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Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Academic OneFile is both...learn more
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A database geared toward the academic researcher, Academic Search Premier contains full text and images from over 4,700 journals covering biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, theology, and more.learn more
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The African American Experience is an electronic research tool for African American history and culture with the two primary goals: to provide rock-solid information from authorities in the field, and to allow African Americans to speak for themselves through a wealth of primary sources.learn more
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The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, teachers, and scholars with an authoritative and comprehensive source on the African American experience. The site is comprised of five major encyclopedias and content from eighteen additional reference sources from Oxford University...learn more
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African-American History Online covers topics such as affirmative action, Africa, black nationalism, civil rights, emancipation, free blacks, the Harlem Renaissance, migrations, racial violence and hate crimes, religion, slave living conditions, slave liberation strategies, social work and...learn more
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The current Birmingham News delivered by al.comlearn more
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The Alabama Administrative Code is a compilation of the rules of all state agencies covered by the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act. The Code is compiled by agency generally in alphabetical order by agency name and includes a table of contents for each agency's rules.learn more
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The "WPA Index to Alabama Biography" was a Works Progress Administration project begun in the 1930’s then abandoned when funding for the WPA was curtailed. Although the index was never completed, over 97 titles such as Who's Who in America, other biographical dictionaries, and local histories were...learn more
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The Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities Database consists of 2188 records compiled by the staff of the Government Documents department using available annual reports of Alabama mine inspectors from 1898 through 1938.learn more
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The Alabama Episcopal Church Registers database lists confirmations, baptisms, marriages and burials for more than 14,000 people in sixteen Alabama parishes for the period of the 1830s to the 1970slearn more
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This database includes inventors who lived in Alabama at the time they received their patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Government Documents Department of the Birmingham Public Library has compiled these records and will add to and update them as information...learn more
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Provides a wide selection of Alabama legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions...learn more
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AlabamaMosaic (Alabama's Digitization Project) is a work in progress. A number of collections are available for browsing and searching. More collections will be added in the near future. The purpose of AlabamaMosaic is to make unique historical treasures from Alabama's archives, libraries, museums,...learn more
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Provides in-depth coverage of complementary and alternative medicine, offering full text articles from peer-reviewed journals, reports, newsletters, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. learn more
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The American Indian Experience offers access to an online library, featuring more than 150 volumes of scholarship and reference content, hundreds of primary documents, and thousands of images. From Pre-contact to the present day, from the Inuit of the north to the Seminoles of Florida. This...learn more
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Access the African American Experience, American Indian Experience and Latino American Experience in a single interface.learn more
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The American Physical Society is now providing in-library access free of charge to all of their technical journals, including: Physical Review Letters (PRL) (brief important papers, all topics in physics) Physical Review A (atomic, molecular, and optical physics) Physical Review B (condensed...learn more
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Family name information. Over a billion names in more than 3,000 unique databases. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Southern History Department, the Five Points West Branch, the Springville Road Branch, the Avondale Branch, and the North Birmingham Branch.learn more
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History, society, and everyday life come into focus through a variety of articles and media. You now have access to search the 5.2 million words, graphics, and multimedia from the Annals of American History Online, including: 2,100 entries from 1493 to the present, and original source documents...learn more
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AskArt Academic provides access to both historical and contemporary American artists. AskArt covers more than 75,000 American artists from all periods and all regions of the country. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Central location only.learn more
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AskArt Academic provides access to both historical and contemporary American artists. AskArt covers more than 75,000 American artists from all periods and all regions of the country. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Central location only.learn more
Birmingham Public Library (Central) - In Library Use Only.
