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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.
Oxford Reference
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.
Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
User guide
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.
Full text of many well-respected biography reference sets and periodical articles.
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.
More than 20,000 brief biographical entries on women including non-U.S. figures.
Men and women inventors of all time from around the world.
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.
Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, bases on the print set Contemporary Authors.
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
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Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Remote Access
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Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.
Awards given worldwide, arranged by organization, with descriptions of the awards.
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.
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
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Sign up to receive book suggestions via email in up to 20 different areas.
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.
Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. nonprofit organizations.
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.
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.
Business plans for entrepreneurs seeking funding for small manufacturing, retail and service businesses. Listings of organizations, agencies and consultants. Glossary and bibliography.
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
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.
ReferenceUSA Business Databases
ReferenceUSA Video Tutorials for Job Seekers, Small Business Owners, and Entrepreneurs.
Watch videos on ReferenceUSA's various modules to better understand how to use the search features and produce a strategic at home, on-the-go, or at the Library. These videos are a part of ReferenceUSA's YouTube channel.
Search more than 24 million private and public businesses for information on competition, business demographics, and target markets.
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50,000 new businesses added weekly; identify local business trends and build client base.
More than 300,000 movers and homeowners added weekly. Great source for small businesses and entrepreneurs to expand client base.
Phone-verified information for 1.5 million Canadian businesses.
12 million Canadian household records, all publicly sourced to compile with Canadian privacy laws.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Repair procedures, service bulletins and wiring diagrams for cars, vans, SUVs and trucks from 1954 to 2010.
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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.
SIRS Discoverer (Elementary and Middle School Students)
Full-text articles and images for students from national and international newspapers, magazines and government documents.
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.
Financial aid from private organizations and companies for all areas of study.
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.
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.
Remote access
Learning Express Library
Interactive tutorial courses on Microsoft Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, Windows and Mac operating systems.
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AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Feb 1997-current (one day delay)
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.
Financial aid from private organizations and companies for all areas of study.
1,900 institutions of higher education (2008).
Tests, exercises and skill building courses for elementary through college students, GED preparation, computer skills, preparation for many standardized tests and U.S. citizenship.
Mango is the fast, easy, and most effective way to learn to speak a foreign language.
Teacher Reference Center
Indexing and abstracts for 260 journals and magazines for teachers and administrators.
GreenFILE
Information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
Alternatives to current energy sources.
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.
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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Oxford Reference
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.
Health and human services available in Chester County.
855,000 records of doctors and dentists, all of which have been phone-verified.
topics in American history.
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.
Men and women inventors of all time from around the world.
Medieval civilizations and peoples, biographies, primary sources.
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.
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Remote Access
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 Historical Archive (1830-1922)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
User guide
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.
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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Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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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.
Provides "top ten" rankings of companies, products, services and business-related activities from a variety of published sources.
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
Biography in Context
Full text of many well-respected biography reference sets and periodical articles.
Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
User guide
OmniFile Select see MasterFile Main Edition
Information on international companies, international industry reports and market research; information on large American corporations, as well.
International directory of newspapers, magazines, journals, radio and television stations, cable systems and syndicates.
New York Times, Historical (1851-2009)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
Remote Access
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Philadelphia Inquirer Historical Archive (1830-1922)
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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Contact information and descriptions for multinational and national groups based throughout the world, as well as multinational associations headquartered in the U.S.
Contact and basic information for the largest U.S. nonprofit organizations.
AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Based on the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, AccessScience stays current on the most significant scientific findings and breakthroughs with updates from the annual McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology. To use remotely call 610-280-2620 Chester County Library during operating hours.
Alternatives to current energy sources.
Men and women inventors of all time from around the world.
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
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.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change - Science, history, controversies, industrial and economic factors, sociological aspects.
Business plans for entrepreneurs seeking funding for small manufacturing, retail and service businesses. Listings of organizations, agencies and consultants. Glossary and bibliography.
Local Market Audience Analyst (LMAA)
From SRDS, this tool delivers demographic, segmentation and targeting data for the business community.
Remote access
Learning Express Library
GED, ACT, AP, CLEP, CUNY, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, THEA, TOEFL iBT, U.S. citizenship and licensing exams.
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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.
facts about the states, the District of Columbia and U.S. dependencies.
50 world cities: their histories, neighborhoods, museums, parks, transportation, geography, holidays, festivals and population profiles.
In-depth information on world holidays.
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.
Learning Express Library
Writing skills for elementary through college students, business writing and skill building for adults.
User guide
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