AUTOMOBILES
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| Auto Links selected by OPL librarians |
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| Auto Repair Reference Center: Repair information for cars and light trucks. More than 40 years coverage for many models. Includes repair procedures and wiring diagrams |
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BIOGRAPHY
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| African-American History & Culture: An On-Line Encyclopedia from Facts on File: biographies, articles, historical documents, photographs, maps, charts, and more. |
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| Biography Resource Center: 250,000 biographies from respected sources. |
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| Literature Resource Center: biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. |
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BOOKS & LITERATURE |
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Award Winning Books: recommended books in many categories |
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| Books in Print: a comprehensive source for up-to-date listings of book, audiobook and video titles currently available for purchase. |
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| Downloadable AudioBooks: in Windows Media Player (WMA) format can be downloaded to your computer, and from there to any listening device supporting the WMA format. (Sorry, these audiobooks will not work on iPod’s or Macintosh computers.) The collection includes recent best-sellers and book club favorites, as well as lessons in 39 different languages. You need to establish an account with NetLibrary before you can download audiobooks. Click on “Create a Free Account” in the upper, right-hand corner of the Audiobook Center page, or the NetLibrary home page. You can create a NetLibrary account from outside Oakland Public Library. [ Having trouble connecting to NetLibrary? click here ] |
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| Literature Resource Center: biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. |
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| NetLibrary: more than 4500 e-books that can be “checked out” to read online. A wide range of subjects and publishers with emphasis on technology, business and legal information. NetLibrary is also the home of Oakland Public Library’s collection of downloadable audiobooks. To get started, click on “Create a Free Account” in the upper, right-hand corner of the NetLibrary search screen. You can create a NetLibrary account from outside Oakland Public Library. [ Having trouble connecting to NetLibrary? click here ] |
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| Safari Tech Books: online text of more than 1800 current books on computer technology. |
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| Online Book Club: free chapters of new books: fiction, non-fiction, teen, audio and more |
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| What Do I read Next?: Readers’ advisory information including recommended reading lists for both fiction and non-fiction. Book reviews, plot summaries and author information are provided. Young Adult titles are also covered. |
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BUSINESS |
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| Business & Company Resource Center: business periodical articles from 1980 to the present; also includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports and chronologies. |
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| BusinessDecision: household consumer, market segmentation, housing, and demographic data with population forecasts covering Western states area presented in geographically-based, customized reports and maps that provide market analysis resources for developing small businesses. States covered are CA, AK, AZ, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY. |
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| General Business File: business periodical articles from 1980 to the present, directory listings for over 150,000 companies. Easiest access to business periodicals. |
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| InfoTrac OneFile: largest collection of magazine articles available through OPL; over 7000 periodical titles indexed; over 4000 titles provide full text of articles. |
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| Mergent Online: financial and investment information for publicly held companies. Includes current and historical data, company histories and stock splits, custom charts and graphs. (Mergent used to be known as Moody's.) |
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| Rand California Report: California statistics from over 70 databases produced by leading government, public policy and research institutions. |
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ReferenceUSA (business module): detailed information on more than 12 million US businesses. This database is available on one computer only, located in the Science, Business and Social Science area of the Main Library.
