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Data Axle Reference Solutions

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*Formerly ReferenceUSA*

Data Axle includes directory listings for over 12 million businesses and 120 million households in the United States. A great resource for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and start-ups.

Tags: Consumer Database, Lifestyle Database, Business Database, Jobs, Job Search, Employment, Marketing, Yellow Pages

Dictionary of American Family Names

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Revised and expanded Dictionary of American Family Names contains more than 80,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States. All surnames with more than 300 bearers in the 2010 US Census are now included. Wide representation of family heritages: North and South American, Eastern European, African, Middle Eastern, East Asian, Native American. The dictionary explains the meanings of family names for more than 90 percent of the US population with comparative frequencies and genealogical notes. (2nd ed. / 2022)

Driving-tests.org

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The Central Arkansas Library System has partnered with Driving-Tests.org to provide access to manuals and practice tests for the Arkansas Driver’s Test. The site includes practice tests for car and motorcycle licenses, as well as for the CDL.

Tags: Driving Test, Arkansas Driving, Driver’s License, CDL, Practice Test

eBooks Central

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Collection from ProQuest providing access to authoritative ebooks from the world’s top publishers on a range of subjects: arts, business management, education, general knowledge, health & medicine, history & political science, law, literature & language, religion & philosophy, science & technology, and social science.

Tags: Nonfiction, Social Science, Political Science, Literature, Religion, Health

Education Database

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Access to over 1,090 top educational publications, including more than 800 titles in full text.

Tags: Early Childhood, Primary Education, Secondary Education, Home Schooling, Higher Education, Special Education

eLibrary: Academic

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General reference collection of periodical and digital media content specifically tailored for K-12 schools and libraries of all kinds, covering a variety of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.

Tags: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Curriculum, General Reference

eLibrary: Guided Research Interface

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Provides access to eLibrary’s periodical and digital media collection through a user interface specifically designed for student researchers.

Tags: Elementary, Middle School, High School, Curriculum, General Reference

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895

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Documents the African American experience from the arrival of the first slave ship to the death of Frederick Douglass-and shows how American culture, history, and national identity have been influenced by the experience of African Americans.

Tags: African-American History, American History, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Civil War, Black History, Antebellum, Black Experience