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Associations Unlimited
Connect with more than 450,000 associations, professional organizations, and non-profits, both national and international. Find contact information including e-mail and Web sites, links to associations materials, information on meetings, conventions and conferences. Updated quarterly. Requires Washington County Library card.
CultureGrams
Quick Start GuideLearn about the history, customs, and everyday life of countries around the world. Three editions: World Edition features concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on 190 countries; Kids Edition features a colorful collection of 68 country reports perfect for school projects and homework assignments; States Edition offers kid-friendly reports on all 50 states. Switch between editions with a simple click. Requires Washington County Library card.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Versión en Español de la reconocida Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, para los estudiantes de primaria y secundaria, o para los nuevos estudiantes de español. Se encuentra en la página "Periodicals" bajo la categoría "En Español."
Spanish language version of the esteemed World Book Encyclopedia for elementary and middle grades, or beginning Spanish students.
Requires Washington County Library card.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search a collection of dozens of online reference books for adults and kids. Find reliable, authoritative information in the fields of history, social sciences, government & law, religion, science & technology, biography, and literature. Requires Washington County Library card.
ReferenceUSA
Contains listings for more than 13 million U.S. businesses and 200 million U.S. residents. Provides contact names, addresses and phone numbers, credit ratings and more. Trouble accessing ReferenceUSA? Read the Frequently Asked Question, Why do I get asked for a user name and password after I've already entered my barcode? Requires Washington County Library card.
Science Online
Quick Start GuideComprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, diagrams, illustrations, images, biographies, experiments, activities, and definitions. Intended for students in middle school through high school. Requires Washington County Library card.
SIRS Researcher
Quick Start GuideA general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are selected from over 1,600 domestic and international publications and are indexed primarily according to Library of Congress-derived subject headings. Requires Washington County Library card.
Standard and Poor's Net Advantage
Ideal for investors, brokers, analysts, and researchers. Provides data on corporate bonds, company profiles, mutual fund profiles, and facts, figures, analysis and projections for publicly held U.S. corporations. Includes S&P's independent research, data and commentary. Requires Washington County Library card.
World Book Discover
Multimedia reference with text-to-speech capabilities, automated translation into 14 languages, life skills activities, and more for older students reading below grade level. Easy-to-read articles accompanied by reading comprehension questions. Includes a visual dictionary with text in English, Spanish, and French and a searchable video series featuring experts from NASA, Sea World, Carnegie Hall and other notable institutions. Requires Washington County Library card.