Electronic Resources from the Crowell Public Library

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Magazine Index
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This resource center integrates a vast array of key business and general interest titles to fully answer your patrons' reference questions -- all in a single database. From national news magazines and encyclopedias to core business journals, General Reference Center Gold™ has the full-text and image resources students and researchers need.
Literature Resource Center
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The Gale Literature Resource Center offers articles from a variety of its print resources including Contemporary Authors. Use this site to find writer biographies, bibliographies, and analytical essays about writers' works.
Books & Authors
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Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. The definitive online source for what to read next.
Los Angeles Times
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Search the entire text of articles in the Los Angeles Times going back to 1985.
Pasadena Star News
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Search full-text articles of the Pasadena Star News from 9/15/01 to present.
New York Times
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Search full-text articles of the New York Times from 1/1/95 to present.
America's Newspapers
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Search newspapers from across the country in one search, or look for articles just in the Los Angeles area. America's Newspapers features the full-text content of over 800 U.S. newspapers, with more than 500 titles available exclusively from NewsBank, each the complete electronic edition of record. Scour national level magazines, too.
Facts on File
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Here are a variety of resources for the elementary and junior high school student. Find detailed science projects here, classified by grade level and branch of science. Also, get outline maps and diagrams of the insides of animals. Great for school projects!
Biography Resource Center
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This comprehensive online biographical reference database is designed to meet the needs of public, school and academic libraries in the areas of literature, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, arts and newsmakers.
Oxford English Dictionary
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The online version of the 20 volume unabridged dictionary that is famous for detailing the origins of words and especially showing the first time they appear in print.
CQ Researcher
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Hey kids with those reports to do about current social issues! Browse CQ Researcher to get clearly written views of both sides of such modern quandaries as the role of religion in politics and privatizing the military. Browse the "In the News" section to find a hot topic for your paper.
Opposing Viewpoints
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Search here to explore various arguments about today's hottest social issues from abortion to youth culture.

 
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Last updated: November 6, 2009