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Automotive:

	Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles	The site for Florida driver's license renewal and vehicle registration information.
Biography:

	Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who® and the Lives & Perspectives Collection	Find current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text.
	Biography (A&E)	A&E Network's Emmy award-winning educational initiative is committed to helping young people learn about the positive impact an individual can have on society. The site includes teaching ideas and the Biography online database. Each BIOSearch offers a detailed biography and a photograph, as well as related information and links.
Books and Literature:

	Literature Resource Center - LRC	Search for literary works and authors in this database of full-text journals and articles. Searchable by the title of the work and the century in which it was published.
	LitFinder	Find poems, short stories, essays, plays and speeches. Searchable by title, author, subject, nationality , genre and more. Many available in full text.
	Novelist	An informative database with access to over 100,000 fiction titles. You can find books based on author, title, or description; browse genre and/or award lists; search for reviews; read book discussion guides.
	What Do I Read Next?	Over 125,000 recommended titles, more than 67,900 plot summaries and information for 568 awards. Uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites and discover award-winning titles. Find by genre, subject, author, title, series and more. Monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.
	Roget's Thesaurus	Search for words and their synonyms.
	Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet	The life, times, and works of William Shakespeare, includes literary criticism.
	Dramatic Learning	This database is filled with original scripts, skits and monologues, and adaptation of classics. Users will find background information for each play and a step-by-step guide to make putting on a play easy and accessible. There are printable programs and posters. This is a great resource for teachers, charter schools, those involved in home school, and for all those interested in dramatic arts.
	Download Depot	Large online library of downloadable audiobooks, ebooks, music and videos available anytime, anywhere. Transferrable to home or office computers, portable devices such as MP3 players, iPods, e-readers and smartphones.
Career Planning:

	Ferguson's Career Guidance Center	Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 48,000 resource entries, and much more! When accessing from outside the library, click the "Facts on File link to get to this resource.
	Vocation, Careers & Technical Education Collection	Find journals on a career or vocation of interest by entering search terms.
	ResumeMaker	Premium Resume Builder and Career Center
	Download Depot Career Resources	Downloadable e-books and audiobooks on résumé and cover letter building, interview skills, job skills building, leadership and management, and more.
	Career Transitions	Career Transitions helps users of all backgrounds plot a course to a new career.
Community and Human Services:

	Boys and Girls Club of Lee County	Get information about the local chapter, make an online donation or find out how to become a volunteer, a member or a corporate sponsor.
	Safe Place (Youth Shelter)	Specializes in counseling families and providing a safe haven for runaway and troubled adolescents.
	YMCA of Lee County	Lists summer and after school activities, events and services available to youths of all ages at the 30 YMCA locations in Lee County.
Current Events and Social Issues:

	Communication & Mass Media Collection	A broad collection of online journals dating back to the 1980s and covering unlimited news topics.
	Military and Intelligence Database	Search full-text journals, magazine and news articles on military topics and related matters of intelligence.
	War and Terrorism Collection	Find journals on war and terrorism topics of interest by entering search terms.
	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center	Whether you're writing a critical essay, researching a report or term paper, or preparing for a debate, or you just want to be better informed, you'll find a variety of reference materials, commentaries and viewpoints, periodical and news articles, primary sources, statistics and multimedia in Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.
Demographics:

	U.S. Census Quick Facts	Search demographics by state, city and county.
Dictionaries:

	Merriam-Webster Unabridged	Contains over 1 million entries and consists of nine references: Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged; Collegiate Dictionary; Collegiate Encyclopeida; Collegiate Thesaurus; a Spanish/English dictionary; a French/English dictionary; a medical dictionary and a style guide.
	Oxford Language Dictionaries	English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Russian dictionaries, with translation tools. Be sure to try the Oxford Language Web, which provides translations of common words in 13 languages.
Digital Audio, Video, and E-Books:

	NetLibrary	Check out and read electronic books on your computer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The collection is searchable by keyword, author, title and full text and includes more than 48,000 reference and non-fiction titles on a wide range of subjects. Go to the FAQs for more information on using these e-books. If you want to bookmark this site, bookmark the links here, NOT the url of the site. Otherwise you may not be authenticated.
Diversity Issues:

