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ERIC has
over 1.2 million abstracts of documents and
journal articles on education research and
practice. ERIC provides access to ERIC
Document and Journal citations from 1966 to
the present. |
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BNET's Find
Articles is a vast archive of published articles
that you can search for free. You will find
articles on a range of topics, including business,
health, society, entertainment, sports, and
more. |
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Includes:
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical
articles
Expanded Academic ASAP
General Reference Center Gold
Computer
Database
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Full-text
articles from national and international newspapers,
includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
America’s Newspapers
Access World News
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PubMed is
a service of the U.S. National Library of
Medicine that includes over 17 million citations
from MEDLINE and other life science journals
for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
PubMed includes links to full text articles
and other related resources. |
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Databases:
ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online,
ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings,
RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac,
and WorldCat. |
| Automotive |
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Topics include
Repair Procedures, Service Bulletins and Recalls,
Wiring Diagrams, and Labor. ARRC also
includes a comprehensive Care & Repair
Tips website.
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| Business |
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Includes:
General
BusinessFile ASAP
Computer Database
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical
articles
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14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
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Digital versions
of over 27,400 books available twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week. Business accounting,
management, sales, and more. |
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Full-text
articles from national and international newspapers,
includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
America’s Newspapers
Access World News
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your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
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Detailed
information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses
and 102 million U.S. residents. Login
help.
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TheStreet.com Ratings evaluates the financial strength of more than 13,000 institutions, including life, health, and annuity insurers, property and casualty insurers, HMOs, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, banks, and savings and loans. Also the risk-adjusted performance of over 20,000 mutual funds and more than 6,000 stocks.
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Online version
of directory listing 165,000 US and Canadian
manufacturers and their products. |
| Available
in Library Only - Visit your
local branch
library for access to: |
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The SRDS database of media
rates and information catalogs more than 100,000
U.S. and international media properties. We
have access to Business, Consumer, and Newspaper
Advertising Sources.
Ask a librarian
for information. |
| Consumer |
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Detailed
information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses
and 102 million U.S. residents. Login
help.
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Consumer Guides including:
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Elder Care Choices
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage |
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TheStreet.com Ratings evaluates the financial strength of more than 13,000 institutions, including life, health, and annuity insurers, property and casualty insurers, HMOs, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, banks, and savings and loans. Also the risk-adjusted performance of over 20,000 mutual funds and more than 6,000 stocks.
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14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
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Online version of directory
listing 165,000 US and Canadian manufacturers
and their products. |
|
Education |
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ERIC has
over 1.2 million abstracts of documents and
journal articles on education research and
practice. ERIC provides access to ERIC
Document and Journal citations from 1966 to
the present. |
|
|
Includes:
Expanded Academic ASAP
Computer
Database
InfoTrac Student Edition
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical
articles
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enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Facts.com
online source of up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent
and hotly debated issues of the day. Chronologies,
illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies,
and contact information augment the balanced,
accurate coverage of current and historical
events.
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enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
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Take online
practice exams in these areas: academic, advanced
placement, basic skills success, civil service,
college preparation, cosmetology, EMS, ESL
(Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses, firefighter,
GED, graduate school entrance, law enforcement,
military, nurse aide, real estate, skills
improvement courses, teacher certification,
technical and career college, and US citizenship.
Your username must be
your 14 digit library barcode number for access
when using from home. |
 |
Provides more than 7,500
articles by top scholars in the field.
Includes Africana, an account of the
African and African American experience in
five volumes and the Encyclopedia of African
American History. |
| Available
in Library Only - Visit your
local branch
library for access to: |
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Databases:
ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online,
ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings,
RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac,
and WorldCat. |
| En
Español |
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Celebrating
Hispanic Heritage is a free database in
English with activities, biographies, Spanish
language titles, links, music, quiz, and a
timeline. |
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Includes:
Informé (Revistas en Español)
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
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Grolier Online
includes:
Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
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Temas de
salud, Enciclopedia Médica, tutoriales, temas
de actualidad. |
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Genealogy |
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Genealogy
databases from The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints including the US Social
Security Death Index and the Vital Records
Index. Also has Research Guidance, Research
Helps, and Web Sites. |
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A resource
for census data, family records, and local
histories. This collection assembles every
extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies,
local histories, tax lists, city directories,
land and probate records, birth, marriage
and death records, genealogical and local
history serials, and more.
