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RAPID RESEARCH - Find Library Books, eBooks, Movies, Music, Articles and Games
PREMIUM RESOURCES: These databases are brought to you by Mobile Public Library, Alabama Public Library Service and The Alabama Virtual Library.
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For access from Home, Office or any place OUTSIDE the Library via the Alabama Virtual Library. On the AVL page click on View All Resources.
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Ethnic NewsWatch - an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the other side of the story and additional viewpoints from those out of the mainstream press.
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General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac) - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public.
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MasterFILE Premier - specifically for public libraries, this database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Mobile Register on Newsbank - Full text for stories originating in the Mobile Register from 1993 to the present, including obituaries! (News obits only, no paid funeral notices.) Microfilm backfiles are at Local History.
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New York Times - Read the paper online and get access to the articles archive with the login tsnews@mplonline.org and the password NYTdotcom. For alternative access to full-text articles, visit The Alabama Virtual Library. Microfilm backfiles for 1851-2010 are available at the Ben May Main Library.
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Newsbank Access World News - This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Sources include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Explore events or compare viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, etc.
Includes these quick search interfaces: Newsbank Alabama News Search
Newsbank US News Search
Newsbank World News Search
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Newspaper Source - delivers more than half a million articles to the library's
electronic 'doorstep.' Daily news feeds from the Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News, Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, and The Wall Street Journal. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App. |
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Regional Business News - provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications and incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Nonfiction Bestsellers 
History & Current Events 
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Local News Media Mobile Register at Alabama Live:
Mobile Register Website - home delivery, marketing, tours, the Newspapers in Education project, and other organizational information. Alabama Live! - Recent issues, including news and classifieds: The Birmingham News Business ink The Huntsville Times The Mobile Register The Montgomery Independent Redstone Rocket The Mobile Beacon & Alabama Citizen. Ben May Main Library has the current issue. Back issues for the current month are retained at Local History and Geneaology, which also has selected issues on microfilm. WALA Fox 10 News WKRG News 5 WEAR Pensacola Alabama Public TV Newspaper Websites The Atlanta Journal Constitution Biloxi/Gulfport Sun Herald The Chicago Tribune Online Houston Chronicle The Los Angeles Times The Commercial Appeal Memphis, TN. The Times-Picayune - New Orleans. Ben May Main Library subscribes to the Sunday paper, keeping the last 4 issues. New York Times on the Web - search back issues for free but pay to view articles. Back issues are available on microfilm at the Ben May Main Library. USA Today - Search their archives for free and pay to view articles. Back issues are available on microfiche at the Ben May Main Library Wall Street Journal - - Search their archives for free and pay to view articles. Back issues are available on microfiche at the Ben May Main Library The Washington Post Online Links to Other News Sites, Magazines and Newspapers Around The World The Huffington Post American Journalism Review - Newspapers from the U.S. and around the world. Also - Magazines, TV Networks, TV Affilate Stations, Radio Stations, News/Wire Services, and Media Companies. CNN Interactive DailySource.org - provides high quality news, features, columns, photos and multimedia items to the public from leading sources across the Internet. The Drudge Report - Keep up with all the news and all your favorite columnists! National Public Radio Mondotimes - Newspapers From Around the World MSNBC - news and articles! Newsweek Online At The DailyBeast ThePaperboy.com - links to almost any newspaper in the world! World-newspapers.com - Covers world newspapers and magazines online and news sites in English and also links to selected online magazines arranged by subject. |
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