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AtoZdatabases

Provides directory information on businesses, households, and healthcare professionals in the United States. Includes a job search, detailed maps, business email addresses, and much more.

ConsumerReports.org

Contains full access to the Consumer Reports website, with expert, unbiased ratings, reviews, product comparisons, and buying guides for many essential consumer products.

Morningstar Investing Center

Presents comprehensive financial information and independent analysis on investments, including mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and CEFs.

Reference Solutions

Formerly ReferenceUSA Contains directory information on businesses and households in the United States and Canada, as well as jobs and internships. Includes physicians and dentists.

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Gale Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Explores environmental health concerns with a global perspective, including recent and historic natural and man-made environmental health events, environmentally related health conditions and diseases, and more.

Gale Encyclopedia of Fitness

Explores physiology and fitness, as well as topics on diseases and conditions related to fitness. Includes questions to ask a doctor before beginning a new program.

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Presents information on medical disorders, including discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, procedures, and more.

Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health

Provides detailed information on mental disorders and conditions, including entries for prescription, alternative, and over-the-counter drugs, as well as therapies used to treat mental disorders.

Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology

Presents information on the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments, applications of psychology in advertising, medicine and sports, and career information.

Gale Encyclopedia of Science

Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, mathematics, and the medical and health sciences with a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology.

Gale Literature Resource Center

Presents information on authors and literature, including biographies, book reviews, book overviews, literary criticism, primary sources, and literary works.

Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test and Career Prep

Formerly Testing & Education Reference CenterOffers resources for academic and occupational planning, including test prep and tutorials for ACT, SAT, GRE, TOEFL, exams in civil services, licensing exams, and more. Also includes resources for college readiness, job search, and professional development.

Gale Reference eBooks

Searches our entire collection of eReference titles to find concise, clear articles and information on a variety of topics, including history, medicine, science, and social sciences.

Gale Reference eBooks (Student Resources)

Formerly  “Gale Virtual Reference Library (Student Version)”. Searches our entire collection of eReference titles to find concise, clear articles and information on a variety of topics, including history, medicine, science, and social sciences. This student version excludes some of the less scholarly ebooks. 

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