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COMPUTERS & THE INTERNET
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| The Librarians’ Internet Index: quality internet resources selected by librarians |
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| Mouse Maneuvers: how to use a mouse |
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| Mouse Tutorial: more mouse practice |
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| Search the Internet: this site, maintained by UC Berkeley, is a gateway to the leading internet search engines |
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| Yahoo.com: one of the best known web indexes |
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CONSUMER INFORMATION |
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e-BOOKS & DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS |
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| Downloadable AudioBooks: in Windows Media Player (WMA) format can be downloaded to your computer, and from there to any listening device supporting the WMA format. (Sorry, these audiobooks will not work on iPod’s or Macintosh computers.) The collection includes recent best-sellers and book club favorites, as well as lessons in 39 different languages. You need to establish an account with NetLibrary before you can download audiobooks. Click on “Create a Free Account” in the upper, right-hand corner of the Audiobook Center page, or the NetLibrary home page. You can create a NetLibrary account from outside Oakland Public Library. [ Having trouble connecting to NetLibrary? click here ] |
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| Downloadable AudioBooks--Public Domain (iPod & Mac compatible): There are several web sites that offer
audiobooks of works in the public domain that can be played on iPods and on Macintosh and Linux computers. This page, maintained by Park County Library System in Wyoming, provides descriptions and links to a number of those sites. |
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Gale Ready Reference Shelf : A collection of 10 large reference books in electronic format – mostly directories: Directories in Print; Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers; Encyclopedia of American Religion; Encyclopedia of Associations -- National, International, Regional, State and Local Associations; Encyclopedia of Government Advisory Associations; Gale Directory of Databases; Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media; Government Research Centers Directory; International Research Centers Directory; Newsletters in Print; Publishers Directory; Research Centers Director.
This collection is recommended for referrals when local information is not sufficient. |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL): A collection of popular reference books in electronic format:
American Men and Women of Science, 22 nd ed.; College Blue Book, 33 rd ed.; Dictionary of American History;Encyclopedia of Education; Encyclopedia of Modern Asia; Encyclopedia of Small Business, 2 nd ed.; Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine, 2 nd ed.; Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia; International Directory of Films and Filmmakers; West’s Encyclopedia of American Law, 2 nd ed.
Titles in this collection can be searched individually, or all together using the Gale PowerSearch feature. |
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| NetLibrary: more than 4500 e-books that can be “checked out” to read online. A wide range of subjects and publishers with emphasis on technology, business and legal information. NetLibrary is also the home of Oakland Public Library’s collection of downloadable audiobooks. To get started, click on “Create a Free Account” in the upper, right-hand corner of the NetLibrary search screen. You can create a NetLibrary account from outside Oakland Public Library. [ Having trouble connecting to NetLibrary? click here ] |
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| Safari Tech Books: online text of more than 1800 current books on computer technology. |
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| Tumblebooks (for kids) are animated, talking picture books that can be played on your computer while online. (No downloading is possible!) The Story Book collection includes a fun variety of stories for different age levels. The pace of the stories can be controlled by the reader -- or set to automatic. The Tumble Readables are large print "read on your own" children's books. There's more . . . including health and language resources! |
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ESPAÑOL |
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| ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español): De 1996 al presente. Artículos de las revistas más populares en forma digital. Abarca temas de negocios, salud, tecnología, arte y entretenimiento. |
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GALE POWERSEARCH |
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| Gale PowerSearch: All the Gale periodical archives and reference book sets can be searched at once using this feature. |
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GENEALOGY |
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| AncestryLibrary: public records and genealogy tools for the family historian. Emphasis on immigrant lists, passenger lists, and other public documents. This database is available at the Main and branch libraries, but not outside library facilities. |
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| HeritageQuest: public records and genealogy tools for the family historian. Emphasis on records from newspapers, local history books and documents. |
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GOVERNMENT INFORMATION |
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| Government Information Web Links selected by OPL librarians |
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| US Government Documents Catalog: US government documents listed by author, title, subject or words found in notes. |
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HEALTH & MEDICINE |
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| Health and Medical Web Links selected by OPL librarians |
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| Health & Wellness Resource Center: health information from over 700 journals, magazines, pamphlets and medical reference books. Written for non-experts. |
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HISTORY |
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| History Links selected by OPL librarians |
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| History Resource Center – United States: Books, journals, maps primary documents and multimedia describing United States History. |
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| History Resource Center - World: Books, journals, maps primary documents and multimedia describing World History. |
