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AfricanAmerican Song Streaming music recordings of jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, narratives and other genres

Booklist Online Book reviews from the American Library Association. Includes 100,000+ reviews and thematic features dating back to 1992.

Books in Print Professional Edition Records and publisher information for in-print, forthcoming, out-of-print and out-of-stock titles.

Books In Print Patron Edition Records and publisher information for in-print, forthcoming, out-of-print and out-of-stock titles.

Classical Music Library Streaming classical music recordings as well as classical music reference content.

Columbia Grangers World of Poetry Full-text poems, poem citations, poem excerpts, and critical context.

Fashion & Costume Reference Collection Fashion & costume-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Fiction Connection Fiction recommendations for a wide range of adult, teen and child reading interests.
Book Flix Classic video storybooks and nonfiction eBooks.

Grove Art is now Oxford Art Online - Articles, maps, diagrams and drawings from the Grove Dictionary of Art, images from the Bridgeman Art Library.

KCLS eBooks: OverDrive Popular fiction and non-fiction available for download into text (Adobe and Mobipocket) and audio formats.

KCLS eBooks: Recorded Books Popular fiction and non-fiction available for download into audio formats.

Literature Resource Center Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content about literary figures. Includes the contents of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Novelist Fiction recommendations for a wide range of adult, teen and child reading interests as well as book reviews, author read-alikes, theme-oriented book lists, book discussion guides, book talks, and feature articles.

Oxford Art Online Articles, maps, diagrams and drawings from the Grove Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

Oxford Reference: Art & Architecture Art & Architecture themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Oxford Reference: Classics Classics themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Oxford Reference: Literature Literature themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Oxford Reference: Performing Arts Performing Arts themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Smithsonian Global Sound Streaming music recordings of world, jazz, bluegrass, blues, spoken word and other genres.

AllData (library use only) Factory-correct automotive diagnostic and repair information. Includes diagnostic flowcharts, maintenance schedules and tables, daily TSBs, wiring diagrams and images and parts and labor for estimates. Accessible only in KCLS libraries.

ChiltonLibrary.com Automotive diagnostic and repair information for domestic and foreign vehicles. Includes diagrams and illustrative images.

American National Biography Biographical sketches of notable figures in American life and culture.

Ancestry Library Edition *(library use only)*Changes to Ancestry now require use of the Internet Explorer World Languages edition in KCLS branches.**
Genealogical information from 1.2 billion+ records in 3,000+ databases. U.S. Federal Census from 1790, American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index are included. Accessible only in KCLS libraries.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index Citations from biographical reference works.

Biography Resource Center Biographical sketches and magazine articles focusing on nearly 275,000 individuals.

Heritage Quest Research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture; genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials are included.

Literature Resource Center Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content about literary figures. Includes the contents of Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select and Dictionary of Literary Biography.

Marquis Who's Who Online Biographical information on leaders and achievers from across the world in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, etc. Includes historical entries.

ABI/INFORM Global Articles from worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, and computers.

ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry Articles that track business conditions, trends, management techniques, corporate strategies, and industry-specific topics worldwide.

Associations Unlimited Directory of 457,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership organizations.

Business and Company Resource Center Company profiles and histories, industry news, brand information, rankings, investment reports, chronologies and magazine articles. Includes content from Predicasts PROMT.

D&B Million Dollar Database Directory information on 1 million+ U.S. companies with sales greater than $1 million and/or 20+ employees. Updated every 60 days. Download as many as 250 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many 50 from home, school or office. New interface information is available.

Factiva Business and news information from Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing, continuously updating newswires, company reports, historical market data, photographs from Reuters and Knight-Ridder, and web content.

Marquis Who's Who Online Biographical information on leaders and achievers from across the world in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, etc. Includes historical entries.

Morningstar Investment Research Center Investing data and reports on 23000+ mutual funds and 7000+ stocks as well as investment choice and portfolio management tools.

Oxford Reference: Economics & Business Economics & Business themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Personal & Business Forms from Facts On File Reproducible forms and checklists for a wide range of personal, business, and Government & Law situations.

Plunkett Research Detailed industry reports emphasizing markets, products, competition, consumer demographics and forecasts.

ProQuest Articles on a diverse range of topics from magazines, journals, and newspapers. Includes content from Ethnic Newswatch, Alt-Press Watch, ABI/Inform and Washington State Newsstand.

