Online Resources


Business Development

Data Axle (ReferenceUSA), and link to the login site.

Designed for use as a reference and research tool for students, job seekers, and researchers.

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Includes sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and more.

Grow, plan, and optimize a business/nonprofit. Utilize development tools and a step-by-step process to build a business plan.

 

Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 10,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.

 

 

 


Continuing Education

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Prepare for upcoming standardized tests with Testing & Education Reference Center from Gale. This valuable resource includes full-length practice tests for GED, SAT, ACT, PSAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, U.S. citizenship, and more.

 

 

 


Digital Media

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Find scholarly ebooks in multiple subjects from world-renowned publishers

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Build your ideal e-book collection with titles from top publishers and university presses.

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Stream thousands of movies for free with your library card! 

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Libby is a more user-friendly version of OverDrive. Click here to learn how to download Libby!

Adding New Libraries to Libby

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Download eaudiobooks and ebooks for free with your library card.

 

The New York Times logo. Image links to New York Times website.

Access the New York Times website for free from in the library or the comfort of your home.

 

   

Fact Checking: Real News vs Fake News

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Duke Reporters' Lab: Fact Check

Includes a database of global fact-checking sites, which can be viewed as a map or as a list; also includes how they identify fact-checkers.

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FactCheck.org

"FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania....a nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases."

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FlackCheck.org

"Headquartered at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, FlackCheck.org is the political literacy companion site to the award-winning FactCheck.org. The site provides resources designed to help viewers recognize flaws in arguments in general and political ads in particular."

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International Fact-Checking Network

The International Fact-Checking Network "is a forum for fact-checkers worldwide hosted by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies."

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Ad Fontes Media's Media Bias Chart

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OpenSecrets.org

"Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy."

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Politifact

Pulitzer Prize winning site run by editors and reporters from the Tampa Bay Times (Florida) newspaper. "PolitiFact is a fact-checking website that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American politics.... The PolitiFact state sites are run by news organizations that have partnered with the Times." Read about their principles under 'About Us.'

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Snopes

"The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation."

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Washington Post Fact Checker

"The purpose of this Web site, and an accompanying column in the Sunday print edition of The Washington Post, is to “truth squad” the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance, be they national, international or local."


Genealogy

Research your family history for free with your library card!

   

Hobbies and Crafts

Browse "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests  of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

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Home Improvement

Your source for "how-to" information on a variety of home improvement and repair projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Job/Career Help

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Tools for career exploration, resume, and job hunting.

 

 

 


Language Learning

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Online language learning for over 30 languages, including English!

 

 

 

 


Reference/Research

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Full-text, scholarly articles from the world's leading journals.

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Arizonans can explore thousands of online articles and images from popular magazines, scholarly journals, current newspapers, and other reference works.

Gale in Context Biography. Image includes link to login page.

Multi-source content on key figures from history to present day.

Gale Books and Authors. Image includes link to login page.

A way to explore readers' advisory by topic, genre, and more.

 

 

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With Britannica Library, it's easy to choose an age-appropriate level for conducting research, completing homework assignments, and working on special projects in the library or at home.

El logotipo de la Britannica Escolar incluye un enlace para iniciar sesion en la pagina.

Con la Biblioteca Britannica, es fácil elegir un nivel apropiado para su edad para realizar investigaciones, completar tareas y trabarajar en proyectos especiales en la biblioteca o en el hogar.

Gale Chilton Library. Image includes link to login page.

Repair, maintenance and recall information about automobiles including step by step instructions, wiring diagrams, and trouble shooting.

Gale General OneFile. Image includes link to login page.

A comprehensive collection of more than 100 million items including travel guides, NPR programs, video files from many news television shows, and articles from magazines.

Gale in Context Global Issues. Image includes link to login page.

Ties together news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, and statistics to analyze critical global issues.

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A collection of U.S. State law with more than 100 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format.

Gale in Context High School. Image includes link to login page.

Full text and multimedia information on topics throughout the curriculum.

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Research information for primary school age. Also has worksheets that teachers may print off and use in the classroom.

Gale LegalForms. Image includes link to login page.

Create accurate and reliable legal documents.

Gale Literature Resource Center. Image includes link to login page.

Articles by and about writers and their works.

Gale OneFile News. Image includes link to login page.

Full-text resource for over 1,100 regional, national, local, and international newspapers.

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NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations, specifically for younger readers.

 

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Provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles, but it also offers a wide range of feature content including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists, and more.

Gale in Context Opposing Viewpoints. Image includes link to login page.

Pros and cons on various topics of current interest.

Gale Power Search. Image includes link to login page.

Search all Gale reference resources through this one search platform.

 

Gale in Context Science. Image includes link to login page.

Integrates science ideas by topic using headlines and videos. Spotlights simple to complex science experiments and projects.

Gale Testing & Education Reference Center. Image includes link to login page.

Help with test preparation (GED, SAT, GRE, etc.), career exploration, and job applications.

Gale in Context U.S. History. Image includes link to login page.

Coverage of United States historical topics using reference tools, multimedia sources, and primary documents.

Gale in Context World History. Image includes link to login page.

Video, audio, and printed sources covering 5,000 years of world history.