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Contains popular Salem Press career reference title Survey of American Industry and Careers |
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Contains several health reference works on a variety of health related topics, including alternative medicine |
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Contains great historical reference books including: Great Lives From History, The Decades In America, and Milestone Documents. A great place to start your research. |
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Contains the series Critical Survey and Masterplots, great resources for plot summaries, author biographies, and outlines of the major themes discussed in literary works |
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Contains reference works on a wide array of sciences from Earth science, to applied science, to the solar system |
Yes |
Sanborn Maps - Illinois Collection ![]() |
Founded in 1867 by D. A. Sanborn, the Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape. Come explore Illinois's rich and diverse building history. |
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Online literacy resource that pairs classic fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. Reinforces core reading skills and introduces students to a world of knowledge and exploration. • Includes helpful educator’s tools. |
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Incorporates Grolier Online databases, including Amazing Animals, America the Beautiful, American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, American Heritage Children’s Thesaurus, Lands and People, New Book of Knowledge and New Book of Popular Science. |
Yes |
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Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, biographies, and experiments. |
Yes |
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Contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images. |
Yes |
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A highly-engaging, interactive, curriculum-driven digital resource with reading levels for students in grades 4 through 9. Includes videos, experiments and information on careers in science. |
Yes |
Transportation, office work, fundraising, visiting seniors and outreach. |
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A great resource from Cambridge University Press for students and Shakespeare lovers. Since 1948 Survey has published the best international scholarship in English, and many of its essays have become classics of Shakespeare criticism. Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays. The books are illustrated with a variety of Shakespearean images and production photographs. |
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center ![]() |
Provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. |
Yes |
Statistical Abstract of the United States ![]() |
The ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. User Guide |
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