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The following are high-quality online resources purchased with taxpayer funds. They are restricted to use within the library or, outside the library, to city residents or paying non-residents with valid library cards.
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American Physical Society Journals - free access to APS journals, including Physics and Reviews of Modern Physics. Only accessible through library computers
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Biography in Context - delivers outstanding research support with nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography
Business Insights: Essentials - brings together company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information
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ChiltonLibrary - ChiltonLibrary provides step-by-step repair procedures, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls, and Technical Service Bulletins for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site
Corporate Reference Library - pulls together corporate information and history (name changes, acquisitions, acronyms, corporate family connections and stockholder equity). Only accessible through library computers
CultureGrams - fact sheets on countries and states
Cypress Resume - a quick and easy way to create a resume, cover letter, or reference sheet. You can access from home with a library card, save to your own device or to the Cypress web site in a variety of formats, download, print, or even publish your documents to their website
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Demographics Now - database of demographics, consumer, and business statistics, covering the entire nation
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EBSCOhost eBooks - our secondary eBook supplier features travel guides, computer books, Cliffs Notes, test study guides, and other high demand books that can be viewed online or downloaded to any device supporting the ePub format. See OverDrive for our main eBook supplier which supports Kindle
eLibrary - an easy-to-search magazine and newspaper database for students which includes images, audiovisual materials, and television news transcripts
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Foundation Directory Online Professional - Spokane Public Library is a Cooperating Collection of the
Foundation Grants to Individuals - database covers 6,000 foundation programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers. Only accessible in the Downtown Library
Freegal is a downloadable music service made available through the Spokane Public Library. For more information about this service see this page of our website
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Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media - a searchable version of this classic directory, including print media, radio and television stations, and cable companies in the U.S., Canada, and worldwide
Gale Virtual Reference Library - full-text encyclopedias and other reference sources in a number of subject areas, including:
American Decades - a cross-disciplinary source for those who need a single, consistent reference to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history. Ten volumes cover the decades of the twentieth century
American Law Yearbook 2011 and 2012 - a guide to the year's major legal cases and developments
American Writers, Supplement 22 & Supplement 23 - biographical and critical information on some popular American authors, such as Laura Ingalls Wilder and Anne Rivers Siddons
College Blue Book - guide to thousands of 2- and 4-year schools in the U.S. and Canada, their programs, degrees, and financial aid sources
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography - provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented
Dictionary of American History - this authoritative work serves students, scholars, and general readers interested in a wide range of topics in American history, from the well studied and familiar to the obscure
Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs - describes numerous drugs of abuse, including both pharmaceutical and natural products
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior - explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and developments in the many fields of addiction studies
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society - provides issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture - a survey of food and its place in human culture and society, featuring multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change - explores major topics related to global warming and climate change-ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes
Encyclopedia of Religion - embraces a cross-cultural approach, while emphasizing religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture, this new edition is the definitive work in the field for the 21st century
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages - provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health - provides detailed information on mental disorders and conditions, as well as entries for prescription, alternative and over-the-counter drugs, and the various therapies used to treat mental disorders
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - a comprehensive, illustrated encyclopedia of all types of animal life
Human Diseases and Conditions - information on numerous diseases and conditions, including a definition of the disease or condition, an explanation of how it works in the body, information on causes, symptoms and diagnosis, treatment or cure, and lifestyles
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas - brings fresh intelligence and a global perspective to bear on timeless questions about the individual and society
UXL Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders - numerous entries on medical conditions, from avian flu to warts. Entries cover infectious diseases, injuries, genetic disorders, and others
West's Encyclopedia of American Law - provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics
General OneFile - a one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Updated daily
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Health and Wellness Resource Center - get instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials, including journals, pamphlets, health-related videos and a broad collection of reference titles
History Study Center - offers valuable historical reference material that spans from ancient times through today's current events
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Issues & Controversies - explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. Updated weekly, with links to a 12-year back-file, it offers in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates. This database is great for research papers and debate prep
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Literature Resource Center - in-depth information on the lives and writings of nearly 125,000 authors along with critical reaction to their works from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (CLC Select) and Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB)
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Morningstar Investment Research Center - the company that brought you mutual fund advice now has online investment information on companies, funds, and markets, along with newsletters, articles, and other educational information
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New England Historical Genealogical Society - resource for vital records and information pertinent to the northeastern United States. Only accessible in the Downtown Library
NextReads Newsletters - an email newsletter service from NoveList; sign up for monthly or bi-monthly lists of fiction and nonfiction books on such topics as mystery, science fiction, and history
Novelist K-8 Plus - for new readers up to teens, find fiction and nonfiction books and audiobooks by title, plot, keyword or author. Find award winners, book recommendations, and teacher resources, also
Novelist Plus - helps you find fiction and nonfiction books and audiobooks by title, plot, keyword or author. Novelist Plus also includes "best of" lists,author "read-alikes", and book discussion guides
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One Click Digital - audiobooks that you can download to your personal computer or portable listening device from the library’s collection
Opposing Viewpoints In Context - access Opposing Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles
OverDrive - our main supplier of downloadable eBooks that are compatible with many devices, including Kindles, Nooks, and iPads. You will find a variety of fiction, nonfiction, children's, young adult, and adult titles. See Ebscohost for more eBook options
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Philanthropy In/Sight - an interactive mapping tool designed for grantmakers, policymakers, researchers, academics - virtually anyone interested in the impact of philanthropy around the world today. Only accessible in the Downtown Library
PowerSpeak Languages - whether you want to learn a language for travel, business, or personal enrichment, Powerspeak Languages is a breakthrough in online language learning. Languages so far include Spanish, French, Mandarin, German, and ESL for Spanish speakers
Price It! Antiques & Collectibles - a pricing tool with data from a variety of sources, including online auctions, online antique dealers and land-based auction houses. The database currently has over 23 million prices for art, antiques and collectibles in more than 100 categories with over 10 million images
Proquest Direct - use this general interest database to search magazines and newspapers for information on current events, education, the arts and social sciences,etc. This database includes Washington State Newsstand which has the full text of articles from the Spokesman Review since 1995 plus articles from other Washington newspapers
ProQuest Learning: Literature - provides more than 180,000 full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama from around the world, as well as secondary sources such as author biographies, literary criticisms, essays, reviews, and interviews
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Reference USA - a database listing millions of U.S. businesses, searchable by location, business type, or business size
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SIRS Discoverer - young students will find everything they need to complete assignments and learn more about their favorite topics, including a science fair explorer, The World Almanac for Kids, biographies, and country facts
Spokesman Review Digital Microfilm (in library link) - an online version of the complete Spokesman Review newspaper, including classified ads and photos, starting in 2010. Click here to access from outside the library; you will need a city resident library card. Click on Adjust Image to print photos. This product is not searchable; instead, use our ProQuest database to do keyword searches of the Spokesman’s news articles
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U.S. History In Context - primary documents, reference books and magazine articles on U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present
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Washington State Legal Forms - official, Washington State specific, Federal business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues
World History in Context - World History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in world history
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Zinio - online magazine service lets you download some of the most popular current magazines to your computer or mobile device, with no limits or expiration dates for checked out magazines
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