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The resources below are available to assist your research. If you need assistance with them, please ask a library staff member, or please call (534-2159) or e-mail if you are not in the Library.  (Click Here for access outside of the library.)
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Research and General Information Databases

Opposing Viewpoints:  Provides differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, ecology, human rights, mental health, religion, and many more topics. Access From Home

CultureGrams World Edition:  Provides Cultural information about countries around the world, including beliefs, traditions, and institutions that create and mediate individual, community, and national identity. Each CultureGram has 25 different categories so you can see each culture’s many facets and draw connections between them.   Access From Home

Link to EBSCO, a fully searchable, full text database
EBSCO (Magazines & Journals):  Access to full-text magazines, journals and newspaper articles, health and medical sources, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, Animal Encyclopedia, along with Elementary, Secondary and Senior High School resources.  Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Student Research Center:  EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc. The Student Research Center is designed especially for youth in grades 6-12.    Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Curriculum Resource Center

Curriculum Resource Center:  History (World, American, African-American, Government), Historical Timelines, Geography, Mathematics, Science Diagrams, Science Experiments, Physical Education and Health. For the Jr. High and High School student. Access from Home

Link to History Reference Center

American History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, from prior to 1776 to present day. Access from Home

Link to African-American History & Culture

 African-American History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, from prior to 1819 to present day. Access from Home

American Women's History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, from prior to 1492 to present day. Access from Home

 

 American Indian History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, covering before 1775, and various time frames through to the present day.   Access from Home

 

 Ancient and Medieval History Online:  Biographies, Events & Topics, Timelines, Maps & Charts, covering Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Medieval Africa, Europe and the Americas.   Access from Home

Science Online:  Biographies, Diagrams, Definitions, Experiments, Essays and Timelines. Access from Home

World Geography & Culture Online:  Interactive maps from all over the world with flags, vital statistics, government information, demographics, and other resources. Access from Home

Facts on File Databases:  Fully searchable resource with full-text and images in categories of Science (including science experiments) , History,  African-American History, Geography, Career Guidance along with Government and Legal Forms. Access from Home
Britannica Online: Comprehensive, authoritative work containing articles on a wide range of subjects with full-text and images.  Includes the Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus.  Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Britannica Online for Kids: Features a kid friendly on-line encyclopedia made for the younger student.   Access from Home  (Be sure to click on "Jump to Britannica Kids" found in the upper right corner of the Britannica website.)
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Discovering Collection

Discovering Collection: People Search, Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Biographical Dictionary, Geographical Dictionary, and their Collegiate Dictionary. Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to First Search

FirstSearch:  Find books, articles,  and other type of materials on the subject you need, most in index and/or abstract format.   Includes: WorldCat, Article1st, Contents1st, ECO, NetFirst, UnionLists, ERIC, GPO, MedLine, PapersFirst, Proceedings, and World Almanac.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Health Reference Center

Health Reference Center:  General Health, Mental Health, Definitions & Terms, Medical Tests, and Social Issues. Access from Home

Link to Career Guidance Center

 Career Guidance Center:  Industry Overviews, Career Descriptions, Industry Resources, Scholarships, Academic and Non-Academic Programs and Employability Skills Checklist. Access from Home

Testing & Education Reference Center:  Take practice ACT and SAT tests or use the test preperation eBooks to study for ACT, SAT, AP, GED, CLEP, GRE, GMAT, ASVAB and a variety of licensing exams. Access From Home
(Visit our "Selected Sites" area for websites covering various subject matters)
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Forms for Business, Legal, IRS and more

U.S. Legal Forms for the State of Arkansas:  Legal forms for leases, mortgages, deeds, bill of sale, power of attorney, wills, divorce, and many other Arkansas legal forms.  Also includes employment law handbook, elder law handbook, financial statements, and over 1,500 sample letters pertaining to many legal issues. Access From Home

Link to Internal Revenue Service

 Internal Revenue Service:  Official Government site for IRS forms and information.

Link to DFA (Arkansas Dept. Finance & Administration)

 DFA Arkansas State Tax Forms:  Official Arkansas Government site for tax forms.
(Visit our "Selected Sites" area for websites covering various subject matters)
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Genealogy Databases

Pine Bluff Obituary Index:  The Library's computer index to the Pine Bluff Commercial, Pine Bluff Graphic, Pine Bluff News, Pine Bluff Dispatch,  Pine Bluff Press-Eagle, Negro Spokesman, Jefferson Republican, Weekly Echo, and White Hall Journal.  Contains over 260,000 entries from 1866 to present day.

Genealogy Book Index:  The Library's Genealogy Book Index to various genealogy books owned by the Pine Bluff / Jefferson County Library which did not come with an index.  Currently contains nearly 80,000 entries for 76 books.

Ancestry Library Edition:  Genealogy Database available only at the Library.  Includes Federal Census Records through 1930, Military Records, City Directories, Maps, and many valuable Genealogy resources.

Link to Heritage Quest

 Heritage Quest:  Genealogy Database of Federal Census images along with family and local histories. Soon it will include Obituaries,  War Pensions and other records.  Home Access   (Having problems with Heritage Quest Home Access?)

Link to Sanborn Maps

 Sanborn Maps:  For the State of Arkansas are valuable historical tools for urban specialists, social historians, architects, geographers, genealogists, local historians, and anyone who wants to learn about the history, growth, and development of Arkansas Cities/Towns.
(Visit our "Genealogy Sites"  for selected genealogy websites)
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Elementary and Middle School Students

CultureGrams Kids World Edition:  Learn the culture of many countries of the world.  Includes fun facts, information about lifestyle, people & places, history, society, recipe collection and much more.  Access From Home

CultureGrams States Edition:  Learn the culture of any state in the United States.  Includes Fun Facts, Famous People, Climate, Geography, Time Line and much more.     Access From Home

Infobits:  Information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more, with easy, subject-based search tree to help find just what you need. Access From Home

Kids Search:  Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8.  Includes Primary Search,   Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, TOPICsearch, Funk & Wagnalss and EBSCO Animals databases, featuring full-text articles. Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Link to Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus:  EBSCO host's graphical design search database for elementary and middle school students.  Includes Primary Search and Middle Search Plus databases featuring full-text articles. Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

World Almanac Online:  People in History, Events in History, Maps & Flags, Timelines, Science Diagrams, Science Projects and Career Ideas. For the elementary and middle school students. Access from Home

Link to Discovering Collection

Discovering Collection: People Search, Merriam Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Biographical Dictionary, Geographical Dictionary, and their Collegiate Dictionary. Access from Home
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)

Britannica Online for Kids: Features a kid friendly on-line encyclopedia made for the younger student.   Access from Home coming soon.
(Part of the Traveler Project, an LSTA project administered by the Arkansas State Library)
(Visit our "Selected Sites" area for websites covering various subject matters)
  Research & General Needs Business & IRS Forms Genealogy Elementary & Middle School

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