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Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) Multi-disciplinary database with full text for nearly 2,050 scholarly journals, from 1985-present. Updated daily. |
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AccessScience (McGraw-Hill) - Fulltext of the 10th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 110,000+ definitions from The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, biographies, news, links to related Web sites, illustrations, images, and more. |
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Alt HealthWatch (EBSCOhost) Over 170 alternative medicine and complementary health magazines and journals. |
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American History Online (Facts on File) Authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in United States history, covering more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, with archive of over 1,350 primary source documents from U.S. history. Includes biographies, timelines (1492-present), maps and charts, and over 600 images. |
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Ancestry Library (ProQuest) Resources for genealogical and historical research, with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, including U.S. Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists, more. Updated daily. |
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AP Photo Archive (AccuWeather) Newspaper photos and graphics -- most are from 1995 to present, some are historical. |
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) (Gale) Indexes biographical information on multiple persons from print source, also acts as an index to other indexes. More than 13.6 million biographical entries. |
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Biography Resource Center (Gale) Over 300,000 full and over 900,000 capsule biographies, plus related articles. |
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Books in Print (Patrons/Library Users) (Bowker) Publication information on 5 million book, audio book, and video titles. |
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Books in Print (Professional/Staff) (Bowker) Professional bibliographic database with 5 million book, audio book, and video titles, including reviews. |
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Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost) Full text for over 8,500 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publication, with full text (PDF) for over 350 top journals from 1922-present. Updated daily. |
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Consumer Health Complete (EBSCOhost) A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, including full text from many health reference books and encyclopedias and thousands of health reports as well as physician-generated videos and hundreds of medical images and diagrams. It provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. |
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Curriculum Resource Center (Facts on File) For middle school, high school, and junior college teachers and students. Homework support handouts for history, civics, geography, sports, science, and more. |
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Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition (Facts on File) For elementary teachers and students. Homework support handouts for history, civics, geography, sports, science, and more. |
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EBSCO Animals (EBSCOhost) Indexes, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. |
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EBSCOhost Choose Databases (EBSCOhost) Access all EBSCOhost research databases. |
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Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd Edition) (Gale) eBook version of 22 volume print encyclopedia, covering all aspects of the Jewish world and Judaism. Articles and multimedia on religion, history, politics, culture, the Holocaust, Jewish arts and literature, Jews in America, and more. |
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Forms on File (Facts on File) 14,500 personal, business, and government forms, printable and reproducible. |
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Fuente Academica (EBSCOhost) Colección única de diarios de estudiante de editores americanos y españoles latinos renombrados, cubriendo muchas áreas y con los archivos con texto completo del pdf. Disponible en inglés, pero los textos están en su mayoría en español. |
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Fuente Academica (English interface) (EBSCOhost) Unique collection of scholarly journals from renowned Latin American and Spanish publishers,
covering many areas and with full-text PDF files. Searchable in English, majority content Spanish only. |
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost) Basic encyclopedia with over 25,000 entries covering a variety of subject areas. |
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Gazetteer of the World (Columbia University Press) A directory of places, landmarks, natural features, and more. |
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Government Documents Catalog (MARCIVE) Catalog of U.S. Government Documents, covers period July 1976 - present. (at SDPL Locations only) |
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Graphical New York Times Archive (ProQuest) A graphical version, aimed at students and teachers, of The New York Times, from Sep 18, 1851 to Dec 31, 2003. Includes Topic and Timeline Browse; This Day In History; Famous Dead People; and, What Happened On. |
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Grolier Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Americana (Grolier) For research needs of more advanced students and adults, with 45,000 articles, 20,000 current and historical events, 115,000 pre-screened Web sites, and full-text magazine articles. |
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Grolier Encyclopedia: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (Grolier) A general reference database rich in multimedia content suited to users from the upper elementary grades through adults, with more than 40,000 articles, 1,500 maps and flags, and 8,000 photos, illustrations, videos, and media files. |
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Grolier Encyclopedias (Grolier) Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Nueva enciclopedia cumbre, dictionaries, and an atlas. |
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Grolier Kids (Grolier) Easy search interface for young people, to Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Nueuva enciclopedia cumbre, dictionaries, and an atlas. |
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Grove Music Online (Oxford University Press) Grove Music Online includes the full text of several major music dictionaries, 50,000+ articles, 20,000+ biographies, links to music sites, and audible musical examples and sound files. |
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Health & Wellness Resource Center (Gale) Health and medical information for lay research from periodicals, reference books, and pamphlet sources. |
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History Study Center (ProQuest) Access to primary and secondary sources for the study of history, with 40,000+ documents and articles, 50+ reference works, 3,000 images, and links to 2,000 Web sites. |
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Hoover's Company Capsules and Profiles (ProQuest) Company descriptions, financials, key officers, and news for more than 17,000 public and private enterprises worldwide. |
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¡Informe! (Gale) Periódicos y revistas hispánas. |
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Junior Reference Collection (Gale) Info and images on people, places, history and books. |
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Kid's InfoBits (Gale) Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5 for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Kids Search (EBSCOhost) Easy search interface, designed for elementary (K - 6 grades) school students, for magazines and journals from databases. |
