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How many of you were given an assignment in a high school or college literature course to find "critical reviews" of some obscure author, and despaired of finding anything meaningful before you found - or were directed to by a librarian - the gold mine of the "Big Brown Books"? Actually...
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One of EVPL's many databases , Plunkett Research Online , is a great tool for researching current trends in 32 distinct industry sectors, including everything from Alternative Energy to Wireless Technology. For each industry sector examined, you'll find a market overview and an analysis of major...
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One of my favorite EVPL databases is Issues and Controversies . A recent reference query led me to use this great resource. Over the phone, a young customer needed articles about how the body image of girls is distorted because of the modeling industry. I told her about all of our databases and that...
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EVPL subscribes to many databases and one of our newest databases is the Encyclopedia of Associations : A comprehensive guide to International, National, and State associations, with brief histories, addresses, and current contact information, current membership numbers and annual meeting information...
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The people at the Browning Family Foundation, who brought you the Browning Genealogy Database (Evansville area newspaper obituaries) and contributed to the Local History Database , have constructed 3 more historical databases to help local history buffs! If you're looking for an early business and...
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Paul Newman is an iconic figure in American film, and his life, times, and work figure significantly in the EVPL collection. To be reminded of the breathtaking good looks and inspirational pursuits that made him a star both on and off the screen, take a look at Paul Newman, a Life in Pictures , edited...
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Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is one of the many databases that the EVPL subscribes to. It is an in-depth database that describes over 3,300 jobs in 94 industries. It highlights the skills and resources you need to get valuable scholarships, research internship opportunities and land your dream...
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If you haven't checked out our new foreign language learning database Mango Languages , what are you waiting for? With twelve different languages and hundreds of different sessions at all levels, Mango Languages has made learning a foreign language simple and entertaining. Check it out the EVPL's...
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Have you ever had this problem -- your teacher/professor has assigned some classic of literature for you to read and by the time you make it to the library all the copies of this book are checked out?!?! Did you know that you have another option, other than going out and buying it? Well, YOU DO! The...
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Rosetta Stone has changed its licensing restrictions with version 3 and no longer allows purchase of their CD-ROM products that could be checked out by library patrons. Unfortunately, because of these new restrictions, we've had to withdraw them from our collection. To continue to provide our users...
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Want to go on a date with that cute guy you met on the internet, but aren't sure if you can trust him? Why not check to see if he has an active warrant for his arrest? The Courier & Press has recently posted a database where you can do just that. However, this only checks in Vanderburgh County...
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SO... you have a great idea for making Evansville a better place to live but no clue of how to get a grassroots effort started... The Foundation Center now offers free training webinars for nonprofit organizations through its website, http://foundationcenter.org . Click on a topic that interests you...
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Digital records from EVPL's Browning Genealogy Database can now be seen in the State Library's VINE database ( http://vine.in.gov ). Vital Information Exchange, (VINE), is a collaborative state wide database that searches databases on Indiana local history and vital records from Indiana libraries...
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Many high school students will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT this fall as well as the ACT and SAT. Learning Express Library is a database that the library subscribes to where students can set up an account and take practice tests.
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Twenty new electronic books have been added to the EVPL catalog that are available through the Credo Reference database. Some of the titles include: Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics / edited by Rajend Mesthrie ; consulting editor, R.E. Asher Encyclopedia of Urban Legends / Jan Harold Brunvand...
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08-19-2008
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