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ABI/Global contains U.S. and international academic and
trade journals and newspapers covering business and economic conditions,
corporate strategies, management techniques and product information.
Available only in the Virginia Room.
Accessible Archives© provides on-line full text
search capability of archived historical information previously furnished
only on microfilm. Source materials from the 18th and 19th century
include The Virginia Gazette (1736-1780),
The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue (Chester County
1809-1870), South Carolina Newspapers (1732 - 1780) and
perspectives on the Civil War.
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America the Beautiful is a comprehensive source about
the states and territories of the United States of America with lots of
pictures, maps and statistics.
Available only in
library branches.
The American Physical Society (APS) provides free
access to all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to
the first issue in 1893, to readers and researchers accessing their
collection from inside public library buildings in the United States.
This collection includes over 400,000 scientific research papers.
Available only in
library branches.
Ancestry Library Edition provides a wide range of
resources for genealogical and historical research. It includes records
from the U.S. Census; military records; court, land and probate records;
vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization;
passenger lists and more.
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Auto Repair Reference Center contains the complete
automotive repair manuals that were originally published in the Chilton
Total Car Care Series as well as technical service bulletins, wiring
diagrams and labor time estimates. The procedures are written
specifically for the do-it-yourselfer, but are comprehensive enough for
professional technicians. Every major manufacturer for domestic and
imported vehicles is represented, including auto repair manuals for most
vintage makes from 1954.
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Biography in Context provides in-depth coverage of
current and historic people. It provides articles and portraits.
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Books and Authors contains descriptions of thousands of
highly recommended adult, teen and children's fiction titles from
multiple genres. This is very useful if you would like to know the
sequence of a series of titles by one author or if you are looking for
other authors who write in a similar genre or style.
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Business and Company Resource Center includes company
profiles, histories, chronologies, rankings, brand information,
investment reports, ratios and articles on over 300,000 companies.
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Business Index ASAP has full-text academic and business
journals that can be used for research on management issues, economic
indicators and business theory/practices as well as information on
companies and industries worldwide.
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Career Transitions helps job-seekers assess their
strengths and interests, explore new opportunities, and improve success
in getting a job.
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Child Development features articles and research on
children from early childhood through teenage with material on childhood
education, health and parenting topics.
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Computer Database covers computer-related product
introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software,
electronics, engineering, communications and the application of
technology.
Available only in
library branches.
Consumers' CHECKBOOK provides articles published
in Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK as well as CHECKBOOK'S Guide to Top
Doctors, Guide to Hospitals, and Guide to Health Plans (non- federal),
and Car Deals publications.
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CQ Researcher offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of
current issues. Topics range from social and teen issues to the
environment, health, education and science and technology. CQ Researcher
explores a single "hot" issue each week.
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Current Biography Illustrated provides profiles and
images of people making news today as well as famous people back to World
War II including celebrities, politicians, sports figures, writers,
actors, scientists, and others.
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eBook Collection is a viewable collection of textbooks, test prep
books and technical materials.
- Some titles are not listed in the library catalog. To access our entire collection, logon directly to EBSCOhost.
- You do not need to create an EBSCO eBook account to view a book, but you will need to create an account to download or place a hold on a title.
- To create an EBSCO eBook account log on with your FCPL library card and then in the upper right hand corner select Sign In.
- If you access EBSCOHost from home, you’ll need to have a Fairfax County library card.
- If you place a hold on a book, you’ll be notified by e-mail an hour after the previous user logs out.
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eLibrary contains interview transcripts, speeches, and other
primary source materials. It features a "go to the best part"
button to help you browse quickly through your search results.
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Encyclopedia Americana Online includes the full text of
the print Encyclopedia Americana and more.
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Europa World Yearbook contains political and economic
information about more than 250 countries and territories through
background information, statistics, and government and media contacts.
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Expanded Academic ASAP covers every academic discipline
through scholarly journals, news and general interest magazines, and
The New York Times.
Available only in the Grants Research and Training
Center.
Foundation Directory Online Professional
allows grant seekers to quickly research prospective funders by
providing access to detailed information on grant makers, grants and
grant recipients as well as access to grant makers web sites and
searchable 990's.
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Gale Directory Library provides listings for many
industries. It includes these directory sources: Brands and Their
Companies, Encyclopedia of Associations, Gale Directory
of Publications and Broadcast Media, and National Directory of
Nonprofit Organizations.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of eBook
encyclopedias and almanacs.
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General OneFile supplies articles on a wide range of
topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education,
environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature
and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and more.
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General Reference Center Gold provides indexing,
abstracts, and full-text for thousands of magazines and newspapers
including The Washington Post and The Christian Science
Monitor.
Available only in the Grants Research and Training
Center.
Grants to Individuals Online is an online database of
more than 6,200 foundation and public charity programs that fund
students, artists, researchers and other individual grantseekers.
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia contains articles,
bibliographies and more.
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Health and Wellness Resource Center offers medical
journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, pamphlets, and medical
encyclopedias and dictionaries on a broad range of health topics. It
includes a drug/herb finder and information on alternative medicine.
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HeritageQuest Online allows researchers to find their
ancestors, trace their paths across America and learn what life was like
in the areas where they settled.
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Historical Newspaper Index uniquely provides over one
million records from nine local newspapers covering research on the
history of local buildings, lists of Civil War veterans, past Board of
Supervisors meetings and election statistics, and much more. Information & Tips
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The Historical New York Times includes The New York
Times from 1851 through 2007.
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The Historical Washington Post includes The
Washington Post from 1877 through 1994.
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Junior Edition offers magazines, newspapers and
reference books on current events, the arts, science, popular culture,
health, people, government, history, sports and more. Merriam-Webster's
Biographical Dictionary is one of the reference books included.
