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*** Accelerated Reading (Keyed to Read) List for Holmes Junior High

Business and Company Resource Center (Infotrac)    use at home     use in library

1980 to present
A database of detailed company and industry news and information, including full-text periodical articles.

CQ Researcher    use at home    use in library

1991 to present
Includes 44 detailed reports per year about current events and trends in the news, useful for research papers and debate topics.

CQ Weekly    use at home    use in library

1983 to present
CQ Weekly provides non-partisan news and analysis of the U.S. Congress.

Facts.com    use at home    use in library

Includes access to World News Digest, World News Special Features, Reuters News, Issues and Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac Reference Database, and World Almanac Encyclopedia.

FirstSearch  use at home    use in library

A collection of electronic databases, including WorldCat, the world's largest bibliographic database with over 40 million records.

Gale Virtual Reference Library   use at home    use in library

Search more than 330 full text reference sources on a wide range of topics.

Health and Wellness Resource Center (Infotrac)    use at home     use in library

1980 to present
Includes periodicals, encyclopedia entries, pamphlets, drug information, web links and multimedia related on a wide range of health issues.

Infotrac Onefile (Thompson Gale)    use at home    use in library

1980 to present
A periodical database with access to more than 9,200 journal, magazine and newspaper titles, many full-text. Includes full-text access to the New York Times from 1995 to present. Infotrac Title List

Illinois Clicks    use at home    use in library

Citizens Library of Illinois Comprehensive Knowledge Service (CLICKS), an anywhere, anytime information portal created and maintained by librarians statewide.

Issues and Controversies (FACTS.com)    use at home    use in librar

1995 to present
Provides detailed articles about issues in today’s headlines, arranged by topic. Useful for debates and reports on current events and issues.

Learning Express Library    use at home    use in library

Take practice tests in a variety of subject areas, including ACT, GED, Civil Service and Citizenship exams. Also includes school skills improvement tutorials for specific grade levels.

Literature Resource Center (Infotrac)    use at home    use in library

Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.

Today's Science (FACTS.com)    use at home    use in library

1992 to present
Includes articles written for students on a variety of science related issues.

World Almanac Encyclopedia (FACTS.com)    use at home    use in library

Includes the complete text of Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.

World Almanac Reference Database (FACTS.com)    use at home    use in library

1999 to present
Features content from the World Almanac and Book of Facts.

World Book Online Reference Center    use at home    use in library

Includes encyclopedia articles, maps, timelines and multimedia content. Also available in Spanish.

World News Digest (FACTS.com)    use at home    use in library

1940 to present
Provides access to current and historical news articles.

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