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Biography Resource Center - provides full text articles from hundreds of
periodicals and reference works. Contains biographies of 320,000 people from
around the world and throughout history. Search for people by name
nationality, occupation, gender or birth year.
eLibrary - Full-text magazines, newspapers, pictures, maps, and TV
& Radio transcripts. Includes the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Roanoke Times &
World News, Washington Post, Washington Times and more.
Educator's Reference Desk -
Formerly Ask Eric, this site contains links to over 3,000 resources on a
variety of educational issues, including Internet sites, educational
organizations, and electronic discussion groups. There are also lesson plans
written and submitted by teachers from the US, and a question archive.
 Find It
Virginia - Find magazine &
newspaper articles, encyclopedias and other reference works, TV & radio
transcripts, company information, investment reports, health & wellness
information, and homework help, plus photos, charts, maps, diagrams &
illustrations.
GrantSelect
- "..the online version of the GRANTS Database, owned and operated by
Schoolhouse Partners, containing over 10,000 funding opportunities provided
by more than 4,000 sponsoring organizations." Search by keyword,
geographic location or subject.
Generations on Line - "Your introduction to the Internet".
Developed for Senior Internet users, at
this site you can learn how to use your computer mouse, then look up more
information you need, send a postcard by email or check out links of
interest to sites such as genealogy, AARP, Medicare and much more.
HeritageQuest Online - HeritageQuest Online is the marriage of
ProQuest's Genealogy & Local History Online, a collection of over 25,000
family and local histories, and content from HeritageQuest, the largest
genealogical data, products, supplies and equipment provider to consumers
and institutions in the United States.
Infotrac - Periodical database for students.
Learning Express Library - Practice free tests online to help you meet your school and
career goals. You can access this site from home or inside the library. just
create a new account or log in to an existing account. Use your 14 digit
Portsmouth library card as your username, then create your own password.
Tests available: ACT, Advanced Placement, ASVAB, Basic Skills
Success, Business Writing Help Center, Catholic High School, Civil Service,
Cosmetology, EMT/Paramedic, ESL (Spanish) Skills Improvement Courses, FCAT,
Firefighter, GED, GMAT, GRE, Job & Career Help Center, Law Enforcement, LSAT,
Nurse Aide, Postal Worker, Real Estate, SAT, Skills Improvement Courses,
TASP, Teacher Certification, Technical And Career College Preparation, TOEFL,
US Citizenship.
Literary Index (Gale Group) - An author and title index to "109
literature products from Gale Group and the imprints Charles Scribner's
Sons, St. James Press, and Twayne Publishers." Contains over 135,000
authors, including pseudonyms and variant names, and over 165,000 titles.
Search by author, title, nationality, and birth and death dates. The major
indexed works, which include the various Gale Contemporary Authors and
Literary Criticism titles, contain biographies and critical essays and may
be found in most larger libraries.
netLibrary - The world's premier provider of electronic books (eBooks),
netLibrary offers an easy-to-use information and retrieval system for
accessing the full text of reference, scholarly, and professional books.
Senior Navigator - Provides free information about the health and aging
resources available to Virginians. The information focuses on senior related
issues such as health and aging, financial concerns, legal questions, health
facilities, assisted living and housing, exercise programs, support groups
and more.
What Do I Read Next? - This unique readers' advisory tool allows you to
identify new books to enjoy that meet a personalized reading profile, create
customized reading lists by using the "Keeper List" function, and conduct a
"Find Similar" title search or view the list of similar titles supplied by
genre experts. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections
of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different
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Librarian's Index to the Internet
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