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
| |
Full-text
articles from national and international newspapers,
includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter
your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
|
|
Detailed
information on more than 102 million U.S.
residents. Login
help.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
| Available
in Library Only - Visit your
local branch
library for access to: |
|  |
Instant access
to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical
and historical research. With more than 1.5
billion names in over 4,000 databases, it
includes records from the US Census; military
records; court, land and probate records;
vital and church records; directories; passenger
lists and more! |
| Health |
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|
Includes:
Health Reference Center Academic
Health and Wellness Resource Center and
Alternative Health Module
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
|
Health information
from the National Library of Medicine.
Search health topics, drug information, dictionaries,
directories, and other resources. |
|
|
PubMed is
a service of the U.S. National Library of
Medicine that includes over 17 million citations
from MEDLINE and other life science journals
for biomedical articles back to the 1950s.
PubMed includes links to full text articles
and other related resources. |
|
Consumer Guides including:
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Elder Care Choices
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage |
|
Humanities |
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Experience
the cultures of 187 countries in the World
Edition with maps, statistics, a glossary,
and in-depth information. The Kids Edition
has cultural and geographical information,
history, maps, flags, and colorful images
for 87 countries. The States Edition contains
facts, symbols, time lines, and more about
the 50 U.S. states.
Contact
your local
branch library for login and password
information. |
|
|
Includes:
Black History Month
Celebrating
Hispanic Heritage
Women's History
Month |
|
|
Facts.com
online source of up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent
and hotly debated issues of the day. Chronologies,
illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies,
and contact information augment the balanced,
accurate coverage of current and historical
events.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
Provides more than 7,500
articles by top scholars in the field.
Includes Africana, an account of the
African and African American experience in
five volumes and the Encyclopedia of African
American History. |
|
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces.
|
|
 |
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains
more than 95,000 biographies and obituaries
and more than 26,000 photographs of the subjects.
You must enter
your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
| Available
in Library Only - Visit your
local branch
library for access to: |
|
|
Databases:
ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online,
ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings,
RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac,
and WorldCat. |
|
Literature |
|
 |
Bartleby.com
publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction,
and reference free of charge. Search
the Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage®
Dictionary of the English Language, Roget’s
Thesauri, quotations, and English usage, style
& composition. |
|
|
Includes:
Poet's Corner
Literature Index |
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Includes:
What Do I Read Next?
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
| |
Literary
Reference Center is a full text database that
includes plot summaries, synopses and work
overviews, Literary criticism, author biographies,
literary journals, book reviews, poems, short
stories, classic texts, author interviews,
and more. [Database
Coverage List]
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
 |
LitFinder
delivers up to a million examples of full-text,
indexed and excerpted literature — along
with thousands of citations, biographies,
explanations, overviews and images to enhance
understanding. [Fact
Sheet] |
|
|
Search and
borrow eBooks from our collection of over
27,400 titles. Read, make notations,
and look up words right online. |
|
Research |
|
|
Experience
the cultures of 187 countries in the World
Edition with maps, statistics, a glossary,
and in-depth information. The Kids Edition
has cultural and geographical information,
history, maps, flags, and colorful images
for 87 countries. The States Edition contains
facts, symbols, time lines, and more about
the 50 U.S. states.
Contact
your local
branch library for login and password
information. |
|
|
Includes:
General Reference Center Gold
Computer
Database
OneFile - Full-text
news and periodical articles
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Grolier Online
includes:
Encyclopedia Americana
Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea
The New Book of Popular Science
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
|
Facts.com
online source of up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent
and hotly debated issues of the day. Chronologies,
illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies,
and contact information augment the balanced,
accurate coverage of current and historical
events.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Full-text
articles from national and international newspapers,
includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter
your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
|
Provides more than 7,500
articles by top scholars in the field.
Includes Africana, an account of the
African and African American experience in
five volumes and the Encyclopedia of African
American History. |
|
|
Detailed
information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses
and 102 million U.S. residents. Login
help.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Biography
Reference Bank contains biographical information
on approximately half a million people, from
antiquity to the present, along with thousands
of images.
