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Reference Resources

Reference and research help is available during regular library hours (click on a branch name to the right to display library hours and phone numbers).

Library databases and some useful websites are listed below.

Databases by Subject
(Use with your library card from home)

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS:
AcademicOnefile -  Journal and magazine articles.
GeneralOnefile -  Full-text magazine articles on a wide range of topics.
Full Text Newspapers - Full text newspaper database.
Informe - Full text Hispanic magazines.
Monterey County Herald Archive - 2002-present - Full-text articles on local news, issues, events, and people from current and archived issues of the Monterey County Herald. Updated daily.

BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY:
Ancestry Library Edition -
makes family research easy for beginners while still providing in-depth tools for genealogists. In-library use only.
Biography Resource Center - Biographical information on over 335,000 people.
Who's Who - Search all the Marquis Who's Who books at once, including Who's Who in American Art.

BOOKS AND LITERATURE:
Book Index with Reviews - Reviews of books, videos, and music CDs.  
Books and Authors - Recommended titles and plot summaries. 
Downloadable Books and AudioBooks - now, for iPods and other MP3 players.
Literature Resource Center - Biography, literary criticism and reviews.
Litfinder - access to more than 135,000 full-text poems, stories, plays, speeches.
Novelist Plus-- Information on thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles. Reviews, annotations, author read-alikes, discussion guides and more.

BUSINESS:
Business and Company Resource Center - Company and industry information.
Career Transitions - Explore careers and interests, build a resume.
Reference USA - Directory of US businesses, US residential households , and physicians and dentists. 
Small Business Resource Center - resources for starting and operating a business; includes sample business plans.

GENERAL REFERENCE:
Gale Directory Library Includes Gale's
Directories of Associations, Wholesalers and Distributors, Nonprofit Organizations, and Publication and Broadcast Media.
Gale Virtual Reference Library - Online reference sources. 
Includes the following titles:  
International Directory of Films and Filmmakers
Ethical and Socially Responsible Investment: A guide for researchers
Endangered Species
Pollution A to Z
Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for students
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy
World of Forensic Science

PriceIt!- Antiques and collectibles pricing tool

LANGUAGES:
 Mango Languages Mango is a fast, easy, and effective way to learn a foreign language.

MEDICAL:
Health and Wellness Resource Center - Medical reference database for consumers.
Health Reference Center Academic - Full text articles from nursing and allied health journals.

STUDENT RESOURCES:
History Resource Center - Primary historical documents.
Kids InfoBits - For beginning researchers, grades K-5.
NewsBanks Special Reports - focus on topics of current interest.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Overviews, statistics, and articles on current social issues. 
Science Resource Center - in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database.
Student Resource Center Gold Reference database covering core curriculum areas.
World Book Web  - World Book Encyclopedia, with articles, Web sites, and much more.
 

Web Resources by Subject
(Websites selected by our librarians)

Arts & Music
Books & Libraries
Business & Finance
Community Information
Computers
Consumer Information
Education
Entertainment & Sports
Genealogy
Government, Taxes, & Voting
Health & Medicine
Home & Garden
Jobs & Employment
Languages
Legal Information
News
Reference
Science
Seniors
Travel
Vital Records
 

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