Encore Catalog:

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• Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive.
• African American Studies Center - Full text access to the Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895, Black Women in America (2nd ed), and Africana, a 5-volume history of the African and African American experience. Additional content details African American biography, art and architecture, and African American literature.
• American Song - Recordings of music of America's past. Now includes all material from the African American Song database—blues, jazz, gospel and more. Listening is free. Downloads are not available at this time. You do not need to set up a separate log in unless you want your own play lists maintained by the site. This site can be browsed from any computer in the library but music clips can only be played at Internet machines.
• Art Full Text & Index - Provides access to full text of more than 170 art publications and indexing of more than 490 publications as far back as 1984 including art, architecture, film craft and costume.
• Berkeley History Online - Digitized images from the library?s collection of historic photos, maps, postcards, and other documents.
• Berkeley Information Network - Berkeley Public Library's own directory of organizations serving local people.
• Berkeley Office of Economic Development - The City of Berkeley offers a variety of business services for a community-based approach to entrepreneurial success.
• Berkeley Office of Economic Development - A Resource Guide to Starting a Small Business - Information on city and state permits and licenses, taxes, zoning, and how to get additional help for starting a business in Berkeley.
• Berkeley Schools Libraries - Berkeley school libraries are bustling centers of learning, cultivating an appreciation for literature and fostering development of research skills and information literacy.
• Biography Resource Center - Articles about historic and contemporary people active in many fields.
• Book Letters - Check Bookletters for reading lists by genre, audience and award winners.
• Booklist Online - Full text access to reviews, columns, and read-alike lists from the American Library Association's review journal.
• Books and Authors - Explore books, authors, genres and topics. Find reading recommendations.
• Books In Print Online - Publishing information about American books. Limit of 5 online users at one time.
• Britannica Online - Full-text access to the current editions of Encyclopaedia Britannica and its student and elementary editions, with links to images, video clips, and electronic texts of classics.
• Business and Company Resource Center - Company profiles and histories, brand information, rankings, investment reports, chronologies, and full text magazine articles.
• California Courts Legal Forms - Downloadable forms that you can complete online or copy to fill offline can be found here, some in multiple languages.
• California Franchise Tax Board - California income tax forms and instructions are available here in ready-to-print, fill-out-and-print, and electronic filing options.
• California Laws & Legislation - The Legislative Counsel's website provides full text access to current California codes and information about all legislation considered by the California Legislature since 1993.
• Calisphere - Primary source material, including both photographic and illustrated images for elementary and secondary school research in California history or multicultural heritage.
• CareerOneStop - Learn about different careers, plan for your education, get salary and benefit information, search for jobs, improve your resume and get interview tips all on this site from the US Department of Labor. Also provides links to local career centers.
  
• Chilton Automotive Repair - Access to repair instructions, service bulletins and recalls and wiring diagrams for domestic and foreign cars, trucks and vans, beginning with the 1940 Buick. Content provided by Chilton's.
  
• Classical Music Library - Recordings of orchestral, choral, and opera. Listening is free. Downloads cost (just as photocopies of print sources cost). You do not need to set up a separate log in unless you want your own play lists to be maintained by this site. This site can be browsed from any computer in the library but music clips can only be played at Internet machines.
• Contemporary World Music - Provides access to recordings of music from all over the world. Listening is free. Downloads are not available at this time. You do not need to set up a separate log in unless you want your own play lists maintained by the site. This site can be browsed from any computer in the library but music clips can only be played at Internet machines.
• Dear Reader - Join any of nine online book clubs and receive daily e-mails with books changing each week.
• East Bay Small Business Development Center - Offers free one-on-one counseling services for small and medium-size businesses: business plans, marketing, sales, taxes, accounting, loans, etc, to improve opportunities for small businesses throughout Alameda County.
• eAudiobooks - For download and transfer to devices including some iPods. Brief Instructions | FAQ
• Encylopedia of Associations - Up to date listings for national, regional and international organizations with detailed descriptions of causes, financial data and membership from Gale Directory Library.
• Expanded Academic ASAP - Scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Many with full text and images.
• Federal Forms - Printable forms from many Federal agencies, including passport applications, Veteran benefit forms, and Social Security forms.
• Federation of Tax Administrators - Download tax forms for any state from this site.
• Fiction Connection - Offers readers easy access to finding good reading, by topic, genre, setting, character description, or time period, from among all fiction currently in print by US publishers.
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online - Provides access to foundations and public charities that fund students, artists, researchers and other individual grantseekers. (Available at the Central Library only)
• Foundation Directory Online - Provides access to information on thousands of grantmakers and their giving interests.(Available at the Central Library only)
• Foundation Guide to Proposal Writing - Audiobook from the Foundation Center, includes detailed instructions on preparing grant proposals and insights into what makes for a winning proposal.
  
