Reference Resources

Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI WORLD BOOK ONLINE
World Book Online is a multimedia encyclopedia for all ages that includes a
dictionary, atlas and research tools in both English and Spanish.

Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER
Literary Reference Center is a full text database that provides access to thousands of author biographies, plot summaries and detailed literary criticism designed for students and public library users.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI EBSCO HOST WEB
Select from this list of indexes to find full text articles in magazines, newspapers and journals on a variety of topics such as current events, consumer information, business, medicine and law.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI LITFINDER
LitFinder is an online literary database with more than 135,000 full-text writings. LitFinder provides context to and understanding of important writings through the ages. From full-text primary works to author information, students and researchers have quick, direct access to the information solutions they seek.

Note: This database is limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI GALE SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER
With Science Resource Center, thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI HERITAGE QUEST
Heritage Quest Online provides access to digital, searchable images of U.S.
Census records and other genealogical archives.

Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI KIDS SEARCH
Kids Search contains full text articles from more than 60 popular, elementary school magazines. Also included are student pamphlets, encyclopedias, dictionaries, photos, maps and flags.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI NOVELIST
Use NoveList to find your next favorite book! Just type in a favorite author or title and find similar books to enjoy.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI PROQUEST
Search ProQuest for full text articles from the Providence Journal, 1983-present.

Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI  STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER
Student Research Center is designed for high school students searching for full text articles on topics ranging from American history to zoology.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER
The Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles; with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI  CONSUMER HEALTH COMPLETE
Hundreds of full text articles are searchable here in the world's most comprehensive collection of high quality consumer health encyclopedias and reference books.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI SALEM HEALTH
Magill's Medical Guide, Salem Press' award-winning reference work, offers brief, authoritative articles on a variety of medical topics.

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Cranston Public Library - Cranston, RI GLOBAL ROAD WARRIOR
Facts, phrases and other essentials are at your fingertips as you
travel the world with Global Road Warrior.


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