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KIDS |
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| Kids InfoBits: articles and pictures from a variety of magazines, newspapers and reference books. Intended for elementary school students. |
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| Kid’s World Wide Web Links selected by OPL librarians. |
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| Parents’ and Teachers’ internet resources selected by OPL librarians |
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| Social Studies Fact Cards Online for students in grades 4 through 8. California history and culture, the states and presidents of the United States, and early civilizations of the world. |
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| Tumblebooks are animated, talking picture books that can be played on your computer while online. (No downloading is possible!) The Story Book collection includes a fun variety of stories for different age levels. The pace of the stories can be controlled by the reader -- or set to automatic. The Tumble Readables are large print "read on your own" children's books. There's more . . . including health and language resources! |
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LEGAL RESOURCES |
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| Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator: national directory of attorneys |
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LIBRARY RESOURCES WORLDWIDE |
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| Bay Area Libraries: a directory of area libraries with web links |
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CalCat/WorldCat (use this link from inside the library)
CalCat/WorldCat (use this link from outside the library)
CalCat provides access to the library catalog holdings of almost all public and academic libraries in California. WorldCat includes records for most public and academic libraries around the world that have online catalogs and at least some holdings in English. To search libraries worldwide (over 9000 libraries represented!) re-set the dropdown menu to “WorldCat” once you are inside the database. |
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MAGAZINE & JOURNAL ARTICLES |
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| Academic ASAP: articles and indexing from over 1200 college-level periodicals, from 1980 to the present. Full text articles are available from over 700 titles |
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| General Business File: business periodical articles from 1980 to the present, directory listings for over 150,000 companies. Easiest access to business periodicals. |
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| General Reference Center: best source for magazine articles from popular news-stand magazines. Includes articles from over 1000 popular magazines from 1980 to the present. |
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| InfoTrac OneFile: largest collection of magazine articles available through OPL; over 7000 periodical titles indexed; over 4000 titles provide full text of articles. |
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| Magazine and journal articles may also be available in databases listed under specific subjects. |
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES & INDEXING |
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| Infotrac Custom Newspapers: Full-text coverage of more than 350 newspapers from around the world, including articles from the San Francisco Chronicle (since 1996), the Contra Costa Times, the San Jose Mercury-News and the New York Times (all since 2000). |
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| National Newspaper Index: a detailed index (1995 to the present) to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor. |
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| NewspaperArchive.com is the world’s largest collection of online newspaper images, including hundreds of English language papers from California and around the world. Most issues of the Oakland Tribune between 1874 and 1977 are included in this collection. Newspaper issues can be searched by word or date, and search help is available from within the NewspaperArchive.com site. This database is available at the Main and branch libraries, but not outside library facilities. |
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| Oakland Newspaper Index: index to articles about Oakland and vicinity in the Oakland Tribune and other local papers, produced by Oakland Public Library staff. |
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| Oakland Tribune archive: full-text of articles published since September 14, 2001 |
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| Online Newspapers : how to find and use newspaper websites and online newspaper indexes |
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OAKLAND |
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| About Oakland: internet links assembled by OPL librarians |
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| Community Information File: government and non-profit agencies in Oakland |
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STATISTICS |
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| Rand California Report: California statistics from over 70 databases produced by leading government, public policy and research institutions. |
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STUDENT RESOURCES |
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| LearningExpressLibrary: over 300 online practice tests, including the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Real Estate Sales Agent and many others. |
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| Student Resource Center: magazine articles, photographs, audio and video clips, biographies, essays, and critical analyses. For middle school and older students. |
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| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: current information on controversial topics for students, writers and debaters. |
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TEENS |
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| Teen links and resources selected by OPL librarians |
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TEST PREPARATION/CAREER |
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| LearningExpressLibrary: over 300 online practice tests, including the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Postal Worker, Cosmetology, Real Estate Sales Agent and many others. |
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UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES |
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| College Source Online: College catalogs for 16,000 universities and colleges. School profiles and links to school websites are also provided. |
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