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| A | AddAll-Book Search and Price Comparison |
| African-American writers : a dictionary | |
| Amazon.com Books -- An online book store searchable by author, title and subject. | |
| American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language | |
| American Men & Women of Science | |
| Annual Reviews(1996-2007) (Use the online content box.) -- Online access to selected full text and abstracts from the Annual Reviews of Anthropology, Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Earth & Planetary Science, Ecology & Systematics, Energy & the Environment, Entomology, Fluid Mechanics, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry, Physiology, Phytopathology, Plant Physiology, Psychology, Public Health and Sociology. | |
| Associations on the Net -- Annotated "guide to web sites of prominent organizations and associations." | |
| B | Barnes & Noble.com -- An online book store searchable by author, title and subject. |
| Britannica Online -- online encyclopedia. | |
| C | California Demographics |
| California Statistical Abstract | |
| Canada Year Book/Canada e-Book -- "Uses sound, images, tables, graphs and both analytical and descriptive text to look at Canada—The Land, The People, The Economy and The State." | |
| Career Resources | |
| Citation Styles -- Includes MLA, APA, CBE and other citation style guides. | |
| College Source Online | |
| Contemporary Authors -- A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for more than 90,000 authors in the U.S. and around the world. | |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism Select -- Presents significant published criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights,short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959. A strong emphasis is placed on including criticism of works by established authors who frequently appear on syllabi of high school and college literature courses. | |
| Copyright Forms | |
| CountryWatch -- Provides up-to-date news and information on each of the 192 recognized countries of the world. | |
| CountryWatch Data -- Provides macroeconomic, economic sector, health, demographic, human development, and environmental data sets across a ten year span. | |
| County & City Data Book -- Summary demographic and vital statistics, employment, education, government housing, production and weather data for states, counties and all cities over 25,000 population. | |
| CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly) -- Congressional Quarterly provides in-depth analysis reporting on the most current and controversial issues of the day. | |
| CQ Weekly (Congressional Quarterly) -- Expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering. | |
| D | Dictionary of American History |
| Dictionary of Canadian Biography -- Covers the years 1000 to 1930. | |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography -- Essays of DLB outline the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres and summarize the critical response to their work. | |
| E | Economic Report of the President |
| Encyclopedia of Bioethics | |
| Ethnic NewsWatch -- News, Culture and History from 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. Nearly 500,000 complete articles dating back to 1990. Archival material dating back to the mid 1980's. More than 7,500 new articles added each month. Searchable in both English and Spanish, with titles in both languages and more than 100,000 articles in Spanish. Ethnic NewsWatch provides in-depth coverage of a wide range of current and hstorical topics easily accessed using free text and fielded searching. | |
| F | Financial Aids |
| Foundation Directory Online -- Foundation Center's database of the largest 10,000 foundations in the United States based on total annual giving. Allows the user to generate lists of targeted funding prospects and search over 64,000 trustee, officer and donor names. Access is limited to reference area computers in the Library. No remote access is available. | |
| G | Gale Encyclopedia of Science |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library -- Provides reference source access 24 hours a day. | |
| Government Reference Sources | |
| Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians | |
| Grove Art Online | |
| H | The Handbook of Latin American Studies -- Is available now on the WWW. The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities and covers books and articles. |
| Historical Statistics of the United States (Mini Version) | |
| Hoover's Company Records (ProQuest) -- Covers public and non-public companies including industry analyses, information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, and top officers. | |
| HRAF (Human Relations Area Files) full-text Collection of Ethnography on the Web -- Includes information on over 360 cultures of the world. | |
| I | Infoplease Reference -- This is a reference source web site. |
| Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) -- A "vast archive of social science data for research and instruction." CSUB students, faculty, and staff can register online to use the ICPSR database. | |
| Internet Public Library General Reference Collection -- Includes various reference sources including atlases, almanacs, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. | |
| International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers | |
| K | Kelley Blue Book -- The most timely and accurate prices on new and used cars. |
| Kern County Library Electronic Resources -- Some databases require you to use your Kern County Library Card. | |
| L | Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe Reference Sources -- Includes biographical, country profiles, polls and surveys, quotations, state profiles, and the World Almanac. |
| Librarians' Internet Index-- Reviewed Internet sites. | |
| Library of Congress Web Site - Links to multimedia resources, historic primary documents, and cultural collections. | |
| M | Magill's Medical Guide -- The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. |
| Mental Measurements Yearbook -- Mental Measurements Yearbook, produced by the Buros Institute, contains full text information about and reviews of all English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. | |
| Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy. | |
| Mergent Online -- Financial data and analysis of U. S. and international companies. | |
| Merriam--Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus. | |
| N | National Academies Press eBooks |
| National Archives of the U. S. Web Site - Links to many historical primary documents. | |
| National Atlas of the United States | |
| NetLibrary eBooks -- A variety of electronic books including reference sources. | |
| New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians 2nd edition on the web | |
| Newsbank -- Full text articles from the Bakersfield Californian and other U.S. newspapers available through the Kern County Library Electronic Resources page. A Kern County Library Card is required for remote access to this database. | |
| O | Occupational Outlook Handbook -- Describes about 250 occupations in detail - covering about 104 million jobs, or 85% of all jobs in the Nation - with summary information provided for 77 occupations which account for another 6% of all jobs. The remaining 9% of all jobs are mainly residual categories for which little meaningful information could be developed. |
| Opposing Viewpoints-- Social issues database available through the Kern County Library Electronic Resources page. A Kern County Library Card is required for remote access to this database. | |
| Oxford English Dictionary - OED -- The Oxford English Dictionary is a historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. It aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis, and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world, making the OED a unique historical record. | |
| OxResearch (ProQuest) -- Covers world and regional economic and political developments. | |
| P | Peterson's Guides to Colleges and Universities |
| R | Reference Desk from the Librarian's Index to the Internet |
| Rand California: An Online Source on Public Policy and Economics by Rand Corporation | |
| Roper Center Public Opinion Archives | |
| S | Safari Tech Books Online -- Online information technology and software books. |
| Smithsonian Institute Web Site -- Links to art, design, historical, cultural, science, and technology collections. | |
| Snapshots North America (ProQuest) -- Market research reports for North American industries and products. | |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | |
| STAT-USA | |
| State and County Quick Facts - Information on states and counties within the U. S. | |
| State Rankings -- State rankings within the United States. | |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | |
| Statistics Briefing Room - Economic Statistics -- Latest summary statistics from the Federal Government on Output, Income, Employment, Unemployment, and Earnings, Production and Business Activity, Prices, Money, Credit, and Securities Markets, Transportation, and International Statistics. Contains numerous charts and links to source agencies. | |
| Statistics Briefing Room - Social Statistics -- Latest summary statistics from the Federal Government on crime, demographics, education, and health. Contains numerous charts and links to source agencies. | |
| Study Abroad Programs through the Institute of International Education, Inc. | |
| Style Sheets for Citing Internet & Electronic Resources: humanities (MLA & Chicago), scientific (APA & CBE), and history (Turabian). | |
| SuperPages.com -- A large directory of businesses, organizations, and people. Searchable fields include business name, category, city, state, and zip code. Map functions also available. | |
| U | U. S. Census Bureau Web Site |
| United States Government Manual -- Official handbook of the Federal Government. Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions and committees. | |
| U. S. Trade Online -- U. S. import and export data source. | |
| W | World Factbook -- Brief information about a country's population, ethnicity, politics and economics. Published by the Central Intelligence Agency. |
| Z | Zip Codes |
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