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Gale Academic OneFile

Academic OneFile (Gale)

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Easily search over 17,000 publications from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources covering biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental sciences, history, marketing, political sciences, and psychology. Access articles from Nature, the Economist, the New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.

 

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Access Video on Demand

Access Video On Demand offers unlimited, simultaneous access to more than 40,000 full-length videos.  Exclusive, high-interest videos from top producers including A&E, BBC Learning, PBS, National Geographic, ABC News, NBC News, CNBC, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, HBO® Documentary Films, Bill Moyers, Rick Steves, Globe Trekker, Julia Child, Open University, Annenberg Learner, TED, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, and many more. 

Learn how to create a user profile here.  By creating an account, users can create playlists, add favorites, and more

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Access Video: Just for Kids

The Just for Kids Streaming Collection for public libraries gives children—and their parents—a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform they can freely explore and enjoy. Just for Kids has the educational videos children want to watch—Sesame Street, The Electric Company, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin, and thousands more—plus songs, games, and other interactives that are sure to entertain, educate, and inspire young patrons.

Learn how to create a user profile here.  By creating an account, users can create playlists, add favorites, and more

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African-American History (Infobase)

Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History offers a fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture. Users can start their investigation of a topic with a video or slideshow overview, use the key content called out on the home page to find an entryway into the database, or dig deep into a subject or era through the Topic Centers. Read about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines.

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American Archive of Public Broadcasting

American Archive of Public Broadcasting

The collection of 40,000 hours contains thousands of high quality programs that have had national impact compiled and is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and GBH.  The vast majority of this initial American Archive content, however, consists of regional and local programs that document American communities during the last half of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first. This extraordinary collection includes local news and public affairs programs, local history productions that document the heritage of local communities, and programs dealing with education, environmental issues, music, art, literature, dance, poetry, religion, and even filmmaking on a local level.

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American History (Infobase)

American History is a comprehensive resource that spans our nation’s history, with a user-friendly interface and award-winning content. The home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research. By providing the most comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs, plus full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases—American History offers a virtual library of American history for educators, students, and researchers.

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America’s News from NewsBank

Current news stories and historical articles from America's News and newspapers from around the world. Resources include the Houston Chronicle and collected Special Reports on current events.

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Ancestry Library Edition (ProQuest)

Available in-library only. Covers more than two billion names throughout the various databases collection, which includes US Data Collection and Census Collection (U.S. birth, marriage, death collection, World War I Draft Registration, Social Security Death Index, Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930), UK and Ireland Collection, Immigration Collection (New York Passenger List, San Francisco Passenger List, New York Petitions for Naturalization Index) and more.

To access this service, please visit your local branch library and click the "view resource" button below on a library computer.

 

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Ancient and Medieval History (Infobase)

Ancient and Medieval History provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key eras, civilizations, and regions, including the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome; ancient and medieval Africa, Asia, and the Americas; and medieval Europe and the Islamic World. Each civilization’s history is brought to life through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, primary sources, maps and graphs, timelines, suggested readings, and suggested search terms. All the Infobase history databases in a collection are fully cross-searchable.

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AssistedLiving.org

AssistedLiving.org is dedicated to providing information about assisted living facilities throughout the United States. The site also has resource guides on health and other related topics, and reviews of independent living products for seniors. You can search the assisted living facility database by state or major city for more information about each facility. (Click here for facilities in Texas.)

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AuthorAlerts

Author Alerts

Sign up to receive either email or text notifications when new titles are added to the collection by your favorite authors, actors, and film studios. 

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BiblioBoard Library

All resources in BiblioBoard library are immediately available for unlimited, simultaneous use (no holds!). BiblioBoard Library consists of a set of smaller collections:
• BiblioBoard Access contains international resources and rare materials from smaller organizations that openly share their digital artifacts around the world.
• BiblioBoard Core is a historical database covering a wide range of topics, including Literature, Philosophy, History, Geography, and Science in subject anthologies; more than 14,000 full-text ebooks; and more than 24,000 pieces of primary-source content.
• Indie Texas is a showcase of Texas independent and small-press fiction and nonfiction authors.

Authentication is done via geolocation, so patrons physically located in Fort Bend County will not be required to log in. However, creating a profile is highly recommended so the resource can be accessed outside of the Fort Bend County area. Doing so allows users to save favorites, create bookmarks, add notes, and sync preferences across devices. 

For users not physically located within Fort Bend County, a profile will need to be created.  Go to create a profile page and fill out the form. Then, if Fort Bend County Libraries doesn't show up, go to "Add / Remove Libraries" and add it. You will then be prompted to add your library barcode (no spaces). This same profile also allows access to Pressbooks.

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Big Interview

Big Interview is an online service that uses the power of AI to help you prepare resumes and practice job interview questions so you can have your best chance at landing a new job. Use ResumeAI to see how well your resume matches a job description. Use Big Interview's Interview Curriculum to learn interview skills, use the Answer Builder to craft answers to common interview questions, then use the Question Library to practice with an AI interviewer.

Get started by clicking on the "View Resource" button, then click on "Register." Enter your Fort Bend County Libraries card, your name, email address, and create a password to use with Big Interview. (The password does NOT need to be the same as your library account password.)

Big Interview is also available as an app on Android & Apple devices.

To learn more about Big Interview, view our video playlist on YouTube here.

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Biography in Context

Biography in Context (Gale)

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A comprehensive database that offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure researchers have access to the very latest information.

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Book of the States Archive

Since 1935, The Book of the States has provided information, answers and comparisons for all 56 states, commonwealths and territories of the United States. This resource is published by The Council of State Governments. Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments is the nation’s largest nonpartisan organization serving all three branches of state elected and appointed officials.

Once an annual publication, The Book of the States is now a year-round digital resource featuring state-by-state comparisons. For an archive of past issues, click on the View Resource button below.

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Gale Books & Authors

Books & Authors (Gale)

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Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

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Brainfuse Adult Learning Center

Dedicated to the unique needs of an adult population, the Adult Learning Center offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of services, including the GED prep, 24/7 Writing Lab, Live Tutoring, Skills Building, Career Resources, U.S. Citizenship Prep, Microsoft Office Essential Skills Series, Resume Writing assistance, and 24/7 Question Center.

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Brainfuse Live Homework Tutoring

Live homework help, available from 2-11 pm, allows students to receive one-on-one assistance from tutors in English/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Skills-building sessions are available 24/7 for students who have academic needs that extend beyond homework help. Tutoring is available in English and Spanish. Click here for more details about all the services Brainfuse offers.

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A new feature in the Live Tutoring section is the ability to add audio for a real-time conversation with the tutor. After selecting the grade level and subject, simply click on “Preferences” and select the box for audio. Upon connecting to a tutor, click the phone icon that appears beside the tutor's name, and choose the desired option. Please note, the "My Computer" option works best with a headset and microphone. 

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