Don't Forget About Our Online Resources!

School is back in full swing!  Do you or your children need some homework help?  We have the following resources to help :


MAGNOLIA - An online database of scholarly journals, newspaper archives, and literary critiques.  Ask at the Reference Desk for the address and password to access this extensive collection.

World Book Online - The online version of the popular encyclopedia and more.  Ask at the Reference Desk for the ID and password to access.

Gage Cengage - Online reference books, including the Contemporary Black Biography series.  Patrons with a Google account can sign in and be able to save articles and citations to Drive as well as print and email (with any email account).  Highlighting, note-taking and audio options are also available.  Ask at the Reference Desk for details on how to access their site (GVRL has free apps for Android and IOS devices called Access My Library).

Salem Press Online - A selection of reference books specifically for high school age and up.  Patrons can set up a free account to save search information, citations, and articles.  There is also a feature to allow you to print and/or email articles and citations.  Ask at the Reference Desk for details on how to access the site.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Need ideas or information for Black History Month?

Available online through the Gale Virtual Reference Library,
the Contemporary Black Biography series provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential person of African American and/or black heritage.

There are currently 134 volumes to this set and the articles cover persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, including architecture, art, business, dance, educcation, fashion, film, industry, journalism, law, literature, medicine, music, politics/government, publishing, religion, science/technology, social issues, sports television, theater and others.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library is now integrated with Google apps and Microsoft Office 365. Emailing, organizing and saving documents and citations has never been easier! Additionally, you can bookmark, highlight sections and take notes.

To access the Gale Virtual Reference Library, come to our Reference Desk and ask for the password. Then simply go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mag_p_magn1263 on your personal device, choose the volume you want to reference and read away!

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Career Exam Aids

 Studying for a new career?  The Gale Virtual Reference Library can help!

All of the books shown are available online through the GVRL and patrons with a Google account can take advantage of making use of their Google account to save articles and citations to Drive, print and email (with any email account), highlight, take notes and listen to audio.

To use the GVRL items, simply come to our Reference Desk and ask for the password, then go to http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mag_p_magn1263 and use the password to sign in.  It's that easy!

The career exam aids are all found under the Education section.