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County & Regional Histories & Atlases: Ohio

Originally compiled and produced by publishers and subscriptions agents for area residents and patrons, the original histories are difficult-to-find materials. Included in County & Regional Histories & Atlases: Ohio are 21 cities and regions covered in 305 titles. These titles comprise tables and lists of vital statistics, military service records, municipal and county officers, chronologies, portraits of individuals and views of urban and rural life not found anywhere else. The atlases provide additional information on land use and settlement patterns and scarce early town and city plans.

County & Regional Histories & Atlases: Pennsylvania

Originally compiled and produced by publishers and subscriptions agents for area residents and patrons, the original histories are difficult-to-find materials. Included in County & Regional Histories & Atlases: Pennsylvania are 15 cities and regions covered in 283 titles. These titles comprise tables and lists of vital statistics, military service records, municipal and county officers, chronologies, portraits of individuals and views of urban and rural life not found anywhere else. The atlases provide additional information on land use and settlement patterns and scarce early town and city plans.

Culinary Arts Collection

A smorgasbord of recipes, restaurant reviews, and practical cooking information awaits recreational cooks and professional chefs alike with the Culinary Arts Collection. From popular recipes and weight management to catering experience, the Culinary Arts Collection provides cooks with instructions and articles from more than 300 major cooking and nutrition magazines. So, go ahead — serve up something fast, fresh and new.

Custom Guides Computer Tutorials

Custom Guides Online Computer Tutorials

DemographicsNow

Entrepreneurs need to know, "Who are my customers?", "Where do they live?", "What do they do," and most importantly, "Who are my competitors?" With Demographics Now, entrepreneurs and business students have access to a comprehensive database with a wealth of reliable consumer and business information. Demographics Now provides easy-to-use tools to help researchers identify cultural patterns and sociological trends, whether it's for a new business proposal, a boardroom presentation, or a college paper.

Encyclopedia Americana

General comprehensive encyclopedia with full-text magazine articles intended for the middle school to adults. Encyclopedia content updated quarterly; magazine information updated weekly.

Encyclopedia of Animals

In-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. Consists of indexing, abstracts, and full-text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Links to Middle Search Plus. Type"Encyclopedia of Animals" in the Publication field to receive only Encyclopedia of Animals results.

ERIC

Educational Resource Information Center contains 2,200 + digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from 980 + educational and education-related journals.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Foundation Directory Online (Only Available Within the Library)

Foundation Directory Online maintains unique databases of information on the nearly 100,000 foundations, corporate donors, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S. and 2.1 million of their recent grants.

FreeGal Music

Free and legal music downloads! The Freegal Music Service provided by the Vigo County Public Library consists of content licensed from Sony Music Entertainment. The Freegal site has hundreds of thousands of songs and is continually updated with new material. The downloads on this site are all in the MP3 format with no DRM. This service will work with any MP3 player, including iPod, and can be loaded into iTunes. It works on both PCs and Macs. Download 3 songs a week. Your counter will reset every Monday.

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia

Provides 25,000 + encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Gale Directory Library

Allows researchers to: Use traditional print titles like a database. Perform state-of-the-art searches. Sort and export data to analyze or generate mailing lists. Search 24/7 from any Internet-connected computer. Print, e-mail or download individual entries. Perform further research through hot-linked Web sites and e-mail addresses. Generate custom results from marked items lists. Access historical data through available backfiles.

Gardening, Landscaping & Horticulture Collection

Put down some new roots with the Gardening, Landscaping & Horticulture Collection . Weekend and master gardeners will find everything from practical applications to the latest scientific theories of horticulture studies in one convenient location. From inspirational to instructional, the Gardening, Landscaping & Horticulture Collection provides gardeners with everything from how to create floral arrangements to easy-to-use landscape design tips and more.

General One File

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Coverage as far back as 1980. Updated daily.

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Grants to Individuals (Only Available Within the Library)

An online database of foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. Low monthly, three-month, and yearly subscription rates.

Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module

Find articles in magazines, journals, newspapers as well as definitions, directories, and pamphlet information on a variety of health related issues including herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments. Includes links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government database. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. Please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "Subject by Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Health Business FullTEXT

Full-text coverage for 130 well-known administrative journals. Critical for hospital administrators and managers, this database includes publications covering the business of health care administration and much more.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Health Reference Center Academic

Find full-text articles on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc. Updated daily.

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Health Source: Consumer Edition

Consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Features searchable full-text for 300 journals. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Provides 550 + scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also features abstracts and indexing for 850 journals. Updated daily.

INSPIRE databases are free to all Indiana residents. If you are outside of the library, please access this database through Inspire's Resource List. Under "List of Databases", click the database's name to access the database.