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Reference USA(Show Description) Detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents.
Polk City Directory(Show Description) Username: publicservices@rcplib.org
Password: infousa To sign in enter the following information: Username: publicservices@rcplib.org Password: infousa
The most up-to-date online directory of every U.S. city. Search locally or nationally to find a person, business or nearby neighbors. Create lists of prospects for sales or direct mail. Only one patron may be logged in at a time, if unable to log on please check back at a later time.
Price It (Show Description) An electronic database antique/collectibles pricing tool, containing data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land-based auction houses. The database currently has over 23 million prices realized for art, antiques and collectibles in more than 100 categories and subcategories with over 10 million images.
Auto Repair Reference Center(Show Description) Provides a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information including access to the latest Technical Service Bulletins with our NEW TSBs feature. Print wiring diagrams on 8 1/2" x 11" paper.
Overdrive(Show Description) Downloadable Audiobooks from OverDrive are digital versions of audiobooks that are available through the Internet. Audiobooks can be played on any desktop or portable device supporting Windows Media Player version 9.0 and above.
netLibrary(Show Description) netLibrary has a collection of electronic versions of printed books called ebooks. eBooks can be read from any computer that is connected to the Internet. netLibrary contains thousands of ebooks that are available seven days a week, 24 hours a day, with no overdue fines!
Novelist(Show Description) A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, and Feature Articles. For school media specialists and teachers there are Standards-Based Thematic Units and Picture Book Extenders, as well as specific teaching guides for using fiction in the classroom.
Business Resources(Show Description) Links to information about the business world including investing, business plans, magazines, government, financial calculations, stock/commodity markets and historical stock quotes.
Business Source Premier (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 7,400 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Regional Business News (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Value Line (Show Description) An online resource for information and analysis of approximately 8,000 stocks, 15,000 mutual funds, 80,000 options and other securities.
Learning Express Library(Show Description) An online learning platform of over 300 practice tests for grade school through adulthood. Tests include ACT, SAT, GRE, licensing practice exams, 4th grade math diagnostic tests, and more. A wide assortment of tests that will benefit many citizens of the state. Dr. Rick Melmer, DOE Secretary said, “Learning Express Library features a wide assortment of tests that will benefit the citizens of our state. The program is easy to use and relevant to your learning needs. It would be an excellent resource for many South Dakota citizens.”
Consumer Reports(Show Description) Presents articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers.
Price It(Show Description) An electronic database antique/collectibles pricing tool, containing data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land-based auction houses. The database currently has over 23 million prices realized for art, antiques and collectibles in more than 100 categories and subcategories with over 10 million images.
AncestryLibrary(Show Description) With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, AncestryLibrary is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available. Included in AncestryPlus are the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more.
HeritageQuest(Show Description) Of interest to those researching local history and family histories, it includes U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 thru 1930; 25,000+ family and local history books (every word searchable); the PERiodical Source Index/PERSI™ (a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy & local history periodicals); and Revolutionary War Pension & Bounty Land Warrant Application Files.
Discovering Collection (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
This resource is available to help students with live help in Science, Math, English and Social Studies. Connect with a tutor to help you with your homework!
Point of View(Show Description) This database allows you to search by topic or category. Point of View kick starts your project by helping you choose a topic, create an essay outline, write a thesis statement, write a persuasive essay and cite your sources.
Mango Languages(Show Description) Mango Languages is an online language-learning system that teaches actual conversational language skills for 12 languages.
Thomson Gale Legal Forms(Show Description) Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
Academic Search Premier (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
MasterFILE Premier (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost
Newsbank(Show Description) Includes limited coverage including South Dakota Newspapers and selected magazines. Find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials, announcements, sports, real estate and other sections. Go directly to the Rapid City Journal.
ProQuest Database(Show Description) Discovery:
Search this comprehensive file of periodicals for a broad range of subject areas including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
National Newspaper Abstracts:
Abstracts and indexing for New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal, included with a subscription to Research Library or Discovery.
Research Library:
Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects.
Professional Collection (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) Professional Collection is a custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators that is updated daily and provides 24 hour access from school or home. The Professional Collection offers balanced coverage for any professional educator:
Arts and Humanities, Child and Adolescent Psychology and Development, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Health/Nutrition/Fitness, Learning Disabilities, Literature, School Law, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Sports/Athletic Training
Medline Plus(Show Description) MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
Alt Health Watch (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) This database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine. This database features indexing and abstracts going back as far as 1984, and full text going back as far as 1990.
