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AFI Catalog *
* In-Library use only
AFI Catalog is a filmography documenting American films from 1893-1972 produced by the American Film Institute (AFI). The film experts at AFI update and add new records twice yearly and are working on completing their coverage of the 1970s.
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Art Abstracts
Indexing and abstracting of articles from periodicals published throughout the world. In addition to articles, Art Abstracts indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals. Abstracting begins in 1994.
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ARTbibliographies Modern *
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ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) provides full abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art, with approximately 12-13,000 new entries being added each year. Entries date back as far as the late 1960s.
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ArtFact Pro *
* In-Library use only
On-line reasearch tool with almost 6 million Auction Sales results covering Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, Jewelry, and Collectibles.
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Art Index Retrospective
Art Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984. In addition to articles, Art Index Retrospective indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
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Art Price Index *
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Reference data banks on the art market covering 306,000 artists from the 4th C. to present in the following fine art categories: drawing-watercolour, painting, tapestry, prints, posters, sculpture-installation, photography and Audiovisual & Multimedia.
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Art Sales Index *
* In-Library use only
Art Sales Index database with over 2.6 million entries of fine art by 205,000 artists.
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Associations Unlimited
Contains information for approximately 460,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on U.S. 501(c) nonprofit organizations.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index *
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An index tool for learning where to look in print resources for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor.
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Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center combines biographies from respected print sources with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.
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BizInfo Online*
BizInfo Online is a subscription-based research tool that delivers up-to-date, verified data on more than 12 million U.S. businesses. Leveraging information from Experian's National Business Database, BizInfo Online provides users with data on small and mid-sized businesses in an easy-to-use Web format.
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Book Review Index Online
A comprehensive online guide to book reviews with over five million review citations from thousands of publications.
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Business and Company Resource Center
Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
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City of Beverly Hills Municipal Code
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College Catalogs Online
Over 20,000 college catalogs in complete, cover-to-cover original page format.
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Corbis Images for Education
With more than 400,000 digital images from Corbis' popular art, historical, nature, and science collections, the Corbis Images for Education: Historical Collection is perfect for use in learning environments. This resource supports educational applications such as: class projects and assignments, presentations, lesson plans, classroom materials, and much more.
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CultureGrams*
* In-Library use only
CultureGrams Online is a resource that provides concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on dozens of countries, as well as the U.S. states—perfect for state or country projects or reports!
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Design and Applied Arts Index *
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DAAI on WWW currently contains over 130,000 annotated references from more than 500 design and craft journals published between 1973-2002, and data on over 50,000 designers, craftspeople, studios, workshops, firms etc., making the largest database of its kind in the world.
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Discovering Collection
Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
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Film and TV Literature Index
Film & Television Literature Index is a comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. It has been designed for use by a diverse audience that includes film scholars, college students, and general viewers. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).
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Gordon's *
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Gordon's offers a number of proprietary databases covering the broad field of art prices.
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Grove Dictionary of Art *
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A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.
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Health and Wellness Resource Center
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.
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History Resource Center: U.S.
The History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
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History Resource Center: World
Drawing on themes and trends from the history curriculum for the 20th Century, this resource center integrates reference sources, full-text periodical articles and full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents.
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InfoTrac General Reference Center
Use General Reference Center to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find the latest on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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LearningExpressLibrary (Learn-A-Test)
Over 350 interactive practice tests and courses based on official school and career exams. Exams include, but are not limited to: ASVAB ; CBEST; GRE;SAT; TOEFL; Civil Service and Vocational Career Certification; Nursing; Real Estate License Preparation; Elementary, Middle, High School and Adult Skills Improvement Tests.
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Librarian's Index to the Internet
More than 8600 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness. A good place to start your Internet searches.
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Literature Criticism Online
Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals. The net result is tens of thousands of hard-to-find essays at your fingertips. It's all designed to raise the level of research while providing the around-the-clock remote access that today's researchers demand.
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Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. This resource center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
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LitFinder
Thousands of full-text poems, short stories and essays, plus explanations, biographies and pictures.
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Morningstar
Morningstar.com is an Internet based stock and mutual fund research resource. Use it to find stocks and mutual funds. Read in-depth independent stock and fund reports. Test how investing ideas work together in a portfolio.
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Newsbank
Full text content for many California and National newspapers including: the Daily News of Los Angeles, Denver Post, Orange County Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, and Washington Post. Full-text of more than 600 other newspapers available from within the library only.
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NextReads
Get great book suggestions by email!
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NoveList
A reader's advisory database with over 100,000 fiction titles, 75,000 full text reviews, over 36,000 subject headings and a complete spectrum of searching options.
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NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in your classroom. The NoveList Learning Center provides a complete introduction to the product and shows you how to use NoveList to meet the reading needs of your students. You can access the Learning Center by clicking on its link in the left hand column of your screen. Remote Users: Your 14 digit library card number will be required to login.
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Opposing ViewPoints Resource Center
Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on important social issues of our time.
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Oxford English Dictionary *
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A guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
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p4A Antiques Reference
An excellent source for learning about and valuing antiques, collectibles and fine art. This reference database (p4A) provides this information on hundreds of thousands of items, updated daily. All items seen on this site have been sold. This is a completely independent reporting service for appraisers, auctioneers, museums, dealers, collectors and the general public.
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Price It!
It’s like “Antique Home Show!” Price It! Antiques & Collectibles — powered by GoAntiques.com — is the most comprehensive antique and collectible pricing tool in the world. This simple-to-use online resource delivers more than 20 million realized prices on treasures nearly 30% of Americans collect, buy and trade.
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ProQuest Full-Text Newspapers
Access the Los Angeles Times [1985-present]; New York Times [1980-present]; the Historical New York Times [1851-2003]; and the Wall Street Journal [1984-present]. The Historic Los Angeles Times [1881-1985] is available in the library only.
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RAND California
A public policy resource containing nearly 100 statistical databases, ranging from employment to social security payments to SAT scores. Much of the data is available at the national, state, county, city, and zip code levels. All of the data is updated on a regular basis.
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Reader's Guide Retrospective 1890 – 1982
Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.
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RealQuest *
*In-Library use only
County of L.A. Property Records. Beverly Hills Public Library’s subscription includes property profiles, comparable sales, parcel maps and custom search options only.
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Reference USA
A directory of over 12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households.
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Standard Rate and Data Service *
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Advertising rates and data for business and consumer publications; radio, television and cable stations; and direct marketing lists.
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Variety *
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Variety.com offers entertainment industry news and data, including the full text of every current article in Daily Variety and Variety. It also offers research tools such as, a searchable credits database, a global show business events calendar, interactive box office charts, classifieds, video clips, event photo coverage, searchable archives and more.
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What Do I Read Next
What Do I Read Next? includes over 117,000 recommended titles, more than 63,700 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.
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WorldCat
OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
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