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Academic OneFile			Home Improvement Collection
Agriculture Collection			Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection
Ancestry Library Edition (at any library branch)			Informe
Business & Company Resource Center			InfoTrac Junior Edition
Business Economics and Theory			InfoTrac Newsstand
Chilton's Automotive			InfoTrac OneFile
Communications and Mass Media Collection			InfoTrac Student Edition
Computer Database			Junior Reference Collection
Criminal Justice Collection			Kids InfoBits
Culinary Arts Collection			LegalTrac
Discovering Collection			Mango – Language Learning Site
Educators Reference Complete			Mitchell's Automotive Online (Medford Only)
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection			NoveList Plus
Fine Arts and Music Collection			Nursing and Allied Health Collection
Foundation Center Grants to Individuals Online (Medford Only)			Nursing Resource Center
Foundation Directory Online (Ashland & Medford)			Opposing Viewpoints
Gale Virtual Reference Library			Popular Magazines
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture			Psychology Collection
General Business File			Reference USA
Health & Wellness Resource Center			Small Business Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic			Student Resource Center Gold
HeritageQuest			Value Line Investment Survey - Standard

Academic OneFile

Provides a comprehensive, subscription-based database that currently contains more than 12,000 journals covering toimages from Science, Technology and Medicine to the humanities. This easy-to-use database is the perfect fit for your academic library, providing both academics and students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with the ultimate periodical resource for serious research.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Agriculture Collection

Researchers looking for practical farming tips or the latest scientific studies from agricultural research centers will find Agriculture Collection is the right place to “dig”. With a strong emphasis on full-text coverage of titles in the Agricola Index, Agriculture Collection comprises over 400 agricultural periodicals powered by InfoTrac as well as relevant, in-depth reference titles from Delmar, a part of Cengage Learning.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry provides access to census, birth, death and marriage records.

- Only available at Jackson County Libraries - visit any branch to use this database. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

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Business & Company Resource Center

Provides access to a wide variety of global business information including competitive intelligence, career and investment opportunities, business rankings, company histories and much more.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Business Economics and Theory

With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the EconLit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on toimages in economics. Perfect for business classes, with more than 450 full-text journals to support their research and regular feeds of videos from Forbes.com that contain business news coverage and interviews with CEO's and entrepreneurs.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Chilton Library.com

Thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

Print copies of select Mitchell, Motor and Chilton's manuals are also available; check the library catalog for details.

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Communications and Mass Media Collection

Information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for more than 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Computer Database

For researchers who need to keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology, Computer Database is their Internet- accessible reference solution. With Computer Database, library users can access today's most well-read and influential periodicals on the computer, telecommunications and electronics industries -- all in one seamless search.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Criminal Justice Collection

Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals.

Available at all 15 Jackson County libraries.

Available remotely to JCLS patronswith a JCLS Library Card number. Click here to access.

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Culinary Arts Collection

Includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines from 1980 to present. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Discovering Collection

Provides quick access to accurate information via an intuitive interface that takes the guesswork out of research. Gale's Discovering Collection allows students to get the "whole picture" on any curriculum topic.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Educators Reference Complete

This comprehensive database covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college and includes virtually every educational specialty, such as bilingual studies, health, technology and testing. The database also includes resources on issues related to administration, funding and policy in education.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Environmental Studies and Policy Collection

Now you can provide environmentalists, policy makers, corporate researchers, educators, students, geologists, engineers and more with a comprehensive, easy-to-access, online resource that answers all their environmentally- related inquires.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Fine Art and Music Collection

This database quickly places information from over 5 million articles at the finger tips of serious students of the arts. More than 150 of the journals in the Fine Arts and Music Collection are covered in the Wilson Art Index and the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) indexes and are available in full-text.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Foundation Center Grants to Individuals Online

-Available at the Medford Branch Library only.  Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

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Foundation Directory Online

From the Foundation Center, provides a searchable database for finding foundations and corporations and their grant and funding programs.