Directory listings for associations, professional societies, and non-profit organizations. International, U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields. IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.learn more
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Contains repair information on most major domestic and imported vehicles from 1954 to the present; with factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; technical service bulletins and recalls; wiring diagrams; specifications and maintenance schedules; labor time guide and estimator; and Quick Tips,...learn more
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Access digital images in PDF of the original pages of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Barron's. No search interface is provided. The digital images are accessed by choosing the appropriate publication, year, month, day and page.learn more
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Biography Reference Bank contains biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present, along with thousands of images. It contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, including...learn more
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Biographical information on more than a million notable historical and contemporary individuals. Facts, summaries, articles, and pictures.learn more
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The Birmingham Black Barons, one of the most successful baseball teams in the Negro Leagues, played from the 1920's until the 1950's. The team played their home games at Rickwood Field. This database is a keyword index to articles that appeared in local newspapers including the Birmingham...learn more
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The current Birmingham News delivered by al.comlearn more
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Full text articles from The Birmingham News (4/27/1993-Current) . When using the archives through the library website, the full text of the Birmingham News articles is available free of charge.learn more
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The Cartography Collection contains regional and historical maps and atlases from the 16th through the 20th centuries. While the emphasis of the collection is on the area of the globe occupied by Alabama, the historic maps retrace the development of the region over centuries and illustrate the...learn more
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The photograph collection depicts some of Birmingham’s prominent historic landmarks, pop culture palaces, businesses, churches, government buildings, gathering spaces, and people. While some of these structures have survived to the present, others are only memories. These photos form a composite...learn more
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Read about important authors and great works, from novels to plays to nonfiction, in this database. Bloom's Literary Reference Online provides access to the Harold Bloom's Western literary canon, as well as video of Harold Bloom discussing works and authors.learn more
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Contains information from thousands of nonfiction books for grades K-12. The database includes full text entries on social studies and science, careers, health, sports, history, and technology.learn more
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The Birmingham Public Library SuperSearch is a quick and easy to search many of BPL's electronic resources and online databases.learn more
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Brands and Their Companies
Consumer information on company brands, U.S. company imports, and products marketed by competing companies. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Business, Science & Technology Department.learn more
Birmingham Public Library (Central - Business Dept) - In Library Use Only.
Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group. Along with this encyclopedia content,...learn more
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Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, histories, chronologies. Detailed news and information on companies and industry.learn more
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Management issues, economic indicators, business theories and practices, activities of companies and industries worldwide. Full-text articles, images, and citations from academic journals and trade magazines.learn more
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A database of resources for the modern businessman, Business Source Premier contains full-text articles from more than 1,000 newspapers and magazines on business topics, management, economics, finance, banking, and accounting.learn more
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Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive career research database, providing detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 2,050 of today's most popular jobs in more than 94 industries. This database now contains hundreds of new, in-depth job and industry descriptions; as well as a...learn more
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The Cartography Collection contains regional and historical maps and atlases from the 16th through the 20th centuries. While the emphasis of the collection is on the area of the globe occupied by Alabama, the historic maps retrace the development of the region over centuries and illustrate the...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation.learn more
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CQ Congress Collection presents a powerful research and reference tool that provides an analytical survey of the history and development; powers; personalities; current developments; and legislation considered and passed by the United States Congress. A wealth of data with nonbiased commentary is...learn more
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The U.S. Serial Set, an ongoing collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress, captures every aspect of American life from the early 19th century onward, from farming, to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business,...learn more
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CQ Congress Collection presents a powerful research and reference tool that provides an analytical survey of the history and development; powers; personalities; current developments; and legislation considered and passed by the United States Congress. A wealth of data with nonbiased commentary is...learn more
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The award-winning The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. There are 44 reports produced each year including four expanded reports.learn more
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CQ Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Access digital images in PDF of the original pages of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Barron's. No search interface is provided. The digital images are accessed by choosing the appropriate publication, year, month, day and page.learn more
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Directory of Obsolete Securities
FII Online allows you to inquire by CUSIP, Issuer / Issue Description, Tickler Date (date of action - e.g. expiration date), Service Type (Called Bonds, Reorganization, Put Options, Warrants, Stock Guide or Bond Guide) Record Type (e.g. Corporate Redemption's, Mergers, etc.) and more. You may view...learn more
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The aim of the Directory of Open Access Journals is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact. The Directory aims to be comprehensive and cover all open access scientific and scholarly journals...learn more
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Disclosure/Global Access
Annual reports and filings on companies in the U.S., Canada, and abroad. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Business, Science & Technology Department.learn more
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This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE also includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents,...learn more
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ERIC is one of the most widely used and comprehensive databases of information in thef field of education, containing full text of more than 2,200 digests as well as citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals.learn more
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Browse and search for journal and magazine titles that are available in the BPL collection of electronic databases. Use this tool to identify which database has the desired magazine and the coverage dates that are included in the database.learn more
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Enciclopedia Universal en Español is the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, containing over 47,000 articles plus 8,300 photos and images. Audience: high school, college, general...learn more
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Britannica Online Public Library Edition contains 4 full encyclopedias, the Encyclopædia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia each covering the research needs of a different age group. Along with this encyclopedia content,...learn more
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The Encyclopedia of Alabama is a free, online reference resource on Alabama’s history, culture, geography, and natural environment. It was developed through a partnership of the Alabama Humanities Foundation and Auburn University.learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
Requires a JCLC card and residence in Birmingham, AL.
