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Books
in Print Professional -
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Library use only |
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Patron
Books in Print -
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Provides
unbiased and comprehensive data base of over five million
books (in-print and out-of-print), plus audio books and
videos/DVDs. |
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Contemporary
Authors
This
database provides complete biographical and bibliographical
information and references on more than 120,000 American and
international authors.
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InfoTrac
general
interest, business, and health databases
This
service encompasses thousands of authoritative
magazines dating from 1980 to the present.
Many titles are available with full-text and images. |
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ProQuest
Newspapers
Includes
500+ national, regional, local and international dailies.
Full-text articles (transcribed editorial content) for about
350 titles including: New York Times 1984-present
; Wall Street Journal
1984-present ; and San Francisco Chronicle
1985-present.
Sixteen California newspapers are included in this database. |
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Reference
USA
business and residential database
Includes
some 13 million US companies & 120 million US households.
Information sources include more than 5,600 Yellow Page and
Business White Page telephone directories; annual reports, 10-Ks
and other SEC information, plus federal, state, and municipal
government data.
Residential information is compiled from more than 3,900 White
Page telephone directories. Each listing appears in the database
exactly as it appears in the phone book. Unlisted phone numbers
are not inlcluded.
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ThomasNet
Comprehensive
resource for manufacturers' product & service information,
including line-item product details. Search by product or service,
by company name and location, by brand name along with manufacturers
and distributors of these products. |
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Contemporary
Authors, InfoTrac, ProQuest,
Reference USA
These
services are licensed Library database subscriptions. Access
is available only to current Institute members. For
remote access, member is prompted to type name and 14-digit
barcode number to authenticates Mechanics' Institute paid-up
membership.
Attention AOL (America Online) users:
The AOL browser is not functional for remote access. AOL users
should download and install either
Netscape Navigator or Internet
Explorer. We recommend Internet Explorer instead
of Netscape for superior remote access functionality.
Attention MAC users:
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browser in order to access databases remotely. The
MAC version of Internet Explorer doesn't support remote access.
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