| Arts
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African
American Experience
Comprehensive database of historical and contemporary African American biographies and culture. Includes many online reference
books, as well as primary documents such as photos and images, manuscripts and letters. Audio clips of music and interviews with
former slaves are also available
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Biography
Resource Center
Full-text database provides biographical
information on more than 22,000
people from throughout history,
around the world, and across all
disciplines and subject areas.
Search by name, or various criteria
such as birth and death year,
nationality, ethnicity, occupation
or gender. Most biographies have
an image of the subject.
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Broward
County Library Digital Collections
Digital images of treasures from
Broward County Library’s
special collections, including
the African American Research
Library & Cultural Center,
and the Bienes Center Museum of
the Modern Book at Main Library.
Coverage: Varies by collection;
new items added frequently.
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Expanded
Academic ASAP
Covers research needs across all
academic disciplines. Access scholarly
journals, news magazines, and
newspapers - many with full text
and images. Coverage: 1980 –
current.
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Literature
Resource Center
Full-text biographies, bibliographies,
and critical analyses of more
than 20,000 authors from every
time period and literary discipline.
Also includes overviews of major
literary works, Web links, timelines,
and MLA International Bibliography.
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Religion
& Philosophy Database
Provides indexing and abstracts
to 250 journals on religion and
philosophy. Includes selected
full text.
Coverage: Start date varies by
title from 1980. Not all journal
coverage continues to current
date.
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| Biography |
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Ancestry
Library Edition
Search for your ancestors from
billions of records including
birth, death, immigration, marriage,
military records and the U.S.
Census. Coverage: Varies. Please
note: Access to this specialized
database is only available from
computers at Main Library and
the African-American Research
Library & Cultural Center.
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Biography
Resource Center
Full-text
database provides biographical
information on more than 22,000
people from throughout history,
around the world, and across all
disciplines and subject areas.
Search by name, or various criteria
such as birth and death year,
nationality, ethnicity, occupation
or gender. Most biographies have
an image of the subject.
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Literature
Resource Center
Full-text biographies, bibliographies,
and critical analyses of more
than 20,000 authors from every
time period and literary discipline.
Also includes overviews of major
literary works, Web links, timelines,
and MLA International Bibliography. |
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| Business
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ABI/Inform
Archive
Archive of full text and images
of historical business and management
journals from 1905-1985.
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ABI/Inform Dateline
Local and regional business news
of large corporations, privately
held companies, local start-ups
and other business information
not typically found in national
news sources. Coverage; 1985 -
current.
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ABI/Inform Global
Worldwide business journals including
Wall Street Journal and access
to 60,000+ companies and executive
profiles. Coverage: 1971 - current.
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ABI/Inform
Trade & Industry
Access to the latest industry
news, product and competitive
information, and marketing trends
from more than 750 business journals.
Coverage: 1971 - current.
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Accounting and Tax with Standards
In-depth coverage of accounting
policies, state and national tax
legislation, corporate taxation,
as well as related accounting
topics. Coverage: varies.
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Banking
Information Source
Banking industry publications
providing information about the
financial services industry, banking,
and industry trends. Coverage:
1971 - current.
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Business
and Company Resource Center
Access to U.S. and global company
profiles, brand information, rankings,
investment reports, company histories,
and full-text magazine and newspaper
articles, with coverage of major
business events and trends from
1980 to present.
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Business
Index ASAP
Late-breaking news and event coverage
on companies, industries, products
and executives. Coverage: 1980
- current. Updated: Daily.
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Florida
Electronic Library
Gateway to select Internet resources
that offers access to comprehensive,
accurate, and reliable information
for all age groups. Includes many
databases, digital collections,
evaluated websites and a comprehensive
catalog of all of Florida's library
holdings.
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Hoover's
Company Records
Profiles of more than 40,000 companies,
600 industries, and 225,000 key
executives. Coverage: varies.
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Pharmaceutical
News Index
Citations to pharmacological news,
research, and regulatory information.
for key U.S. and international
industry newsletters. Coverage:
varies.
