Ancestry: Library Edition -- (Access In-Library Only) With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, this is a comprehensive online source of information available for conducting genealogical and local history research.
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Auto Repair Reference Center -- Service bulletins, electrical diagrams, and other service and repair information for many vehicles 1945 through the present.
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Book News -- Monthly newsletters featuring a wide variety of books for all ages and in all genres. View these newsletters online, or sign up to receive any or all of them via email! Also includes links to current book award and bestseller lists.
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Britannica Learning Zone -- Engaging and developmentally-appropriate activities for young learners, including an interactive atlas, learning games, audio and video, and vocabulary builders. Teaches geography, time, shapes, numbers, and relevant vocabulary, all in a fun and safe online environment.
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Business Source Premier -- Search for company profiles, market research, industry profiles, international economic and political data, and more.
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Central Wisconsin Digitization Project -- The CWDP is a consortium of libraries, historical societies, genealogical societies and museums committed to preserving the history of Marathon and Lincoln Co. by the digitization of original sources and artifacts, and publishing them online.
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Consumer Health Complete -- Provides convenient access to easy-to-understand health and medical information. Search and browse medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
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Consumer Reports -- Offers reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory. Browse individual issues, or use keywords to search multiple issues at once. (Note: To search multiple issues, click "search within this publication," choose "Advanced Search," and add your keyword(s) in the blanks below the box that says "JN "Consumer Reports".)
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EBSCOhost -- Provides access to multiple databases of magazines, journals, newspapers, images and reference resources covering education, health, business and general areas of interest.
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ECB VideoLink -- Collections of high-quality digital media for Wisconsin's K-12 students and teachers. Includes video and image collection, organized by subject area.
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Encyclopedia Britannica (High School Edition) --
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Encyclopedia Britannica (Elementary School Edition) --
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Encyclopedia Britannica (Middle School Edition) --
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Foundations in Wisconsin -- Searchable profiles of active grant-making foundations in Wisconsin, for use by local grant-writers. Please ask a Library staff-member for access; they will need to log you in.
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HeritageQuest -- Provides you with a connection for tracing family history and American culture. Images of original documents are provided.
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History Reference Center -- The world's most comprehensive full text history reference database suitable for high school and college-level research. Features over 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, plus articles from more than 150 leading history periodicals.
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Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center -- Provides how-to information for many popular hobbies and crafts, including arts & crafts; collecting; games & electronics; model building; home & leisure; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & papercraft.
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Home Improvement Reference Center -- An online tool for home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc.
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Kids Search -- Provides elementary school students with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing interface they can use to discover child-appropriate EBSCOhost content, including nonfiction books and articles, image collections, magazines, and reference tools.
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Learning Express Library -- Practice tests and tutorials to help you succeed at work, school, or while searching for a job. Use your library card number as your username to register for access from home! (Test prep. for ACT, AP, CLEP, PSAT, SAT, TOEFL, GED, U.S. Citizenship, and more. Tutorials for a variety of software (Microsoft Office, Adobe CS, Windows OS, Mac OS, and more). Reading, Writing, and Math tutorials for all ages.)
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Literary Reference Center -- Information on thousands of authors and their works, including summaries, literary criticism, biographies, reviews, interviews, classic and contemporary poems and short stories, full-text access to classic works of literature, and much more.
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LitFinder -- Contains a wealth of primary literature content, including citations and full text of hundreds of thousands of poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays.
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Mango Languages -- A language learning program that teaches practical conversation and cultural awareness for the world's most popular languages: Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dari, Dutch, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese.
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Marathon County Digital Collection -- An online archive of the rich local history of the towns, villages, and cities in Marathon County, including centennial histories written by local residents, with many illustrations documenting family life and economic development in central Wisconsin.
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Marathon County Land Records -- Geographic Information System (GIS) maps, including aerial photography, topography, land ownership and property line (plats), and tax/value information for properties throughout Marathon County.
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Newspaper Archive -- Contains millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s, presented in a PDF format that preserves the original context and format of content.
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Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) -- Newspaper Source Plus includes over 1,500 full-text newspapers and newswires, providing more than 27 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 583,100 television and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts. Nine Wisconsin newspapers are included.
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NoveList -- A reader's advisory service designed to help you find information about authors, specific books, series information, "read-a-likes" (books similar to ones you enjoy), book and author reviews, book lists, teaching guides, and more!
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NoveList K-8 -- A reader's advisory service for children, designed to help you find information about authors, specific books, series information, "read-a-likes" (books similar to ones you enjoy), book and author reviews, book lists, teaching guides, and more!
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center -- A complete source for information on a variety of social issues in modern culture, including many diverse perspectives.
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OverDrive ® / Digital Downloads -- An online catalog of free ebooks, audiobooks, music, and videos, available for 7 or 14-day check-out! These files may be downloaded to your computer and transferred to your compatible E-Reader, MP3 Player, or other devices. Plus, thousands of public domain ebooks are available for you to download and keep!
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OverDrive: Library E-Book Accessibility Program -- A program by which Library users who are visually impaired or otherwise print-disabled may access e-book content, thanks to a partnership between OverDrive and BookShare. Eligibility requirements must be satisfied to access this free service.
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ReferenceUSA | Phone & Address Directory -- Find current business and residential phone numbers and addresses, as well as neighborhood information, business profiles, and additional corporate information.
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Regional Business News (EBSCO) -- This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
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Science Reference Center -- Provides easy access to a multitude of full-text science-oriented content, including science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, technology and wildlife.
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Searchasaurus -- An exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching, incorporating safe results from three primary school-level databases. Features an animated, dinosaur-themed interface that helps students develop basic search methodologies.
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Small Engine Repair Reference Center -- Maintenance and repair documentation for ATVs, commercial mowers, lawn tractors, generators, motorcycles, boats, outdoor power equipment, personal watercraft/jet skis, snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines.
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SoundzAbound -- A collection of royalty-free music and sound effects for use by students and educators. Ensures copyright compliance without the hassle of verifying licensing or paying for access.
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Student Research Center -- An easy resource for students to search by keyword or by topic to find useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type—magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
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TeachingBooks -- Provides audio excerpts of book readings, movies of authors and illustrators, and guides to thousands of titles and multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature.
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The Teen Review -- Book reviews written by Marathon County teens! Also includes reviews for games, movies, graphic novels, and magazines. Feel free to add comments and contribute your own reviews!
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TumbleBooks -- E-Books for kids! Includes learning books, puzzles, games and storytime books that are read to you. Includes a section with teacher resources.
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University of Wisconsin Digital Collections -- Brings together, in digital form, two categories of primary and secondary materials: writings about the State of Wisconsin and unique or valuable materials that relate to its history and ongoing development.
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Value Line -- Provides regularly-updated investment research on stocks, mutual funds, options and convertibles. Rates most stocks and funds according to a proprietary formula and assigns a "Value Line" score.
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Wausau Daily Herald | Archive (ProQuest) -- Complete full-text content of the Wausau Daily Herald starting in 1999. Excludes images and advertisements.
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Wisconsin Newspapers | Archive -- Access to 235 daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from April 2005 until 60 days ago. Each addition is covered cover to cover in a PDF, searchable format.
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Wisconsin Talking Book & Braille Library -- The Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library, part of the Talking Book Program of the Library of Congress, provides braille and recorded books and playback equipment for those Wisconsin residents who for any physical reason cannot read normal print. For access to these materials locally, please call (715) 261-7200.
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