	Diversity Studies Collection	Provided by Gale, this database offers more than 2 million custom journals on diverse subjects.
	Gender Studies Collection	A Gale database of e-journals focusing on gender issues.
Education:

	Testing & Education Reference Center	Taking a college entrance or licensing exam? Looking for a college or graduate school? Need help finding scholarships? Find thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take online practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.
Employment:

	Job Spot	An online job announcement board provided by the local NBC-2 television station. The list shows job vacancies at employers throughout Lee County.
	Lee County’s Job Vacancy Listing	Want to work in county government? Find out what's available on Lee County's job vacancy list.
	Southwest Florida Help Wanted	Search for available jobs, in Southwest Florida, by category, city, company or keyword.
	Work Southwest Florida	Search for jobs and read blogs from Southwest Florida employers.
Encyclopedias:

	Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (WorldBook)	This Spanish language encyclopedia is organized so that students can find information quickly and easily. Click on the first letter of the title of the article to see the article in Spanish.
	Grolier Online	Includes seven encyclopedia databases: Encyclopedia America, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science. Also includes lesson plan resources for educators.
	World Book	Search primary source documents, e-books, encyclopedia articles, images, and more in a single, integrated interface.
Environment:

	Living Green by World Book	Pollution's causes and consequences Overviews of major ecosystems Green building and transportation Green issues in food production Green practices at home
FCAT:

	FCAT Explorer	FCAT Explorer helps student prepare for FCAT exams. There is an online document to help teachers get the most out of FCAT Explorer for their students here.
Florida:

	The Florida Memory Project	Features collections of film, photographs and videos of Florida's past and present for educational research.
	Southwest Florida Museum of History	Site includes an online calendar of museum events and information about business hours and permanent exhibits.
General Reference:

	Gale - All LCLS Gale Databases	This includes a broad and comprehensive collection of reseach databases.
	Gale Virtual Reference Library	A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
	General OneFile	A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily.
	General Reference Center Gold	Search for full-text articles from a variety of sources.
	Junior Edition	An ideal research tool (featuring journal, magazine and newspaper articles) for middle and high school students.
	Student Edition	This database for high school students provides a quick and easy way to research, complete assignments, and find answers to general reference questions. It contains more than 1000 full-text sources, including the leading magazines, newspapers and ready reference sources that students, teachers, and librarians value.
	Student Edition - K12	Allows subject search and access to a number of homework helpers for high school students.
	Research and Documentation Online	Detailed advice on citing online sources as well as links to all the URLs in the text. It includes MLA, Chicago, APA, CBE and other styles.
General Reference - Children:

	Infotrac Junior Edition	A database for junior high and middle school students and contains more than 130 magazines and journals most critical to their curriculum. With diverse perspectives and full-text coverage, students will find authoritative sources for research and answers to all their general reference questions.
	Junior Reference Collection	A curriculum-based database for students in middle grades. Provides accurate information on school's most-studied subjects: science, literature, arts, biographies and general reference among others.
	Infotrac Kid's Edition	Created specifically for K-12 students. With diverse perspectives and full-text coverage, students will find answers to all their general reference questions.
Geography and Culture:

	ABC Clio Social Studies	A collection of databases including: American Government, American History, State Geography, United States at War, World History-Ancient and Medieval Eras, World History-Modern Era and World Geography.
	CultureGrams	World edition, Kids' Edition, and States Edition and contains cultural and geographical information supplemented with maps, images and recipes.
	State Geography	from ABC-CLIO
	World Geography	from ABC-CLIO
	World Digital Library	The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences; Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.
	World Folklore and Folklife	Folklore is part of the everyday lives of people around the world. This database covers a variety of subjects: food and drink, music and dance, celebrations and rituals, and, religion and beliefs. It also includes thousands of classic folk tales, the complete Hans Christian Andersen stories, Grimm’s fairy tales and folktales from around the world.
Government:

	American Government	from ABC-CLIO
Health and Fitness:

	Health and Wellness Resource Center	A comprehensive search tool for obtaining information on various health conditions and diseases. Choose a keyword search or select from an alphabetical list of health terms.
	Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module	Access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Thompson Gale reference titles.
	Teen Health and Wellness	Teen Health & Wellness provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. Developed for teens, with their unique concerns and perspective in mind, Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers draws on Rosen's award-winning series, including Coping, Need to Know, and others. Thoroughly updated and revised for online use, all content is reviewed by leading professionals in medicine, mental health, nutrition, guidance, and career counseling.
History:

