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With over 1.5 billion records in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from he United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.

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The library owns a selection of fiction, non-fiction, and music titles available for viewing and listening at the library or downloading to your home computer.

Library barcode required for checkout.

Downloadable Books

This database uses information from a variety of books, with each source cross-referenced to the others. In addition to exploring career and job options, users can find help on resume writing and interviewing, take a career quiz, review sample resumes and cover letters, or explore additional education or training options.

Remote access: Contact the library for remote access information.

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The ALIVE Center's Human Service Directory is a listing of local agency information. If you are in need of something or have a client who is, you will want to search this directory.

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  • Search the Daily News in the library (no remote access).

Search the Park City Daily News Archives in the library. Use this link to access articles from the Bowling Green newspaper. Note: Use the browser's Back button to navigate between the search form, results lists, and articles; do not use the navigational buttons at the top of the page.

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  • BookNews, Newsletters, and Book Clubs

Newsletters - view monthly newsletters in a variety of categories (new fiction, non-fiction, mystery, home and garden, children's, and more) or sign up to receive them regularly via e-mail. Newsletters include descriptions and reviews of books with links to the Library catalog to reserve a copy.

BookNews - find information about award winning and best-selling books and links to author information.

Book Clubs - link to our online book clubs page where you can sign up to receive daily doses of Teen, Horror, Science Fiction, or other book genre selections via e-mail.

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  • Search the EBSCO databases (part of KYVL).

Use this link to find full-text magazine and scholarly journal articles in one or more databases available through EBSCO.

Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.

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Search the complete set of U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790 to 1930, and find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories.

Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.

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Created and maintained through an agreement between the University Press of Kentucky and Morehead State University, this site provides an easy-to-browse topical index, as well as a historical overview of the state by Thomas D. Clark and a searchable historical calendar.

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Kentucky Encyclopedia

Use  this link to search the KYVL magazine and newspaper databases. 

Remote access: Ask for the user ID and password at the reference desk.

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  • Use GoHigherKY for post-secondary education information. 

An in-state guide for post-secondary education information, online applications, distance learning opportunities, career information, adult education resources and more.

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Hoover's widely recognized as a leading provider of corporate data, delivers in depth industry analyses, information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more.

Remote access: Ask for the user ID and password at the reference desk.

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LearnATest offers online practice tests and test preparation study materials for many categories: academic (AP exams, ACT and SAT preparation, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT), teacher certification, citizenship, civil service, cosmetology, EMS, firefighter, GED, law enforcement, military, nursing and real estate.

*On-site and remote access: For user name, input your entire library card barcode number.

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MagillOnLiterature Plus contains editorially reviewed critical essays, brief plot summaries, extended character profiles, and detailed setting discussions covering works by more than 8,500 long and short fiction writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and philosophers. It includes author biographies and a glossary of literary terms. In addition, 395 comprehensive genre-driven overview essays provide details about important literary genres, time periods, and national literatures.

Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.

  • Use netLibrary to find eBooks available for checkout.

The library owns a selection of high-interest non-fiction titles available for viewing at the library or downloading to your home computer.

First-time borrowers must set up an account at the library.

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Use NoveList to find books by your favorite author, suggestions for "read-alike" authors, theme-based reading lists, feature articles, book discussion ideas and book talks. 

Remote access: Input your entire library card barcode number.

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Use OCLC FirstSearch to search for magazine and journal article citations (not full-text), abstracts (article summaries), web resources and book and periodical holdings of member libraries.

Remote access: Ask for the user ID and password at the reference desk.

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  • Search Salem in the library.

Salem Health covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues. Salem offers online access to referenced work from Magill's Medical Guide.

 

 
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