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A - Z Directory
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Ancestry Library Edition
Resources to help you research your family history, including books, articles, and genealogy archives . Find birth records, death records, marriage records, U.S. Census records, and build your family tree. This database is only available from within the library.
Ask Colorado
A free, online, 24/7 information service provided by Colorado libraries. Real people in real time answer your questions, help you find information, or point you in the right direction to get what you need.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Complete automotive repair manuals from the Chilton Total Car Care Series, plus easy-to-read, illustrated auto repair manuals covering all auto repair procedures for about 21,000 vehicles; Technical Service Bulletins; wiring diagrams; and labor time estimates.
Biography Resource Center
This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. It also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts, such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender; or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted, custom search.
Chapter-A-Day Online Book Club
Join our OnLine Book Clubs and each day we'll e-mail you a short portion of a book (in the following catagories: Non-Fiction; Fiction; Romance; Business; Audio; Teen; Good News). By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. If you'd like to finish a book, stop by the library and pick up a copy.
Colorado Grants Guide
Colorado Grants Guide is the most essential and up-to-date fundraising tool for nonprofit and community-based organizations in Colorado! This comprehensive resource guide contains hundreds of profiles on local foundations and trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations. In library use only, please ask a librarian to log into the site.
Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection
The Colorado Digitization Program, Colorado State Library and Colorado Historical Society have collaborated to bring you this exciting and constantly-growing database of Colorado's earliest published newspapers. Eventually, all of Colorado's historic newspapers will be available on the web in a single database.
Contemporary Authors
Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Culture Grams from within the library or Culture Grams from home
Experience the cultures of 190 countries and terrorities and all 50 states with reports that include maps, history and statistics, and cultural and geographical information. World Edition, States Edition, and Kids Edition available.
Daily Sentinel Index
Search the index for Grand Junction's Daily Sentinel by subject, date, or headline from 1900.
EBSCOhost
Access to all 16 EBSCO databases. Search all databases, or choose any combination to search.
EBSCO Animals
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
EBSCOhost Español
Acceso a todos los 16 bases de datos de EBSCO. Buscar todos los bases de datos, o buscar dentro de una combinación de bases de datos.
EBSCO topic Search
Articles and reports on social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries, and other current topics.
Enhanced Business Searching Interface
Enhanced Business Searching Interface provides full text for over 2,800 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more. This database is updated on a daily basis.
ERIC
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
With Health Source: Consumer Edition you can search for information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 200 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Kids Search by EBSCOhost
Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-5.
Learn-A-Test
Includes online practice tests for GED, GRE, SAT, ACT, civil service exams, citizenship practice tests, Advanced Placement practice exams, basic skills exams, plus many more. These practice tests are based on the real exams, so you will gain confidence in and knowledge of the type of material you need to know prior to taking the real exam.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Provides full text for over 515 general interest and current events magazines.
MasterFILE Premier
Provides full text for over 1,900 periodicals covering nearly all subjects, including general reference, business, health and much more.
Middle Search Plus
Provides full text for over 145 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students.
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source contains full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns as well as other sources. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for national newspapers.
NoveList - An Online Service to help you find books to read.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers.
OCLC FirstSearch
Connects you to information in a wide range of subjects in 10 databases, including ArticleFirst, ECO and WorldCat.
Primary Search
Provides full text for 57 children’s magazines and over 100 children’s pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
Professional Development Collection
Provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, designed for professional educators.
Regional Business News
Regional Business News is a full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world. Included in this database are A&G Information, Africa News Service, Inter Press Service, Resource News International, South American Business, M2 Communications, PR Newswire, Business News Wire, Canadian Corporate News, News Bytes News Network and Phillips Business Information Highlights. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Searchasaurus
Find current magazine articles on lots of topics for school-age children.
Student Research Center by EBSCOhost
The Student Research Center is designed especially for youth in grades 6-12.
Small Business Resource Center Business plans & industry reports.
USGenweb Project Archives Colorado
As part of the USGenweb Project, this site provides links to free Colorado genealogy sites.
Value Line Investment Survey
The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks in 97 industries, the stock market, and the economy. It includes Ratings & Reports, the Summary & Index, and the Selection and Opinion section.
World Book Encyclopedia
The World Book Encyclopedia offers easy to read articles from World Book, as well as majors newspapers and magazines. World Book is available in Standard, Kids, and Spanish versions.

General
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MasterFILE Premier
General Reference.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Current Events.
OCLC FirstSearch
FirstSearch articles.
EBSCOhost
Research information and articles
EBSCOhost Español
Buscar todos los bases de datos, o buscar dentro de una combinación de bases de datos.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Car repair.
Biography Resource Center
Biographies
Contemporary Authors
Author biographies
History Reference Center
History Research.
Literary Reference Center
Literature Resources.
Points of View
Points of View
Science Reference Center
Science Research
World Book Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia
Newspapers (articles and indices)

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Colorado's Historic Newspaper Collection
Historic Colorado Newspapers.
Daily Sentinel Index
Daily Sentinel Index
Newspaper Source
Newspapers

Genealogy


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Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogy Resources
HeritageQuest from within the library or HeritageQuest from home
Genealogy Resources
USGenweb Colorado
Links to free Colorado genealogy sites.
Family Search
Search for ancestors on this LDS site.
Ellis Island Records Search
Search for passenger ship immigrant arrival records.
BLM Land Office Records
Official federal land patent records of the BLM.
Roots Web
Directory of free websites, databases for beginners.
Cyndi's List
Directory of links to more than 200,000 sites.
Colorado State Archives
Historical records database.

Academic & Professional Journals

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Academic Search Premier
Academic, scholary research
Open Access Journals
Free, full-text access to scholary journals
Professional Development Collection
Research for Educators.
ERIC
Educational Resource Information Center
MasterFILE Premier
General Reference

Consumer Health

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Consumer Health Complete
Health Information
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer Health Information
MasterFILE Premier
General Information
Medline Plus
Consumer Health Information

Business & Company Info

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Enhanced Business Searching Business resources
RefUSA Business & Market Research
Foundation Center DatabaseGrant-writing and fundraising for non-profits. Library use only
Legal Forms Colorado legal forms for individuals and businesses.
Morningstar Investment Research Center (in library) Morningstar Investment Research Center
Morningstar Investment Research Center (from home) Morningstar Investment Research Center
Regional Business News Business Newspapers
MasterFILE Premier General Reference
Small Business Resource Center Business plans & industry reports.
Value Line Value Line
Hoover's Company information, reports, and profiles
ThomasNet-Thomas Register Find manufacturers, distributors, and service providers.
SEC SEC information and filings
U.S. Patent Office Find patents and trademarks
Small Business Planning Business planning guides
GJ Business Incubator Local business development center
Colorado Business Support Center Support for Colorado business
Colorado Secretary of State State business and licensing information
Homework Help (K-12)
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Primary Search
Grade school student research
Searchasaurus
Current events for school-age children.
Middle Search Plus
Research for middle schoolers.
History Reference Center
History Research.
Points of View
Points of View
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Kids Encyclopedia
EBSCO Animals
Animals
EBSCO topic Search
Current Events
Kids Search by EBSCOhost
Kids Search for grades K-5.
Student Research Center by EBSCOhost
Student Research Center
NoveList K-8
Books and authors for young readers
Biography Resource Center
Biographies
Culture Grams from within the library or Culture Grams from home
World Cultures
Contemporary Authors
Author Biographies
Learn-A-Test
Online practice tests for GED, GRE, SAT, ACT, civil service exams, citizenship practice tests, Advanced Placement practice exams, basic skills exams, plus many more.
World Book Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia

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