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Books In Print.

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Books in Print.com contains detailed information on publications that are in print and out of print, as well as those that are in pre-publication.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a collection of eBook encyclopedias and almanacs.



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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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Literature Resource Center includes biographical information, literary criticism from scholarly journals, book reviews, plot summaries, timelines, articles covering literary movements and bibliographies on thousands of writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and of all nationalities. It integrates the resources of several literary resources to provide access to a wide range of literary sources of information about authors and their works.

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Litfinder spans poems, short stories, essays, plays and speeches. It also contains study guides, glossaries, pictures, and more.

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NetLibrary makes available access to thousands of eBooks and hundreds of eAudiobooks on a wide variety of subjects. After you log on you will need to create an account with NetLibrary. Titles are listed in our online catalog.

eBooks may be read on your PC or laptop using your Web browser. They may not be downloaded or copied to a CD.

eAudiobooks may be enjoyed on your Windows computer and may be downloaded to selected portable Windows-compatible mp3 players. They may not be copied to CDs. NetLibrary eAudiobooks cannot be used with Ipods. For information regarding permitted uses of downloaded audiobooks, please see the Terms of Use.

netLibrary offers an online introduction which will help you get started.

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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. It is searchable by author, title, series name or a general plot description.

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OverDrive provides access to hundreds of eAudiobooks and eBooks. Titles are listed in our online catalog. eAudiobooks may be enjoyed on your Windows computer and may be downloaded to selected portable Windows-compatible mp3 players. eAudiobooks may not be copied to CDs and may not be used with IPods. You will need to download a copy of the OverDrive Media Console to use this service. You must also have a Fairfax County Public Library card. For information regarding permitted uses of downloaded audiobooks please see the copyright notice.

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What Do I Read Next? contains descriptions of thousands of highly recommended adult, teen and children's fiction titles from multiple genres. This database 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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