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Online Databases
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Database access was purchase for you by the Apache Junction Public Library.
* Funding provided by Arizona State Library in cooperation with Maricopa and Pima Counties.
** Funding provided by the Pinal County Library District.
AUTOMOBILES
| Auto Repair Reference Center **Repair information for almost 34,000 vehicles from 1945 models to the present. Includes manufacturers' technical service bulletins and recalls, enhanced wiring diagrams, step-by-step photographs, and drawings from the former publisher of Chilton® Information and Delphi Integrated Service Solutions. |
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| Small Engine Repair Reference Center *Offers shop manuals, standards, and reference books with photos and diagrams to help with tune-ups, brake service, and other routine mainteance, as well as with extensive repairs involving engine and transmission disassembly. Search by brand or model/engine type for resources on the engines of ATVs, boats, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, and motorcycles. |
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BOOKS & LITERATURE
| Book Collection: Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition *Abstracts and searchable popular non-fiction books on animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more. |
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| Book Collection: Nonfiction: Middle School Edition *Abstracts and searchable popular non-fiction books for middle schoolers on careers, health, life skills, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, history, science, civics and more. |
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| Book Collection: Nonfiction: High School Edition *Abstracts and searchable popular non-fiction for secondary school students on topics including careers, physical and mental disorders, technology, biographies, history, music, art, science, sports, and more. |
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| Greater Phoenix Digital LibraryDigital Library Reserve® is a web-based, digital media service that allows library patrons to download popular digital audio books, eBooks, music, and video from the library's web site. |
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| Learning Express eBooksLearning Express provides an interactive online learning platform of more than 300 practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Many different kinds of tests are included, such as: ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, and Real Estate Sales Agent & Broker Exams, among others. This resource also includes many e-books that serve as guides to taking these test. |
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| Literary Reference Center *An assortment of traditional literary reference works, poems, classic texts, literary journal articles, and critical information about authors and their works. Access biographies, bibliographies, plot summaries, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. |
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| NetLibrary eBooksNetLibrary eBooks are electronic versions of printed books that can be viewed on a computer connected to the Internet. Browse eBooks for quick research. |
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| NoveList Plus *Locate books to read, browse theme-oriented book lists at every reading level and learn more about books and authors. |
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| TumbleBooksTumblebooks are a great selection of electronic, animated, talking picture books that teach children to read. |
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| TumbleTalkingBooksTumbleTalkingBooksis an online audio book library collection. |
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| TumbleReadablesTumbleReadables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. |
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| WorldCatCatalog of books, videos, DVDs, Web resources & other materials owned by libraries worldwide. |
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BUSINESS & FINANCE
| Business Source Complete *Company profiles, financial data, books, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, SWOT analyses, and peer-reviewed business related periodical resources |
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| MorningStarMorningStar allows you to identify the research stocks and mutual funds and provides data on more than 20,000 securities. |
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| Regional Business News *Full text articles from over 50 business and legal news journals from across the country. Local titles include Inside Tucson Business (1995 - ) and the Arizona Capitol Times (June 2006 - ). |
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| Thomas Register RegionalThomasNet.com offers a premier online directory for industrial product and service searches. ThomasNet, is the most comprehensive resource for finding information on suppliers of industrial products and services in North America. It has an industrial search engine that provides one source for finding the exact product, service or supplier needed and allows access to line-item product details, product catalogs, CAD drawings, and more. |
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| Value Line Investment Survey (Company Lookup)Description not yet available. |
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EDUCATION
| Education Research Complete *Full text peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and monographs on education administration, policy and funding, as well as on topics ranging from early childhood education to higher education, multilingual education, health education, and testing. |
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| ERIC *Includes citations and abstracts of education articles and reports, with links to over 300,000 full-text education-related publications. |
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| Kids Search - Elementary & Middle School *EBSCO has created a search interface designed specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. The Kids Search interface combines a state-of-the-art search engine (powered by EBSCOhost®) with a child-friendly, graphically-rich design that is both powerful and fun to use. |
