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Arts
Oxford Art Online

Complete text of 34 volume Dictionary of Art and additional links.
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Oxford Music Online
Complete text of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and additional links.
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Oxford Reference Online

Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
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PRICE IT! ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Recent prices paid and descriptive articles about collectibles.




Auto Repair

Auto Repair Reference Center

Repair procedures, service bulletins and wiring diagrams for cars 1954 to current.
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Biography

Current and historical photographs.
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Biography Reference Bank
Full text articles from periodicals, interviews, and obituaries.
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Full text of many respected biography reference sets and periodical articles.
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Contemporary Authors
Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.
 
Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
User guide
 
HeritageQuest - In Library Use
HeritageQuest - Remote Use
Genealogy and local history resources including periodical articles.
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Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
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Oxford Reference Online
Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
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Business & Investing

Business and Company Resource Center
Company and industry information.
 
Business Source Premier
Full text business magazines, industry reports and company profiles.
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Gale Directory Library
Search here for print and broadcast media companies, international, national and non-profit organizations, products and business rankings.

LegalForms Online
(Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Gale Legal Forms.)
A library of printable legal forms for many life stages and events, specifically drafted for Pennsylvania; also includes federal forms and other documents applicable across the United States.
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Morningstar Library Edition- In Library Use
Morningstar Library Edition- Remote Use
Research stock and mutual funds, create stock and fund screens and analyze portfolios with information from Morningstar.
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OneSource International Business Database- Choose International Businesses from ReferenceUSA Site. Choose International Businesses from ReferenceUSA Site.
 
Reference USA
Lists 14 million private and public companies.
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Regional Business News
Full text business articles from regional business journals and newswires.
 


Chester County

ChescoPIN - In Library Use

Chester County public real estate, court, and will records.
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Daily Local News Index - In Library Use

Index to major stories from 1985 to 2005.
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Refer Web
Health and human services available in Chester County.



Children's Resources

AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Daily Life Online - In Library Use
Daily Life Online - Remote Use
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
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Homework help especially for grades 2-8
Magazine index for middle school research.
Search for fiction by subject and theme.
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Magazine index for elementary school research.
Homework Help.

World Book On-line - In Library Use
World Book On-line- Remote Access
Core reference collections; documents, selections, online reference books in major subject areas.
 
 


Education
Take an assessment test.  Search for colleges.  Research occupations.  Create a resume.
 
Daily Life Online - In Library Use
Daily Life Online - Remote Use
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
User guide
Index to the documents of the Educational Resource Information Center documents available at West Chester University Library.
 
Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
User guide

 
Practice academic and licensing tests.
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In-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments.
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Index to 260 titles for teachers and administrators
 


Find a Book

Integrated catalog of 3,000 Pennsylvania school, public, academic, and special libraries.
Fulltext and abstracts for 1000 popular nonfiction titles.

Full text books in a variety of fields.
 
Sign up to receive via email book suggestions in up to 20 different areas

Search for fiction by subject and theme.

Search for children's fiction by subject, theme.
 


Genealogy

Ancestry /Library Edition - In Library Use
Genealogical database, including census records.
 

HeritageQuest - In Library Use

HeritageQuest- Remote Use
Genealogy and local history resources including periodical articles.
User guide
 


General Reference

AP Images
Current and historical photographs.
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Fulltext and abstracts for 1000 popular nonfiction titles.
 
Take an assessment test.  Search for colleges.  Research occupations.  Create a resume.
 

Facts on File

World News Digest, Issues and Controversies and Today's Science
 
Explores over 800 hot topics in business, government, politics, education and popular culture.
User guide
 
Science news written especially for students.
 

Facts on File: World News Digest

Authoritative world news from 1940 through today. Provides coverage, context and perspective.
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Homework help especially for grades 2-8
25,000 encyclopedic entries in all areas of knowledge.
Search here for print and broadcast media companies, international, national and non-profit organizations, products and business rankings.
Full text magazine articles in all subject areas.
 
Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
User guide

World Book On-line - In Library Use
World Book On-line- Remote Access
Core reference collections; documents, selections, online reference books in major subject areas.
 
 

 

Health & Medicine

Homework help especially for grades 2-8
Full text articles, drug information, and a medical encyclopedia.
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Full text articles from 300 magazines on consumer health.
Full text articles from 550 scholarly journals.
 
Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Patient Advisory Leaflets on Medications.
Choose EBSCOhost from the POWER Library.
 
Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
User guide
Health and human services available in Chester County.
 
Spanish version of Consumer Health Complete.
 
In-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments.
User guide
 


History & Culture

Daily Life Online - In Library Use

Daily Life Online - Remote Use
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
User guide
 
Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
User guide
 

Facts on File - In Library Use

Facts on File - Remote Use
World News Digest, Issues and Controversies and Today's Science
 
Explores over 800 hot topics in business, government, politics, education and popular culture.
User guide

Facts on File: World News Digest - In Library Use

Authoritative world news from 1940 through today. Provides coverage, context and perspective.
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Index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives on the web.
 
Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
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For Index to earlier years of the New York Times use full text articles, photos, obituaries.
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Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
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Index to articles.
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Recent prices paid and descriptive articles about collectibles.
 


Homework Resources

Current and historical photographs.
User guide
 

Daily Life Online - In Library Use

Daily Life Online - Remote Use
Explores everyday life from the past to the present: articles, images, maps, illustrations and timelines, organized by time period, region and topic.
User guide
 
Nature and habitat of familiar animals.
 

Facts on File - In Library Use

Facts on File - Remote Use

World News Digest, Issues and Controversies and Today's Science

 
Explores over 800 hot topics in business, government, politics, education and popular culture.
User guide
 
Today's Science - Remote Use
Science news written especially for students.

Facts on File: World News Digest - In Library Use
Authoritative world news from 1940 through today. Provides coverage, context and perspective.
User guide

Homework help especially for grades 2-8.
 
Teen resource for magazine articles.
Full text magazine articles in all subject areas.
Magazine index for middle school research.
Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
User guide
 
Magazine index for elementary school research.
 
In-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments.
User guide
 
Homework Help.
 
Student resource including articles and image.
 
Graphical Search Interface.

World Book On-line - In Library Use
World Book On-line- Remote Access
Core reference collections; documents, selections, online reference books in major subject areas.
 


Literature

Guide to current authors in popular fields, based on the print set Contemporary Authors.
 
Includes Poem Finder, Short Story Finder, and Essay Speech Play Finder.
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Biographies and critical analyses of authors from all time periods and all genres.
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Search for fiction by subject and theme.
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Search for fiction or non-fiction by subject and theme.
Search for children's fiction by subject, theme.
 
Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
User guide
 

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Magazine & Journal Articles

Full text magazine articles.
User guide
EBSCOhost with Spanish instructions
Index to the documents of the Educational Resource Information Center documents available at West Chester University Library.

LISTA- Library, Information Science & Technology Index to Library Science Journals
Abstracts
 
Teen resource for magazine articles.
Full text magazine articles in all subject areas.
Magazine index for middle school research.
Magazine index for elementary school research.
 
Student resource including articles and image.
 
Index to 260 titles for teachers and administrators.
 


News & Current Events

Current and historical photographs.
User guide
 

Facts on File - In Library Use

Facts on File - Remote Use
World News Digest, Issues and Controversies and Today's Science
 
Explores over 800 hot topics in business, government, politics, education and popular culture.
User guide
 
Today's Science - Remote Use
Science news written especially for students.

Facts on File: World News Digest - In Library Use

Authoritative world news from 1940 through today. Provides coverage, context and perspective.
User guide

Limited Time Trial!  Access local daily papers, weeklies and biweeklies.

 

Full text articles, photos and obituaries.
User guide
 

MAS Ultra- School Edition
Teen resource for magazine articles.
Full text magazine articles in all subject areas.
Magazine index for middle school research.
Full text for regional newspapers; citations and abstracts for national newspapers.
For Index to earlier years of the New York Times use full text articles, photos, obituaries.
User guide
 
 
Magazine index for elementary school research.
 
Student resource including articles and image.
 


Science & Technology
Homework help especially for grades 2-8
 
Today's Science - Remote Use
Science news written especially for students.
 
Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
User guide
 
Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
 
(LISTA) Abstracts

Definitions in all areas of knowledge.
User guide

In-depth, curriculum oriented high school level database covering all science disciplines; content includes full text articles from reference resources, full text science periodicals, multimedia and science experiments.
User guide



 


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