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ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Major trade and industry news from over 1,800 full text publications. Study and compare trades and industries including telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals and more.
 
Acceda Noticias - 3 month preview
 
Access Pennsylvania
Integrated catalog of 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic, and special libraries.
 
Access World News - 3 month preview
 

Alternative Energy (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Alternatives to current energy sources.


American Men & Women of Science (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) - Profiles living persons in the physical and biological fields, public health scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists.
 
American Universities and Colleges (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) - 1,900 institutions of higher education (2008).

Ancestry /Library Edition (In Library Use Only)
Genealogical database, including census records.
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AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Auto Repair Reference Center
Repair procedures, service bulletins and wiring diagrams for cars 1954 to current.
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Awards, Honors & Prizes (in Gale Directory Library)Awards given worldwide, arranged by organization, with descriptions of the awards.


 
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Biography in Context
Full text of many respected biography reference sets and periodical articles.


Brands and Their Companies (in Gale Directory Library)
Public and private manufacturers, distributors and importers including out-of-business companies. All U.S. consumer brands including those no longer in production or now considered generic.

Business Plans Handbook (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Business plans for entrepreneurs seeking funding for small manufacturing, retail and service businesses. Listings of organizations, agencies and consultants. Glossary and bibliography.

Business Rankings Annual (in Gale Directory Library)
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.


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Career Information Center (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Career areas with related job summary charts, job descriptions and up-to-date salary information.
 
Career Library
Information about occupations, two- and four-year colleges and universities, and videos about occupations in English and Spanish.

ChescoPIN (In Library Use Only)
Chester County public real estate, court, and will records.
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College Blue Book, The (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Detailed descriptions of 2- and 4-year U.S. and Canadian schools. Degrees offered, scholarships and occupational education programs.

Consumer Health Complete

Provides content covering all areas of health and wellness


Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.

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Daily Local News Index (In Library Use Only)
Index to major stories from 1985 to 2005.
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Daily Local News - 3 month preview

Dictionary of American History (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Topics in American history.

Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women through the Ages (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) More than 20,000 brief biographical entries on women including non-U.S. figures.



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Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations (in Gale Directory Library) Contact information and descriptions for multinational and national groups based throughout the world, as well as multinational associations headquartered in the U.S.

Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. (in Gale Directory Library) Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. organizations.

Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) Science, history, controversies, industrial and economic factors, sociological aspects.

Encyclopedia of the Great Depression (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
From the mid-1920's farm crisis through the 1930's up to WWII, featuring depression-era politics, government, business, economics, literature, the arts, society and culture.

Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management and Entrepreneurship (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) Basic information about economics, personal finance and starting a business.

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Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (in Gale Directory Library)
International directory of newspapers, magazines, journals, radio and television stations, cable systems and syndicates.

Gale Directory Library
A collection of directories that includes Awards, Honors & Prizes, Brands & Their Companies, Business Rankings Annual, Encyclopedia of Associations - International, Encyclopedia of Associations - national Organizations of the U.S., Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media and the National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of reference titles in arts, biography, business, education, environment, general reference, history, literature, medicine, nation and world, science and social science.
 
Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Collection - 3 month preview
 
GreenFILE
Information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
 
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through American History 1900 to the Present - (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) - Describes American styles of clothes and why they were worn.

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HeritageQuest
Genealogy and local history resources including periodical articles.
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Historical New York Times
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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In the First Person
Index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives on the web.
 
Infotrac Newsstand
Provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world
 
Inventors and Inventions (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Men and women inventors of all time from around the world.


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Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) Foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Nations' flags, seals, capital cities, title or beginning lines of anthems, monetary units, weights and measures, holidays, time, topography, history, government, industry and health.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States(in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Facts about the states, the District of Columbia and U.S. dependencies.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)50 world cities: their histories, neighborhoods, museums, parks, transportation, geography, holidays, festivals and population profiles.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays (in Gale Virtual Reference Library) In-depth information on world holidays.


 


Learning Express Library
Tests, exercises and skill building courses for elementary through college students, GED preparation, computer skills, preparation for many standardized tests and U.S. citizenship. Interactive courses in Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, Windows and Mac operating systems.
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LISTA Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
(LISTA) Abstracts of journals, books, reports and proceedings in library science.

Literature Resource Center
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres
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Local Market Audience Analyst (LMAA)
Demographics, segmentation and targeting data for the business community from SRDS.
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Mango Languages
Mango is the fast, easy, and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language.
 
Middle Ages Reference Library (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Medieval civilizations and peoples, biographies and primary sources.


 


National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations (in Gale Directory Library)
Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. nonprofit organizations.
 
netLibrary
Full text books in a variety of fields.

New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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New York Times 1985-current
The New York Times is available here through Infotrac Newstand. Click on the orange tab "Publication Search." Type "New York Times" in the search box. In the results, click on the blue "New York Times" link. Then either select an issue or search within the publication.

NextReads
Book suggestions in up to twenty different subject areas delivered to your email.
 

Database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more with periodical articles (not all full text), podcasts, video podcasts and images.
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100% full text multi-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more
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OneSource Global Business Browser- (access from home *
or library) Information on international companies, industry reports and market research. Information on large American corporations, as well.
 
Oxford Reference Online Premium
This resource provides access to 221 reference titles - everything from Art to Zoology. It includes: 47 timelines, 775+ maps of countries, states and cities plus the flags of the world.
 

 
Philadelphia Inquirer 1981-current
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Historical Archive (1830-1922)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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100% full-text database covering current events and other general interest topics
 
Refer Web
Health and human services available in Chester County.

Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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Roaring Twenties Reference Library(in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Chronicles great social change in everything from fashion to music to politics.


 


Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans(in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Financial aid from private organizations and companies for all areas of study.


Science Full Text Select

100% full-text database covering the sciences
 
Full-text articles and images for students from national and international newspapers, magazines and government documents.
 
Social Issues: Pros and Cons (In Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Social issues considered from many viewpoints. Click “Show All” to see the issues covered.
 
 

Teacher Reference Center
Indexing and abstracts for 260 journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.
 
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U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Mythology (in Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Gods and goddesses, heroes, key characters, motifs, global themes, major myths, national and cultural mythologies. Greek/Roman, Native North and South American, Norse, Asian Pacific, Judeo-Christian, Islamic and Hindu mythologies.

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Last Modified: 1/12/12