Reference Desk
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Revision as of 16:48, 26 June 2012
Contents |
SJCPL Online Resources
eBooks
Online Articles and Information
- Many of our databases are available from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card. The databases include full-text magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, biographical information and more. These databases are particularly useful as reference sources:
- Careers Internet Database (Username: 440w, Password: future)
- Facts on File World New Digest: includes an encyclopedia and an almanac
- Gale LitFinder: fulltext poems, short stories, speeches, plays and author information
Local Information
State Information
- Indiana Statewide Voter Registration Register to vote or find your polling place
Online Reference Sources
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Almanacs
Biography
Career Summaries
City Explorations
Conversions/Computations
Credit Reports (Free)
Dictionaries & Thesauri
- {http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabularies/tgn/ Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names]
eBooks
- Hundred Zeros: free Kindle ebooks
Encyclopedias
Fiction Reader's Advisory
- For more information for fiction readers, please see the Reader's Advisory information on our Magazines, Newspapers and Fiction Department's page.
General Reference
Internet
Language Learning & Translation
- Please see the Language subject guide for online language learning resources.
Movie Critiques
National, State, County, & Municipal Codes
Public Libraries
Quotations
Statistics
- Uniform Crime Reports Crime statistics from the FBI
Stock Quotes (Historical)
Subject Lists (Internet Directories)
Tax ID information
Vital Records
- Vital Records for each state from the Center for Disease Control
Voter and Government Information
