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Historical Events & Times | Industry Information
Investment Information | Job & Career Skills | List of Companies
Magazine & Journal ArticlesNewspaper Articles | Organizations
Personal Finance | Photographs | Science & Technology
Small Business | Test Guides | World | Writing Skills
Animal Reports
OmniFile Select
100% full text multi-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more.
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Gale Science in Context
In-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments.
Science Full Text Select
100% full text database covering the sciences.
World Book On-line
Encyclopedia, timelines, maps, videos, world newspapers, current events, research tools, e- books, science projects, biographies, dictionary, pictures, sounds.
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ArtsOmniFile Mega
Multi-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more.
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OmniFile Select
100% full text multi-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more.
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Author Reports
Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.
Literature Resource Center
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
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Biographies
Biography Resource Center & The Complete Marquis Who's Who
Full text of many well-respected biography reference sets and periodical articles.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library – Dictionary of Women Worldwide
More than 20,000 brief biographical entries on women including non-U.S. figures.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – American Men & Women of Science
Profiles living persons in the physical and biological fields, public health scientists, engineers, mathematicians, statisticians and computer scientists.
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Book Reviews
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Coverage of trends in specific trades and industries. Includes full text from over 2,000 publications.
Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
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Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, bases on the print set Contemporary Authors.
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.
New York Times 1985-currentFor Index to earlier years of the New York Times use New York Times Historical listed above. Includes full text articles, photos, and obituaries.
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OmniFile MegaMulti-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events, and more
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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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Philadelphia Inquirer 1981-current
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Readers' Guide Select
100% full-text database covering current events and other general interest #topics
Science Full Text Select100% full-text database covering the sciences
Gale Science in ContextIn-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments. User guide Back to top
Books & Literature
Access Pennsylvania
Integrated catalog of 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic and special libraries.
Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.
Literature Resource Center
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
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netLibrary
Full text books in a variety of fields.
NextReads
Sign up to receive book suggestions via email in up to 20 different areas.
Gale Directory Library– Awards, Honors and Prizes
Awards given worldwide, arranged by organization, with descriptions of the awards.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Mythology
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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Business
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Coverage of trends in specific trades and industries. Includes full text from over 2,000 publications.
Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
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Gale Directory Library– National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. nonprofit organizations.
Gale Directory Library – Brands and Their Companies
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.
Gale Directory Library – Business Rankings Annual
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Business Plans Handbook
Business plans for entrepreneurs seeking funding for small manufacturing, retail and service businesses. Listings of organizations, agencies and consultants. Glossary and bibliography.
OneSource Global Business Browser
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
Local Market Audience Analyst (LMAA)
From SRDS, this tool delivers demographic, segmentation and targeting data for the business community.
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Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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Cars
Auto Repair Reference Center
Repair procedures, service bulletins and wiring diagrams for cars 1954 to current.
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Chester County
ChescoPIN (In Library Use Only)
Chester County public real estate, court and will records.
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Daily Local News Index (In Library Use Only)
Index to major stories from 1985 to 2005.
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Refer Web
Health and human services available in Chester County.
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Children's Resources
AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Daily Life Online - In Library Use
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
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Readers' Guide Select
100% full text database covering current events and other general interest #topics.
World Book On-line - In Library Use
Encyclopedia, timelines, maps, videos, world newspapers, current events, research tools, e- books, science projects, biographies, dictionary, pictures, sounds.
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Colleges and Financial Aid
Gale Virtual Reference Library – The College Blue Book
Detailed descriptions of 2- and 4-year U.S. and Canadian schools. Degrees offered scholarships and occupational education programs.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
Financial aid from private organizations and companies for all areas of study.
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Company Research
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Coverage of trends in specific trades and industries. Includes full text from over 2,000 publications.
Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
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Gale Directory Library – Encyclopedia of Associations - National Directory of Organizations -Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. organizations.
Gale Directory Library – Brands and Their Companies
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.
Gale Directory Library – Business Rankings Annual
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.
OneSource Global Business Browser
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
Local Market Audience Analyst (LMAA)
From SRDS, this tool delivers demographic, segmentation and targeting data for the business community.
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Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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Computer Skills
Learning Express Library
Interactive tutorial courses on Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, Windows and Mac operating systems.
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Current Events
AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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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.
New York Times 1985 -current
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Philadelphia Inquirer 1981-current
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Education
Gale Virtual Reference Library – The College Blue Book
Describes 2- and 4-year U.S. and Canadian schools, the degrees or occupational education programs offered and scholarships.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans
Financial aid from private organizations and companies for all areas of study.
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.
