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Ancestry Plus

A source for conducting genealogical and local history research. (Can only be used inside the library.)

Auto Repair Reference Center - Tutorial

Information on repair procedures, service bulletins, service recalls, wiring diagrams, labor and quick tips for automobiles produced since 1954.

Baltimore Sun

Searchable full text access to the Baltimore Sun archives.

Biography Resource Center - Tutorial

More than 300,000 biographies covering more than 220,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

BookFlix

Pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction ebooks.

Brainfuse

Live homework help, skills building, writing lab, test prep, adult learning center, and foreign language lab. Tutors are available Monday through Sunday, 2-11 PM.

BrainPOP

Fun, animated lessons support curiculum and enhance the learning experience. Also available in Spanish.

Britannica Online

Thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites. Now with a K-12 section.

Business and Company Resource Center

Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

Byki

Online language learning tool includes lessons in Spanish, French, German, Russian, English as a Second language, and many more choices.

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database

Children's Literature reviewers read and critically review more than 4,000 books annually. Our mission is to help teachers, librarians, childcare providers and parents make appropriate literary choices for children. Each month Children's Literature features interviews with children's book authors and illustrators. Also each month Children's Literature features several sets of themed reviews and these are archived for continued reference.

Culturegrams

Goes beyond facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.

EBSCO Databases

Including Auto Repair Reference Center, Research Databases, and Student Research Center

Funk & Wagnals Encyclopedia

Online Encyclopedia articles

Gale Virtual Reference Library

This virtual reference library includes the titles "Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law," "Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning About Addictive Behavior," and "Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations."

Heritage Quest Online

A unique and growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. Includes more than 25,000 family and local histories.

History Reference Center

Articles and resources covering American and World History.

Kent County News

Online archives from November 30, 2006 to the present.

Legal Forms, Thomson-Gale

Downloadable legal forms available from all 50 United States

Literature Resource Center - Basic Tutorial, Advanced Tutorial

The Literature Resource Center is a literature reference database. It features information on literary figures from all time periods in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. Literature Resource Center contains Contemporary Authors Online; Contemporary Literary Criticism Select; and Dictionary of Literary Biography Online. The Literature Resource Center also includes selected full-text, excerpted, and commissioned critical material from Literature Criticism and For Students Series.

Live Homework Help

See Brainfuse

MasterFILE Premier

Articles and abstracts from numerous publications, many available in full text.

National Newspapers Expanded

Articles and abstracts from numerous publications, many available in full text.

Novelist

Looking for a good read? This online tool can help with read alikes, recommendations, book discussion guides and more.

Opposing Viewpoints

A collection of essays and overviews designed to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues.

ProQuest Direct

Access to more than 2,050 current Periodicals. Updated daily and contain full-text articles from 1986. Offers "image page" which includes graphics and tables.

Sanborn Maps

1867-1970. Produced for over a century, more than 660,000 Sanborn maps chart the growth and development of more than 12,000 American towns and cities. They are large-scale plans drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch.

Science Reference Center

Science related articles and resources from EBSCO.

Star Democrat

Online archives from November 16, 2005 to the present.

Student Resource Center

Resources collected for student research.

Testing and Education Reference Center - Tutorial

Online practice tests, entrance exams, and test prep ebooks, including SAT, GRE, PRAXIS, and more. Also college and career searches.

TumbleBooks E-Library

E-books for kids.