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| Learn A Test **Learnatest.com's online practice tests and test preparation study materials provide real test taking experience for academic, civil service, firefighter, EMS, GED, law enforcement, military, and real estate exams. |
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| Learning Express eBooksLearning Express provides an interactive online learning platform of more than 300 practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Many different kinds of tests are included, such as: ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, and Real Estate Sales Agent & Broker Exams, among others. This resource also includes many e-books that serve as guides to taking these test. |
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| Professional Development Collection *Offers education, administration and library related full text articles from over 500 journals. Includes peer-reviewed titles. |
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| Live Homework HelpFree tutoring every day from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Homework Help, SAT Prep, Skills Review, Essay Writing and More! Grades K-12, College Intro. |
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GENEALOGY
| America's Obituaries & Death Notices **A large newspaper collection of obituaries and death notices. Search by name, date range, or text such as residence, occupation, hobbies, family members, or other personal information. |
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| Ancestry Library **This genealogy database provides access to U.S. and United Kingdom census data, ship’s logs and passenger indexes, vital records and social security death index records, WWI draft registration cards, maps, genealogy reference books, and more. In library use only |
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| HeritageQuest Online **Heritage Quest Online provides a growing collection of research materials for tracing family history. |
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HEALTH & MEDICINE
| Alt Health Watch *Full text peer-reviewed journal articles, reports, pamphlets, booklets, and book excerpts covering holistic, naturopathic and alternative approaches to wellness and health care. |
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| Consumer Health Complete *Includes health, wellness, and medical journals (selected full text), plus a wide variety of personal health information pamphlets and other sources covering specific conditions, aging, addictions, nutrition, and complementary and holistic medicine. |
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| Health Source - Consumer Edition *Includes health and medical journals and pamphlets, Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, 5,100 Clinical Reference Systems reports, and 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets, as well as articles from over 130 health reference books. |
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| MEDLINEAll areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.Thousands of records with substantial abstracts. |
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| Multiingual Health Database *Read consumer health articles and fact sheets about common medical conditions and procedures written by medical experts in different languages such as Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog (Filipino) and Vietnamese. Use the map of the body to locate articles about conditions affecting a particular part. |
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HISTORY
| Bibliography of Native North Americans *Indexes books, essays, journal articles, and United States and Canadian government documents covering archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, literacy and other aspects of Native North American culture, history, and life. |
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| History Reference CenterCovers all aspects of history with a focus on America's past. Historical videos, documents, full text journal articles, and photographs bring our human heritage to life. |
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HOMEWORK HELP
| Book Collection: Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition *Abstracts and searchable popular non-fiction books on animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more. |
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| Book Collection: Nonfiction: Middle School Edition *Abstracts and searchable popular non-fiction books for middle schoolers on careers, health, life skills, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, history, science, civics and more. |
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| Book Collection: Nonfiction: High School Edition *Abstracts and searchable popular non-fiction for secondary school students on topics including careers, physical and mental disorders, technology, biographies, history, music, art, science, sports, and more. |
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| EBSCO Animals *Learn about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals through this database. Includes pictures for selected animals with the animal's location and Latin name. |
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| Learning Express eBooksLearning Express provides an interactive online learning platform of more than 300 practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. Many different kinds of tests are included, such as: ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Police Officer, Paramedic, EMT Basic, U.S. Citizenship, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, and Real Estate Sales Agent & Broker Exams, among others. This resource also includes many e-books that serve as guides to taking these test. |
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| Learn A TestLearnatest.com's online practice tests and test preparation study materials provide real test taking experience for academic, civil service, firefighter, EMS, GED, law enforcement, military, and real estate exams. |
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| Live Homework HelpFree tutoring every day from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for: Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Homework Help, SAT Prep, Skills Review, Essay Writing and More! Grades K-12, College Intro. |
