Articles & Information
Reference Tools
Note: These online subscription resources require a Henrico library card number for use outside the library.
Access Science
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the library] [outside
the library]
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research
Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations,
and the latest Science News® headlines, biographies, and
more.
Britannica Online for Kids
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the library] [outside
the library]
Multimedia encyclopedia including Compton's Encyclopedia (for
middle school students), Elementary Encyclopedia, and Merriam-Webster's
Student Dictionary.
Britannica Online Reference Center
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the library] [outside
the library]
Multimedia encyclopedia including Encyclopaedia Britannica
and Merriam-Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus.
CQ Press Electronic Library
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the library]
Current and historic information about the government of the
United States of America, including CQ Researcher and CQ Weekly.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
http://www.eric.ed.gov
The ERIC database (1966-July 2004) contains 1.1 million bibliographic
citations to a broad collection of education-related resources.
ERIC also provides users with online access to the full-text
of approximately 107,000 ERIC documents (published in 2003
or earlier, and indexed January 1993 - July 2004) in PDF image
format.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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the library] [outside
the library]
Titles are Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of
North America; Biology; Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference
of the United States; Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference
of the World; Business Leader Profiles for Students; Contemporary
Fashion; Contemporary Novelists; Contemporary Poets; Encyclopedia
of American Industries; Encyclopedia and Encyclopedia
of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior; Encyclopedia
of Small Business; Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine;
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer; Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic
Disorders; Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine; Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America; Gale Encyclopedia
of U.S. Economic History; Grzimek's Animal Life; International
Film and Filmmakers; St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture; and World
of Earth Science.
General Reference Center Gold
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the library] [outside
the library]
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in
one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles
from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and
images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry
coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Grolier Online
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the library] [outside
the library]
Grolier Online contains America the Beautiful (a comprehensive
program about the states and territories of the U.S.), The
Encyclopedia Americana, The New Book of Knowledge, The
American Heritage Dictionary, and the Grolier Online
Atlas.
InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy
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the library] [outside
the library]
InfoTrac Religion & Philosophy from GaleGroup's provides scholarly
articles from journals and periodicals.
Literary Reference Center
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the library] [outside
the library]
Plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; articles of literary
criticism; author biographies & interviews; full text of
literary journals; book reviews; classic & contemporary
poems; classic & contemporary short stories; full text
of classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006); and images of
key literary figures. The database contains the Bloom Series
and all of MagillOnLiterature Plus™, including the Masterplots
series.
Professional Collection
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the library] [outside
the library]
More than 250 full-text educational periodicals and journals covering
arts, psychology, adolescent issues, curriculum, sports, law, technology and
more.
NetLibrary
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the library] [outside
the library]
NOTE: You MUST have a have a Henrico
Library Card and a NetLibrary Account to access eAudiobooks and eBooks. Read
these instructions.
NetLibrary offers two types of electronic books: eBooks --
which can be read on any computer and eAudiobooks which
you can download to your computer and optionally to your portable
listening device. eAudiobooks can be downloaded only on computers
outside the libraries.
Selected Websites
Bartleby
Great books online
Famous Quotes and Authors
Famous Quotations for all Occasions
Internet Public Library
This site is comprised of links that have been reviewed and
selected by librarians.
Librarians Index
to the Internet
"Websites you can trust" is their motto.
Virtual
Reference Shelf
Selected resources compiled by the Library of Congress.
