Online Databases and Reference Items
 Available through the
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris
Public Library
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A to Z: the USA - Looking for information about your state or another one? A to Z covers information to all 50 states and 5 territories. Use A to Z: USA to find out everything from Art and Culture to Recreation and county & city information per state. One can also find maps, flags, photos and facts for each state and more. Trivia and crossword puzzles are included on this site. This is the site to use in order to travel the US. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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AllData - ALLDATA is the leading provider of OEM automotive repair information and solutions to the professional automotive service industry. Thousands of professional repair and collision shops across North America depend on ALLDATA for service and repair information. Available only in the library. |
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Ancestry Library Edition - Find out about your family history online by searching census, vital, church, court, and immigration records. Provides unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. Available only in the library. |
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Chilton Auto Database - When it comes to auto repair, "do-it-yourselfers" and automotive enthusiasts have trusted Chilton repair manuals for years. Now, Gale puts these authoritative manuals into motion with more extensive resources for your library users in a simple-to-use, online resource that's available 24/7 wherever there's an available internet connection. ChiltonLibrary provides quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on seven decades, 1940 and onward, of the broadest range of vehicles available, including cars, trucks, vans and SUVs, both imported and domestic. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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CultureGrams - Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Search the World, Kids, and States Editions; Photo Gallery; Recipe Collection; Famous People; and Graphs and Tables. Available only in the library. |
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CultureGrams - Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Search the World, Kids, and States Editions; Photo Gallery; Recipe Collection; Famous People; and Graphs and Tables. Access remotely with your MPHPL library card. |
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Facts on File - Search Facts on File World News Digest (1940 - present), Issues and Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac and World Almanac Encyclopedia for professionally written news summaries describing events around the world since 1940. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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Gale Biography In Context - Gale Biography in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia organized into a user-friendly portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text. Access anywhere. |
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Gale Grzimek's Animal Life - In 1968 Bernhard Grzimek, the famous zoologist and Director of the Frankfort Zoo, published the Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Gale updated the print set in 2004, including new articles and commissioning additional images. Grzimek's Animal Life on the web provides students and researchers with a dynamic, interactive resource that fosters more discussion and critical thinking skills. This product uses the content from the encyclopedia to provide unequaled coverage on more than 4,000 species, Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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Gale Health and Wellness Rescource Center - Find alternative medicine-focused magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, videos, & reference information on: Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Pregnancy, Herbal remedies, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, health assessment sites & government databases. Easily access 700+ videos from Healthology, Inc.'s consumer health video library. Spanish-language videos are available. The material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Access anywhere. |
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Gale Informe - Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnologia, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Access anywhere. |
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Gale LitFinder - Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder contains a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. For students or patrons seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more! From Shakespeare's sonnets to poems by Donald Hall or short stories from Edgar Allan Poe to works by Annie Proulx, LitFinder has you covered. Access anywhere. |
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Gale Nursing Rescource Center - Designed for nursing students, the Nursing Resource Center brings together in an easy-to-use interface disease and drug overviews, care plans, relevant journal results and animated anatomy and physiology diagrams to complement the core encyclopedia texts. The information is written in accessible language for students completing class assignments and preparing for clinicals as they learn how to care for and treat patients. Search results are returned in tabs that correspond to steps in the nursing process. Access anywhere. |
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Gale Science In Context - Science in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Access anywhere. |
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Gale Small Business Rescource Center - Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include; sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites. Access anywhere. |
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Global Road Warrior - The Global Road Warrior site allows for searches on countries throughout the world. This is a valuable resource for anyone doing research on a country from elementary to college students. Global Road Warrior is for anyone interested in going abroad for business or recreational purposes, as well as, studying abroad. The site allows you to find country protocols, food culture, currency exchange, cell phone information and emergency information. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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INSPIRE Indiana's Virtual Library - INSPIRE, Indiana's Virtual Library, is a collection of academic databases and other information resources that can be accessed by Indiana residents using any computer equipped with an Internet Protocol (IP) address located in Indiana and a Web browser such as Firefox or Internet Explorer.
INSPIRE's content includes: magazine and journal articles, websites, pamphlets, images, almanacs, library catalogs, and more.
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Legal Forms - Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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Morningstar - INSIDE LIBRARY - Get comprehensive financial information on New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ stocks. Find comprehensive financial information on thousands of mutual funds. See financial information on hundreds of exchange-traded funds with up-to-date information on returns and reports.. Access PDFs of the most-popular newsletters from our mutual fund, stock, and ETF strategists, the newsletters available are Morningstar Mutual Fund, Morningstar FundInvestor, Morningstar StockInvestor, and ETFInvestor. Available only in the library. |
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Morningstar - REMOTE ACCESS - Get comprehensive financial information on New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ stocks. Find comprehensive financial information on thousands of mutual funds. See financial information on hundreds of exchange-traded funds with up-to-date information on returns and reports.. Access PDFs of the most-popular newsletters from our mutual fund, stock, and ETF strategists, the newsletters available are Morningstar Mutual Fund, Morningstar FundInvestor, Morningstar StockInvestor, and ETFInvestor. Access remotely with your MPHPL library card. |
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Online Encyclopedias and Ebooks - eBook titles including Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Dictionary of American History, Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, and College Blue Book. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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Opposing Viewpoints - Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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Sam's Photofacts - Database of repair manuals covering almost 200,000 models of consumer electronics devices such as radios, televisions (including HDTV, Projections TVs), VCRs, DVDs, and more. Available only in the library. |
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South Bend Tribune Archives - The South Bend Tribune online archive contains articles from January 1, 1991 to the present. Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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Talking Book & Braille Library - Welcome to the Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) website. The TBBL provides large print books, braille books, and books on tape to Indiana residents who are unable to read regular print, because of a visual or a physical disability. Access anywhere. |
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TERC- Testing and Education Reference Center - Testing & Education Reference Center is a start-to-finish resource with all the information and support materials needed to make informed, confident decisions to shape the rest of your life. Over 100 free practice tests and courses are available, including: ACT, ASVAB, GED, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, NCLEX, PRAXIS, SAT and more.
Information on over 4,000 accredited schools and financial planning assistance too.
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Value Line - INSIDE LIBRARY - The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. This service is available through Value Line's website only and includes full subscriptions to: The Value Line Investment Survey; The Value Line Investment Survey: Small and Mid-Cap Edition; The Value Line Fund Advisor - PLUS; The Value Line Daily Options Survey; The Value Line Special Situations Service and The Valueline Convertibles Survey. Available only in the library. |
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Value Line - REMOTE ACCESS - The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. This service is available through Value Line's website only and includes full subscriptions to: The Value Line Investment Survey; The Value Line Investment Survey: Small and Mid-Cap Edition; The Value Line Fund Advisor - PLUS; The Value Line Daily Options Survey; The Value Line Special Situations Service and The Value Line Convertibles Survey. Access remotely with your MPHPL library card. |
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World Book Online - The premier online reference source. With thousands of articles, state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, periodical content, and more! Access in the library and remotely with your MPHPL library card number. |
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