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MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS
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Articles & Databases
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| Art, Film & Television |
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•AFI Catalog in library use only
Art Retrospective
Art Full Text
•ARTbibliographies Modern in library use only
•ArtFact Pro in library use only
Art Index Retrospective This database cites articles from periodicals published throughout the world. In addition to articles, Art Index Retrospective indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
Film and Television Index
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
•Gordon's in library use only
Oxford Art Online This is a comprehensive reference work covering the visual arts from prehistory to the present with the ability to access and search the content of Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. It provides access to Timelines of World Art and Thematic Guides.
p4A Antiques Reference Useful for searching for the value of antiques and collectibles. The information and images in "Prices for Antiques" helps in estimating the value of similar items. About 87% of the information in the database is totally unique to this site.
Price It! A comprehensive antiques and collectibles pricing tool.
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| Biography |
Biography and Geneology Master Index An index for more than 1000 volumes and editions of current and retrospective biographical reference sources. Contains citations to biographies of people living, deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.
Biography IN CONTEXT (Gale) Search for people-- both current and historic from all fields of endeavor-- by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender. Compiles biographies, full-text articles, images, and links to websites.
Discovering Collection Building upon a foundation of literary, science, history, social science and biographical databases, and based on on national curriculum standards.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
Literature Resource Center Research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. |
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| Books & Literature |
Discovering Collection
Film & TV Literature Index
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
Literature Criticism Online Full-text pdf access to Children's Literature Review (CLR), Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC), including all photos and other images.
Literature Resource Center Biographies, literary criticism and reviews.
NextReads
NoveList Reader’s advisory tool. |
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| Business, Finance & Real Estate |
Associations Unlimited Use this database to locate international and us national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations in all fields, including IRS data on US 501© nonprofit organizations.
Business and Company Resource Center Search company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Contains industry news and information.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources- newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Morningstar
•RealQuest (seat 1) in library use only
•RealQuest (seat 2) in library use only
Reference USA Data for U.S. and Canadian Residences and Businesses as well as U.S. Healthcare and High-Tech companies |
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| Career Resources |
| LearningExpressLibrary |
| Career Cruising Career Cruising is an online career guidance and planning system. Find the right career, explore education and training options, and build your own portfolio. |
| Live Homework Help |
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| Ebooks |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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| General Reference |
InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources- newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
Oxford English Dictionary Guide to meaning, history and pronunciation of English words.
Readers 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.
WorldCat
World Book Online
World Book Online is a general encyclopedia based on the print version of World Book Encyclopedia. This resource is being provided by a donation from the Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library in memory of Judy Smith. |
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| Health & Medicine |
Health and Wellness Resource Center Compiles medical reference materials including health and medical journals, reference volumes, videos, pamplets, and health-related articles. Intended for informational purpose only.
InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources- newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. |
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| History |
CultureGrams
Discovering Collection
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
History IN CONTEXT: U.S. (Gale) Covers U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present.
History IN CONTEXT: World (Gale) Reference titles, full-text articles from scholarly journals, primary sources, images, maps, charts. Covers ancient Europe to Latin America from the Far East to the Renaissance.
InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources- newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
National Geographic Index
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| Local Resources [link to our local history page] |
Beverly Hills Courier
Beverly Hills Weekly
City of Beverly Hills Municipal Code
Proquest Newspapers [Los Angeles Times] |
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| Magazines |
InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources- newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
National Geographic Index
Newsbank: America's Magazines
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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| Newspapers |
Beverly Hills Courier
Beverly Hills Weekly
Newsbank: America's Newspapers
Proquest Newspapers [L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, Wall Street Journal] |
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| Student Resources |
Biography IN CONTEXT (Gale) Search for people-- both current and historic from all fields of endeavor-- by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender. Compiles biographies, full-text articles, images, and links to websites.
Bookflix
Career Cruising Career Cruising is an online career guidance and planning system. Find the right career, explore education and training options, and build your own portfolio.
CultureGrams
Discovering Collection
Gale Virtual Reference Library Offers more than 1000 electronic reference titles- ebooks. Subjects covered: health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography +more.
Grzimek's Animal Life (Gale) This interactive resource provides information about animals, their habitats, behavior and conservation status.
History IN CONTEXT: U.S. (Gale)
History IN CONTEXT: World (Gale) Reference titles, full-text articles from scholarly journals, primary sources, images, maps, charts. Covers ancient Europe to Latin America from the Far East to the Renaissance.
InfoTrac: General Reference Center Gold A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources- newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
LearningExpressLibrary
Literature Criticism Online Full-text pdf access to Children's Literature Review (CLR), Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), and Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism (TCLC), including all photos and other images.
Literature Resource Center Research authors and their works, literary movements and genres.
Live Homework Help
Opposing Viewpoints IN CONTEXT (Gale)
Proquest Newspapers
World Book Online
World Book Online is a general encyclopedia based on the print version of World Book Encyclopedia. This resource is being provided by a donation from the Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library in memory of Judy Smith. |
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