Reference Books Online:  Gale Virtual Reference Library collection of reference books contains encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

ReferenceUSA:  Reference USA contains information on 14 million U.S. businesses. Information available includes company name, industry, geographic location, business size, executives, number of employees, and sales volume.  

Regional Business News:  Provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications).

Research Project Calculator: a simple and comprehensive five-step model for navigating the research process when you need to get a paper done.

Salem Press Health:  Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues.  The database also includes the Salem Heath: Cancer resources. 

Salem Press History:  Contains Milestone Documents in American History, The Nineties in America, The Eighties in America, The Seventies in America, The Sixties in America, and The Fifties in America.

Science Reference Center:  An easy to use search with a multitude of full text science-oriented content designed to meet every student's science research needs.

Searchasaurus:  A search for elementary and middle school kids that contains a collection of magazines, reference books (including a dictionary and an encyclopedia), biographies, photos at an age-appropriate reading level.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center: Small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, personal watercraft/jet ski, snow blowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines.  Over 400 books with photos and illustrations, searchable by type of product, specific brand, specific model/engine type, and specific area of that model/engine type.

Student Research Center:  A search interface designed specifically for secondary school students that includes magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film and video plus the Science Reference Center.

Student Resources in Context: Designed for use by high school students for both homework and in-depth research assignments. Contains reference works, biographies, essays, overviews, primary works, images, and periodical articles.

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