Thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciplines.
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Auto repair information for vehicles dating back to 1982. Includes maintenance, diagnostic trouble codes, technical service bulletins, diagrams, and more.
Temporarily available outside of our buildings.
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International journals covering complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
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Genealogy database that contains over 2 billion names and includes U.S.Census records, passenger lists, genealogical charts, and the Ancestry World Tree.
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Full-text articles from American Physical Society peer-reviewed research journals.
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Provides access to nearly a million descriptions of detailed archival collections held by libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives worldwide.
Track your reading, log your activities, and earn badges!
Animated classic storybooks introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity, creating a natural springboard into the paired nonfiction text for deeper discovery.
Encyclopedia content plus multimedia, timelines, world data analyst, country comparison, and the Britannica blog.
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Encyclopedia content for all ages plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, quotations, and primary sources.
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Encyclopedia content for all grade levels plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, and primary sources.
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Scholarly journals and trade publications across all business-related subject areas.
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CLASE is a directory of scholarly documents published in Latin American journals. PERIÓDICA is a directory of scholarly journals specializing in science and technology.
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Search and check out cloudLibrary e-books! The cloudLibrary is available to you on your computer or mobile device!
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Video courses are the fastest and easiest way to learn how to use a computer. Use the materials in this center to learn the basics of computers, from searching the Internet to using popular programs for word processing, creating spreadsheets and databases, implementing design, and more.
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Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. Includes Health Source: Consumer Edition and Alt Health Watch databases.
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Digitized, searchable articles from Consumer Reports magazine.
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Twin Cities Consumers’ Checkbook provides information and reviews on the quality and prices of local services such as auto repair, health care, home care, pet services and personal finance. By creating an account, users can add their own reviews of local firms.
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Find biographical information on more than 149,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists, and scriptwriters.
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Formerly known as ReferenceUSA. A database containing directory information for US and Canadian businesses and US residences. Also includes a US Consumers/Lifestyles database that offers market research.
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Online DVS test preparation for Minnesota. Includes car, motorcycle, and commercial driver's license practice tests, an exam simulator, driving manuals, and frequently asked questions related to visiting a License Center.
Archives of the Duluth News-Tribune.
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Only available at Ramsey County Library
Interactive collection of tests, tutorials, and eBooks categorized in Learning Centers including School Center, College Preparation Center, College Center, High School Equivalency Center, Adult Learning Center, Career Center, and Recursos para Hispanohablantes (Spanish Center).
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Periodicals covering a wide range of subject areas that are of interest to high-school students including art, history, sports, music, film, travel, science, the Internet, fashion, religion, nature, hobbies, current events, fiction and much more.
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Popular magazines and more covering all subject areas. Includes Consumer Reports, Parenting, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, People, and thousands of other titles.
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Thousands of popular and scholarly publications across all academic disciplines and subject areas. Includes Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News databases.
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Thousands of education-related articles within the professional literature.
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Get help with your class assignments using Explora™, a kid-friendly interface from EBSCO, now available at your library. Learn about endangered species, famous musicians, space exploration, and more!
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Full text of popular magazine and scholarly journal articles covering all subject areas including multimedia, primary source documents, and reference books.
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Did you know that your library offers a fun, easy-to-use tool that can help you complete research and classroom assignments?
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Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Includes access to over 400 million images not available outside of the library. A free FamilySearch account is required to access restricted records.
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Access provided through FamilySearch International.
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Comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
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Encyclopedia, magazine, and journal articles, plus primary sources, images, video, and more for middle and high school students. Includes the InfoTrac Student Edition database. An excellent place to start gathering material for your History Day project.
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A middle school-appropriate database of reference works, biographies, magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, and multimedia.
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Gale Power Search allows cross-searching of the Gale in Context resources.
U.S. government documents including Congressional reports, hearings, debates and records, judiciary materials, and documents issued by executive departments.
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Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics.
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Scholarly and professional publications across all medical disciplines including strong coverage of nursing and allied health.
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Formerly Homework Rescue, HelpNow is a FREE online tutoring service.
If your library card was issued from another system, you will need to use that system's link below to connect with HelpNow.
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Whether you’re looking to find a new job in your current field or pursue a career in an exciting new industry, Job & Career Accelerator™ has the powerful tools and expert guidance to help you through every step of the process.
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A real-time online job coaching resource for your resume and job interview.
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Kanopy is a streaming service with access to thousands of films, documentaries, and television shows. Each user is granted 10 film credits per month.
