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Online
Databases Resources for Chickasaw Regional (Public) Library Patrons Databases can be used within the library. Remote access requires either a library user's library card number or a password. Free resources require no password. Check with the reference librarian for details, 580-223-3164.
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A to Z Maps Online is a collection of more than 146,000 maps that includes proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. There are outline maps, political maps, physical maps, thematic maps, climate change maps, environment maps, historic maps, hurricane maps, earthquake maps, volcano maps, fire maps, animal and plant species distribution maps, current event maps, geology maps, and topographic maps. Also includes flag images, geography crossword puzzles, geography lesson plans, interactive geography games quizzes and learning tools, and geography, cartography, GIS and other glossaries. New maps are added every month. Remote access from home or office requires a patron library card number. |
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Search state, regional and national full-text articles including printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Explore a specific issue or event or compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as business, health, education, government, history, politics and more including the Altus Times, Daily Ardmoreite, the Oklahoman and USA Today. |
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"Do
It Yourself" Resources
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Home
Improvement Reference Center offers
information for the weekend warrior. Check here
for an online tool for home improvement assistance, including:
maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor
improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. |
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Sirs Discoverer and eLibrary Elementary are designed for the younger reader and researcher. Search full-text, indexed articles and graphics from more than 1,400 magazines, newspapers and U.S. Government documents. Articles date from 1992 to the present. Access to Sirs is provided as part of the Oklahoma Library Technology Network project. Remote access from home or office requires a password. |
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EBSCOhost offers databases of general interest, academic and business magazine titles, health reference information, and much more. Many articles are available in full text. Access to EBSCOhost is provided as part of the Oklahoma Library Technology Network project. Remote access from home or office requires a patron library card number. |
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Do you like action thrillers? Do you love humorous romances? O r, perhaps you prefer books about doctors, lawyers, or vampires. Maybe you only enjoy books set in Ireland. What ever your interest, CRLS offers a reading tool to help you find books you know you will love. Use Fiction Connection to help you find your next great read! Remote access from home or office requires a password. |
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FirstSearch is contains a collection of reference databases that includes WorldCat, ArticleFirst, Clase and Periódica, Electronic Collections Online , ERIC, GPO, Medline, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst, OCLC Union List of Periodicals, and World Almanac. Remote access from home or office requires a password. |
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Global Road
Warrior Country covers 175
countries and addresses 22 categories of interest to travelers, including
business culture, communications, demographics, money and banking, points
of interest, security, society and culture, tips for businesswomen,
transportation, and travel essentials. It also includes maps and
photographs. Remote access
from home or office
requires a patron library card number. |
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From scholarly and general interest titles,
as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE
offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans
affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and
disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE
is an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues
facing our planet. |
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Infoplease is a comprehensive reference source that combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. |
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LitFinder contains more than 125,000 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, and thousands of full-text short stories, essays, speeches, and plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary of poetry terms. Remote access to LitFinder from home or office; requires a patron library card number. |
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Magill's
Medical Guide online provides
access to the 3,200 pages of text found in the five-volume print version
(also available in the Library - Call Number REF 610.3 Mag). The online
indexes offer fast access to the Guide's
glossary, table of contents, anatomy and systems affected, medical
specialties and related fields, and diseases and conditions, plus lists of
health care providers, medical journals, pharmaceuticals, health
organizations, recommended web sites, and contributors. |
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Patron
Books In Print.com™ -- find books,
movies, and audio books in this user-friendly database of over 5 million
titles. Access to Sirs is
provided as part of the Oklahoma
Library Technology Network project.
Remote access from home or office requires a password. |
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Reference USA is a detailed listing of 10.5 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, type of business, geography, business size and more. Remote access from home or office requires a patron library card number. | |||
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WorldCat is a database of millions of records describing books and other library materials from around the world. Accessed through FirstSearch. Access to Sirs is provided as part of the Oklahoma Library Technology Network project. Remote access from home or office requires a password. | |||
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Kids Search is designed specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. Students can look for their subjects of interest by automatically searching across all databases simultaneously. Remote access from home or office requires a patron library card number. | |||
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Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. It's animated interface with a dinosaur theme encourages students to develop basic searching skills. Searchasaurus will help both children and their parents by enabling them to search thousands of articles, an online general encyclopedia and information about animals from around the world. Remote access from home or office requires a patron library card number. | |||
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Student Research Center, designed specifically for secondary school students, provides the research tools for easily obtaining the information they seek from EBSCO databases. Students can easily pre-determine which sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can search by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, and explore the top searches of the day. Remote access from home or office requires a patron library card number. |
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July 08, 2011
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