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Britannica Academic

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Designed for college and university libraries and provides access to comprehensive information, as well as the combination of Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.
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Britannica Library

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Britannica Library provides access to three sites in one: Children, Young Adults, and Reference Center. Users can choose the age-appropriate level that best suits their needs.
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eBooks on Alabama Virtual Library

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A collection of databases with full-text eBooks. Includes Britannica, Consumer Health Reference, TeachingBooks and more reference titles.

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EBSCOhost Search

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Search of full text databases provided by EBSCO. Databases can be searched individually or can be searched simultaneously in related groups by clicking Choose Databases and selecting or deselecting databases.
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Explora Elementary Schools

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An interface for schools and public libraries that supports both student research and classroom instruction with reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
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Explora High Schools

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An interface for schools and public libraries that supports both student research and classroom instruction with reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
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FirstSearch and WorldCat From OCLC

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Searches libraries all over the world for books, articles, papers, Government Publications, etc.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

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This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
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Gale OneFile | High School Edition

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Provides High School students with access to age-appropriate documents for research.
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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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Web Resources: Encyclopedia & Dictionary

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Non-Library Affiliated Websites and Databases
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