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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ERIC is one of the most widely used and comprehensive databases of information in thef field of education, containing full text of more than 2,200 digests as well as citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals.learn more
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This database contains full text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic and minority press. The database consists of items from 280+ sources, including local and regional press like: Deep South Jewish Voice: Birmingham, AL; Speakin' Out the News: Huntsville, AL; Atlanta...learn more
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The database includes a comprehensive listing of some 1,700 International Organizations such as the United Nations, The European Union, the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization, and provides details of countries arranged alphabetically from Afghanistan to...learn more
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Full text of magazine and journal articles, citations for additional articles, and links to other relevant articles. Find articles by topic, relevance, or keyword. Features allow narrowing subjects with more specific subdivisions, limiting results by date or to a specific publication, broadening...learn more
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Search for your ancestors in free family history, family tree, and genealogy records and resources from around the world.learn more
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Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is a comprehensive career research database, providing detailed and up-to-date profiles of more than 2,050 of today's most popular jobs in more than 94 industries. This database now contains hundreds of new, in-depth job and industry descriptions; as well as a...learn more
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FII Online
FII Online allows you to inquire by CUSIP, Issuer / Issue Description, Tickler Date (date of action - e.g. expiration date), Service Type (Called Bonds, Reorganization, Put Options, Warrants, Stock Guide or Bond Guide) Record Type (e.g. Corporate Redemption's, Mergers, etc.) and more. You may view...learn more
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Primarily access to worldcat.learn more
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Foundation Directory Online Professional provides subscribers with access to an unprecedented wealth of timely, comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants. Included is a searchable database of the entire universe of over 92,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking...learn more
Birmingham Public Library (Central) - In Library Use Only.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Gale Virtual Reference Library delivers a wealth of eBook reference content in a database format, allowing libraries to choose exactly which titles to make available to their patrons. The sources that Gale Virtual Reference Library offers in eBook format include multi-volume encyclopedias,...learn more
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Millions of full-text magazine articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, etc. Images. Updated daily. Find articles by topic, relevance,...learn more
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A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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A collection of scholarly, government and general-interest information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment, including content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.learn more
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Oxford Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. Oxford art reference titles include the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise...learn more
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Oxford Music Online offers users the ability to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of this database is Grove Music Online which provides the full texts of five music reference titles including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and...learn more
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Current reference material, full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from authoritative medical sources. Descriptions and links to Web sites. Medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, directory of health organizations, and guides to prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and alternative...learn more
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Health Source: Consumer Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health magazines, including American Fitness, Better Nutrition, Fit Pregnancy, Harvard Health Letter, HealthFacts, Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Prevention, Vegetarian Times, and many others.learn more
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Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health...learn more
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Census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project (new content is added weekly),...learn more
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Features the full text of more than 650 historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books, as well as nearly 60 leading history periodicals; historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps; and hours of historical film and video.learn more
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Themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. Over 1,000 historical documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals. Citations for over 180 additional history journals. Search by subject, person, or period in the...learn more
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History Resource Center: Modern World has always featured extensive coverage of the 20th century. History Resource Center: World broadens this focus both geographically and chronologically, with the addition of new content on the ancient Mediterranean, Near East, Asia, Middle East, Latin America,...learn more
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Spanish magazine articles. Searchable in Spanish. Some articles in English. Current events, business, health, technology, culture, etc.learn more