- Available at the Ashland and Medford Libraries only.  Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library

A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. Fully searchable across all files

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection

Gardening hobbyists, master gardeners and biotechnologists alike will find practical applications as well as the scientific theories of horticulture studies in one convenient collection.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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General Business File

Provides access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full-text and images. This database can be used to analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest news in management, economics and politics.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module

Since its inception, Health & Wellness Resource Center has established itself as the “go-to” medical reference in libraries everywhere. Providing easy-to-find answers via an intuitive and customizable interface makes this an ideal resource for researchers of all ages and levels of study.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Health Reference Center Academic

This revolutionary resource answers the need for a fully integrated, ever-growing electronic resource center for all levels of health research.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Home Improvement Collection

Remodeling and decorating living spaces has grown in popularity throughout the country. Enjoy this one-stop resource for such projects.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection

Provides unparalleled coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field. It is comprised of close to 400 industry journals.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Informe

Created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users, this full-text electronic reference tool is the first system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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InfoTrac Junior Edition

Designed for junior high and middle school students, InfoTrac Junior Edition features full-text titles that support school curriculum, including major magazines, newspapers and reference works.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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InfoTrac Newsstand

This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section or other fields, eliminating random searching through newspaper archives.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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InfoTrac OneFile

A comprehensive periodical resource that puts more than 60 million articles at your fingertips with a single search query. More than 11,000 titles and backfile coverage from 1980 — from mainstream to specialized sources — and an intuitive search interface make this an unequaled source for virtually every popular, business and professional topic.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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InfoTrac Student Edition

Specifically designed for secondary school students, providing instant access to screened, age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers and reference books. The ideal alternative to random Web searching.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Junior Reference Collection

Contains more than 17,000 biographies, topic overviews, plot summaries and primary sources, this one-stop database for in-depth coverage of middle grades curriculum subjects eliminates guesswork

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Kids InfoBits

A new database designed especially for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with an engaging, developmentally appropriate graphic interface, premier reference content and the best magazines for elementary students.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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LegalTrac

A comprehensive collection of major legal publications. This invaluable database provides indexing for more than 1,500 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Mango - Language Learning Site

Do you want to learn a new language? We have MANGO! Start Learning Now!

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Mitchell's Online

Automobile repair information, including wiring diagrams, scheduled services, and diagnostic codes for foreign and domestic cars and small trucks.

Available at Medford library only. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

Print copies of select Mitchell, Motor and Chilton's manuals are also available; check the library catalog for details.

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Novelist Plus

Database of contemporary fiction. Search by genre, author, title, subject, character names, and age levels. Award-winning novels, too. Provides content descriptions and recommends read-alikes based on common subjects.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Nursing and Allied Health Collection

Nursing Resource Center is made to help students in nursing and some allied health programs. With an interface that is designed to mirror how nurses and other caregivers treat their patients, the Nursing Resource Center is easy to use. It offers deep, comprehensive content to help students prepare for their clinical experiences or to complete their homework.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Nursing Resource Center

Nursing Resource Center is made to help students in nursing and some allied health programs. With an interface that is designed to mirror how nurses and other caregivers treat their patients, the Nursing Resource Center is easy to use. It offers deep, comprehensive content to help students prepare for their clinical experiences or to complete their homework.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Opposing Viewpoints

Opposing Viewpoints is a database that pulls together background information and pro & con viewpoints about current social issues. It’s an especially useful tool for middle schoolers through college students and the general public as they do research.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Popular Magazines

Popular Magazines includes 1000 of the most searched magazines across our InfoTrac product line. All the titles were selected based on the actual publication searches performed by library patrons.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Psychology Collection

Students, psychologists, counselors, counselees, behavioral scientists, and other researchers will glean relevant information from the thoughts, views, discoveries, and reports found in over 3.1 million articles.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Reference USA

Databases for US Businesses, US Residents and Healthcare.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Small Business Resource Center

Small Business Resource Center offers users complete small business management resources via a combination of unparalleled periodicals and reference content. From conducting industry research to financial planning, to marketing a product and franchising a business, the Small Business Resource Center provides users with all the information they need to succeed.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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Student Resource Center Gold

Student Resource Center offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the major subject areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more, Student Resource Center provides a premium selection of reference, thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.

- Available at all 15 Jackson County Libraries. Ask a librarian for assistance logging on.

- Available remotely to all JCLS patrons with a JCLS library card. Click here to access.

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