles. Compare compare multiple metrics, suggested metrics and inline article content and explore the broader context behind events and trends they perceive in economic data. Formerly Business and Company Resource Center.
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Business Source Premier
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Comprehensive, full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, and finance, including market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses. |
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Morningstar Investment Research Center
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Contains mutual fund and stock ratings and reports, including detailed analyst reports, from Morningstar Inc.
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BBC Animals
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Find out about a variety of animals, where and how they live, and the latest news about them.
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CyberSmarts
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Interactive collection for grades 3 – 6. Offers users a safe, simulated Internet experience with hands-on instruction on how to deal with important online safety issues.
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Funology
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A site for kids’ activities, experiments, games, magic tricks, jokes and more. For ages 9 and up.
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Middle Search Plus
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Full text for a variety of popular middle school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. |
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NoveList K-8
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Information about more than 38,000 fiction titles of interest to students in grades K-8. Full text reviews from professional
journals and book talks for selected titles are available
in this database. A good resource to expand student reading interest by introducting new authors or additional books in a subject area.
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Primary Search
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Contains the full-text for more than 80 of the most popular elementary school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Also, features Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, providing students with easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids. |
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SIRS Discoverer
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Provides carefully selected full text articles and images from over 1600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, and government documents.
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TumbleBook Library |
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The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of animated, talking picture books. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
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Allegheny County Offical Website
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Links to services and information for county residents. Property assessments, recreation information, links to county services and agencies, forms, court records and more.
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Allegheny County Bar Association
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Serves Allegheny County residents through legal information, lawyer referrals, and a listing of services offered free to the public by the Bar Association.
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Complete census information for the U.S. Special census products can be purchased, but much of the information from the website can be downloaded at no charge.
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Firstgov
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The official portal of the U.S. federal government. First.gov puts users in touch with elected officials and government agencies.
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IRS
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Federal tax information and planning help for individuals, business, tax professionals, charitable and non-profit organizations and government entities.
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State of Pennsylvania Official Website
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Pennsylvania residents will find services such as driver’s licensing and vehicle registration, state tax forms and instructions, tourism information and links to state agencies and officials.
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MedlinePlus
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The National Institutes of Health maintains MedlinePlus for those interested in reliable information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Many other health-related resources are also listed.
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Healthfinder.gov
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A U.S. government site with links to health and medical news, databases, journals and other information from government, non-profit and academic sources.
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Biography in Context
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Comprehensive database of biographical information. Includes full text biographical articles from many popular magazines.
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Contemporary Authors
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Biographical coverage of more than 100,000 writers, entries on contemporary authors.
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Literature Resource Center
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Author information, literary criticism and plot summaries for authors from every age and literary discipline.
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NoveList
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Fiction database that helps you find books by subject, read reviews & annotations, get discussion guides and much, much more.
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NoveList K-8
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Information about more than 38,000 fiction titles of interest to students in grades K-8. Full text reviews from professional
journals and book talks for selected titles are available
in this database. A good resource to expand student reading interest by introducting new authors or additional books in a subject area.
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GreenFILE
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Offers information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental
effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments and what can be done at each level to minimize
these effects. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energe, recycling and more.
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MasterFILE Complete
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Contains full text for nearly 2,200 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
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Readers' Guide Select
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100% full-text database containing indexing, abstracting and full text of 200 of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada. Among the topics covered are current events, hobbies, politics, business, sports, recreation, news, cooking, popular music, entertainment, transportation, travel and more.
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| Allmusic |
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| Search a large database of music information that includes biographies, discographies, genre charts, and reviews. |
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Internet Movie Database
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A comprehensive, fact-filled site about movies and television shows.
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Newspaper Source Plus
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Provides more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, providing more than 39 million full-text articles. This database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers and more than 1,111,000 TV & radio news transcripts. Updated daily.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Local news, weather, sports, book reviews, obituaries and more.
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Pittsburgh Press: Google News Archive
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Daily newspaper from 1884-1992.
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Pittsburgh Tribune Review
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Local news, weather, sports, book reviews, obituaries and more.
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CIA World Factbook
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Published by the Central Intelligence Agency of the U.S., the website contains statistics for countries around the world. There are images of flags and reference maps in a variety of formats.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context
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Full text of books that cover both sides of social issues.
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| US History in Context |
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One-stop source for U.S. including primary documents, full-text articles, images, maps and more.
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World History in Context
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One-stop source for world history, including primary documents, full-text articles, images, maps and more.
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| SIRS Discoverer |
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Provides carefully selected full text articles and images from over 1600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, and government documents.
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