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A collection of databases including:
American Government, American History, State Geography, United
States at War, World History-Ancient and Medieval Eras, World
History-Modern Era and World Geography. |
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African American History Online (from Facts on File) |
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Provides expansive and in-depth
information on the people, events, and topics important to the study
of African-American history. When accessing from outside the
library, click the "Facts on File link to get to this resource. |
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Resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. |
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Ancestry Library |
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Genealogy research tool. Sources include United States Census,
military records; court, land and probate records, vital and church
records/ directories and passenger lists. |
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Auralog TellMeMore |
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New! You will need your library card barcode to use this resource.
Auralog’s TELLMEMORE is an in depth language instructional program
covering all major areas of language learning: Speaking, Listening,
Comprehension, and Reading. Languages available through Lee County
Library System include: ESL/English, European Spanish, Latin
American Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch .
Requires Internet Explorer. Online help
resources:
* Please note: Auralog does offer speech recognition activities as
part of its language instructional program. These activities require
microphone hardware. Microphones are not available for use in the
libraries, but they are recommended for home users to take full
advantage of the program.
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Biography Resource Center
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Find current or historic people by name, occupation,
nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or
by keyword and full text. |
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Business and Company Resource Center |
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company
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rankings,
investment
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company
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| Children’s
Literature Comprehensive Database |
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This database is a resource for an extensive array of
information about children's books, video and audio recordings, film
strips and other children-focused media. |
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CultureGrams
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World edition, Kids' Edition, and States Edition and contains
cultural and geographical information supplemented with maps, images
and recipes. |
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Download Audio Books and Videos to play on your PC or
portable device (Pocket PC, MP3 player or smart phone) or copy to CD
and DVDs for enjoyment on-the-go. |
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ELibrary
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An index of many full text magazine and newspaper articles, as well
as television and radio transcripts, pictures, maps and more. |
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Facts on File-Issues & Controversies |
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Find the pros and cons of approximately 600 controversial
topics in the news. Chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables,
sidebars, bibliographies and contact information provide balanced
and accurate coverage of current and historical issues. |
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Career Guidance Center (from Facts on File)
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Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94
industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 48,000
resource entries, and much more!
When accessing from outside the library, click the "Facts
on File link to get to this resource.
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| First Search |
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Connect to information in a wide range of subjects in 25 databases
including ArticleFirst, ECO, World Cat and ERIC. |
| Florida
Electronic Library |
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Collection of resources providing articles in a variety of subject
areas- including business, health, current events, environment, etc.
Resources are available for all age groups as well as for Spanish
language users. These resources are provided by the Florida Department
of State, Division of Library and Information Services and funded under
the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act in partnership
with your local library. |
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Gale Reference Resources
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Similar to Florida Electronic Library, but limited to those
resources from Gale Publishing provided through the Florida
Department of State, Division of Library and Information Service
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for
multidisciplinary research. |
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Grolier Online Reference Collection |
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Health and Wellness Resource Center
& Alternative Health Module |
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Instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical
reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals,
hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner
Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest
publications in addition to a broad collection of Thompson Gale
reference titles. |
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Heritage Quest
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A collection of 25,000+ family and local history books that are
searchable. Every page of each book can be downloaded or copied.
Material is included from all 50 states and Canada. The complete
U.S. census from 1790-1930 is also available. It can be searched by
name, place of birth, age or ethnicity. Also included are full-text
entries for obituaries from over 150 newspapers in the ProQuest
database. |
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InfoTrac OneFile
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A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range
of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education
, environmental issues, healthcare hobbies, humanities, law,
literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports,
technology and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text
articles. Updated daily. |
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Kids InfoBits (Gale)
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Developed especially for beginning researchers in
Kindergarten through Grade 5, covers geography, current events, the
arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Literature and Information Science Full Text (from WilsonWeb)
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Find fulltext library and information science journal articles. |
Literature
Resource Center - LRC
& Scribner Writers Series Online
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Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text
literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,00 writers in all
disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Supplemented by scholarly materials of the Scribner Writers Series. |
| Lit Finder |
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Find poems, short stories, essays, plays and speeches. Searchable by
title, author, subject, nationality , genre and more. Many available
in full text. |
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Mango Languages |
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Mango Languages offers over 1,100 common high frequency words in
each of the 11 language courses. Learn grammar the natural way and
learn to put those words together to engage in meaningful
conversation. Hear native male and female voices clearly pronouncing
words and phrases so that you can learn to understand native
pronunciation. |
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Medline Plus |
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Merriam-Webster Unabridged Online
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Contains over 1 million entries and consists of nine references:
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged; Collegiate
Dictionary; Collegiate Encyclopeida; Collegiate Thesaurus; a
Spanish/English dictionary; a French/English dictionary; a medical
dictionary and a style guide. |
Morningstar
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Search stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs. Learn about
investments, see reports and create portfolios.
