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African-American History Online
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history. |
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American Indian History Online
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American people, culture, history, and heritage. |
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American Women's History Online
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States. |
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Biography Collection Complete (EBSCO)
A comprehensive collection of more than 177,000 full text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government and politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. |
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Biography
In Context
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online
Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature. |
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ListenNJ
Is a cooperative project where participating New Jersey Libraries offer library card holders downloadable audiobooks. We offer over 4000 of the most popular fiction and nonfiction titles from over 30 publishers ready to download to your PC or portable music player, or burn to CD. |
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Literary Index
An index only to the major literature series published by Gale - Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literature Criticism, etc. |
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Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources. Includes all MagillOnLiterature Plus content. |
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Literature Resource Center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. |
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NoveList Plus (EBSCO)
A reader's advisory database that provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for about 150,000 fiction titles and 50,000 nonfiction titles; and over 4000 custom created articles and lists, including readalikes and book discussion questions. |
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NoveList K-8 Plus (EBSCO)
Provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles that are appropriate for classroom use. |
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words—past and present—from across the English-speaking world |
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Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Provides full text for more than 2,300 business-related journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles, and is updated daily. |
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Factiva
Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information. |
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Financial Ratings Series: Weiss and The Street Ratings
A single source for financial strength ratings and financial planning tools covering Insurance, Banks, Credit Unions, Mutual Funds and Stocks.
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Gale Legal Forms
State Specific Legal Forms U.S. Legal Forms is the original and premiere site for legal forms on the Internet. featuring over 36,000 legal documents and forms, including wills, name change, real estate and more. |
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OneSource
Provides key international public and private company, executive and industry intelligence including full text analyst reports. If logging in from home, click on OneSource from the Reference USA home page. |
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Reference USA
Directory information on millions of U.S. and Canadian businesses and residences. Search for businesses by category, size and geographic location. Search residences by name, location and phone number. |
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Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Full text articles from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S. |
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Children's Database (EBSCO)
General Database for elementary students with a general encyclopedia, an animal encyclopedia, a dictionary, Primary and Middle School Search and lots of pictures. |
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Kid's Search (EBSCO) |
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Middle Search (EBSCO)
Full text of popular magazines and reference books with middle school reading levels. |
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NoveList K-8 (EBSCO)
Provides subject heading access, reviews and annotations for fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles that are appropriate for classroom use. |
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Primary Search (EBSCO)
Full text of about 70 popular elementary school magazines. |
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World Almanac for Kids Online
Provides resources for homework, reports, and projects in a fun format while encouraging online research skills. Contains biographical, career, history, science, and readers' advisory resources. |
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Curriculum Resource Center
Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum. |
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ERIC (EBSCO)
The acronym for the Educational Resource Information Center which provides access to education literature and resources. |
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Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
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. |
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Job and Career Accelerator
Create resumes and cover letters, learn interviewing techniques, and prepare for related exams. Access millions of job listings. |
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Learning Express Searchable eBooks
Provides full-text career guides, study aids, and test preparation books, spanning subjects from real estate and civil service exams to reading and writing skills to a selection of books in Spanish for GED and citizenship. |
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Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of 520 high-quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports. |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The entire encyclopedia plus a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timelines, video clips and rated and reviewed subject related web sites. For access from the library, click on the house icon or the database title. |
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Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO) |
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World Almanac for Kids Online
Provides resources for homework, reports, and projects in a fun format while encouraging online research skills. Contains biographical, career, history, science, and readers' advisory resources. |
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World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information. |
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World Book Online Reference Center
Online encyclopedia of articles, selected web links, animations, and interactive maps, plus Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - an intermediate Spanish language encyclopedia. |
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Ancestry Library
Genealogical and historical information from census, military, church, vital, court, land and probate records, passenger lists and more. |
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HeritageQuest
A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids, with coverage dating back to the 1700s. |
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Alt HealthWatch (EBSCO)
Alt HealthWatch™ focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness, offering full-text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports. |
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Health Reference Center
Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body. |
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Health Source - Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines plus full text of many full text health publications and reports. |
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Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. It also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names. |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications. |
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African-American Biographical Database
Biographies, rare books, and historical information on thousands of African-Americans. |
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African-American History Online
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history. |
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American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. |
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American Indian History Online
Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American people, culture, history, and heritage. |
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American Women's History Online
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States. |
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Ancient and Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. |
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Facts on File
Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12. Also includes a database of personal and business forms. |
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History Reference Center (EBSCO)
Provides full text from more than 2,400 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals, more than 61,100 historical documents, 66,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. |
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Issues and Controversies (Facts on File)
A database providing in-depth investigations of today's top issues. Updated weekly, more than 800 hot-topics in business, politics, education, and pop culture are covered. |
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JSTOR
Full text coverage of core scholarly journals in various subjects, many from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years ago. |
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MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO)
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. |
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Modern World History Online
Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present. |
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New York Times Archive (1851-2005)
Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2005. |
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Points of View (EBSCO)
A database designed to assist students and researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. It includes essays, questions, and thousands of supporting articles. |
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Student Research Center (EBSCO) |
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TOPICsearch (EBSCO)
A current events database which explores social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics. |
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World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information. |
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World News Digest (Facts on File)
This archival record of domestic and international news is updated weekly and covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. |
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Images, Forms, Films & Pictures |
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EBSCO Images (EBSCO) |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The entire encyclopedia plus a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, timelines, video clips and rated and reviewed subject related web sites. |
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Facts on File
Reference database in science, history, literature, geography, health and career guidance, plus a curriculum resource center for grades K-5 and 6-12. Also includes a database of personal and business forms. |
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Films On Demand
A web-based digital video delivery service that allows you to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime, anywhere, 24/7. Choose from more than 6,500 educational titles in many subject areas relating to the humanities and social sciences. These videos can be viewed in the library, a classroom or at home.