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ProQuest
Asian Business and Reference
Covers Asian business, financial
information and international
trade issues from key international
publications including Far Eastern
Economic Review, Asiaweek, and
many more. Coverage: 1971 - current.
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ProQuest
European Business
Find the latest European business
and financial information from
journals such as The Economist,
Fortune, European Business Journal,
and many more. Coverage: 1971
- current.
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ReferenceUSA
– U.S. Business and U.S. Residential
More than 180 million residential
listings and directory information
for businesses, nonprofit organizations,
governmental agencies, and more.
Business Directory has annual
reports, SEC filings, government
data, bankruptcy records and legal
filings. Updated: Monthly. |
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| Career
& College |
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Career
and Technical Education
Database includes more than 500
journals focusing on vocational
and technical school curriculum
and careers. Coverage: 1971 -
current.
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CareerOverview
Non-commercial
website with relevant, reliable
and up-to-date career and job
information to help make better,
more informed career choices.
Coverage: Current – future
projections.
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Florida
Choices Planner
Florida Dept. of Education database
for information on careers, Florida
public and private postsecondary
institutions, national institutions,
and financial aid. Users can make
career plans, develop resumes
and complete job search activities
online. Includes targeted resources
for adults, educators, parents
and students.
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Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Career information and expected
employment prospects for many
job positions from the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
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| Community
Resources |
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2-1-1
First Call for Help Broward
Community information and referrals
for health and human service resources
in Broward County. Compiled from
The Community Resource Inventory,
a project of The Coordinating
Council of Broward, and other
resources from 2-1-1 First Call
For Help, a private non-profit
501(c)3 agency.
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Broward
County Library Digital Collections
Digital images of treasures from
Broward County Library’s
special collections, including
the African American Research
Library & Cultural Center,
and the Bienes Center Museum of
the Modern Book at Main Library.
Coverage: Varies by collection;
new items added frequently.
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MyLibraryService.org
Access library holdings and selected
other resources from Martin County
to Miami-Dade County
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| Education |
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Career
and Technical Education
Database includes more than 500
journals focusing on vocational
and technical school curriculum
and careers. Coverage: 1971 -
current.
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EducationAtlas.com
Links to education and test preparation
sites.
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ERIC
via Florida Electronic Library
Journal articles and reports in
education compiled by the U.S.
Department of Education.
Coverage: 1966 – current.
Updated: monthly.
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Florida
Electronic Library
Gateway to select Internet resources
that offers access to comprehensive,
accurate, and reliable information
for all age groups. Includes many
databases, digital collections,
evaluated websites and a comprehensive
catalog of all of Florida's library
holdings.
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Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Online reference library of more
than 65 full text reference books.
Includes business plan handbooks,
specialized encyclopedias, directories,
and other books. Covers topics
related to business, education,
social sciences, sciences, humanities,
and more. Coverage: Varies by
title. 1995 - current.
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Professional
Collection
A custom collection of more than
300 full-text journals for educators.
Coverage: Varies by journal title
starting from 1979 – current.
Updated: Daily.
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ProQuest
Education Journals
Full-text access to more than
600 education journals on primary,
secondary, and higher education,
as well as adult education, home
schooling and special education.
Coverage: 1991 - current.
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SUNLINK
Florida's K-12 public school union catalog, a shared database of materials in Florida K-12 library media centers. Includes special resources targeted for students, media specialists, parents, teachers and principals.
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SUNLINK
Reading Guide
Broward County schools reading selection guide for students K-12.
In addition to find books by author, title, or subject, you can also search
by language, interest level, reading level, reading program and Lexile (text difficulty) score.
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Testing
& Education Reference Center
Provides detailed information
on colleges, universities, private
secondary schools, specialty programs,
and scholarships. Test preparation
section provides practice tests
and test preparation materials
for numerous academic, civil service,
and licensing tests. More than
70 complete e-books are included.
Individual registration required
for test prep and scholarship
search.
