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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Quick reference with rich media and news for middle and high school students. Videos, animations, dynamic maps and sound—you can even listen to 150 national anthems. Over 7,500 photographs and illustrations, plus 190 flags, are all printable.
Help available for this resource: online tutorial
This resource is paid for by Winnefox Library System with funding from Wisconsin library system aids.

Grolier Online Kids
Easy-to-use search interface for young people to Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and New Book of Knowledge.
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This resource is paid for by Winnefox Library System with funding from Wisconsin library system aids.

Health Source: Consumer Edition
The richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Features searchable full text for nearly 150 journals. Updated daily.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Updated daily.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

Kids Search
Designed especially for youth in grades K-5, Kids Search makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.
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This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

Lexi-PALS Drug Guide
Database of Patient Advisory Leaflets from Lexi-Comp that provides vital education on medications for patients. The approach for each pamphlet is to present each medication in an easy to follow and understand question-and-answer format. The database consists of over 1,450 medication and natural product leaflets, with an additional 600 Spanish language leaflets representing the most subscribed and commonly used medications. The database is offered on the EBSCOhost platform and is updated monthly.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

LitFinder
Find poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays by searching nearly a million full-text documents, literary excerpts and citations.
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This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

MAS Ultra - School Edition
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for more than 700 popular high school magazines. It also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 340 full text reference books 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents and an image collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an image collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

McClatchy-Tribune Collection
A 90-day archive of approximately 290 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune information services. Updated daily.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

MEDLINE
Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses meSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

Middle Search Plus
Provides full text for nearly 140 popular magazines for middle and Jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Also contains 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents and an image collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.
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This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

Military & Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. Provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for nearly 400 titles.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

NetLibrary 
Handy for homework, after-hours reference work. Most helpful if an account is established so the user can create a bookshelf, bookmarks & notes.
Help available for this resource: online tutorial
This resource is paid for by Winnefox Library System with funding from Wisconsin library system aids.

New Book of Knowledge 
Reference and current events for elementary readers and up. Over 9000 articles written at the elementary-grade level, over 5000 age-appropriate illustrations, maps, photographs, flags, and feature boxes, and over 8,000 carefully screened Web links.
Help available for this resource: online tutorial
This resource is paid for by Winnefox Library System with funding from Wisconsin library system aids.

Newspaper Source
Selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, full text television and radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Updated daily.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

NewspaperARCHIVE
Search over 14.4 million newspaper pages dating back as far as the 1700s for over 400 cities and towns to research genealogy, history, culture, or any newsworthy event.
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This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Basic
Designed for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers, this database provides full text for nearly 100 journals covering the areas of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences, consumer health and allied health disciplines.
This resource is made available to you as part of BadgerLink, which is a project of the Department of Public Instruction’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning for the citizens of Wisconsin.  Funding is provided through the Public Service Commission Universal Service Fund.

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Healthfinder.gov
Resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet. Healthfinder.gov links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.

HomeworkSpot
A homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites in one spot.

Hospital Compare
Tbis tool from the US Dept. of Health & Human Services provides information on how well the hospitals in your area care for all their adult patients with certain medical conditions. Hospitals are searchable by name or by location.

How Stuff Works
Learn how everything works from 3-D glasses to the Witness Protection Program!  Fun site to browse or use for school projects.

Hybrid Cars
News and information on hybrid cars. Includes cars, trucks, SUV's and minivans to consider. Gives survey results, environmental impact, mileage, incentives, sales numbers and more.

Identity Theft and Your Social Security Number
Protect your Social Security number. Identity crime is one of the fast growing crimes in America. Here's everything you need to know.

IMDB (Internet Movie Database)
Find information on virtually any actor, film or television program.

Infoplease's Biography Almanac
Over 30,000 profiles, searchable by name, occupation, ethnicity, historical period, and more.

Internet Public Library's POTUS: Presidents of the United States
Find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.

Investopedia
Learn about investing from this site which offers a dictionary, tutorials, articles and a place to ask questions.

Kelly Blue Book
Information on buying/selling cars, new car prices and reviews, used car values, insurance quotes and comparisons, loan calculators and recall reports. It also has information about auto shows, auto dealer Web sites, and a quiz to help with the question: should you lease or own?

KidsHealth
Doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone.

Librarians' Index to the Internet: Book Reviews
Extensive links to book review sites on the Web.

Linkpendium Wisconsin
An extensive collection of links to help you with your genealogy and family history searches. Also includes county-specific information for our county.

Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic's extensive web site for medical information.

Medicare.gov; the US Government Site for People with Medicare
Website available to provide assistance to Medicare beneficiaries with health and prescription drug coverage questions.

Medline Plus
Excellent source of health information from the world's largest medical library. Contains extensive information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health on over 700 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness.

National History Day
Resources for teachers, students and parents; information on the latest theme, competition, and past winners.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
One of the world's foremost medical research centers offering health information for the public as well as medical professionals.

National Inventors Hall of Fame
This site provides biographical sketches of the great inventors of America. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney are among the many included in this source. The site also includes information about the Hall of Fame programs and activities as well as its museum in Ohio.

National Library of Medicine
The world's largest biomedical library provides information about all of its major programs, including medical research, medical history, biotechnology, and HIV/AIDS resources. A wide variety of medical information is available for both professionals and consumers, including access to databases (e.g. MEDLINE and GenBank), fact sheets and newsletters, toxicology and environmental health information.

National Register of Historic Places
Over 78,000 historically important cultural places, including almost 3,000 National Historical Landmarks.

Nutrition.gov
Federal government information on food and human nutrition for consumers.

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