Funding made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
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Gale Legal Forms
State Specific Legal Forms U.S. Legal Forms is the original and premiere site for legal forms on the Internet. featuring over 36,000 legal documents and forms, including wills, name change, real estate and more. |
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New York Times Archive (1851-2005)
Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2005. |
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World Book Online Reference Center
Online encyclopedia of articles, selected web links, animations, and interactive maps, plus Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - an intermediate Spanish language encyclopedia. |
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Mango Language
An online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. The system is completely web-based and remotely accessible so that you can learn anywhere you have an internet connection. As you listen to and repeat after native speakers, you'll learn more than just words and phrases. Languages include Spanish, French, Mandarin, Greek, Japanese, English as a Second Language, to name a few. |
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Local Newspaper Index
Articles of interest to the Princeton community from Town Topics and Princeton Packet indexed from 1932 to the present. |
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Princeton Public Library Electronic Periodical Holdings |
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Princeton Public Library Print Periodical Holdings |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications. |
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Factiva
Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information. |
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JSTOR
Full text coverage of core scholarly journals in various subjects, many from the first issue up to 3 to 5 years ago. |
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MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
A multidisciplinary database that provides full text for nearly 2,000 general magazines and journals, plus full text reference books, biographies, primary source material and images. |
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Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. |
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Student Research Center (EBSCO) |
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Alexander Street Press
For information regarding how to use the program and compatible platforms and browsers. |
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American Song (Alexander Street Press)
Includes music that relates to almost every walk of American life, every ethnic group, and every time period. Now includes the African American Song database, with recordings by the top fifty names in the history of black American music (streamed audio). |
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Classical Music Library (Alexander Street Press)
Music ranges from Medieval to contemporary, from choral works to symphonies, operas and the avant-garde (streamed audio). |
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Contemporary World Music (Alexander Street Press)
Takes listeners aournd the globe to experience the vibrancy, history, customs, politics, personalities, struggles, and joys of diverse peoples cultures (streamed audio). |
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Jazz (Alexander Street Press)
The largest and most comprehensive collection of jazz available online — with thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres (streamed audio). |
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Smithsonian Global Sound (Alexander Street Press)
American Folk Music covers icons such as Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and hundreds of others (streamed audio). |
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Factiva
Full text articles from over 14,000 worldwide newspapers, magazines, trade journals, newswires, and broadcast transcripts, plus extensive company information. |
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Local Newspaper Index
The "Princeton Packet" and "Town Topics". Articles of general interest to the Princeton Community are indexed from 1983 to and including 2006, with obituaries indexed back to 1975. In addition, obituaries from the "Princeton Packet" are indexed from 1892 to 1950. A searchable digital version of the Town Topics from 1947 to 1956 is also available. The digitizing is an ongoing project and more will become available. |
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New York Times Archive (1851-2005)
Full text, including advertising, charts and photos, of the entire paper from 1851 (the beginning of the publication) through 2005. |
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News for You Online
An online news source designed for people who are learning to read, write, or speak English. Seven new stories are posted weekly for 48 weeks a year. These engaging articles are based on world and national news events. They are written at reading levels 3-6 and ESL levels high-beginning and low-intermediate.
All users must enter the following password in order to access the news articles: 916A58 |
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Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Selected full text for about 30 national and international newspapers including Washington Post, Boston Globe and New York Daily News, plus radio and TV news transcripts. |
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Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Full text articles from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the U.S. |
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Town Topics Archive
The digital version of the first 10-years of the Town Topics, 1947 - 1956. Now you can see the content just as it appeared in the newspaper and learn more about what life was like in Princeton during the 1940's and 50's. |
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World News Digest (Facts on File)
This archival record of domestic and international news is updated weekly and covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. |
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCO)
An index to more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings on librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s. |
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Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of 520 high-quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles and more than 200 educational reports. |
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Abstracts and full text articles from thousands of academic and peer-reviewed publications. |
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GreenFILE
Provides information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment in a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles. Some titles are full text, the rest are abstracts only. |
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Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. |
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Science Reference Center (EBSCO)
Full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. |
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Today's Science (Facts on File)
Science news written especially for students that links what is learned in the classroom with today's real world science discoveries. |
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