NOTE: You will be required to create an account. Once you have created your account you will be able to stream Kanopy on a computer, device, or app-enabled television.
Kanopy is a streaming service with access to thousands of films, documentaries, and television shows.
NOTE: You will be required to create an account. Once you have created your account you will be able to stream Kanopy on a computer, device, or app-enabled television.
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
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Thousands of courses and video tutorials taught by recognized industry experts.
Use your library card to log in to Lynda.com for free.
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Directory of articles and reports on all areas of medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the basic biomedical sciences.
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Popular magazines, biographies and historical essays, primary source documents, and reference books for middle school students.
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Contains full-text and article images from the Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1908) and the Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1909-1922). The newspapers are available through a platform provided by the Minnesota Historical Society in partnership with Minnesota State Library Services.
The Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub is a searchable website from the Minnesota Historical Society that makes millions of pages of Minnesota newspapers available online. The Hub contains geographically and culturally diverse newspapers published between 1849 and today. Due to potential copyright restrictions most issues published less than 95 years ago can only be accessed from the Gale Family Library at the Minnesota History Center.
Provides a wide selection of state-specific legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
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The electronic editions of: Duluth News-Tribune, Newsweek, Rochester Post Bulletin, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, and America's News.
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Collection of images and documents from historical societies, public libraries, special archives, universities, and colleges that depict the history of Minnesota.
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Local authors - indie, self-published, aspiring, and mainstream - can create ebooks and share them with readers across the state and potentially across the country using free tools provided by Minnesota libraries.
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Catalog of books held in public and academic libraries across Minnesota.
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Financial data on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs, and buy/sell guidance on more than 1,900 stocks and 2,100 mutual funds.
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This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society, and events of the time.
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Articles from the New York Times. From 1999 to current. One of the newspapers in ProQuest U.S. Newsstream database.
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Designed especially for elementary and middle school students, NoveList K-8 Plus is an online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.
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NoveList Plus is a comprehensive online readers' advisory tool. Using NoveList Plus, you can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.
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Directory of digitized images, documents, and other materials.
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Directory of articles from thousands of journals.
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Directory of eBooks in library catalogs.
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Directory of articles from thousands of journals.
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Directory of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
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Directory of dissertations and theses in library catalogs.
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Pro vs. con essays that present multiple sides of current or controversial issues. Plus magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more related to those issues.
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Popular elementary school magazines as well as encyclopedias and dictionaries written for kids, plus an image collection of photos, maps, and flags.
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Directory of worldwide conference proceedings. Proceedings contain lists of papers presented at conferences.
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Education journals and reports of interest to professional educators, researchers, and librarians.
Allows cross-searching of the Historical Star Tribune (1867 - 2001), Historical New York Times (1851 - 2014), and the Global Newsstream (1980 - current). Full text articles are included.
Provides key national and regional news sources from the U.S. and includes exclusive and preferred access to top titles, including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
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RBdigital offers a selection of thousands of downloadable audiobooks for children, teens, and adults.
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Digital magazines now available at Ramsey County Library. Over 100 titles to choose from and download to your digital device for FREE!
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Download our new mobile app or visit our mobile-friendly website from your device's browser.
Now known as Data Axle Reference Solutions. A database containing directory information for US and Canadian businesses and US residences. Also includes a US Consumers/Lifestyles database that offers market research.
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Business journals, newspapers, and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas across the U.S.
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Archives of the Rochester Post-Bulletin.
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Science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering numerous science topics for middle and high school students.
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Articles from the St. Paul Pioneer Press text edition (1988-Present) and image edition (2018-Present).
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Articles from the Minneapolis Star Tribune (1986-Present).
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This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers, and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society, and events of the time. Available remotely and within our buildings.
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Transparent Language® Online (formerly Byki) is a powerful and personalized language-learning system. It locks foreign language words and phrases into your memory so that you can recall them perfectly and remember them forever. Available in over 74 languages.
NOTE: You will be required to create an account. Once you have created your account you will be able to access Transparent Language Online from any computer with Internet access.
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Articles from USA Today. From 1997 to current. One of the newspapers in ProQuest U.S. Newsstream database.
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Online access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.
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Articles from the Wall Street Journal. From 1984 to current. One of the newspapers in ProQuest U.S. Newsstream database.
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Articles from the Washington Post. From 1997 to current. One of the newspapers in ProQuest U.S. Newsstream database.
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Catalog of books and other materials held in libraries worldwide.
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