	African American History Online (from Facts on File)	Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history. When accessing from outside the library, click the "Facts on File" link to get to this resource.
	American History	from ABC-CLIO. A worldwide perspective ranging from the dawn of prehistory through the great ancient empires to the beginning of the Renaissance. This includes ancient Africa, the Muslim world and the Orient.
	Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War	Full-text e-journals, from various sources, about the Civil War
	United States at War	from ABC-CLIO. Focuses on the conflict periods that have defined our nation from its earliest beginnings to today. Fourteen major conflicts are explored in depth covering the causes, courses and consequences of wars fought by the United States. This database contains over 10,000 primary and secondary sources with weekly news on current conflicts.
	US History Collection	A database of electronic journals for research of U.S. history.
	World History Collection	A database of electronic journals for research of world history.
	World History - Ancient and Medieval Eras	from ABC-CLIO
	World History - The Modern Era	from ABC-CLIO. Encompasses the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa and the Islamic world, the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last hundred years of conflicts and international cooperation.
	ArchiveGrid	Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers an family histories held in archives.
	Daily Life America	This resource spotlights the day to day lives of average Americans from the past and present. Covers holidays and festivals, housing and furnishings, games and amusements, family life, women’s history and more. It offers thousands of primary documents (including recipes and newspaper articles). There are weblinks covering related subjects as well as photos, drawings, and maps
	Daily Life Online	Explore how people lived throughout the world in the past and compare to the present. Examine the structure and symbolism of architecture from ancient Greek temples to glass and steel malls. There’s more to history than just the names of rulers and the rise of economic systems!
	Pop Culture Universe	A historical view of Popular culture through the decades, including Arts and Visual Culture, Business and Advertising, Ethnic and Group Culture, Fashion and Appearance, Film, Food and Drink, Literature, Music, Politics, Recreation and Leisure, Religion and Spirituality, Sports, TV and Radio, and Technology and Media.
Language Learning:

	Discover Spanish	Discover Spanish is the award-winning interactive language learning system that will teach you to speak and understand Spanish quickly and easily. Start learning Spanish today
	Powerspeak	An easy-to-use online language learning program for learning Spanish, French, German, Mandarin Chinese and English (for Spanish Speakers). Includes interactive lessons/courses, learning games, and illustrates customs and social trends in each language’s culture. The program is available 24/7 from any computer, with your library card.
	Livemocha	Learn languages online for free at Livemocha. Choose from many foreign languages and learn at your own pace. Livemocha lessons are fun and simple, and you can connect with native speakers to help build your languages skills.
Media, Magazines, and Newspapers:

	eLibrary	An index of many full-text magazine and newspaper articles, as well as television and radio transcripts, pictures, maps and more.
	Informe (in English)	A collection of Spanish magazines with full-text. Business, Health, Technology, Culture, and others,
	Informe (en Español)	Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otros. En Español.
	Pop Culture Collection	A database of electronic journals, news and magazine articles on Pop culture.
	Popular Magazines	Look for articles on current events and other topics found in some of the most searched magazines in the Gale database.
Science and Technology:

	General Science Collection	Search for full-text articles, from a variety of sources, on topices related to science.
	Science Resource Center	*Science Resource Center* is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database. It reflects curriculum trends and focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms including biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history of science, science and society, science as inquiry, science-related biographies and more.
	Inventions and Discoveries	From World Book, Inventions and Discoveries covers Agriculture, Architecture and Engineering, The Arts, Astronomy, Communication, Economics, Industry and Manufacturing, Mathematics, Medicine, Personal and Household Items, Transportation, Warfare.
Study Guides:

	A+ Research and Writing	A step-by-step guide to writing research papers.
	Citation Machine	The resource automatically generates citations using MLA and APA style.
	SparkNotes	Online study guides on literature and other subjects, written by Harvard subject specialists.
Test Preparation:

	High School Ace	High School Ace is a free resource center for teens. It features academic subject guides, reference tools, news, puzzles, quizzes, and college information.
	Test Prep Question of the Day	This site allows you to examine your ability to answer various types of test questions as you prepare for college entrance exams.

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