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Ancestry library edition – Worldwide historical records, family tree services and genealogy (in-library use only).
Career Cruising – Designed to help students, recent graduates, or anyone looking for career pathways assess their skills, develop a career plan and explore career and college options.
Consumer Reports – Compare product price, performance, and reliability with expert reviews. A great tool for finding the best product before making purchases, starting home renovation projects, or buying a car.
eBook Central – Authoritative ebooks in a wide range of subject areas, along with powerful tools to help you find, use, and manage the information you need.
Grolier Online Kids – An encyclopedia oriented toward K-12 students.
Heritage Quest Online – A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.
Novelist – Assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
OCLC FirstSearch – Searches the catalogs of over 10,000 libraries worldwide.
Reference USA – Find businesses by company name, type of business, geography, business size and more.