Health Source - Consumer Edition (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines.
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
Consumer Health Complete(Show Description) The database off reports, news, fact sheets, encyclopedias, reference books, alternative sources as well as drug & herb information, videos & animations.
Foundation Center(Show Description) For nonprofit organizations, access to the Foundation Center’s comprehensive database of more than 80,000 grantmakers and half a million grants, updated weekly. For students, artists, and researchers, access to the Foundation Center's special database of more than 6,100 funders, updated quarterly.
Science Reference Center (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
American Indian History Online(Show Description) American Indian History Online offers access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture and history through event and topic entries, biographies, images, videos, maps and charts, legends and timelines.
EBSCO(Show Description) This comprehensive database includes: EBSCOhost Web; Business Searching Interface; Novelist; Auto Repair Reference Center; Student Research Center; Small Engine Repair; Searchasaurus; Kids Search; Consumer Health Complete; Points of View; EBSCO MegaFILE; ERIC; Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia; GreenFILE; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts; MAS Ultra - School Edition; Professional Development Collection and EIT.
Gale Virtual Reference Library(Show Description) A core collection of virtual reference books available in the library and at home 24/7. Subject areas are: business, education, environment, general reference, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and world, religion, science, social science, and technology.
ProQuest Database(Show Description) Discovery:
Search this comprehensive file of periodicals for a broad range of subject areas including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
National Newspaper Abstracts:
Abstracts and indexing for New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal, included with a subscription to Research Library or Discovery.
Research Library:
Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects.
SIRS Researcher(Show Description) SIRS Researcher ® is a general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications and are indexed primarily according to Library of Congress subject headings.
SIRS Discoverer(Show Description) Full-text articles and graphics from more than 1,600 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents, which were carefully selected for their educational content, interest and level of readability for middle and elementary curriculum topics. It includes activities, biographies, country facts, careers, fiction, holidays, photo essays, pictures, andmaps of the world. Licensed by the SD State Library from ProQuest
Kid’s Edition - grades K-5 (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) This magazine database is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kid’s InfoBits - grades K-5 (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) This database meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
SIRS Discoverer(Show Description) Full-text articles and graphics from more than 1,600 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents, which were carefully selected for their educational content, interest and level of readability for middle and elementary curriculum topics. It includes activities, biographies, country facts, careers, fiction, holidays, photo essays, pictures, andmaps of the world. Licensed by the SD State Library from ProQuest
Academic Search Premier (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for more than 4,700 publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
Biography Resource Center(Show Description) Biography Resource Center contains biographies on more than 340,000 individuals and covers a multitude of subject areas including science, multicultural studies, business, politics, government, history, entertainment, sports, literature and the arts."
Discovering Collection (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
College Source(Show Description) A virtual library representing 33, 859 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools.
Junior Edition - grades 6,7,8 (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) This magazine database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Junior Reference Collection (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) A comprehensive, cross-curricular database featuring current, relevant, organized, and easy-to-read information, covering science, biographies, authors, multicultural topics, and people and places
Live Homework Help (grades 4- college entry level) (Show Description) This resource is available to help students with live help in Science, Math, English and Social Studies. Connect with a tutor to help you with your homework!
Learn A Test(Show Description) LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
MasterFILE Premier (in the Ebsco database) (Show Description) This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost
Point of View(Show Description) This database allows you to search by topic or category. Point of View kick starts your project by helping you choose a topic, create an essay outline, write a thesis statement, write a persuasive essay and cite your sources.
ProQuest Database(Show Description) Discovery:
Search this comprehensive file of periodicals for a broad range of subject areas including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
National Newspaper Abstracts:
Abstracts and indexing for New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal, included with a subscription to Research Library or Discovery.
Research Library:
Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects.
Research Library Core (in the ProQuest database) (Show Description) Search for basic coverage of a broad range of subject areas including: arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
SIRS Researcher(Show Description) SIRS Researcher ® is a general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications and are indexed primarily according to Library of Congress subject headings.
Student Edition - grades 9-12 (in the InfoTrac database) (Show Description) This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
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