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Millions of full-text magazine articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, etc. Images. Updated daily. Find articles by topic, relevance,...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Jefferson County Probate Court, Loose Records is an Index for Boxes 1-637 (Birmingham) and Bessemer - 1916-1936. (Note: Boxes 1-637 refers to the Woodruff Boxes (Drawers) the cases were originally filed as -- not the archival boxes they are in now.)learn more
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Jones Valley High School was established in the Powderly community in 1921 by the Jefferson County Schools system and in 1953 became a part of the Birmingham City Schools system. JVHS remained a high school until the late 1980s when it became Jones Valley Middle School. A special thanks to the...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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The Latino American Experience explores the history and culture of U.S. Latinos. Its content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day...learn more
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Skill-building and test preparation materials for standardized tests. Interactive practice exams based on official exams. Scoring and analysis of practice test responses. Basic skills, college preparatory, civil service, GED, and some specific careers.learn more
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Provides a wide selection of Alabama legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions...learn more
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Index to articles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals, and legal newspapers. Indexes articles on federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice. Also included are: British Commonwealth, European Union, and International Law.learn more
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The Lexi-PALS Drug Guide is a database of Patient Advisory Leaflets from Lexi-Comp that provides vital education on medications for patients. The approach for each pamphlet is to present each medication in an easy to follow and understand question-and-answer format. The database consists of over...learn more
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The U.S. Serial Set, an ongoing collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress, captures every aspect of American life from the early 19th century onward, from farming, to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business,...learn more
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Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of more than 120,000 literary figures from all time periods in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, etc. Full-text, excerpted, and commissioned essays. Explanations and overviews of prominent literary works. Links to about 5,000...learn more
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LitFinder provides the opportunity to study great literary works by offering access to more than 135,000 full-text poems, stories, and plays.learn more
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The Cartography Collection contains regional and historical maps and atlases from the 16th through the 20th centuries. While the emphasis of the collection is on the area of the globe occupied by Alabama, the historic maps retrace the development of the region over centuries and illustrate the...learn more
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This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE also includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents,...learn more
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MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in...learn more
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Military & Government Collection provides full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals. The database also offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 journals. Publications covered in this database include Air Force Comptroller, Defence Studies, JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, Military...learn more
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Stock and mutual fund reports. Portfolio X-Ray feature allows user to create portfolio to see how investments work together. Screener feature allows user to identify stocks or funds meeting their personal criteria.learn more
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Access digital images in PDF of the original pages of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Barron's. No search interface is provided. The digital images are accessed by choosing the appropriate publication, year, month, day and page.learn more
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Full text articles from The Birmingham News (4/27/1993-Current) . When using the archives through the library website, the full text of the Birmingham News articles is available free of charge.learn more
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The database provides full text to 35 national & international newspapers, including the Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, and The (London) Times. As well, the database contains selected full text for more than 375 regional U.S. newspapers (including local press The...learn more
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In 1871 the City of Birmingham purchased from the Elyton Land Company 21.5 acres of land for a city cemetery (later named Oak Hill). The deed was issued December 29, 1873. As the first city cemetery, Oak Hill became the resting place for virtually all of the Birmingham pioneers. Although the...learn more
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The Obituary Index : Birmingham Area Newspapers database is an ongoing project of the Government Documents Department of the Birmingham Public Library. Obituaries from four Birmingham area newspapers are included: the Birmingham News, the Birmingham World, the Methodist Christian Advocate, and the...learn more
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Primarily access to worldcat.learn more
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The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, teachers, and scholars with an authoritative and comprehensive source on the African American experience. The site is comprised of five major encyclopedias and content from eighteen additional reference sources from Oxford University...learn more
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Oxford Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. Oxford art reference titles include the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise...learn more