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NetLibrary E-books
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Check out and read electronic books on your computer 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. The collection is searchable by keyword, author,
title and full text and includes more than 48,000 reference and
non-fiction titles on a wide range of subjects. Go to the
FAQs
for more
information on using these e-books. |
NewsBank
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NewsBank includes America’s Newspapers, a database of local,
regional, and national U.S. newspapers, including the Fort Myers
News-Press,
(1/1/1999-Current). |
NewsBank – Ft. Myers News-Press
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Provides direct access to the Fort Myers News-Press
(1/1/1999-Current). |
NewsBank
– Naples Daily News
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Provides direct access to the Naples Daily News (01/1/1998-present).
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Newsstand (Proquest Newspapers)
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Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes
coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The
New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news
sources and news wires. Use the first drop down box to select
"News-ProQuest Newspapers." |
Novelist
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An informative database with access to over 100,000 fiction titles.
You can find books based on author, title, or description; browse
genre and/or award lists; search for reviews; read book discussion
guides. |
Novelist K-8
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NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that
are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your
classroom. |
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P4Antiques
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The p4A Antiques Reference database has over 250,000 records. Each
record includes pricing information, at least one color picture and
a text description. The antiques are organized into 1,280 different
subjects including furniture, glass, pottery and porcelain,
paintings, prints, clocks, toys, dolls, advertising collectibles,
books, autographs, lamps, silver, firearms and historical documents. |
Peterson’s Testing & Education Resource Center
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Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college
or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Find thousands
of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that
meet their financial needs. Take online practice tests and use test
prep eBooks to obtain your education goals. |
Price It! Antiques and Collectibles
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Contains more than 23 million records with over 10 million
images for identifying and pricing art, antiques and collectibles.
Includes online sources such as eBay and GoAntiques. |
ProQuest
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An index of journal, magazine and newspaper articles going back to
1986. Many are full-text. Once in the database, you may choose to
search ProQuest General Reference or ProQuest Newspapers
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Reference USA
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The Business database contains company names, phone numbers,
addresses, key executive names, SIC and NAICS codes, employee size,
sales volume and more. The Residential database contains resident
names, addresses, phone numbers, income and median home values. |
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Science Online
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A
comprehensive
and authoritative overview of the sciences. Diagrams, essays,
definitions and biographies are arranged by topic. More than 600
experiments are indexed by grade and are searchable using keyword or
phrase. Organized by the National Science Education Standards for
grades 6-12. |
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Teen Health
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A resource full of self-help tools on topics including diseases,
drugs, alcohol, nutrition, and fitness. National 24 hour hotlines
listed for teens in crisis. |
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TellMeMore |
Library |
Home |
New! You will need your library card barcode to
use this resource.
Auralog’s TELLMEMORE is an in depth language instructional program
covering all major areas of language learning: Speaking, Listening,
Comprehension, and Reading. Languages available through Lee County
Library System include: ESL/English, European Spanish, Latin
American Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Dutch.
Requires Internet Explorer. Online help
resources:
* Please note: Auralog does offer speech recognition activities as
part of its language instructional program. These activities require
microphone hardware. Microphones are not available for use in the
libraries, but they are recommended for home users to take full
advantage of the program.
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Thomson Gale Legal Forms
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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 includes a comprehensive attorney state
directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in
laymen's language.
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Tumblebook Library (ebooks for kids)
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View these animated, talking picture books at the library or
on your home computer. The collection also contains TumblePuzzles,
TumbleGames and TumbleQuizzes based on the picture books. |
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What Do I Read Next?
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Over 125,000 recommended titles, more than 67,900 plot
summaries and information for 568 awards. Uncover new reading
adventures, find long-remembered favorites and discover
award-winning titles. Find by genre, subject, author, title, series
and more. Monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections
of award winners, upcoming titles and titles that revolve around
different subjects each month. |
Wilson Web
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A collection of databases including Children's Catalog, Fiction
Catalog, Junior Authors and Illustrators, Middle and Junior High
School Library Catalog, Public Library Catalog, Senior High School
Catalog, Library Literature and Short Story Index 1984-1997. |
WorldBook Online
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Search primary source documents, e-books, encyclopedia
articles, images, and more in a single, integrated interface. |
World Book Kids
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People, Places, Science and Mathematics, World Religions,
Plants and Animals, Hostory and Government, Arts, and Sports and
Hobbies - all in kid-friendly format.. |
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