You must enter
your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
| Available
in Library Only - Visit your
local branch
library for access to: |
|
|
Databases:
ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online,
ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings,
RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac,
and WorldCat. |
|  |
Gale's
Ready Reference Shelf |
|
Science |
|
|
Includes:
Computer Database
General Reference Center Gold
OneFile - Full-text news and periodical
articles
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
|
Grolier Online
includes:
Encyclopedia Americana
Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea
The New Book of Popular Science
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
Students |
|
|
Bartleby.com
publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction,
and reference free of charge. Search
the Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage®
Dictionary of the English Language, Roget’s
Thesauri, quotations, and English usage, style
& composition. |
|
|
Experience
the cultures of 187 countries in the World
Edition with maps, statistics, a glossary,
and in-depth information. The Kids Edition
has cultural and geographical information,
history, maps, flags, and colorful images
for 87 countries. The States Edition contains
facts, symbols, time lines, and more about
the 50 U.S. states.
Contact
your local
branch library for login and password
information. |
|
|
Includes:
InfoTrac Student Edition
Junior
Edition
Kid's Edition
Kids
InfoBits
OneFile - Full-text
news and periodical articles
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Grolier Online
includes:
Encyclopedia Americana
Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea
The New Book of Popular Science
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
|
Facts.com
online source of up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent
and hotly debated issues of the day. Chronologies,
illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies,
and contact information augment the balanced,
accurate coverage of current and historical
events.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Take online
practice exams in these areas: academic, advanced
placement, basic skills success, civil service,
college preparation, cosmetology, EMS, ESL
(Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses, firefighter,
GED, graduate school entrance, law enforcement,
military, nurse aide, real estate, skills
improvement courses, teacher certification,
technical and career college, and US citizenship.
Your username must be
your 14 digit library barcode number for access
when using from home. |
| |
Literary
Reference Center is a full text database that
includes plot summaries, synopses and work
overviews, Literary criticism, author biographies,
literary journals, book reviews, poems, short
stories, classic texts, author interviews,
and more. [Database
Coverage List]
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
LitFinder
delivers up to a million examples of full-text,
indexed and excerpted literature — along
with thousands of citations, biographies,
explanations, overviews and images to enhance
understanding. [Fact
Sheet] |
|
|
Search and
borrow eBooks from our collection of over
27,400 titles. Read, make notations,
and look up words right online. |
|
Provides more than 7,500
articles by top scholars in the field.
Includes Africana, an account of the
African and African American experience in
five volumes and the Encyclopedia of African
American History. |
|
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces.
|
| Available
in Library Only - Visit your
local branch
library for access to: |
| |
Gale's
Ready Reference Shelf |
| Alphabetical
List of All Resources |
|
|
Topics
include Repair Procedures, Service Bulletins
and Recalls, Wiring Diagrams, and Labor.
ARRC also includes a comprehensive Care &
Repair Tips website.
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Full
text of the magazine after login:
Username: verne@co.seminole.fl.us
Password: Seminole |
|
|
Bartleby.com
publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction,
and reference free of charge. Search
the Columbia Encyclopedia, American Heritage®
Dictionary of the English Language, Roget’s
Thesauri, quotations, and English usage, style
& composition. |
|
|
Experience
the cultures of 187 countries in the World
Edition with maps, statistics, a glossary,
and in-depth information. The Kids Edition
has cultural and geographical information,
history, maps, flags, and colorful images
for 87 countries. The States Edition contains
facts, symbols, time lines, and more about
the 50 U.S. states.
Contact
your local
branch library for login and password
information. |
|
|
ERIC
has over 1.2 million abstracts of documents
and journal articles on education research
and practice. ERIC provides access to
ERIC Document and Journal citations from 1966
to the present. |
|
|
Genealogy
databases from The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints including the US Social
Security Death Index and the Vital Records
Index. Also has Research Guidance, Research
Helps, and Web Sites. |
|
|
BNET's
Find Articles is a vast archive of published
articles that you can search for free. You
will find articles on a range of topics, including
business, health, society, entertainment,
sports, and more. |
|
|
Gale Free Resources including:
Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage, Poet's
Corner, Women's History, and Literary Index. |
|
|
Gale's
InfoTrac is a collection of databases including:
OneFile for full-text news and periodical
articles, Business Index ASAP, Expanded Academic
ASAP, Gale's Virtual Reference Library, General
Reference Center Gold, General BusinessFile
ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic, Health
and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative
Health Module, Informé (Revistas en Español),
Computer Database, InfoTrac Student Edition,
Junior Edition, Kid's Edition, and What Do
I Read Next?