Library, Information Science & Technology Index to Library Science Journals (LISTA) Abstracts-Abstracts of journals, books, reports and proceedings in library science.
Teacher Reference Center
Indexing and abstracts for 260 journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.
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Encyclopedia
World Book On-line
Encyclopedia, timelines, maps, videos, world newspapers, current events, research tools, e- books, science projects, biographies, dictionary, pictures, sounds.
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Environment
GreenFILE
Information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Energy
Alternatives to current energy sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change - Science, history, controversies, industrial and economic factors, sociological aspects.
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Genealogy
Ancestry /Library Edition (In Library Use Only)
Genealogical database, including census records.
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HeritageQuest - In Library Use
HeritageQuest - Remote Use
Genealogy and local history resources including periodical articles.
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Health & Medicine
Consumer Health Complete
Medical encyclopedias, popular reference books and magazine articles.
Designed to inform patients and their families and provide information to clinicians to help them with H1N1 diagnosis and treatment
ReferWeb
Health and human services available in Chester County.
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Historical Events & Times
Daily Life Online - In Library Use
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library – Dictionary of American History
topics in American history.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Encyclopedia of the Great Depression
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.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Middle Ages Reference Library
Medieval civilizations and peoples, biographies, primary sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Roaring Twenties Reference Library
Chronicles great social change in everything from fashion to music to politics.
In the First Person
Index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives on the web.
New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Historical Archive (1834-1922)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Industry Information
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Coverage of trends in specific trades and industries. Includes full text from over 2,000 publications.
Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
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Gale Directory Library – Business Rankings Annual
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.
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Investment Information
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Coverage of trends in specific trades and industries. Includes full text from over 2,000 publications.
Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
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OneSource Global Business Browser
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
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Job & Career Skills
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Career Information Center
Career areas with related job summary charts, job descriptions and up-to-date salary information.
Learning Express Library
Job search, resumes, interviews, business writing and preparation for licensing exams.
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List of Companies
Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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Gale Directory Library – Brands and Their Companies
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.
Gale Directory Library – Business Rankings Annual
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.
OneSource Global Business Browser
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
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Magazine & Journal Articles
OmniFile Mega
Multi-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more.
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OmniFile Select
100% full text multi-disciplinary database covering Art, Education, Social Science, the Humanities, Business, Science, Current Events and more.
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Readers' Guide Select
100% full text database covering current events and other general interest topics.
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Newspaper Articles
Gale Directory Library– Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
International directory of newspapers, magazines, journals, radio and television stations, cable systems and syndicates.
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.
New York Times 1985 -current
For Index to earlier years of the New York Times use full text articles, photos, obituaries.
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New York Times, Historical (1851-2005)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Historical Archive (1834-1922)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Philadelphia Inquirer 1981-current
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Organizations
Gale Directory Library – Encyclopedia of Associations - International Organizations
Contact information and descriptions for multinational and national groups based throughout the world, as well as multinational associations headquartered in the U.S.
Gale Directory Library – National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations
Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. nonprofit organizations.
Gale Directory Library – Encyclopedia of Associations - National Organizations of the U.S. - 23,000+ national associations in all categories.
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Personal Finance
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management and Entrepreneurship -Basic information about economics, personal finance and starting a business.
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Photographs
AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Science & Technology
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Alternative Energy
Alternatives to current energy sources.
GreenFILE
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
Gale Science in Context
In-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments.
Science Full Text Select
100% full text database covering the sciences.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change - Science, history, controversies, industrial and economic factors, sociological aspects.
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Small Business
Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library – Business Plans Handbook
Business plans for entrepreneurs seeking funding for small manufacturing, retail and service businesses. Listings of organizations, agencies and consultants. Glossary and bibliography.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Everyday Finance: Economics, Personal Money Management and Entrepreneurship - Basic information about economics, personal finance and starting a business.
Local Market Audience Analyst (LMAA)
From SRDS, this tool delivers demographic, segmentation and targeting data for the business community.
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Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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Test Guides
Learning Express Library
GED, ACT, AP, CLEP, CUNY, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, THEA, TOEFL iBT, U.S. citizenship and licensing exams.
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World
Daily Life Online
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library – Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World -Foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
Nations' flags and seals, capital cities, title or beginning lines of anthems, monetary units, weights and measures, holidays, time, topography, history, government, industry and health.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States
facts about the states, the District of Columbia and U.S. dependencies.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities
50 world cities: their histories, neighborhoods, museums, parks, transportation, geography, holidays, festivals and population profiles.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays
In-depth information on world holidays.
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Writing Skills
Learning Express Library
Writing skills for elementary through college students, business writing and skill building for adults.
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