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ANTIQUES
Price
It! Antiques & Collectibles -
In Library and Home Use
Price It! Antiques & Collectibles is a comprehensive
database for identifying, researching and pricing art, antiques
and collectibles. Containing more than 23 million records,
it's a sophisticated, up-to-date, easy-to-use tool - whether
you are a professional art appraiser or a budding collector.
Your library card number is required.
AUTOMOTIVE
Auto Repair Reference Center -
In Library and Home Use
The Auto Repair Reference Center is
a full text database containing information on Repair procedures,
service bulletins, service recalls, wiring diagrams, labor
and quick tips for automobiles produced between 1954-2004.
Not all types of automobiles are represented in the database
and not all information is available for those automobiles
that are represented in the database. Your library card number
is required.
Chilton
Library - In Library and Home Use
When it comes to auto repair, do-it-yourselfers and automotive
students have trusted Chilton references for years. Now these
helpful resources are available in a simple-to-use database
available 24 hours a day from anywhere with an Internet connection.
This 24-hour on-call "mechanic" provides quick online
access to repair, maintenance and service information on the
most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today.
Ford, Chrysler, GM, Toyota and numerous other makes are well-represented.
Your library card number is required.
OnDemand5 -
In Library Use Only
Mitchell's OnDemand5's simple navigation,
powerful search engine, quick access to Technical Service
Bulletins, and Scalable Graphic Wiring Diagrams make it easy
to find the auto maintenance information you are looking for.
BOOKS
Net
Library - In Library and Home Use
Welcome to eBooks! Community Library has made it possible
for you to access a wide range of research, reference and
reading materials online. eBooks are easy to use. They are
accessible from any location -- your library, home or office.
What is netLibrary? netLibrary is a comprehensive collection
of electronic books (eBooks) and resource materials which
you can access entirely through your Internet connection.
It is fast, efficient and accessible from any location. In
order to use this database from home, you must first register
at any Community Library location.
Novelist
- In Library and Home Use
NoveList is a fiction database that provides
subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more
for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content
of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes,
What We’re Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks,
and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and
teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on
Teaching with Fiction. Your library card number is required.
Litfinder
- In Library and Home Use
Search or browse poems, stories, essays, plays and speeches.
Your library card number is required. This resource is provided
through BadgerLink. Badgerlink is supported by the Department
of Public Instruction to provide Wisconsin residents access
to quality online information in cooperation with the state's
library community.
OverDrive
Audio Books - Home
Use
Choose from hundreds of audio book
titles to download and listen to from home.
WISCAT
on the Web - In Library and
Home Use
WISCAT lists the materials owned by
Wisconsin libraries. Community Library users may request specific
items through a program called Interlibrary Loan or (ILL).
There are two ways to request an item: print out the record
of the item and bring it to any Community Library branch or
call any Community Library branch with your request.
BUSINESS
Reference
USA - In Library and Home Use
Reference USA is the No. 1 source of information on
businesses and people for researchers, students, job seekers
and government agencies.
ThomasNet
- In Library and Home Use
ThomasNet.com gives buyers immediate access to the detailed
information they need to make a purchasing or specifying decision,
including detailed product or service information, catalogs,
CAD drawings, and more.
EDUCATION
BadgerLink
- In Library and Home Use
BadgerLink is supported by the Department of Public Instruction
to provide Wisconsin residents access to quality online information
in cooperation with the state's library community. Your
library card number is required. To learn more about BadgerLink
please visit http://www.badgerlink.net
Curriculum
Resource Center - In Library
and Home Use
Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for
the middle, highschool, and junior college curriculum. Your
library card number is required.
EBSCOhost
- In Library and Home Use
Search for magazine articles. You have access to more than
10 databases covering general, business, health & education
related topics. You will need a Community Library card to
access this resource. Simply type the numbers as they appear
under the barcode.
Facts
on File - In Library and Home Use
The Facts on File Reference Suite fills
general study, research, and reference needs of secondary
students and the general public in areas of World News, Issues
and Controversies, Today's Science, World Almanac, and World
Almanac Encyclopedia.