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The Oxford English Dictionary Online provides unparalleled access to the wealth of material contained in the acclaimed 20-volume Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and the 3 volumes of Additions. Online publication also enables the "treasure house" of the English language to move with...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Music Online offers users the ability to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. The cornerstone of this database is Grove Music Online which provides the full texts of five music reference titles including The New Grove Dictionary of Music and...learn more
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Oxford Reference Online Premium brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource.The Core Collection contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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The photograph collection depicts some of Birmingham’s prominent historic landmarks, pop culture palaces, businesses, churches, government buildings, gathering spaces, and people. While some of these structures have survived to the present, others are only memories. These photos form a composite...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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A search engine featuring cross-searching capabilities of Gale Cengage content.learn more
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Thomson Gale Professional Collection Online is a custom selection of more than 300 full-text journals for educators and is updated daily. It covers Arts and Humanities, Child and Adolescent Psychology and Development, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Health/Nutrition/Fitness, Learning Disabilities,...learn more
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Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. Full text information dates as far back as 1965.learn more
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Property information search engine with access to 97% of all U.S. real estate transactions. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Business, Science & Technology Department.learn more
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Red Mountain Cemetery, sometimes called Southside Cemetery, was used by the City of Birmingham from 1888 to 1906 as a place to bury the indigent dead. The cemetery contains 4,711 burials and was located south of the city on the site that is now Lane Park and the Birmingham Zoo. The graves were not...learn more
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Directory of U.S. businesses, company leaders, parent companies, and subsidiaries. Updated monthly. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Business, Science & Technology Department.learn more
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This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications, incorporating coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated daily.learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Digital versions of large-scale maps of Alabama towns and cities. Fire insurance maps with data on structures in use at the time the map was made. Includes information such as the outline of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, heighheights, and function of structures,...learn more
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Oxford Language Dictionaries Online offers Oxford's high-quality bilingual language reference content in an expanding range of languages. Now including Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish, this innovative website features essential language resources never before available online...learn more
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Enciclopedia Universal en Español is the perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. It is a comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, containing over 47,000 articles plus 8,300 photos and images. Audience: high school, college, general...learn more
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Standard & Poor's Net Advantage
Searches all Standard & Poor's paper products. Available in the Birmingham Public Library Business, Science & Technology Department.learn more
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The Birmingham Public Library SuperSearch is a quick and easy to search many of BPL's electronic resources and online databases.learn more
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CQ Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.learn more
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The U.S. Serial Set, an ongoing collection of U.S. Government publications compiled under the directive of Congress, captures every aspect of American life from the early 19th century onward, from farming, to westward expansion, scientific exploration, politics, international relations, business,...learn more
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For work-related information in a variety of fields, EBSCOhost Web's special vocational and career collection contains articles in over 360 trade and industry related periodicals.learn more
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Access digital images in PDF of the original pages of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Barron's. No search interface is provided. The digital images are accessed by choosing the appropriate publication, year, month, day and page.learn more
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Worldwide library catalog identifies libraries that own items searched. Comprehensive reference service available only though libraries. Databases, links to the World Wide Web, over 10 million online full-text articles, full-image articles from over 4,000 electronic journals. Wide range of subject...learn more
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The "WPA Index to Alabama Biography" was a Works Progress Administration project begun in the 1930’s then abandoned when funding for the WPA was curtailed. Although the index was never completed, over 97 titles such as Who's Who in America, other biographical dictionaries, and local histories were...learn more
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Jones Valley High School was established in the Powderly community in 1921 by the Jefferson County Schools system and in 1953 became a part of the Birmingham City Schools system. JVHS remained a high school until the late 1980s when it became Jones Valley Middle School. A special thanks to the...learn more
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