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GALILEO

Includes a large number of citation databases, many of which include the full text of articles. A full list of databases is available. GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbraries LEarning Online) is an initiative of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia which provides statewide electronic services and resources for University System libraries, public libraries and school libraries.

Business & Company Resource Center

Comprehensive business tool including periodical articles, corporate information, investment reports, and industry and company rankings.

Business Plans Handbook

Sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries.

DemographicsNow

Geographic access to statistical data, primarily from the Census and other government sources.

Auto Repair Reference Center

Repair procedures, service bulletins and recalls, wiring diagrams, specifications, and maintenance intervals for specific vehicles back to 1954, and general car repair and troubleshooting tips.

Reference USA

Lists 14 million businesses and 210 million residences nationwide. For businesses, in addition to giving the address and phone number, each listing includes estimated sales, number of employees and a credit rating code, if available. Information is gathered from yellow page directories, annual reports, the NASDAQ Fact Book, and other sources.

Associations Unlimited

Directory information on nonprofit membership organizations around the world from the Encyclopedia of Associations.

Student Resource Center

Provides reference documents, articles and dictionary entries covering the physical and applied sciences, literature, biography, history and social studies.

Grolier Online

Includes text and pictures from the Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, America The Beautiful, and American Heritage Dictionary.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Pulls together information on social topics including articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles

TeLL me More

Language learning program for English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Requires:  headphones/speakers, microphone.

Rosetta Stone

Language learning program for English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. Requires:  headphones/speakers, microphone, Flash software.

LearningExpressLibrary

(formerly LearnATest) Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams.

Literature Resource Center

Includes:

Contemporary Authors:  Lists bio-bibliographical information on more than 100,000 current writers in a wide range of media, including those who were active prior to 1960 and whose works continue to influence contemporary literature.

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select:  Presents significant published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959.

Dictionary of Literary Biography:  Outlines the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres and summarize the critical response to their work.

Plus additional articles and excerpts from a variety of sources including Twayne's Author Series and the Encyclopedia of Literature.

Literature Criticism Online

Full text of Gale literary criticism collections including Contemporary Literary Criticism, Ninteenth Century Literary Criticism, and Twentieth Century Literary Criticism

See also: Student Resource Center

African American Experience

Articles on African American history, biography, literature, arts, etc. from reference works and primary sources.

Biography Resource Center

Provides biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, and around the world from reference works including The Complete Marquis Who's Who, and from periodical articles.

Obituaries & Death Notices

Collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices useful for genealogical research and for information on the famous.

See also: Student Resource Center

Health & Wellness Resource Center

Covers health and medicine, medications, and wellness with articles from encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers.

Wellness Information Zone

A specially designed website with links to a variety of medical topics that affect children, teens, adults, and special populations. Also includes information on nutrition, exercise and fitness, disease prevention, federal and state insurance programs, and local health resources.

Georgia Legal Forms

Legal forms for bankruptcy, divorce, real estate, wills, etc.

Federal Tax Forms, Instructions and Publications

All current and many prior year IRS federal income tax forms, instructions, publications and other tax products.

CQ Researcher

Congressional Quarterly's in-depth, non-biased reports covering of political and social issues back to 1991.

CQ Congressional Collection

Congressional Quarterly's research tool on the U.S. Congress including analysis and commentary on legislation, biographical, political data on members, key votes analysis, and encyclopedic information on the legislative branch.

CQ Supreme Court Collection

Congressional Quarterly's research tool on the U.S. Supreme Court including current and historical analysis and commentary on major decisions, and biographies and voting records of Supreme Court justices.

DeKalb County Property Taxes

View property tax information and make online payments.