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Start searching billions of records and discover your family's story. **Only accessible inside the library. Online tutorial available.

Answer the age-old question, “What do I read next?” Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

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Search hundreds of business plans compiled by entrepreneurs North America. Includes templates, fictional business plans, and a listing of organizations, agencies, and consultants.

Full-text digital coverage back to 1985 is available for this internationally renowned U.S. newspaper through the ProQuest database. 

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Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research. Online tutorial available.

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