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Ancestry Library Edition
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!

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Auto Repair Reference Center
Topics include Repair Procedures, Service Bulletins and Recalls, Wiring Diagrams, and Labor. ARRC also includes a comprehensive Care & Repair Tips website.

Free resource
Aviation Week
Full text of the magazine after login: Username: verne@co.seminole.fl.us, Password: Seminole.

Free resource
Bartleby.com
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.

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ERIC
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.

Free resource
FamilySearch
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.

Free resource
FindArticles
LookSmart's FindArticles is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free.

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FirstSearch
Databases: ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, Proceedings, RILM Music Abstracts, UnionLists, WorldAlmanac, and WorldCat.

Free resource
Gale Free Resources
Gale Free Resources including: Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage, Poet's Corner, Women's History, and Literary Index.

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Gale InfoTrac
Includes General Reference Center Gold and OneFile - Full-text news and periodical articles.

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HeritageQuest Online
A resource for census data, family records, and local histories.

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Issues & Controversies
Facts.com online source of up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

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LearningExpress Library
Take online practice exams in many areas including EMS, ESL, GED, and US citizenship.

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LitFinder
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]

Free resource
Medline Plus
Health information from the National Library of Medicine. Search health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, and other resources. En Español.

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Morningstar
Morningstar® Mutual Funds™ Online provides fast and easy access to Morningstar Mutual Funds in a PDF format.

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NewsBank
Full-text articles from national and international newspapers, includes: America’s Obituaries & Death Notices, America’s Newspapers, and Access World News.  Orlando Sentinel archives.

Free resource
PubMed
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.

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ReferenceUSA
Detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents. Also includes Canada.

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Salem History
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.

Free resource
ThomasNet
Online version of directory listing 650,000 US and Canadian manufacturers and their products.

World Book
World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Online Info Finder, World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. You must enter your 14 digit library barcode number with no spaces.