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Poetry and Short Story Reference Center
Coverage includes classic and contemporary poems as well as short stories, biographies, and authoritative essays.
Points of View
Presents multiple sides of an issue. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Political Science Complete
Covers political topics with a worldwide focus. Designed for students, researchers, and government institutions.
Powerspeak Languages
Courses offered include Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean as well as ESL for Spanish and Chinese speakers. A Howell Library Card is required to access this database from home.
Psychology & Behavioral Health Collection
Covers a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines. For psychologists, counselors, researchers, and students.
Read It!
Designed for middle and high school students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects.
ReferenceUSA
Detailed information on millions of U.S. and Canadian businesses; searchable by company name, geographic area, yellow pages heading, and more. Additional databases cover U.S. Healthcare and Consumers/Lifestyles.Updated annually. New to ReferenceUSA? Try these video tutorials.
Referencia Latina
Theme-based Spanish-language interface designed to make content readily accessible to non-English users. This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports. Daily updates insure availability of the most current articles from a dozen prominent newspapers from 10 Latin American countries.
Regional Business News
Provides coverage from regional business publications for the U.S. and Canada.
Science Reference Center
Full-text science magazines, encyclopedias, reference books, and a collection of images.
ScienceFlix
Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking and the Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix combines curriculum-driven, leveled content, interactive features, and intuitive navigation into a single, highly-engaging digital resource for students in grades 4 through 9.
Small Business Reference Center
Offers coverage that addresses many small business topics from consumer small business reference books and business videos. Includes a help and advice section and how to create business plans.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
User-friendly, detailed repair guides for all kinds of small engines including motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, tractors, outdoor power equipment and generators.
Tutor.com
Connect with a live tutor 24/7 in 40+ subjects including Math, Science and English. Practice skills, get help with homework, or write a paper.
Value Line
Provides information, ratings and earning estimates related to companies whose securities are publicly traded.
Vocational Studies Premier
Designed specifically for the research needs of two-year colleges, contains scholarly content most relevant to vocational programs. Wide range of subjects covered including counseling, biotechnology, cosmetology, fashion design, forensics, graphic arts, health information technology, law enforcement, and veterinary assistant.
World Book Kids
Easy to use online encyclopedia in eight major subject categories: Arts, History and Government, People, Places, Plants and Animals, Science and Mathematics, Sports and Hobbies, World Religions. Has full-featured pictures, sounds and videos.
World Book Online
Premier reference source containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, and editor-reviewed web sites.