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These
resources are free to anyone with a valid Richmond Heights Memorial
Library Card.
You will need your library card number to access these online
resources.
For assistance in using these databases during normal business hours,
call the library at (314) 645-6202.
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EBSCOHOST
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The Ebsco database is a
comprehensive resource that allows you to search for information found
in newspapers, magazines, journals, and reference books. This link will
take you to a listing of the Ebsco databases; choose the database
appropriate to your search, click the "continue" button, and enter
keywords in the search box.
Topics covered include:
- Health
- Current Events
- Business and Economics
- Science
- Medical
- Study for standarized tests
- ERIC, for teachers
- Curricula determined subjects
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| NEWSBANK |
The electronic editions
of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S.
newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database.
- The
Kansas City Star
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- Missouri Titles
- America's News Magazines
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FIRST
SEARCH |
- First Search
includes WorldCat, a database of library
catalog records of 45,000 libraries.
- You can locate
library items such as sound recordings,
video recordings, and books not available locally and request them
through Interlibrary Loan.
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LEARNING
EXPRESS LIBRARY
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- Practice
taking
standardized tests online.
- Online test
preparation materials include the ACT, ASVAB,
Civil Service, Cosmetology, EMS, Firefighter, GED, GMAT, GRE, Law
Enforcement, Paramedic, PPST, Real Estate, SAT, United States
Citizenship and more.
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GALE
DISCOVERING COLLECTION |
- Designed
to supplement the curricula for grades 6-12.
- Very useful for
students writing papers on just about
every topic that is covered in school class work.
- This database
contains information from reference books,
journals, ebooks, 19th century newspapers and other primary documents.
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GALE
BUSINESS
& COMPANY
RESOURCE CENTER |
- Find
business, company and industry information in company profiles,
periodical articles, financial data, and market research.
- Get up-to-date stock and financial information.
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NOVELISTPLUS
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- Find
books, both fiction and nonfiction, you might want to read
- Enter your favorite
author, favorite title, or favorite
type of story or setting, or desired topic and NoveListPlus will giude
you to similar books, or recommended nonfiction.
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REFUSA
NOTE:
If you have Norton Anti-Virus or Norton Personal Firewall, you may have
to disable them to access this database.
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- RefUSA
is a
database of business and residential information.
- Using the Quick
Search form you can search by
businessname, city, state and/or phone
number or by personal last name, first name, city, state, and phone
number for residential information.
- Using the Custom
Search you can create a customized
search form that will search by
Yellow Pages heading, SIC, NAICS,
ticker symbol, sales volume, ZIP code and other criteria.
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CHILTON'S
AUTO
REPAIR MANUALS |
- Automotive Repair
Information for Do-It-Yourself (DIY) People.
- ChiltonLibrary
provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors,
step-by-step repair procedures.
- Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and
Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks.
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| HERITAGEQUEST
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- Search Census records from 1790-1930
- Find information on people and places described in
over 26,000 family and local histories.
- Search selected records from the Revolutionary War
Era Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files
- Search for individuals in Freedman's Bank
(1865-1874), which was founded to help African-Americans.
- Search U.S. Serial Serial
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