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Magazines and Databases
Through the Internet from
outside
the library, please use your ECRL library card number
You may not be able to login remotely if your library card is blocked
for any reason (excess fines, etc.)
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Ancestry
Library Edition
Ancestry
Home Page
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Access
to the 1790-1930 federal census, immigration, land, military, and vital
records. Your comprehensive family history resource.
This resource is available in ECRL branch libraries only. No remote
access is available, due to licensing restrictions.
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| Chilton
Automotive Repair |
Auto repair
information for the "do-it-yourself" mechanic. Includes detailed
instructions and diagrams that can be viewed and printed.
Select year, make, and model to get started.
* Reciprocal borrowers do not have remote access.
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LearningExpress
Library:
Learn A
Test |
Practice
tests
online. ACT, SAT, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, Postal
Worker, Nursing, ASVAB, and more. |
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NoveList
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Your
complete guide to fiction. Locate
authors,
titles and series that interest you.
* Reciprocal borrowers do not have remote access.
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Use MnKnows
for Encylopedia Britannica,
magazines, newspapers, electronic reference sources -- all in ELM*, the
Electronic Library for Minnesota.
Use MnKnows
afterhours, to get real-time answers from a librarian 24/7.
Use MnKnows
after you've checked the ECRL catalog to get library materials through
the MnLINK Gateway.
*ELM is brought to
you
by your local library or school
media center, the MINITEX Library Information Network, and State
Library Services and School Technology, the MN state library agency
with state appropriations to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education
and the Minnesota Department of Education, and federal LSTA funds under
the support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Or . . . you may use the links below to go directly to
individual ELM
resources. Remote links below are temporarily unavailable outside ECRL
branch libraries.
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ELM - Electronic Library for Minnesota
ELM is funded by the Minnesota Legislature
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For Elementary Students
- InfoTrac
Kids Edition - Designed for elementary students grades K-5, this
database has almost 125 titles, with easy access to full-text
magazines, from publishers such as Cobblestones and Scholastic and
Time, newspapers and reference books for information on current events,
the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government,
history, sports and more.
- Kids
InfoBits - Designed for elementary school students grades K-5, this
database has articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books
on animals, famous people, science, countries and states, and more.
For Teens
- Discovering
Collection - Designed for students grades 8-12, this database
includes literary criticisms, timelines, primary source documents,
audio and video clips, maps, images, flags and more.
- InfoTrac
Junior Edition - Designed for middle school students, this database
has full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books
in just about every subject area.
- InfoTrac
Student Edition - Designed for high school students, this database
has full-text articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books.
Historical images and maps included. Covers a wide variety of subjects.
- Junior
Reference Collection - Designed for students grades 6-8, this
database has information from reference books about people, places,
history, science and more. Includes photos and maps.
Newspapers
- ProQuest
Newsstand Complete - In library | Remote
use: Full text for the Star Tribune , Wall Street
Journal , Washington Post , The New York Times , Los Angeles Times ,
Barron's , USA Today , and hundreds of other newspapers.
WorldCat from OCLC - In
library | Remote
use: Locate books and
other materials held in libraries worldwide.
Ebsco Suite of Resources - a collection
of
magazines, professional journals, and other publications.
- EBSCO MegaFILE
- In
library | Remote
use: Save time and search all four EBSCO databases at once.
The EBSCO MegaFILE is comprised of the complete content and
functionality of Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Business
Source Premier, and Regional Business News.
- Or - search each of the four databases individually:
- MasterFILE
Premier - In
library | Remote
use Full text for popular magazines
in all subject areas. Includes reference books, book reviews,
biographies, primary source documents, and images. Excellent coverage
of consumer information, education, health, science, social science,
arts, current events, and more. Includes Consumer Reports ,
Parenting , Sports Illustrated , Time , Newsweek , People , and
thousands of other titles. Updated daily.
- Academic Search
Premier
- In
library | Remote
use Full text for thousands of scholarly publications across all
academic disciplines. Updated daily.
- Business Source
Premier
- In
library | Remote
use Full text for scholarly journals and trade publications
across all business subject areas. Includes detailed company profiles,
industry, market research, and country economic reports, and much more.
Includes the Harvard Business Review , Forbes , Fortune and thousands
of others titles. Updated daily.
- Regional
Business News - In
library | Remote
use Full text for business journals, newspapers and newswires
from metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S. Updated daily.
NetLibrary
- Full text of over 14,000 electronic books in the arts, humanities,
social sciences, life and physical sciences, business, computers and
more. Includes Cliff's Notes. Note: you will be asked for
your library card number to access this (even in the library)
For Educators
- Professional
Collection - Designed for the educator, this database has full text
for education journals across a variety of fields such as child and
adolescent psychology, drug and alcohol abuse, learning disabilities,
sports/athletic training etc. Updated daily.
Spanish Resources
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¡Informe!
link opens new browser window (Spanish-language interface)
¡Informe!
link opens new browser window (English-language interface)
El texto completo de 50 de los más populares periódicos y
diarios de
habla hispana y bilingües, incluyendo el periódico en
español El Nuevo
Herald (Miami, FL). Full text of 50 of the most popular
Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals including El Nuevo Herald
(Miami, FL), a Spanish-language newspaper.
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