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HeritageHub

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Collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for research from 1704 – today. Includes coverage from all 50 states and original obituary images.
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History Reference Source

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Full-text database that covers topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century.
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HomeworkAlabama.org

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Students in grades K-12, entry level college and adult learners receive specialized one-to-one professional tutoring in the areas of math, science, English, social studies and writing.

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LearningExpress Library

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Resources to help improve math and reading skills, take practice tests for jobs, prepare for the GED, ACT or SAT, download ebooks and more.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text

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Index of scholarship in library and information science. It includes citations, indexing, and abstracts for journal articles, books, research reports, and conference proceedings.
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text

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Database for library and information science studies. It includes full-text, indexing and abstracts for journals covering all related subjects, including librarianship, classification, cataloging and information management.
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MasterFILE Premier

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Full text for general reference magazines and publications covering a wide range of subject areas.

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Merck Manual Online

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Medical information source covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine. Offered as a free public service to health care professionals and the general public. Three versions: Professional, Consumer, and Veterinary

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Military & Government Collection

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Database of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

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Mobile Register on Newsbank

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Explore archived issues of the Mobile Register with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles. Microfilm back files going farther back are at Local History & Genealogy.

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Newspaper Source

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Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.

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NewspaperArchive

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Covering Alabama history from 1830-2017. Local newspapers include: Mobile Daily Commercial Register and Patriot, Mobile Register and Journal, Mobile Tribune, Sunday News Item, The Mobile Item, The Mobile News Item, and The Mobile Times.

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Novelist Plus

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Database of reading recommendations for fiction, nonfiction and audiobooks. NoveList's appeal factors let you choose between dozens of options including character, storyline, pace, tone, writing style, illustration and audio characteristics.

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Novels for Students

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Provides critical overviews of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the work's cultural and historical significance. Vol. 1-41, 1998-1913

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Oxford English Dictionary

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Guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.

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Oxford Reference

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Provides access to Oxford University Press's Encyclopedias and Companions, and a selection of partner publishers’ scholarly works.

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Points of View Reference Source

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Contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue.

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Professional Development Collection

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Specialized database of full-text electronic information for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers.

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