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LibriVox
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.
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* OverDrive [Instructions]
(Available to download on personal computers or devices only)
Listen to the latest best sellers on your computer or portable listening device by downloading Overdrive's audiobooks.
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PeopleTalk
Peopletalk is a non-profit group, comprising of British trained actors, writers, producers, musicians, short film and documentary makers who have combined their areas of expertise in order to provide a free internet audio book, anecdotal story and social history documentaries site.
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Books |
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BookLetters
Online newsletter of reading suggestions--sent to your email address! Subscribe to one (or all!) of the following themes: bestsellers, mystery, science fiction & fantasy, kids' books, picture books, young adult books and more. New newsletters are emailed periodically.
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* Gale Virtual Reference Library
Browse, search and download eBook articles from trusted, authoritative reference works on a variety of subjects.
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Business & Investing |
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AnyWho
Search this database to find business or people phone numbers, including access to free International directory sites.
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Glassdoor.com
This site provides career resources, company reviews and salaries for over 80,000 companies.
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Legal Forms: California Courts
Legal forms from the California Judicial Council listed by number, name and topic.
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Legal Forms: San Diego County Courts
Downloadable San Diego Superior Court forms and frequently asked questions.
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* Morningstar
Features data reports that cover more than 30,000 securities. This is a well-regarded source for tracking both mutual funds and stocks.
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Switchboard
Claims phone numbers for 93 million people and 11 million businesses. Searches can be made with just a name or can be narrowed by state or city.
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WhitePages.com
"...more than 180 million people searchable in [these] databases."
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ZabaSearch
Free people and phone number searches.
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Careers |
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The Career Gateway
Access online tools, resources and leads that will help you be more successful in finding and securing employment.
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JobScout
JobScout is an online learning platform that will teach you the basic Internet skills you need to find a job.
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eBooks |
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* Gale Virtual Reference Library
Browse, search and download eBook articles from trusted, authoritative reference works on a variety of subjects.
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* OverDrive
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Read the latest best sellers on your computer or portable device by downloading Overdrive's eBooks.
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* Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Especialmente diseñada para los estudiantes por World Book. |
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* General Reference Center Gold
Encuentre artículos en libros de referencia, revistas y periódicos sobre los acontecimientos más recientes, el mundo de los negocios y la industria, artes y ciencia, deportes, pasatiempos, y más. |
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MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus ha recopilado la información más confiable proveniente de fuentes autorizadas tales como la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina y los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud, así como otras agencias gubernamentales y organizaciones de servicios para la salud. |
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Genealogy |
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Listen to KPBS interview with an SDCL librarian regarding genealogy research »
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* Ancestry-Library Edition [Search Tips]
(in-library use only)
Ancestry Library Edition provides access to more than 4,000 databases with a wealth of genealogical information, including census, military, church, land and immigration records.
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Health & Medicine |
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MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations.
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Homework Help |
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How to Cite These Resources in Research Papers »
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* Biography in Context
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography in Context also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. |
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* Gale Virtual Reference Library
Browse, search and download eBook articles from trusted, authoritative reference works on a variety of subjects.
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* General Reference Center Gold
Find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals on the latest current events, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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* GreenFILE
Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles.
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* Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life
This collection, consisting of 25 individual titles, documents life in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II.
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London Lives
(Currently available on in-branch Internet computers and from home)
Contains a wide range of primary sources about people who lived in 18th-century London. This resource includes over 240,000 manuscript and printed pages from eight London archives and is supplemented by fifteen datasets created by other projects.
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* Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Essential articles written, selected, and interpreted by renowned scholars to provide an accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world.
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* Student Research Center
Easy to use search tool for current events and other topics commonly studied by grades K-12; includes magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video); can also search by topic (e.g. Current Issues, Math, Social Studies, Art and Media)
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* World Book Online
[Search Tips | Mobile Site]
The definitive online multimedia encyclopedia. Includes encyclopedia articles, web links, periodical articles, videos, animations, sounds, interactive maps, and more.
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* World Book Kids
Online multimedia encyclopedia designed for younger students; includes pictures, maps, activities and more.
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Magazines, Newspapers & More |
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* America's Newspapers
Access to 1,200 national newspapers including:
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* General Reference Center Gold
Find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals on the latest current events, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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* Japanese-American Relocation Camp Newspapers: Perspectives on Day-to-Day Life
This collection, consisting of 25 individual titles, documents life in the Japanese-American internment camps of World War II.
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Newseum
Front pages and links to websites of 700 newspapers from around the world.
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