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Pennsylvania Online World of Electronic Resources, access to 35 of the databases listed here, including Ebscohost, Grove Art, Grove
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Access Pennsylvania Database
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Shared catalog for materials owned by most PA libraries.
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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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Allegheny County Official 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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Amazon
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Online marketplace which offers books, movies, music, house wares, clothing and more. User reviews of items are often listed.
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Ancestry Library
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A comprehensive source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research.
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AP Multimedia Archive
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Current and historic photos and graphics from the Associated Press.
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Auto Repair Reference Center
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Detailed and diagrammed automotive repair and maintenance information covering most major manufacturers.
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Better Business Bureau
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Contains information about businesses and charitable organizations throughout the country to help consumers make informed decisions.
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Biography Reference Bank
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Contains full text biographical articles from hundreds of reference sources. Includes citations for magazine articles (some are available in full text).
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Biography Resource Center
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Comprehensive database of biographical information. Includes full text biographical articles from many popular magazines.
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Book Source: Nonfiction
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Full text and summaries of nonfiction books covering social studies, science & other research topics.
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Bookflix
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Read or listen to a book online.
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Business & Company Resource Center
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Company profiles, industry descriptions, association information, investment reports, full-text articles and citations.
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Business Source Premier
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Full text articles with an international scope on such topics as accounting, management, marketing, economics, finance, and international business.
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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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Consumer Health Complete (CHC)
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Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is an interface designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. CHC provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
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ConsumerSearch
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The writes for this website review print and online reviews of products and services using a set of objective, published ratings criteria. It is also a search engine for consumer product reviews.
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Contemporary Authors
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Biographical and critical articles on current writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures and television.
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Cyndi’s List
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A genealogy website that indexes thousands of Internet resources. Categories such as official records, research and reference tools, ethnic groups, religions and more are organized for ease in searching.
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Facts.com
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Articles, images, and historical documents covering key issues in the news, from 1940 to the present.
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Facts for Learning
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A variety of reference sources for elementary and middle school students including magazines, timelines, and almanacs.
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FamilySearch
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provides genealogy information free of charge. A research guidance service on the site is an interactive wizard that offers detailed help. Research guides are also available to read, and in many cases, to download.
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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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Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
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Contains over 25,000 articles on various topics.
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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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Health Source: Nursing/Academic
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Abstracts and selective full text articles from scholarly nursing and medical journals.
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Health Source Plus: Consumer
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Information on health and medicine, food and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and alternative health from consumer health publications and magazines.
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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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History Reference Center
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History Reference Center is a comprehensive full text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research.
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History Resource Center: U.S.
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One-stop source for U.S. including primary documents, full-text articles, images, maps and more.
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History Resource Center: World
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One-stop source for world history, including primary documents, full-text articles, images, maps and more.
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How Stuff Works
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Easy to read explanations of how things work. The site lets you upload photos and videos to help supplement the written content.
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Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress website is a vast resource for information of all kinds and provides access to the online catalog of the Library of Congress. Worldcat is the world’s largest network of library content and services. Users can search the Worldcat library catalog which contains the collections of libraries throughout the world. Research articles and digital items can be directly viewed and downloaded. There are links to “Ask a Librarian” and other services.
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LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts)
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Includes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
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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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LitFinder
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Full text of poems, stories, essays, plays & speeches.
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National Geographic
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Information about animals, world adventures, the environment, the sciences, space, and more. Also content and sections for kids and teens. From publishers of National Geographic magazine.
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Newspaper Source
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Provides selected full-text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources.
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netLibrary
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For Remote Access you must create an account on netlibrary.com from within the library. Full text electronic books.
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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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Use the title of your favorite books or your favorite author to find similar books.
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NoveList K-8 Plus
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Includes over 50,000 nonfiction titles in addition to the 160,000 fiction titles.
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NoveList Plus
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Includes over 50,000 nonfiction titles in addition to the 160,000 fiction titles and Pearl's Picks.
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Peterson's
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This website from a leading print publisher of education information contains school information from kindergarten through graduate programs. Also included are career information, resume help, and strategies for planning for and financing an education.
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Pittsburgh Post Gazette(News Bank)
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Complete full-text content of local and regional news, 1990-present.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Local news, weather, sports, book reviews, obituaries and more.
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Primary Search
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Search for articles from more than 60 magazines for elementary school aged children.
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Professional Development Collection
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Full text articles for professional educators.
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PROMT
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Provides comprehensive, reliable, and global coverage of companies, products and technologies including market data.
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Science Resource Center
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Magazine & journal articles, reference books, websites and more on science topics from biology to polymorphism.
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Searchasaurus
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Searches multiple reference sources for children, including an encyclopedia of animals, magazine searches, photos, maps, and more.
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SIRS Discoverer
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Full-text articles and graphics from newspapers and magazines for elementary and middle school students.
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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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Student Research Center (6-12)
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All-in-one search tool to find magazine & newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, primary sources and images on a wide variety of topics.
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