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Exploring Race in Society

Designed for high school and undergraduate students, Exploring Race in Society provides context and solutions-oriented points of view within a scholarly collection of proprietary and licensed content on topics related to race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. This free full-text research database (EBSCO) offers essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. Topics Include: Affirmative Action Black Lives Matter Movement COVID-19 and Communities of Color Digital Divide Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice Food Insecurity Neighborhood Gentrification Police Use of Force School-to-Prison Pipeline Sports Team Branding Changes Voting Rights and Voter Suppression Wealth Gap Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries  

VetNow

VetNow is an all-in-one suite of services designed for a wide range of veteran needs: whether it’s updating a resume for civilian life, navigating the VA system, or seeking local resources and support for veterans and their families. VetNow services include expert coaching and self-study tools to empower users. Users may access live, on-demand assistance from expert Job Coaches or Veteran Navigators. The full-service test center offers practice tests for all levels in math, reading, and writing as well as college preparatory tests - including the SAT. Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Computer Skills Center (See also: LearningExpress)

Learn the fundamentals of computers, the internet and popular software applications with Computer Skills, a user-friendly e-learning platform from LearningExpress that contains more than 100 self-paced video tutorials. Also available on the LearningExpress platform. Topics Include: Computer and internet basics, including social media Popular Microsoft software applications, including Access, Excel and Office 365 Popular Adobe graphics and illustration tools, including Photoshop  Windows Operating Systems Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Explora for Middle School Student Research

Explora for Middle School Student Research provides an optimized search experience for a variety of databases.  Multiple versions of the Explora dedicated interface provide unique, age-appropriate content for elementary schools, secondary schools and public libraries. The Explora experience for schools and public libraries ensures that students, educators, and library patrons can quickly find the reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects, deliver robust school curriculum, achieve their professional goals, and satisfy their intellectual curiosity. Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Explora for Public Libraries (also recommended for High School Students)

Explora for Public Libraries provides an optimized search experience for a variety of databases. Also recommended for High School Students. Multiple versions of the Explora dedicated interface provide unique, age-appropriate content for elementary schools, secondary schools and public libraries. The Explora experience for schools and public libraries ensures that students, educators, and library patrons can quickly find the reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects, deliver robust school curriculum, achieve their professional goals, and satisfy their intellectual curiosity. Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete can help you better understand key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Using the database is easy. Search results are organized by source type, to help quickly find the information needed and in the desired format. Content includes: Journal and magazine articles on thousands of health topics related to children, teens, men, women and seniors; medical images and diagrams, up-to-date health reference books and encyclopedias, and much more! Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Explora for Elementary School Student Research

Explora for Elementary School Student Research provides an optimized search experience for a variety of databases.  Multiple versions of the Explora dedicated interface provide unique, age-appropriate content for elementary schools, secondary schools and public libraries. The Explora experience for schools and public libraries ensures that students, educators, and library patrons can quickly find the reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects, deliver robust school curriculum, achieve their professional goals, and satisfy their intellectual curiosity. Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Novelist K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus contains information on both fiction and nonfiction books for all K-8 grade levels including picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles. Also includes suggested reads, reviews, articles and reading recommendations across many genres. NoveList K-8 Plus is your starting place for learning about the books that young readers and students need and will want to read. Access: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

Legal Information Source

Legal Information Source is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms. With the Legal Forms by U.S. State feature, users can search state-specific legal forms by top subject areas including adoption, bankruptcy, name changes and more.Subjects Include:Business lawFinancial planningFamily lawProperty and real estateRights and disputesAccess: Home, School, Work, All Libraries

CultureGrams

CultureGrams is a leading reference resource for concise and reliable cultural information on the countries of the world and the United States and Canada. With world events increasingly affecting our lives, it's more important than ever to educate students about the world around them, and for college students and business people to stay up-to-date. World Edition contains primary-source reports on 209 countries and territories—including every United Nations member state—focusing on 25 cultural categories, including language, personal appearance, greetings, visiting, family, life cycle and more. States and Provinces Editions feature colorful, easy-to-read reports that describe the diversity and history of each U.S. state, the District of Columbia and all 13 provinces of Canada. Each report includes maps, flags and symbols, as well as sections on history, economy, geography, population, indigenous peoples and recipes. Kids Edition teaches upper-elementary- and middle school-age children more about the world around them. Each report contains images, historical timelines and fun facts, along with sections on history, population, “life as a kid,” games and sports, education and more. Students can also generate citations on the fly.