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Academic Search Premier
Scholarly articles on subjects including the sciences, sociology, law, the arts, and more.
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Alt HealthWatch
Holistic and alternative approaches to health care and wellness.
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Auto Repair Reference Center
Maintenance, repair, recall information for vehicles 1954-present.
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Britannica Online: Elementary School
Easy-to-read encyclopedia articles cover subjects for school and fun, from nations of the world to animals and sports.
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Britannica Online: High School
Encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, illustrations, maps, and biographies.
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Britannica Online: Learning Zone
Early-childhood learning, covering letters, words, numbers, time, sound, geography and more.
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Britannica Online: Middle School
Search Compton's and other resources for geography, science, arts, and additional topics.
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Business Source Premier
Company and industry profiles, country and market research reports.
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Consumer Health Complete
Mainstream and holistic medicine perspectives on aging, diseases, drugs and herbs, nutrition, and men's, women's, and children's health.
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Consumer Reports (Ebsco)
Ratings and recommendations of brand-name consumer products and services.
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Consumer Reports Buying Guide (Ebsco)
Product test results for major purchases such as automobiles and appliances to everyday items such as food and cleaning products.
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EBSCOHost Research Databases
Search across multiple EBSCOHost Research Databases at once!
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EBSCO eBook Collection (was NetLibrary)
Handy for homework, after-hours reference work.
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ECB VideoLink
Streaming and downloadable video programs for K-12 students and teachers.
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Education Research Complete
Topics cover all levels of education, early childhood to higher education, and all specialties (multilingual, health, testing, and more).
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Educational Administration Abstracts
Covers leadership, management, research, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
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ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Research and information essential to improving teaching, learning, and educational decision-making.
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European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
Comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
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FDA Consumer (Ebsco)
Search back issues of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's magazine from 1984-2007.
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
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GreenFILE
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment: global warming, pollution, green building, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
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Health Source: Consumer Edition
Rich collection of information on medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
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HeritageQuest Online
Census records 1790-1930, family and local histories, Freedman's Bank and more.
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History Reference Center
U.S. and World History from 'prehistory' to current times.
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Humanities International Complete
Covers all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.
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Kids Search
Designed especially for youth in grades K-5, search by keyword and limit by topic to find the most useful results.
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LearningExpress Library
Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve results.
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Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Vital education on medications and natrual products for patients in an easy to understand question-and-answer format.
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Literary Reference Center
Detailed information on the most studied authors and their works.
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LitFinder
Tons of poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays.
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MAS Ultra - School Edition
Full text reference books, popular magazines, biographies, and images for high school level searchers.
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MasterFILE Premier
Covers virtually every subject area of general interest: reference, business, health, education, science, multicultural issues and more.
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MEDLINE
Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
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Middle Search Plus
Full text of 140+ popular middle school magazines. Also biographies, historical essays, primary source documents, photos, maps and flags.
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Military & Government Collection
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
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Newspaper Source Plus
Includes 1,000+ full-text newspapers, as well as 913,000 television and radio news transcripts.
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NewspaperARCHIVE
Millions of searchable newspaper pages dating back as far as the 1700s presented in original format/context.
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Novelist
Assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles (If you like... you'll like...).
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NoveList K-8
Fiction database designed with a bright, appealing layout for elementary and middle schools.
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Overdrive
Downloadable audiobooks, electronic books, music and video for your PC, Mac or compatible portable device
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Funded by the Winnefox Library System and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium.

Primary Search
Full text of popular magazines for elementary school research.
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Professional Development Collection
Specialized collection for professional educators containing educational reports and education journals.
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Regional Business News
Business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
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Science Reference Center
Topics include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, physics, technology and wildlife.
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Search Our Catalog | Your Account
Catalog of materials owned by Winnefox Library System libraries including: Berlin, Brandon, Campbellsport, Coloma, Endeavor, Green Lake, Hancock, Kingston, Markesan, Menasha, Montello, Neenah, Neshkoro, North Fond du Lac, Oakfield, Omro, Oshkosh, Oxford, Packwaukee, Pine River, Plainfield, Poy Sippi, Princeton, Redgranite, Ripon, Wautoma, Westfield, Wild Rose, and Winneconne.