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) - Mid '60s-present. Subjects covered include librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management, and the information industry. LISTA indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports, and proceedings. |
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Literature Resources from Gale (Gale) Biographies, articles, criticism, overviews, glossary, and more on writers and literature. Includes LitFinder, with full-text poems, stories, essays, plays, and speeches. |
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LitFinder (Gale) Over 135,000 full-text poems; thousands of full-text stories; full-text essays; full-text plays; best-known speeches of the past 2,500 years. Searchable by genre, subject, timeline, and more. |
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MAS Ultra: School Edition (EBSCOhost) Primarily for high schools, this database provides full text nearly 600 popular general interest and current events publications. Pamphlets, books, biographies, primary source documents, and over 107,000 images. Updated daily. |
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MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost) In-depth multidisciplinary database, with full-text for over 2,050 general reference publication with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Updated daily. |
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MedicLatina (EBSCOhost) Más de 140 publicaciones médicas en español. Disponible en inglés, pero los textos están en su mayoría en español. |
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MedicLatina (English interface) (EBSCOhost) MedicLatina is a Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers, with over 140 peer-reviewed medical journals in native Spanish. Searchable in English, majority content Spanish only. |
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Military & Government Collection (EBSCOhost) Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, full text for nearly 400 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 500 titles. |
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NetLibrary eBooks (OCLC) Collection of books viewable online. |
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New York Times Archive (ProQuest) Complete run of the New York Times, from Sep 18, 1851 to Dec 31, 2001. |
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Newspapers - National and Regional (ProQuest) National and regional newspapers -- including SD Union-Tribune, NY Times, and Wall Street Journal. |
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NoveList (EBSCOhost) Guide to suggested reading for all ages with reviews and other features. |
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NoveList K-8 (EBSCOhost) Find fiction titles for classroom use or reading including picture books, children's chapter books, and young adult titles. Full-text book reviews, teacher resources, thematic units, and Book Talks are available. Search by theme, setting, instructional unit, and culture. For younger readers and teachers, updated monthly. |
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Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (Grolier) Enciclopedia en línea en Español. |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) A complete one-stop source for information on social issues. |
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OverDrive eAudiobooks (SDPL Digital Media Library) - Online eAudiobooks, downloadable to PCs or portable devices. Includes fiction, non-fiction, travel, biography, classics, young adult, Spanish and children's titles. |
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Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford University Press) Authoritative guide to English language meaning, history, usage, and pronunciation. |
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Primary Search (EBSCOhost) Full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research, from 1990-present. Updated daily. |
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RAND California (Rand Corporation) Detailed social & educational statistics for California. |
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ReferenceUSA (InfoUSA) U.S. business, residential, & healthcare telephone directories and more. |
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Regional Business News (EBSCOhost) Full text coverage for over 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated daily. |
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Salud para Todos (EBSCOhost) Información para temas médicos y relativos de la salud. Disponible en inglés, pero los textos están en su mayoría en español. |
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Salud para todos (English interface) (EBSCOhost) Provides full text Spanish-language information for a wide variety of medical and health-related topics. This product is designed to make useful health information more readily accessible for Spanish-speaking consumers and patients. Searchable in English, majority content Spanish only. |
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San Diego Tribune (1983-1992) (ProQuest) San Diego Tribune, a separate newspaper, full-text coverage from Dec 5, 1983 - Feb 1, 1992. |
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San Diego Union (1983-1992) (ProQuest) San Diego Union, a separate newspaper, full-text coverage from Dec 5, 1983 - Feb 1, 1992. |
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San Diego Union-Tribune (1992-Present) (ProQuest) San Diego Union-Tribune, as combined newspaper, full-text coverage from Feb 2, 1992 - present. |
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Science Online (Facts on File) For students and teachers. Printable diagrams, definitions, biographies, experiments, timelines, and essays in specific subject areas such as earth science, biology, chemistry, weather, and more. |
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Searchasaurus (EBSCOhost) Provides a kid-friendly dinosaur-based search interface to Primary Search (see listing).
Great for elementary and middle school students, homework, and more. |
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Serials Directory (EBSCOhost) Access to bibliographic information as well as current pricing structures for popular magazines, over 182,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers, and data from over 85,000 publishers worldwide. |
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Standard & Poor's (S&P) Financial reporting on investment devices, companies, industries, and the economy. |
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Student Research Center (EBSCOhost) Easy search interface, designed for secondary school students, for magazines and journals from databases. |
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Tax Forms - Federal (IRS) Federal tax forms (IRS) |
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Tax Forms - California California State tax forms (Franchise Tax Board) |
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Tax Forms - All States State tax forms (Federation of Tax Administrators) |
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Teacher Reference Center Indexes over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books, providing coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians. |
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United Nations Common Database (UNCDB) (United Nations) - This database includes more than 450 statistical time series for countries from around the world covering a wide range of economic and socio-demographic topics. Descriptions of the international sources and definitions used in compiling the data are included. Free access for all, beginning May 1, 2007. |
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World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) - This database includes essays, biographies, timelines, images, maps, and primary and secondary sources; covering the history of the world since 1500, and aligned to curriculum guidelines. |
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WorldCat (OCLC) Books, magazines, and other materials in libraries worldwide. |
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