Research
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Auto & Small Engine Repair
Auto Repair Source
Provides coverage of more than 37,000 domestic and imported vehicles from 1945 to the present. Contains millions of drawings and step-by-step photographs. New repair procedures, TSBs, and updates are added on a regular basis.
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center
This reference database provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. All of the content is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly find the information they need
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Books & Reading
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Literary Reference Center
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
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NoveList Plus
NoveList provides summaries and reviews for fiction and many nonfiction titles for adults, teens, and children, as well as reading recommendations and series lists. Try NoveList if you are wondering what to read next. Also includes “read-alike” lists, book discussion guides, and teaching materials for educators.
NoveList K-8
Provides summaries and reviews for fiction and nonfiction books for children through eighth grade, as well as book lists for children, award-winning titles, and books by grade-level or Lexile score.
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WorldCat Discovery
OCLC WorldCat Discovery is a free catalog that shows the holdings of more than 72,000 libraries worldwide. See the Crete Public Library Information Desk staff for information on how to request WorldCat Discovery items.
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Business Resources
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Business Source Premier
Articles, market research, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.
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Public filings of bankruptcies, new businesses, and foreclosures in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Includes Check Illinois to find contact information. divorce, bankruptcy, felony records, and more.
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Incorporates 50 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Consumer Resources
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Consumer Reports
1,000+ ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.
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Genealogy
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Ancestry.com
Search for your ancestors, check U.S. Census Records, view Birth/Marriage/Death records, and more. Ancestry Library is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services, and genealogy learning materials. This resource is only available within the library building.
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FamilySearch
FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. FamilySearch gathers, preserves, and shares genealogical records worldwide. It offers free access to its resources and services online.
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HeritageQuest Online
Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage, and death records, etc. All documents include original page images.
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Health & Medicine
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Consumer Health Complete
For the health-conscious consumer. Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.
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Medline Plus
Abstracts of articles in medicine, dentistry, and nursing.
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Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
Contains full text for hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects, including history, business, medicine, science, and humanities.
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History
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History Reference Center
For high school and college students as well as the general public. Features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias, and non-fiction books.
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Newspapers & Journals
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Academic Search Premier
For the serious researcher. Provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
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MasterFILE Premier
Full-text magazines, journals, and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers, covering virtually every subject area of general interest.
Science
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Science Reference Center
For the student doing scientific research. Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals. Also provides teachers with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
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Students​
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is the optimal beginner’s Spanish language reference tool. The site offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and engaging features in Spanish.
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Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
This full text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements, and techniques.
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Points of View Reference Center
Provides essays for students on more than 300 topics, presenting multiple sides of a current issue, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and critical thinking guide. Also offers guides to debates, developing arguments, and writing position papers.
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Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables is a database featuring learning resources for teachers, parents, and students. Find thousands of resources including lesson plans, mini-books, and activity sheets ready to print and share. These ready-to-use resources covers a variety of subjects for Pre-K through 8th Grade.
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World Book
Online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia. Find encyclopedia articles, primary source documents, ebooks, and multimedia resources in one search.