Searchasaurus
Animated dinosaur-themed interface containing an encyclopedia of animals, a general encyclopedia, a dictionary and lots of pictures!
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Songbook Database
Check out songs related to composers and writers with Wisconsin roots.
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Soundzabound
Royalty free music and sound effects designed specifically for K-12 school use.
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Student Research Center
Keyword or topic searches to assist youth in grades 6-12 to find the most useful search results.
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TeachingBooks
Author and illustrator resources, book guides with activities for library and classroom, and audio excerpts of book readings.
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Wisconsin Newspapers Digital Research Site
Cover-to-cover access to 235 of Wisconsin Newspaper Association's daily and weekly member-newspapers from April 2005 to present (with a two month embargo period).

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WorldCat.org
Catalog of materials owned by more than 9,000 worldwide member libraries.

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Health information for the whole family.

FDA.gov; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Information on staying safe and healthy. Reports on food, drugs, cosmetics and more.

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FinanceWise
Up-to-the-minute finance and business news.

Find a Grave
Locate the final resting place of family, friends, and famous individuals.

Guide for Penny Pinchers
Blog covering business, credit and loans, finance and investing.

Healthfinder.gov
Wide range of health topics covered including nutrition, fitness, screening tests and more.

HomeworkSpot
A homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites in one spot.

Hospital Compare
Find out how well the hospitals in your area care for their patients with certain medical conditions or surgical needs.

How Stuff Works
Credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.

Hybrid Cars
Compare environmental impact, mileage and more on hybrid vehicles.

Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number
Everything you need to know to protect your Social Security number from identity crime.

IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
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Vaccine information in many languages.

Infoplease's Biography Almanac
Over 30,000 profiles, searchable by name, occupation, ethnicity, etc..

Internet Public Library's POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Background information, election results, cabinet members, and notable events for each of the presidents.

Investopedia
Learn about investing from this site which offers a dictionary, tutorials, articles and a free "fantasy investing pool"!

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New and used car values, reviews, loan calculators and insurance information.

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Health, behavior, and development information from before birth through the teen years.

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Extensive collection of county-specific links to assist with your genealogy / family history search.

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National History Day
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
One of the world's foremost medical research centers.

National Inventors Hall of Fame
Biographical sketches of the great inventors of America and information about the museum in Ohio.

National Library of Medicine
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Official Federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history.

NationMaster
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Naturalization Records Index
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NOVA
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Federal government information on food and human nutrition for consumers.

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Comprehensive source of U.S. Political biographies.

Portals to the World
In-depth information about other areas of the world, arranged by country and categorized.

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s9's Biographical Dictionary
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Assistance to small businesses through education, advocacy and financing.

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Explore exhibitions, search collections and plan a visit to the museum.

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Stephen P. Morse's "One Step" search allows a variety of search options via multiple engines (Ancestry, FamilySearch, RootsWeb and more).

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Generate financial charts for stocks. Some are free, but others may require a subscription fee.

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Free online practice tests for ACT, GED, GMAT, LSAT, SAT and more!

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Time 100: The Century's Most Influential People
TIME magazine's top 100 most influential people of the previous year.

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Unique historical and cultural collections of digitized letters, diaries, reminiscences, speeches, photographs, oral history tapes, manuscripts and maps.

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A White House Historical Association site with pictures and biographies of the U.S. First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.

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Wikipedia's list of prominent people from the state of Wisconsin.

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Helping Wisconsin residents make better health care choices.

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Wisconsin government resource for starting and operating a business in Wisconsin.

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Find thousands of historical newspaper articles on Wisconsin people and communities.

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