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ART
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ARTICLES (JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, NEWS)
InfoTrac OneFile - Find articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books, many with full-text and images. For home access: enter your library card number.
FACTS.com - Thousands of full-text articles on the top news stories of the past 20 years. For home access: contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
AUTOMOTIVE

Chilton Library - Automotive diagnostic and repair information. For home access: enter your library card number.

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BIOGRAPHY
Biography Resource Center - Search for biographies by using a name, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, gender, birth and death dates, or a combination of criteria. For home access: enter your library card number.
BOOKS/READING/LITERATURE
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry - Search thousands of poems, many available in full text, as well as anthologies, commentaries, and biographies of leading poets.  For home access: contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
Literature Resource Center - Biographies, bibliographies, literary criticism, articles, and work overviews for authors from every age and literary discipline.  For home access: enter your library card number.

NoveList - Find new fiction books to enjoy based on an author, title, or topic in which you are interested. Book discussion guides, and feature articles are also available. For home access: contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
What Do I Read Next? - Get a recommendation for a great book to read.  For home access: enter your library card number.

 

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BUSINESS - ALSO SEE OUR BUSINESS RESOURCES PAGE FOR MORE
Business & Company Resource Center - Search for company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and magazine articles.  For home access: enter your library card number.
Reference USA - National directory of 12 million businesses and 120 households.  Extract records based several criteria, including location, sales, business type, and number of employees.  For home access: enter your library card number
Hoover's Online - Search for profiles, executives, and financial statistics of American and foreign companies.
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Please see our Business Resources Page for numerous links!
CONSUMER INFO
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EDUCATION
Eric (Education Resources Information Center) - Provides unlimited access to more than 1.3 million citations of journal articles and other education-related materials. Links to full text are included when available.
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EMPLOYMENT/VOCATIONAL
Learning Express - Practice tests available for GED, SAT, ASVAB, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Real Estate, and other exams.  For home access: enter your library card number as the username and create your own password.
WorkNet Pinellas - Search for jobs in Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay Area.

 

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ENCYCLOPEDIA

World Book Encyclopedia Online - For home access: enter your library card number.
ENTERTAINMENT
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GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY - ALSO SEE OUR GENEALOGY RESOURCES PAGE FOR MORE
Ancestry Library Edition via ProQuest - This enhanced library version of Ancestry.com allows you to search census, immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records as well as the Social Security Death Index and much more. Only available for use in library.
HeritageQuest Online - Census information currently available for 1790, 1800, 1810, 1840, and 1870 as well as thousands of family and local histories in books and magazines. For home access: please contact the Reference Desk for instructions.
New England Historic Genealogical Society Databases - Dozens of databases related to New England genealogy. Only available for use in library.
PALMM (Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials) - A cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship.
Florida Legacy Digital Collections - Simultaneously search the clippings files at the St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and Tarpon Springs Libraries.
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Please see our Genealogy Resources Page for numerous links!
GEOGRAPHY
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GOVERNMENT
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Please see our E-Government Page for government services on the web!

HEALTH AND MEDICINE
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module - Search for information on health, medication, and wellness topics from a variety of sources, including magazines, journals, newspapers, pamphlets, and reference materials. Many articles are available in full-text. This information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional care. For home access: enter your library card number.

 

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MATH AND SCIENCE
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TAXES
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TRAVEL
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WEATHER
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