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The Great Courses: Library Collection

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The Great Courses: Library Collection gives you access to the best college and university courses from around the world. Learn new skills; build your knowledge of history, philosophy, and science; and improve your life. To access The Great Courses, look under the “Extras” category of Libby and click on “The Great Courses Library Collection.” For more information on downloading the Libby app to your preferred device, click here. Click on the link below to access Libby in your browser.

Tags: Continuing Education, Online Classes, Careers, Job Skills

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Grove Encyclopedia of Classical Art and Architecture

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This resource provides fascinating and authoritative art, historical, and cultural information about art forms, artists, rulers, philosophers, architecture, renowned works of art, archaeological sites and stylistic developments.

Tags: Classical, Romanticism, Modernism, Anthropology, Drama

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Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts contains over 3,000 entries covering thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western cultures.

Tags: Art Deco, Painting, Decoration, Sculpture, Pottery, Illustrations

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GuideStar

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Due to license restrictions, this research tool is available only to patrons when visiting a CALS location.

GuideStar is a searchable directory that provides detailed information on more than 850,000 nonprofit organizations. The database covers ‘IRS-registered 501 nonprofit organizations that may accept tax-deductible contributions’. Profiles cover mission and programs, financials, leaders, and most importantly, full text via PDF of the charity’s IRS 990 filing from 1998 forward in most cases. Form 990 provides information on revenues, expenses, programs, activities, executive salaries and board members.

Tags: Grantseekers, Grantseeking, 501c3, Nonprofits, Form 990, Charities, Philanthropy

Heritage Quest

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This research tool provided via Traveler Access.

Includes searchable images of U.S. Federal Census records, digitized family and local history books, an index to genealogical and local history periodicals, and other genealogy resources.

Tags: Family History, Death Records, Burial Records, Census Records, Obituaries

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History Study Center

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This research tool provided via Traveler Access.

Collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present.

Tags: World History, Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, Ancient History, Modern History

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hoopla

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Borrow audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen. hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you’re in the mood. Most titles can also be downloaded to your phone or tablet. Borrow up to 7 titles per month.

Tags: Book, eBook, Audiobook, Magazine, Comic, Music, Movie, Television

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Index Arkansas

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An index to articles and other information published in county history journals as well as selected statewide magazines, newspapers and books. Check the CALS catalog to see which of the titles are available at CALS and submit an Interlibrary Loan request if the title is not available at CALS.

Tags: Arkansas History, Local History, Historical Newspapers

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