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Individuals living outside of the South Central Library System service area cannot access these resources using a library card from an SCLS library.
African
American Biographical Database
The largest electronic
collection of biographical information on African Americans from 1790-1950.
From the famous to the
everyday
person, AABD includes profiles and full-text sketches providing both biographical
detail and illuminating narratives chronicling the lives of Black Americans.
Important: The link on this page does not provide home access to the African American Biographical Database, but the database can also be accessed through the
BadgerLink project.
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Ancestry Library -- IN LIBRARY ONLY
Search Ancestry Library for access to genealogy information in more
than 4,000 databases, including census data, passenger lists, the Social
Security Death Index, and much more.
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BadgerCat
BadgerCat is a database of millions of records describing books and other library materials from all over Wisconsin. LINKcat and Marshfield Public Library records are included, as well as those from schools and other public libraries across the state. You may request these items through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Please read the ILL FAQ first.
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EBSCOHost
EBSCOhost offers databases of general interest, academic and
business magazine titles, health reference information, and much more.
Many articles are available in full text.
Access to EBSCOhost is provided
as part of the BadgerLink project.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
An easy to use interdisciplinary collection of over 400 Gale reference titles including such well know titles as American Decades, Novels for Students, and Grizmeks Animal Life Encyclopedia. This is a pilot project through June 2008.
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GreenFILE
A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment, including content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Some articles are available full text.
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HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest provides access to genealogy records and books,
including census data, local histories, tax rolls, cemetery lists, military
rosters, and more.
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LearningExpress Library
LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help library users -- students and adult learners -- succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
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LISTA
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
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Literature Resource Center
Search the Literature Resource Center to find information about
authors and their works. The LRC covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets,
essayists, journalists and other writers.
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LitFinder
Includes thousands of full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches
and plays. Also includes biographies, work summaries, photos, and a
glossary.
Access to LitFinder is provided as part of the BadgerLink project.
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netLibrary
The netLibrary collection includes the searchable full
text of over 6,000 online books and it will continue to grow. This collection
was purchased from netLibrary by a consortium of more than 165 Wisconsin
Public Libraries.
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NewspaperARCHIVE (historical newspapers)
NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. It is your gateway to searching and reading historical newspapers online. Use the archive to view, save and print full-page newspapers from around the world.
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NoveList
NoveList is a fiction database that provides reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists.
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Overdrive
A collection of Digital Audio Books that can be downloaded to a computer, burned to CDs, or loaded onto many portable devices.
For detailed information and instructions, see the Digital Book Center FAQ.
ProQuest
ProQuest offers access to regional and national newspaper indexes
including many articles in full text.
Access to ProQuest is provided
as part of the BadgerLink project.
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ReferenceUSA Business
ReferenceUSA Business provides directory information for about
12 million U.S. businesses of all sizes. Search by phone number, address,
CEO, estimated sales and much more.
Note:
This service is intended for in-library use and for home-use only. You may print or download 50 records when searching at a library, or 10 records when searching from home.
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Serials Solutions
Browse or search to see if we have the magazine or newspaper you are looking for in electronic format. You can also browse online magazines and newspapers by topic. If you don't find what you are looking for, try Worldcat to find out if your library has it in print.
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TeachingBooks.net
A multimedia website
to generate enthusiasm for books and reading by providing original, up-close
profiles of authors and illustrators,
audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of
resources on children's and young adult literature all in one place.
Access to
TeachingBooks.net is provided as part of the BadgerLink project.
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What do I Read Next?
Looking for something new to read? Using What Do I Read Next,
you can find it. Search more than 100,000 recommended titles and 58,000
plot summaries by genre, subject, author, title, and more!
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WorldCat
Worldcat is a database of millions of records describing books
and other library materials from around the world. Use it to find items
you are unable to find in LINKcat. You may request these items through
Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Please read the ILL FAQ first. WorldCat is a
registered trademark of OCLC, Inc.
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