• Full Text Custom Newspapers - Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Financial Times (UK), Guardian (UK), Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Times (London) Daily and many more.
• Gale Virtual Reference Books - Fully searchable reference books provide online access to titles we have in our print Reference collection. Included here are International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers (4 volumes, 4th edition), VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (2007 edition), Encyclopaedia Judaica (2006 edition), Encyclopedia of Management (5th edition), Encyclopedia of Small Business (2nd edition), College Blue Book (34th edition), Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (2nd edition), American Decades, New Dictionary of History of Ideas, The People's Chronology (3rd edition), Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America, and Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices.
• General OneFile - News and periodical articles, millions full text, NPR audio, Fodor's travel guides and other reference books. Includes General Reference Center Gold and Infotrac content. Updated daily.
• General Reference Center Gold - General interest articles from magazines, newspapers, and parts of reference books. Many with full text and images.
• Gobierno USA - Informaci?n oficial en espanol.
• Granger's Poetry Online - Find poems, poets' biographies, authoritative commentaries on poems and poets, and a glossary of poetic terms at this source from Columbia University.
• Health and Wellness Resource Center (Medline en Espa?ol ) - Informational journal and reference book articles, definitions, directories, and internet links on a wide range of health and alternative health issues. Access to MEDLINE in English and Spanish.
• History Resource US - Primary source documents, articles from reference books, and full-text journal articles about themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
• History Resource Center - World Reference book and full-text articles from scholarly publications, primary sources, and images, maps and charts for the study of world history from ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance.
• How To Do It Index - Indexes repair, craft, and other instructional articles published in a wide range of popular magazines. This database is available only from within the Library building, not remotely.
• InfoTrac One File - Magazine and newspaper articles on a wide range of general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. A good place to start if you don't know which database to select.
• ?Informe! (Revistas en Espa?ol) - Una colecci?n de revistas hisp?nicas con textos completes. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnolog?a, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
• Kids Infobits - Articles from children's magazines and reference titles for kids in Kindergarten through Grade 5.
• Learn A Test/Learning Express Library - Online practice tests for students, college applicants, career explorers, and those learning English. Includes resume writing help,study courses in business English, computer skills tutorials for Microsoft office programs, and related topics. Although registration asks for your name, you may input any words in this field. Please keep track of your user name and password for later access.
• Literature Criticism Online - Full text pdf access to Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Twentieth Century Literature Criticism, and Contemporary Literary Criticism, including all photos and other images, through May 2009.
• Literature Resource Center-LRC - Biographies of authors and critical analyses of books from every age and genre.
• Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator - Search attorneys by name, location, and/or practice specialty. Includes education and full contact information.
• New York Times Historical - Full text articles from the New York Times.
• New York Times, 1987 to Present - As of September 2007, the New York Times has opened the past ten years of its archives for free. Many articles back to 1981 are also free, however before 1987, most front page articles and those with images must be purchased. In addition to searching keywords, you may narrow your search by categories based on the New York Times section and subject matter--for example, you may limit your results to Magazine Articles, Book Reviews and more. After searching, these limits may be found at the bottom of the results page.
• Newsbank - Full text access to Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Berkeley Voice, San Jose Mercury News and West County Times, as well as hundreds of other newspapers throughout the United States.
• NoveList K-8 Plus - Search for good books, according to various appeal categories, for young readers in kindergarten through middle school.
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Full text access to several complete series offering expert opinion on a range of controversial subjects in the social sciences.
• Oxford Art Online - Access to art reference that includes Grove Dictionary of Art, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms on all aspects of the visual arts.
• Oxford Music Online - Access to music reference that includes Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Dictionary of Jazz, Dictionary of Opera, Oxford Companion to Music and Dictionary of Music on musicians, composers, instruments, genres, terms, acoustics, and more.
• Oxford Reference Premium - English language and bilingual dictionaries, atlases, quotations, and reference books covering history, several sciences, the arts, literature, computing, food, and more can be searched individually or across this basic reference collection. Also includes full contents of Oxford Encyclopedia of Children?s Literature, The Dictionary of American Family Names, The Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, The International Encyclopedia of Dance, and The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America.
• Reference USA Company Listings - Detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses. Easy to sort search results by industry and location.
• Safari Tech Books Online - Search, browse and read technical books online. Subject areas include operating systems, programming languages, database technologies and more.
• Salem History - Search reference books from Salem Press: 50's to 80's in America, great events from history, ancient world and middle ages.
• Science Resource Center - Topics including overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. Includes curriculum-related science topics.
• Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries - Includes more than 35,000 recordings, ranging from music to natural sounds to spoken word. Listening is free. Downloads cost (just as photocopies of print sources cost). You do not need to set up a separate log in unless you want your own play lists to be maintained by this site. This site can be browsed from any computer in the library but music clips can only be played at Internet machines.
• Social Studies Fact Cards Online - Basic facts about California geography, history, and Indians, as well as facts about US states and Presidents, world cultures, and religions.
• Student Resource Center-Gold - Articles from magazines, reference books, and other materials on topics often assigned to middle and high school students.
• Tax Forms (Federal) - The Internal Revenue web site provides ready-to-print forms and instructions, as well as providing the portal to online tax filing.
• WorldCat - Search for authoritative information on titles, authors and locations of materials in California and beyond.