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Academic OneFile Select

Covers all academic disciplines, including arts and the humanities, social sciences, science and technology. Access scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers, many with full text and images.

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Brainfuse HelpNow

HelpNow is a resource designed for K-12 students and beyond. Live tutoring is available in English and Spanish from 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST to provide homework help for core subjects, including mathematics, science, and English language arts. Practice long division, improve reading comprehension, and learn other key skills. Students may submit papers to HelpNow’s Writing Lab for expert assistance and feedback, or collaborate with peers in virtual study spaces.

Live tutoring for grades K-12 is available in English and Spanish from 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST.

This service was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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eLibrary

Designed for students. Consists of more than 2,000 magazines, newspapers, reference books and transcripts—plus more than 1,000 maps, Web sites, audio-video files and pictures.

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General OneFile

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

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High School

Offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, Gale Student Resources in Context provides a premium selection of reference material, more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.

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High School Edition

Multi-source database for high-school students with access to a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts and reference books for information on topics most important to their curriculum, e.g. current events, the arts, science, health, government, history, etc.

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Journal Finder

Search our collection of Journals, Periodicals, and Newspapers by title or browse by discipline. Download articles in PDF format for offline access. 

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OED - Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the English language.  Guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of over 600,000 words – past and present.

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Opposing Viewpoints

Covers the hottest social issues from terrorism to endangered species, stem cell research to gun control. Brings together all the information that's needed to fully understand an issue: pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, 140 full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, and links to hand-selected Web sites.

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