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Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 -
ProQuest
The Sanborn Map Company was the primary American publisher of fire insurance maps for nearly 100 years. This digital collection contains Sanborn maps of more than 12,000 American towns and cities.
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American Mosaic -
Greenwood Publishing
  Provides access to two multicultural resources, The African American Experience and The Latino American Experience, with ebooks, interviews, maps, images, audio, music files, and timelines. Teacher resources available.
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Ancestry Library -
ProQuest
Provides coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. Includes over 1,000 maps, 4,000 databases and two billion names.
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CultureGrams -
ProQuest
Provides an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people, covering more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Includes videos, slide shows, photos, recipes etc. Students may use media in assignments. Teacher's resources available.
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Daily Life Online -
Greenwood Publishing
Combines Daily Life through History, Daily Life Premium, and World Folklore and Folklife databases to
provide full text information, maps, images, website links, etc. on folklore, cultures,
and customs of peoples around the world from ancient times to the present. Teacher resources available.
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia -
Scholastic
Full text encyclopedia entries on full range of topics with links to maps, flags, photos, sound files and related web sites. Includes English dictionary, English > Spanish dictionary,
atlas and timelines. Teacher resources available.
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This product will be no longer be available after December 31, 2009.
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Oxford Reference Online -
Oxford University Press
Full text of numerous Oxford reference works provides information across 25 subjects. Includes full text dictionaries, Oxford Companions, quotations, bilinqual dictionaries, as well as maps, timelines, illustrations, etc. Access is limited to single user; please log out when you are done.
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World Book Discover -
World Book Inc.
Offers differentiated instruction to meet the needs of reluctant readers, ELL, ESL, and adult literacy students. It includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research and translation tools, multimedia, and interactive video to draw students into curriculum-related topics and subjects relevant to older students. Teacher resources available.
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World Book Kids -
World Book Inc.
Based on the World Book's Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the content is chosen and written for younger readers. Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enhance learning. Teacher resources available.
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World Book Online -
World Book Inc.
Entry for all World Book products: Kids, Student, Advanced, Discover... all from one launch pad!
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; "Local access for all registered users. Remote access only for NSU.")