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World Book Online Reference Center
World Book Online Reference Center features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents and features developed especially for public library patrons, such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... documents, and Government Resources.
Requires a JCLC card. Remote Access Available.
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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