Searchasaurus
- In Library and Home Use
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers
to experience online searching. It is an animated interface
with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance
and develop basic search methodologies. Students will be riveted
by the colorful, animated interface, complete with erupting
volcanoes and a dinosaur guide, as they gather information
on a wide range of topics. Your library card number is required.
SIRS
Decades - In Library and Home Use
SIRS Decades features more than 5,000 handselected
primary and secondary source
articles highlighting key events, movements, people, and places
in 20th-century America.
SIRS
Researcher - In Library and Home Use
SIRS Researcher helps students make sense of the world
by offering relevant, credible resources aligned to standards
that tell the whole story on the major issues of the day.
Teaching
Books - In Library and Home Use
A multimedia children's literature database that connects
educators and families with authors, books, and authoritative
teaching materials. The database requires to register for
free. Your library card number is required. This resource
is provided through BadgerLink. Badgerlink is supported by
the Department of Public Instruction to provide Wisconsin
residents access to quality online information in cooperation
with the state's library community.
Testing
& Education Resource Center - In Library and
Home Use
From the high school and community college students just
embarking on a career path to the business veteran who wants
to make a career change, the Testing & Education Reference
Center provides users with in-depth information on colleges
and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance
learning, corporate training, available scholarships and awards,
preparatory entrance tests and much more. This online education
resource provides everything you need to learn more about
furthering your education and making informed decisions on
your future from one single, handy database. Your library
card number is required.
World
Atlas On-Line - In Library
and Home Use
Offers more than 1000 political and outline maps of states
and nations, as well as basic information, history, statistics,
and links to other resources about the area. Your library
card number is required.
GENEALOGY
African
American Biographical Database - In
Library and Home Use
This database brings together in one resource the biographies
of thousands of African Americans, many not to be found in
any other reference source. These biographical sketches have
been carefully assembled from biographical dictionaries and
other sources. Your library card number
is required. This resource is provided through BadgerLink.
Badgerlink is supported by the Department of Public Instruction
to provide Wisconsin residents access to quality online information
in cooperation with the state's library community.
Heritage Quest Online (Library Card Number Required)
- In Library and
Home Use
HeritageQuest Online provides libraries with
a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing
family history and American culture. Beginning or professional
genealogists can now use this powerful online library, with
original page images for all documents, from the convenience
of their home or at the library. Indexes and original page
images mean no additional trips, inter-library loan requests
or work by researchers or staff. Your library card number
is required.
If you are using Internet Explorer version 7.0,
you may need to go through the following steps to use this
database.
- In Internet Explorer, click on “Tools” in the
menu and select “Internet Options”.
- From "Internet Options", select the “Security”
tab.
- Click on “Trusted sites” and then click the
“Sites” button.
- In the "Add this website to the zone" dialog
box, type in http://www.kenosha.lib.wi.us (you may need
to uncheck “Require server verification (https) for
all sites in this zone”).
- Click add and then click close.
- The site should now work properly.
Proquest
Ancestry - In Library Use
Only
With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, AncestryPlus
is the most comprehensive online source of information for
conducting genealogical and local history research available.
Included in AncestryPlus are the digitized images of the US
Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical
Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index,and
much more.
HEALTH
Health
and Wellness Resource Center - In Library Use
Only
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers,
definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy,
Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational
Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs,
etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment
sites as well as government databases. The material contained
in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes
only.
LAW
LegalForms
- In Library and Home Use
Now you can remove the mystery, anxiety and expense out
of many legal transactions with the online reference that
puts library users in control. With Thomson Gale LegalForms,
you have access to thousands of customizable online legal
documents that are available anytime, any place. Your
library card number is required.
MAGAZINES
EBSCOhost
- In Library and Home Use
Search for magazine articles. You have access to more than
10 databases covering general, business, health & education
related topics. You will need a Community Library card to
access this resource. Simply type the numbers as they appear
under the barcode.
Searchasaurus
- In Library and Home Use
Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers
to experience online searching. It is an animated interface
with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance
and develop basic search methodologies. Students will be riveted
by the colorful, animated interface, complete with erupting
volcanoes and a dinosaur guide, as they gather information
on a wide range of topics. Your library card number is required.
NEWSPAPERS
Proquest
by Bell and Howell - In Library and Home Use
Search for state and national newspaper articles. Your library
card number is required.
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