SNAP databases
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Remote access of most of these databases, tutorials, etc. are limited to customers of the Benicia Public Library/SNAP consortium, so you may be asked to input your library card number. You may apply for an e-card from home to access our databases!
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| The online encyclopedia of science and technology | |
| Information on approximately 460,000 international, national, regional state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. | |
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Information on automotive repair and maintenance. Repair topics include repair procedures, service bulletins and recalls, wiring diagrams labor, specifications, and maintenance intervals. Also includes care and repair tips and a troubleshooting guide. |
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A comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. |
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Biographical information on more than 185,000 people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. |
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Detailed company and industry news and information from 1980 through the present. |
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An online reference database of general interest, business & health magazines and newspapers |
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The complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Britannica’s Book of the Year. Now includes 500,000 Primary Source Documents from Project Guttenburg. |
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Information on all business and management topics from 1980 through the present, as well as investment analysts’ reports on major companies and industries and directory listings for over 150,000 companies. |
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A genealogical database with access to census data, family records and local histories. |
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| Home Improvement Reference Center | Focuses on home improvement and home repair, including outdoor projects, electrical projects, remodeling projects, plumbing projects, wood projects, decorating projects and maintenance. Includes instructions, tips, and suggestions for a variety of home improvement projects. |
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Homework help designed especially for youth in grades K-8. |
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LearningExpress Library provides a completley interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. |
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Access biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. |
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Check out and read electronic books on your web browser. |
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An electronic readers advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. |
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A full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of the current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world's top political and societal publications. |
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A collection of electronic resources containing articles originally published in newspapers. |
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RAND California |
A comprehensive online source of information on California business, economic, and public policy issues. Access to RAND California is only available at your local SNAP library. |
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A source of information on businesses and people, containing detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, and 210 million U.S. residents. If you have problems logging in, click on help and go to next to last question. It will tell you what to do. |
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Rosetta Stone |
*Subscription ended in July 2008. Try Live Mocha as an alternative way to learn foreign languages. |
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An electronic reference library for programmers and IT professionals. |
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| Small Engine Repair Reference Center | A full text database derived from the full set of small engine repair manuals from Clymer. Clymer repair manuals provide step-by-step procedures based upon the complete disassembly of the machine. Photos and illustration guide the reader through every job, making it easy to reduce repair costs and make it possible to safely and enjoyably service small engines. |
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Homework help for Middle and High School Resources |
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TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) and TumblePuzzles. |
updated 8/21/08