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Magazines and Information

• Discovering Collection: essays, critical analyses, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements for research in history, literature, biography, science and social studies.
• Academic OneFile:  full-text articles from professional journals
• General OneFile:  magazine indexes plus Fodor travel guides and NPR programs
• InfoTrac Collections:
  • The Business & Company Resource Center:  a wide variety of global business information, enabling   users to research case studies, competitive intelligence and career and investment opportunities.
  • Health & Welness Resource Center with Alternative Health :  a collection of updated medical   information including journals, encyclopedias, pamphlets and streaming videos from medical experts.
  • InfoTrac Custom Newspapers: coverage of more than 150 titles and certain full-text news and      business coverage from 280 more sources.
  • Informe serves Spanish-speaking library users with full-text popular Hispanic magazines.
  • InfoTrac Junior Edition:  Jr. high and middle school students access to magazines, newspaper articles, maps and reference books.
  • Kids InfoBits:  designed for Kindergarten through Grade 5 students with age-appropriate curriculum related magazine and reference content.

Click on any of the above links to tap into these valuable resources.

NEW - Career Transitions is an online career guidance center that walks users through the job-search process from beginning to end. It offers users a complete, personalized and guided experience from assessing strengths and interests, to exploring new opportunities, to ultimately improving the chances of landing a job.

ChiltonLibrary.com provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical service bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.

    Read a wide variety of books including fiction, nonfiction, romance, business, teen and mystery books. You don’t        even need a library card.  Just click the link ttp://www.supportlibrary.com/su/su.cfm?x=1336336 and sign up today.

Learn a Test - You can access the site at the library or from your own computer* (*To access the site at home, you must have a valid library card.  Be sure to use your library card number as your user ID the first time that you register.) Then, select and take the test you want. You’ll get immediate scoring and detailed explanations of answers to all. You’ll get recommendations for additional practice and online courses that will help you improve your performance on a subsequent test. Your test results will be stored in your own personalized account, accessible only to you.

Net Library - Now you can read entire books on your computer at home.  Just come into the library and set-up a password, then you will have access to 1000's of titles. E-Books are now available to patrons at the Cape Girardeau Public Library! With a "full text" feature, an option to browse a title before checking it out, and 1000's of titles from which to choose, netLibrary represents a new wave in reading.When you access a book through your netLibrary account, you will have the ability to view a book exactly how it appears in its hard copy form complete with pictures and images.  E-books check out for 48 hours and the best part...  You don't have to worry about dropping the book back off at the library! Look into netLibrary today!

Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greeke, Italian and Russian and more.

NoveList Plus - Novelist Plus allows users to search for books by author, title, or subject.  NoveList Plus now includes both fiction and nonfiction titles.  Users can also learn more about their favorite books with read-alikes, feature articles, book discussion guides, and book talks.  Online tutorials make using these resources easy for everyone.  NoveList Plus offers information on books for readers of all ages.  To log-in, enter your 14-digit library card number into the Patron ID box.  For questions or problems, contact the Reference Department at (573)334-5279.

Click Here to Enter HeritageQuest Online (Library Bar Code Required)  
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HeritageQuest Online is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical hobbyists and professionals, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. HeritageQuest includes more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories, in addition to the more than 250 primary source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, and more. Other resources include, PERSI (Periodical Source Index), The Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, which identifies more than 80,000 American military, naval, and marine officers and enlisted men.