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Academic Search Premier (an EBSCOhost database)
Collection of active peer-reviewed journals containing indexing and abstracts for over 8,000 publications with full-text for nearly 4,600 of those titles.


America the Beautiful
This state-by-state encyclopedia includes fast facts, history and geography, economy and culture, government, cities, spotlights, and profiles of famous residents of all 50 states plus American territories.

Auto Repair Reference Center 
More than 150 easy-to-read, illustrated automotive repair manuals with repair procedures for 21,000 vehicles including wiring diagrams and labor time estimates.

 
B
 
Business News (a collection of EBSCOhost databases)
Provides access to a collection of business resources including Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, and Newspaper Source. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.

 
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Consumer Health Info (a collection of EBSCOhost databases) 
Provides access to a collection of consumer health databases including Alt Health Watch, MEDLINE, and Health Source: Consumer Edition.  Contents include full text articles, health-related pamphlets, and reference books.  All written for the average consumer.

 
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Deseret News Archive
Contains the complete text of most news articles and stories published in the daily editions of the Deseret News back to April of 1988.  The LDS Church News, a weekly supplement, is also indexed.

 
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eAudiobooks (Netlibrary)
Choose audiobooks to download from over 1300 titles including language learning programs. Get more information about this service or go directly to Netlibrary to browse or search the collection.

EBSCO Animals (an EBSCOhost database)
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

EBSCOhost Databases
A list of all the EBSCOhost databases available to Provo City Library cardholders.  Includes Primary Search for elementary school research, Middle Search Plus for middle school students, MAS Ultra-School Edition for high school students, Business Source Premier, and many others.

Encyclopedia Americana
45,000 articles contributed by specialists in appropriate fields, covers all academic fields and curriculum topics.  Also links to periodical articles and related prescreened websites.

 
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Factiva
Over 8,000 sources of global business and market information including market research from Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing. Includes detailed information on public companies including nearly 150 Utah companies.  

Fuente Academica(An EBSCOhost database)
A unique collection of scholarly journals from renowned Latin American, South American and Spanish publishers.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (An EBSCOhost database)
Provides over 25,000 entries covering a variety of subject areas.  

 
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Gale Literary Database
Biographical information about authors and literary criticisms.

Grolier Encyclopedias 
Here you will find links to Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands & Peoples, America the Beautiful, and LaNueva Enciclopedia Cumbre.

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia  
Based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia including nearly 40,000 quick-reference articles with links to related, prescreened websites.  Includes interactive timelines and atlas as well as videos & animations.

 
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Health and Medicine (a collection of EBSCOhost databases)
Provides access to a collection of medical and consumer health databases including Alt Health Watch, CANCERLIT, MEDLINE, Clinical Pharmacology, Health Source: Nursing/Academic and Health Source: Consumer Edition.  Contents include full text articles, health-related pamphlets, and reference books.

HeritageQuest Online  
Genealogy books and serials, primarily from the early 1900's and the complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790 - 1930.  Digitized images are fully searchable and printable.

 
I J K L
 
Lands and Peoples 
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events geared toward student users.

LearningExpressLibrary
Interactive test preparation guides for the ASVAB, GRE, SAT, U.S. Citizenship and more.  

LegalForms (Thompson Gale)
Provides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms across the most popular legal areas.  Includes real estate contracts, business forms, wills, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant, and many others.

LitFinder (An EBSCOhost database)
Contains a wealth of primary literature content, including full text poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays from all time periods and more than 600 nationalities. Biographies, work summaries, and photographs of authors are also included in the database. Information can be searched by keyword, author, subject, work title, nationality, and more.

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MAS Ultra – School Edition (an EBSCOhost database)  
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides the full text of over 600 popular general interest and current events publications.

MasterFILE Premier(an EBSCOhost database)
Contains full text articles from over 2, 050 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more.

MedicLatina (an EBSCOhost database
A Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers.  Full text for more than 140 peer-reviewed medical journals.

Middle Search Plus (an EBSCOhost database) 
Provides full text for more than 150 popular magazines for middle and jr. high school research.  Includes biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection.

 
N
 
NetLibrary eAudiobooks
Choose audiobooks to download from over 1300 titles including language learning programs.  Get more information about this service or go directly to Netlibrary to browse or search the collection.

NewsBank
A collection of U.S. daily papers and the international press.  Includes Deseret News, Salt Lake Tribune, and Standard Examiner.

Newspaper Source(an EBSCOhost database)
Selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources including cover-to-cover full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times (London) as well as more than 180 regional newspapers.

NoveList
An extensive database of fiction for adults, teens and children offering enhanced subject access and full-text reviews, Author Read-alikes, awards, theme-oriented book lists, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, and Feature Articles.

NoveList K-8
An extensive database of fiction for adults, teens and children offering enhanced subject access and full-text reviews, Author Read-alikes, awards, theme-oriented book lists, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, and Feature Articles.

Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
A Spanish-language encyclopedia with a Latin-American perspective.  Contains articles supplemented with images, tables, and news stories.  

 
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
One-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues.  Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to related sites.

 
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Primary Search (an EBSCOhost database)
Provides full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research.

 
Q R
 
ReferenceUSA
Verified and updated phone book listings for U.S. businesses and residents.

 
S
 
Salt Lake Tribune Archives
Contains full text stories and news articles published in each daily edition of the Salt Lake Tribune back to 1990.

SIRS Discoverer
General reference database for grades 1 to 9.  Includes full text articles and images from over 1,600 U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and government documents.

SIRS Government Reporter
Information published by and about the U.S. Federal Government, including full-text documents, summaries, and graphics covering a wide variety of topics.

SIRS Knowledge Source
Portal to the individual  SIRS databases: SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, and SIRS Researcher.  

SIRS Renaissance
Current perspectives on the Arts & Humanities with full-text articles from more than 1,200 U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and journals.

SIRS Researcher
General reference database containing thousands of full text articles from 1,600 U.S. and international publications exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political, and global issues.

 
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Thomson Gale LegalForms
Provides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms across the most popular legal areas.  Includes real estate contracts, business forms, wills, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant, and many others.

TOPICsearch (an EBSCOhost database)
A current events database which explores social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

 
U V
 
Visual Thesaurus
Looking up a word creates an interactive visual map with your word in the center of the display, connected to related words and meanings.  

 
W
 
World Book Online
Based on the print version, this database also contains extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, special reports on selected topics, and links to external Web sites selected by World Book editors.

World Book Kids
 World Book Spanish Encyclopedia
X Y Z