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| Middle Search PlusSearch images, encyclopedias, biographies, and historical documents at once. Also includes full text of over 140 popular middle school magazines and books helpful for finishing homework assignments and school projects. |
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| MAS Ultra - School EditionIncludes full text for popular magazine titles (some dating back to 1975), reference works, biographies, and government publications. Smithsonian, Astronomy, The Economist, and Popular Science are some of the magazines available. |
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| Points of View Reference CenterDesigned to aid students in the study of today's hottest social issues, with sources from political magazines, news transcripts and reference books. Also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. |
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| Primary SearchOffers over 70 full text magazines and encyclopedia entries appropriate for elementary school students including Ranger Rick, Jack&Jill, Cricket and Calliope. |
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| Searchasaurus - Elementary SchoolThree popular elementary and middle school databases (Primary Search®, Middle Search® Plus and Book Collection: Nonfiction™) can be accessed via Searchasaurus®. Searchasaurus is EBSCO Publishing's user search experience for users in elementary or middle schools. Complete with erupting volcanoes, dinosaur guide and compass, Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. |
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| Student Research Center - High School & Middle School * |
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| TOPICsearch *Learn about social, political and economic issues through journal articles, biographies, public opinion polls, government documents, book reviews and other resources organized by popular current events. |
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LAW & GOVERNMENT
| GPO Monthly CatalogAll types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments such as Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc. |
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| HeinOnline Law Journal LibraryHeinOnline, named to the 2007 EContent 100 "list of companies that matter most in the digital industry," is the world's largest image-based legal research database. With almost 50 million pages of legal information at the touch of a button, HeinOnline is a virtual treasure trove of resources for legal researchers and professionals worldwide. |
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| LawchekCovers eleven areas of law. It provides legal forms and help guides that have state specific information. |
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| Thomson Gale Legal FormsThe Thomson Gale Legal Forms database contains thousands of legal forms. Forms available on Thomson Gale Legal Forms include forms drafted by attorneys for a particular legal matter, and forms from public records and participating companies and attorneys. "Official" forms for many states, Federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues are also included. |
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NEWS & MAGAZINES
| Academic Search Complete *Academic Search™ Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals. Additionally it also indexes and abstracts more monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. Coverage includes anthropology, astronomy, science, engineering, engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, geography, geology, law, science, mathematics, music, , psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. |
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| America's Newspapers **The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded. |
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Arizona Newspapers **Includes:
Arizona Business Gazette (Phoenix, AZ) (1/7/1999-Current)
Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ) (1991-Current)
Arizona Republic, The (Phoenix, AZ) (1/1/1999-Current)
Tucson Citizen (AZ) (1/1/1999-Current) |
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| Arizona Republic **Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded. Coverage includes 1999 to the present. |
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| Arizona Star **The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson's morning newspaper, is one of Southern Arizona's best sources of news and information. NewsBank's electronic version is updated daily and is derived from the print edition of the newspaper exclusive of advertisements and paid notices. Coverage includes 1991 to the present. |
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| Christian Science Monitor **The Christian Science Monitor and World Monitor magazine are regarded as two of the world's leading general interest news sources. Known for their nonpartisan views and analytical reporting style, the publications provide in-depth coverage of key issues and events across the nation, and around the world. |
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| MasterFILE Premier *General reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. This database also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. |
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| Newspaper Source Plus *Full-text articles from 23 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Post, The Times (London), The Toronto Star, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ), Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), The Sun (Yuma, AZ) and The Tribune (Mesa, AZ). |
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| Tucson Citizen **The Tucson Citizen news and information is derived from the print edition of the newspaper, exclusive of advertisements and paid notices. Coverage includes 1999 to the present. |
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| USA Today **USA TODAY has daily newspaper circulation exceeding 2 million. Full text coverage is provided from 7-1-1987 to current. |
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