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Wall Street Journal Online

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere!  Direct access to The Wall Street Journal online. Search defaults to searching the last 90 days' worth of WSJ articles, but the advanced search lets you search the last four years.  Access to the PDF replica of the daily print edition is available.  Please note that only the past seven days are available for the PDF daily editions, and The Wall Street Journal apps do not work for library users. 

1.    Start by clicking "View Resource."

2.    Then click on “Log-in required – click here” to sign into your library-card account.

3.    You will then be directed to WSJ.com, where you can create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately.

4.    Your access will be available for the next three days.

After three days, simply come back and click "View Resource" again and follow steps 1-2.   Once you arrive at wsj.com, log in as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

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Weiss Financial Ratings

Weiss Financial Ratings Series offers important Financial-Literacy Tools from Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing

  • Independent, Unbiased Financial-Strength Ratings of Banks, Credit Unions, & Insurance Companies
  • Conservative Buy-Hold-Sell Ratings of Thousands of Stocks, Mutual Funds, & Exchange-Traded Funds
  • Create your own Personal Account to create a Watchlist, get Upgrade/Downgrade Notifications, and Log In from anywhere
  • Medicare Supplement Insurance - Which Plan to Choose, How Much

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Westlaw

AVAILABLE ONLY AT LAW LIBRARY
Westlaw is one of the primary online legal research services for lawyers and legal professionals in the United States. Visit the library for access to State and Federal case law, statutes, codes, regulations, forms, and secondary material.

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World Book Advanced

Expanded topics and world resources for advanced understanding: grades 9+

Watch our short videos about this service: Part 1 and Part 2.

 

 

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World Book Early World of Learning

Interactive stories, games and videos for preschool and early-elementary age children that reinforce literacy skills such as phonics, colors, shapes and numbers.

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World Book Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia articles, interactive maps, periodical articles, and much more.

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World Book Kids

Image-driven content for curious kids to explore; grade K+ 

Includes Science Projects, Activities, Games, Maps, Important People, and more.

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World Book Student

Foundational research tool for curriculum reinforcement; grades 5+

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World Book Timelines

Dive in to history with this unique, interactive view! Timelines offers hundreds of pre-generate timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.

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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

World Book's Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is a beginner’s Spanish language reference tool. The site offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and engaging features in Spanish.

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WorldCat's free library catalog website

A database of library materials owned by libraries around the world, WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog.

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Wowbrary

Sign up to receive weekly emails about Fort Bend County Libraries' new books, DVDs, music on CDs, ebooks and e-audiobooks, large-print books, and non-English selections. Each email highlights certain titles each week, but users may also click on categories for specific genres of interest.   Emails will be sent out every Saturday and users can unsubscribe at any time. 

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