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Biographies
Biography
Resource Center - Information on 335,000 people,
historical and modern.
Books and Authors
Contemporary
Authors—Information on 90,000 writers active
from 1900 available via the Literature Resource Center.
eBook Collection
(Electronic Books) - Contains more than 27,000 netLibrary
eBooks.
FirstSearch (OCLC)
Worldcat - Enormous index of 60 million books,
audio and visual recordings.
Literature
Resource Center - biographies, bibliographies,
and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists,
poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers,
with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied
authors.
What
Do I Read Next? - Includes over 125,000 recommended
titles, more than 56,000 plot summaries, and information
from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading
adventures, find long- remembered favorites, and discover
award-winning titles.
Business
ReferenceUSA -
Containing the most current directory information
on more than 14 million businesses and 210 million
residents nationwide.
Careers
Choices
- Find information on careers such as education required,
typical wages, nature of the job.
Community Resources
Community
Services Information - Search for information
about community services, provided by the Crisis Center
of Brevard County.
Computers
Computer
Database (1980 - Present) - Computer-related product
introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware,
software, electronics, engineering, communications,
and the application of technology.
Education
LearnATest
- Test preparation materials and interactive practice
exams, based on official tests, that will help you
improve your scores on academic, civil service, military,
and professional licensing and certification exams.
Opposing
Viewpoints - Provides facts and arguments on both
sides of controversial social issues.
Professional
Collection - A collection of educational journals
picked for their relevance for educators and librarians.
Encyclopedias
and Atlases
Worldbook
Encyclopedia - General purpose articles for high
school and adult. Articles include links to magazine
articles and relevant Webpages
Encyclopedia
of Popular Culture, 1st Edition, 5V
Encyclopedia
of Small Business, 2nd Edition, 2V
Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd Edition,
3V
Genealogy
Ancestry
Library Edition *
- Over 1.2 billion records in a comprehensive
source of information for genealogical and local history
research. Because of licensing restrictions,
this database is only accessible from within your
local Brevard County public library.
HeritageQuest
*
- Census data, family records, local histories,
tax lists, city directories, land and probate records,
birth, marriage and death records, etc. Because
of licensing restrictions, this database is only accessible
from within the Central Reference Library.
General Information
Expanded
Academic ASAP (1980 - Present) - Scholarly journals,
news magazines, and newspapers covering arts, humanities,
social sciences, science, and technology.
General
Reference Center Gold - Search magazines, newspapers,
and reference books for information on business, industry,
current events, the arts, science, entertainment,
etc.
Informe
– Una colección de revistas hispánicas
con los textos enteros cubriendo el negocio, la salud,
la tecnología, la cultura, noticias corrientes,
además de otros temas.
Informe
– English interface to this collection of Hispanic
magazines with full text. Covers business, health,
technology, culture, current topics, and other subjects.
InfoTrac
OneFile (1980 - Present) - A one-stop source for
news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics:
business, computers, current events, economics, education,
environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities,
law, literature and art, politics, science, social
science, sports, technology, and many general interest
topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with
images. Updated daily.
Health
Gale
Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 2nd Edition.,
4V, 2005
Gale
Encyclopedia of Cancer 2nd Edition, 2V, 2006
Gale
Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2nd Edition, 2V,
2005
Gale
Encyclopedia of Medicine 3rd Edition, 5V, 2006
Health
& Wellness Resource Center - Information on
fitness, diseases, medicine, nutrition, pregnancy,
public health, occupational health and safety, wellness,
alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs,
etc.
Kids and Teens
Student
Edition: Kids - Find articles from magazines,
newspapers and reference books to learn about current
events, science, people, art, sports.
Student
Edition: Middle/Junior - Magazines, newspapers
and reference books with information on current events,
the arts, science, sports, health, people, government,
history.
Student
Edition: High School - Access indexed and full-text
magazines, newspapers and reference books for information
on current events, the arts, science, popular culture,
health, people, government, history, sports.
Worldbook
Encyclopedia - General purpose articles for kids.
Articles include links to magazine articles and relevant
Webpages
Newspaper Indexes
Florida Today
- Full text content of local Brevard and regional news
from 1999.
Newsbank Full-Text
Newspapers - Full-text content of 250 U.S. newspapers,
including USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, and
15 Florida papers.
Obituaries and Death
Notices - A collection of newspaper obituaries
and death notices. Good resource for genealogical
research.
Science
Beacham's
Guide to the Endangered Species of North America,
1st Edition, 6V
Biology,
1st Edition, 4 V
Science
Resource Center - Experiments, biographies, pictures,
illustrations, topic overviews, and a timeline are
covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic
journals and links to Web sites. Also covers curriculum-related
topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to
identify content directly correlated to state and
national standards.
World
of Earth Science, 1st Edition, 2V
And don't forget the roughly one million books,
magazines, audio books, videos and CD's at the 18
locations of
the Brevard County Libraries. You can search
our holdings (and reserve books, etc.) on GeoWeb.
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