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Kid's InfoBits is for the research needs of students in
Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a graphic interface, a subject
search, and full-text, age-appropriate magazines and newspapers on
current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history,
sports and more.
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Lands and People Online provides information on
cultures, geography, languages, and news and history of every independent
country and continent in the world with maps, flags, photos, and Web
links.
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LearningExpress Library provides practice tests,
tutorials and eBooks to prepare for academic and licensing tests.
Coverage spans elementary school skills through adult job skills and
citizenship test preparation.
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LegalTrac indexes hundreds of major law reviews, legal
newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
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Literature Resources lets you search several literature
databases at the same time on a Website designed specifically for
literature research. Find the full texts of literary works, journal
articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information and
overviews.
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LitFinder contains full-text poems, short stories,
speeches and plays including some material in Spanish.
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Mango Languages teaches conversation and cultural
awareness in over a dozen languages including: Spanish, Korean,
Vietnamese, Farsi and Chinese. Not available in library
branches.
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MasterFILE Premier covers diverse topics including
general information, business issues, health and multicultural materials.
It includes an image collection with photos of people, natural science
photos, photos of places, historical photos, maps, and flags.
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MedlinePlus is an authoritative information source from
the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health
(NIH), other government, non-profit and other health-related
organizations and is organized by help topic. MedlinePlus also provides
full-text drug information and an illustrated medical encyclopedia.
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Military and Intelligence Database provides hundreds of
military-related and general magazines.
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Morningstar Investment Research Center provides
independent investment research and analysis in the United States and in
major international markets with data and analyst reports on stocks and
funds, tools to build and analyze a portfolio, and tools to learn new
stock and fund-investing strategies and portfolio-building- skills. Data
and analysis of domestic and international markets by market sector,
industry and geographic region are also available.
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National Newspapers covers dozens of newspapers
including The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall
Street Journal, Barron's, and The Washington Post.
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New Book of Knowledge has features of the print version
plus Wonder Questions, facts and figures, projects and experiments,
literary selections, and more.
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New Book of Popular Science contains hundreds of
articles in the print version plus science games, puzzles, and brain
teasers. Top-of-the-news science stories are updated weekly.
Available only in the Virginia Room.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society
(NEHGS) provides access to genealogical resources for the United States,
Canada and Europe, but primarily covers New England and New York.
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The Historical New York Times includes The New York
Times from 1851 through 2007.
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Novelist supplies lists of titles by fiction authors
and allows you to find authors who write books similar to those of a
particular fiction author you enjoy. Many titles have links to reviews,
table of contents for anthologies, and/or first chapters. There are also
author biographies and recommended reading lists. It is searchable by
author, title, series name, award winners, or a general plot description.
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Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre was conceived and developed
with the Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas as its focus. Based on
the print encyclopedia, Cumbre, it contains thousands of articles,
thousands of photographs, and more.
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OverDrive provides eBooks, eAudiobooks and eVideos.
Your Fairfax County Public Library card and
password
are all you need to access OverDrive. Complete instructions and help
getting started are available at OverDrive's
Online Digital Media Guided Tour and
OverDrive's Quick Start Guide.
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography features more
than 57,000 entries about the people who have shaped British history.
Produced by Oxford University Press, this dictionary includes portraits,
illustrations, and links to related online resources.
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Oxford English Dictionary Online provides the meaning
and history of the English language. It also contains millions of
quotations.
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Professional Collection is a custom selection of
hundreds of full-text journals.
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The ProQuest Digital Microfilm™ is a browser based
system that provides a simple and convenient way to access microfilm
editions of The New York Times & Washington Post.
These titles can viewed in their original full-image and will cover
relatively recent editions of these titles.
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Reference USA from Infogroup offers verified details on
14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents. We bring that
information directly to library patrons, making it faster and easier to
find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find
news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses
and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.
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Religion and Philosophy Collection features a selection
of hundreds of magazines and journals covering religion and the related
areas of philosophy, archaeology and anthropology.
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Science in Context covers the latest scientific
developments from hundreds of magazines. The database covers
curriculum-related science topics and offers content directly related to
state and national education standards.
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The Serials Directory provides bibliographic
information and pricing for thousands of U.S. and international
periodicals.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive, professional source of proprietary analysis on companies, and investments including rankings of stocks and mutual funds. The site also includes a Financial Education section with tools for better understanding personal and family financial matters such as budgets, mortgages, credit, retirement, etc. The industries section is only available in library branches.
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Student Edition focuses on general reference materials
with a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, and
reference books for information on current events, the arts, science,
government, history, and many other topics. It contains audio and video
clips and primary sources.
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Student Resources in Context provides a selection of
original reference material, overviews, critical essays, primary source
documents and full-text magazines and newspapers with audio and video
clips, photographs, maps and graphics.
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TumbleBookLibrary offers electronic books which include
animation, music and narration from a variety of children's publishers.
This online resource provides story books, nonfiction picturebooks,
chapter books, games, and puzzles to help children who are reading by
themselves as well as those who are building their reading skills. There
is also a language learning section with titles in Spanish and French.
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Uniworld provides quick access to high quality contact
information for businesses in over 200 countries and 1,200 industries.
Users may also target companies with career postings.
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Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to
stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as
special situations stocks.
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Virginia Career VIEW (Vital Information for Education
and Work) provides career and education resources to students, parents,
jobseekers and educators. The site offers extensive information on
occupations, online career assessment tests, and college financial aid.
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The Historical Washington Post includes The
Washington Post from 1877 through 1994.
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Women in History provides access to journal articles
covering all types of women’s issues including health issues, feminism,
gender issues and cultural roles.
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