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| E-Books
& Audio Books |
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netLibrary
Collection of electronic books
(e-books) across all subject areas,
with strongest coverage in business,
history, health, sociology, literature,
and religion. Initial online viewing
period for any title is four hours,
with no limit to the number of
times you may view a title unless
others are waiting.
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OverDrive
Audio books and electronic books
(e-books) available in three formats.
Software required for downloading
is available free at the OverDrive
vendor website. Return of materials
is automatic at the end of the
21-day loan period.
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| Encyclopedias
& Almanacs |
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Amazing
Animals of the World
Photographs and facts about 1,200
animals, describing each animal's
size, diet, classification, and
a map representing where they
can be found. Best for students
in grades K-2.
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America
the Beautiful
Covers history, geography, economy,
culture, and government for each
of the 50 states plus Washington,
DC, Puerto Rico and the major
U.S. territories. Photographs,
illustrations, maps and audio
slide shows are available for
each state. Best for elementary
- middle school students.
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Encyclopedia
Americana
Full text encyclopedia of more
than 45,000 entries on full range
of topics. Especially strong on
North American and international
coverage, including biographies
Also contains news briefs, dictionary,
thesaurus, maps, flags, fact boxes,
tables and links to web sites.
Best for students in grades 8
and up. Coverage: Links to news
articles start from 1998 –
current.
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Lands
and People
Up-to-date information for students
in grades 4-12 about countries
and cultures throughout the world,
with photographs, maps and flags
for each. A special section called
Culture Cross allows students
to compare the land, people, economy,
history, or facts and figures
of any two continents, countries,
or states/provinces online at
the same time.
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World
Almanac
Online versions of four titles
in the World Almanacs series plus
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia,
Coverage: 1998 – current.
Updated: Annually.
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| Genealogy |
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Ancestry
Library Edition
Search for your ancestors from
billions of records including
birth, death, immigration, marriage,
military records and the U.S.
Census. Coverage: Varies
. Please
note: Access to this specialized
database is only available from
computers at Main Library and
the African-American Research
Library & Cultural Center.
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| Government
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Background
Notes
Factual publications about countries
produced by the U.S. Dept. of
State
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Fedforms
Official site to provide citizens
and businesses with a common access
point to federal Agency business
and citizen forms.
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Fedstats
Gateway to statistics from over
100 U.S. Federal agencies.
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Findlaw
Federal and state legal information
and forms.
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Florida
Legal Forms
Database contains a listing of
selected official State of Florida
and U.S. legal forms ranging from
Adoption to Worker's Compensation,
plus a Legal Terms Dictionary.
Forms can be downloaded, completed,
and then either printed, e-mailed
or saved to an external device
you provide.
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GPO
Monthly Catalog
Produced by the U.S. Government
Printing Office, this database
covers all types of federal documents
from the three branches of government.
Coverage; 1976 - current. Updated:
Monthly.
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GPO
Access
Official online version of U.S.
legislative and regulatory information,
providing access to the U.S. Government's
most popular resources.
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Military
& Intelligence Database
Information from more than 500
journals on military and intelligence
topics. Also includes The Columbia
Electronic Encyclopedia and The
World Almanac and Book of Facts.
About 80% of articles are available
in full text. Coverage: Start
date varies by title. Index only:
1980 – current; Full Text:
2000 – current.
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My
Florida
Official web portal of the State
of Florida, providing access to
the web sites of all State of
Florida agencies.
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Occupational
Outlook Handbook
Career information and expected
employment prospects for many
job positions from the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
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PapersFirst
Covers every published congress,
symposium, conference, exposition,
workshop and meeting received
by The British Library Document
Supply Centre, a part of the national
library of the United Kingdom.
Coverage: 1993- current. Updated:
Twice monthly.
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Proceedings
An index of worldwide conference
proceedings, containing a list
of the papers presented at each
meeting. Coverage: 1993 to present.
Updated: Twice a week.
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Thomas
Recent U.S. legislative information
and text of bills from 1989-
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