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Grolier Online
includes the following resources:
Encyclopedia
Americana
Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en línea
The New Book of Popular Science
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
|
|
A
resource for census data, family records,
and local histories. This collection assembles
every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies,
local histories, tax lists, city directories,
land and probate records, birth, marriage
and death records, genealogical and local
history serials, and more.
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Facts.com
online source of up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent
and hotly debated issues of the day. Chronologies,
illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies,
and contact information augment the balanced,
accurate coverage of current and historical
events.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
|
Take
online practice exams in these areas: academic,
advanced placement, basic skills success,
civil service, college preparation, cosmetology,
EMS, ESL (Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses,
firefighter, GED, graduate school entrance,
law enforcement, military, nurse aide, real
estate, skills improvement courses, teacher
certification, technical and career college,
and US citizenship.
Your username must be
your 14 digit library barcode number for access
when using from home. |
| |
Literary
Reference Center is a full text database that
includes plot summaries, synopses and work
overviews, Literary criticism, author biographies,
literary journals, book reviews, poems, short
stories, classic texts, author interviews,
and more. [Database
Coverage List]
You
must enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
LitFinder
delivers up to a million examples of full-text,
indexed and excerpted literature — along
with thousands of citations, biographies,
explanations, overviews and images to enhance
understanding. [Fact
Sheet] |
|
|
Health information from the National
Library of Medicine. Search health topics,
drug information, dictionaries, directories,
and other resources. En
Español. |
|
|
Search
and borrow eBooks from our collection of over
27,000 titles. Read, make notations,
and look up words right online. |
|
|
Full-text
articles from national and international newspapers,
includes:
America’s Obituaries & Death Notices
America’s Newspapers
Access World News
You must enter
your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
|
Provides more than 7,500
articles by top scholars in the field.
Includes Africana, an account of the
African and African American experience in
five volumes and the Encyclopedia of African
American History. |
|
|
PubMed
is a service of the U.S. National Library
of Medicine that includes over 17 million
citations from MEDLINE and other life science
journals for biomedical articles back to the
1950s. PubMed includes links to full text
articles and other related resources. |
|
|
Detailed
information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses
and 102 million U.S. residents. Login
help.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces. |
|
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
You must
enter your 14 digit library barcode number
with no spaces.
|
|
Consumer Guides including:
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Elder Care Choices
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings’ Consumer Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage |
|
TheStreet.com Ratings evaluates the financial strength of more than 13,000 institutions, including life, health, and annuity insurers, property and casualty insurers, HMOs, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, banks, and savings and loans. Also the risk-adjusted performance of over 20,000 mutual funds and more than 6,000 stocks.
You must enter your
14 digit library barcode number with no spaces. |
| |
Online version of directory
listing 165,000 US and Canadian manufacturers
and their products. |
|
|
Biography
Reference Bank contains biographical information
on approximately half a million people, from
antiquity to the present, along with thousands
of images.
You must enter
your 14 digit library barcode number with
no spaces. |
| Available
in Library Only
Visit your
local
branch library for unlimited access
to the following resources: |
| |
Instant access
to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical
and historical research. With more than 1.5
billion names in over 4,000 databases, it
includes records from the US Census; military
records; court, land and probate records;
vital and church records; directories; passenger
lists and more! |
|
|
Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic
Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst,
Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists,
WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat. |
| |
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf
contains 355,000 records and comprises three
files: Organizations, Publications, and Databases. |
|
Morningstar® Mutual Funds™
Online provides fast and easy access to Morningstar
Mutual Funds in a PDF format.
Ask a librarian
for access. |
|
The SRDS database of media
rates and information catalogs more than 100,000
U.S. and international media properties. We
have access to Business, Consumer, and Newspaper
Advertising Sources.
Ask a librarian
for information. |
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Library Services Director
Library Services
Central Branch Library
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Casselberry, FL 32707
Phone: (407) 665-1505
Fax: (407) 665-1510
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