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A collection of resources on historical and cultural topics including the US government, American and World History, World Religion, the American experience from African, Indian, and Latino perspectives, modern issues like genocide, and pop culture. Includes full-text articles, primary sources, images, and biographies, as well curriculum ideas for teachers.
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Spanish language full-text articles from major news sources in the United States and from over 20 countries.
Artículos completos en español de fuentes principales de noticias en los Estados Unidos y de más de otros 20 países.
A collection of resources exploring the depth and breadth of African American history and culture, including articles, biographies, primary sources, media, and more.
Search over 600 journals for comprehensive coverage of agriculture and related fields, from practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research.
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Find obituaries and death notices from over 4,000 newspapers nationwide with easy-to-use search options.
Research your family history with billions of records from sources like census data, vital records, immigration records, military records, photos, and more. Available for in-person access at any Jacksonville Public Library location.
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Access full-text articles from past issues of the Florida Times-Union, going back to 1996.
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Great for college students and general researchers, this one-stop resource provides millions of articles, images, and videos on a wide range of topics including biology, criminal justice, history, marketing, and more.
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Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Gale in Context: Middle School combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
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This 21-volume series provides students with critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe.
Access this collection of eBooks pertaining to the history of the Holocaust.
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Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnologia, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
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Insurance and Liability Collection provides access to academic journals and trade publications covering the insurance industry and topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. The database offers content of interest to individual property owners and multinational corporations alike.
LegalTrac features a comprehensive collection of major legal publications. This invaluable resource provides indexing for more than 1,500 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals and international legal journals, including more than 250 titles in full text.
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Literature Criticism Online is the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available with tens of thousands of hard-to-find essays.
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) contains full text for thousands of general reference magazines and publications and covers a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
MasterFILE Premier contains PDF backfiles* (as far back as 1975) for key publications including American Libraries, Foreign Affairs, History Today, Judaism, Library Journal, National Review, Saturday Evening Post and more.
* Science News is available in HTML back to 1975.
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The Military and Intelligence Database covers all aspects of the past and current state of military affairs. Key subjects covered include: socioeconomic effects of war, governmental policies, the structure of armed forces, and many more.
Prepares children ages 3 – 6 for kindergarten. Miss Humblebee’s Academy is an award-winning, online curriculum for children from preschool through kindergarten, providing strength in core subject areas: math, science and social studies, language and literacy, art and music.
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National Geographic Kids is reputable, authoritative and child appropriate content. On the home page you'll see content including National Geographic Kids Magazine, National Geographic Kids Books, and downloadable images arranged by content type.
From the banner you can quickly perform basic searches or access the advanced search to perform more complex queries.
As journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery, National Geographic Virtual Library (NGVL) supports a range of scholarly research needs in the areas of science, history, technology, the environment, cultures, and more. Available dates include 1888 to current.
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NoveList Plus K-8 helps parents, teachers, and librarians improve literacy, connect reading across curricular areas, teach reading and writing concepts, and engage young readers.
NoveList Plus has reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. As well as read-a-likes for every title, author, and series. Checkout NoveList Plus: Your Guide to Fiction and Nonfiction.
Find all aspects of the Nursing profession with Nursing and Allied Health Collection -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered. This collection's current and authoritative content in the field of medicine will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
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Discover this comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting physical therapy and sports medicine with the Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection.
Discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals supporting pop culture with the Pop Culture Collection.
More than 1,000 of the most searched magazines, the Popular Magazines database is 100% full text and includes over 600 titles.
Search for any term or phrase and find articles from thousands of magazines journals, newspapers, and books along with videos, images, and podcast content on PowerSearch.
The Professional Collection provides access to academic journals and other reference content for educators. The database offers balanced coverage for any professional educator or user interested in professional development.
The ProQuest Digital Microfilm™ solution remotely hosts the New York Times for simultaneous online viewing and retrieval in it's original full-image in the library or on the go.
Checkout the Jacksonville Public Library and the New York Times Digital Microfilm, digitized newspapers collection.
The ProQuest Digital Microfilm™ solution remotely hosts the Wall Street Journal for simultaneous online viewing and retrieval in it's original full-image in the library or on the go.
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The Psychology Collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops and diminishes over time. Glean from the thoughts, views, discoveries, and reports of others covering all fields of psychology— abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology.
Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing library cardholders instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on 24 million U.S. businesses and 235 million U.S. residents. Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.
Users of the Religion and Philosophy Collection can research different religions, philosophies and how they impact our daily lives.
Supporting high school curricula and university coursework, Science in Context features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects. From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, this revolutionary, this curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers.
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Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find hundreds of full-text subject appropriate periodicals.
Search this database to learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.
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Something About the Author Online contains thousands of illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and illustrators, all in an easy-to-use interface that is ideal for teachers, librarians, professors, students, and other researchers of children's and young adult literature.
Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War is a digital archive documenting the war that transformed America, ending slavery and unifying the nation around the principles of freedom. The collection examines the war in all its complexity; its battles and campaigns, its political and religious aspects, the experiences of its leaders and common soldiers, the home front and the military campground, from its causes to its consequences.
Student Edition database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Transparent Language Online provides an effective and engaging experience for language learners looking to build their vocabulary, practice their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and maintain what they learn. With over 110 languages to choose from, including English for speakers of over 30 languages, there is something for every learner.
This U.S. History Collection of journals provides balanced coverage of both current thought on events in U.S. history
as well as scholarly work established in the field.
Thousands of eBooks on virtually any subject from trusted, authoritative reference works available 24/7 in the Virtual Reference Library.
Finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career are all topics covered by the Vocations and Careers Collection, providing current and applicable content for all vocational milestones.
The War and Terrorism Collection is the definitive periodical collection of hand selected titles for analysts, risk management professionals
and students of military science, history, social science.
World Book is here to support teachers, librarians, students, parents, and kids with in-person and virtual learning. Our digital databases are designed for every stage of a student's educational journey and ideal for reinforcing knowledge and instruction with trustworthy activities, relevant content, assessments, and tutoring. World Book Online allows students the chance to access coursework and other educational materials anytime, anywhere - providing a platform to keep them engaged and eager to learn.
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Subjects include celebrations and rituals, food and drink, holidays and festivals, music and dance, religion and belief,
tales, myths, and Urban legends, traditional arts and crafts, music and dance, religion and belief.
A note about the content found in World Folklore and Folklife:
Content in Daily Life Online reflects the voice of the people.
Vernacular speech is rough and obscenity-laden at times, and may be inappropriate for children.
The World History Collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History,
as well as scholarly work being established in the field.
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