Reference USA Business and residential listings of 12 million U.S. companies, organizations, agencies, 1.3 million Canadian companies, and 120 million residences. Download as many as 50 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many as 25 from home, school or office.

S&P NetAdvantage Investing data (stocks, mutual funds) as well as reports on companies and industries from Standard & Poor's.

Value Line Investment Survey Stock analysis from Value Line.

Washington State Newsstand Articles from Washington newspapers, including the Seattle Times, PI, and Tacoma News Tribune.

Resume Builder Resume building software, sample cover letters and resumes, and job seeking tips & advice. Access is paid for by KCLS, but registration is required. **In-library access requires use of Internet Explorer World Languages edition.**

Rosetta Stone KCLS access to Rosetta Stone will cease on August 31, 2008 - the vendor has chosen to discontinue sales to libraries. KCLS will continue to offer a variety of language learning materials for check-out.
Language learning lessons with reading/writing/listening/speaking components and post-lesson progress exams. **In-library access may require use of Internet Explorer World Languages edition.**

Testing & Education Reference Center Test preparation (eBooks and interactive practice for civil service, military, and academic admissions exams), school search, career exploration tools, and Resume builder.

WOIS/The Career Information System Career choice information and assessment tools for civilian and military occupations. Remote access to this database requires a unique site key - please call KCLS Answer Line during regular service hours. (425-462-9600 or 800-462-9600) for this information.

Consumer Reports via Infotrac Onefile Full-text Consumer Reports magazine from 1/2001 until 3 months ago via Infotrac Onefile.

Consumers' Checkbook (library use only) Evaluations and ratings of Puget Sound region businesses and service firms.

Associations Unlimited Directory of 457,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state and local nonprofit membership organizations.

Books in Print Professional Edition Records and publisher information for in-print, forthcoming, out-of-print and out-of-stock titles.

D&B Million Dollar Database Directory information on 1 million+ U.S. companies with sales greater than $1 million and/or 20+ employees. Updated every 60 days. Download as many as 250 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many 50 from home, school or office. New interface information is available.

Reference USA Business and residential listings of 12 million U.S. companies, organizations, agencies, 1.3 million Canadian companies, and 120 million residences. Download as many as 50 records at a time from KCLS libraries and as many as 25 from home, school or office.

Ulrich's Periodical Directory Bibliographic and access information - from subscription rates to the latest web sites - for magazines, newspapers, and journals.

American History Reference Collection American history-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Animals Reference Collection Animal-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

BookFlix Classic video storybooks and nonfiction eBooks.

Books 24x7 Fully searchable IT books and health and wellness books from top publishers. Non-WA remote access is limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Columbia Grangers World of Poetry Full-text poems, poem citations, poem excerpts, and critical context.

Fashion & Costume Reference Collection Fashion & costume-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Gale Virtual Reference Library Cross-searchable full-text reference books on a wide variety of subjects.

KCLS eBooks: OverDrive Popular fiction and non-fiction available for download into text (Adobe and Mobipocket) and audio formats.

KCLS eBooks: Recorded Books Popular fiction and non-fiction available for download into audio formats.

Testing & Education Reference Center Test preparation (eBooks and interactive practice for civil service, military, and academic admissions exams), school search, career exploration tools, and Resume builder.

World History Reference Collection World history-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

America the Beautiful Articles, illustrations, photographs, maps, and multimedia features focusing on the states and territories of the United States.

Britannica Online Articles, illustrations, definitions and weblinks from Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Intermediate (grades 5 and up), Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Discovering Collection In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

eLibrary : Reference Articles, illustrations, and definitions.

Gale Virtual Reference Library Cross-searchable full-text reference books on a wide variety of subjects.

Lands & Peoples Articles, maps, photographs, charts, and teacher’s guide focusing on continents and countries of the world.

Oxford English Dictionary Definitions, pronunciations, and word histories. Usage of modern and historical words traced through 2.5 million quotations.

Oxford Reference Online Language and subject dictionaries and subject reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.

Thomson Gale PowerSearch Periodical articles, reference book content and images. Combines InfoTrac OneFile, General Reference Center, Expanded Academic ASAP, Computer Database, LegalTrac, Health Reference Center Academic & Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Consulta Access to this database will cease in July 2008
Articles, primary documents, dictionary entries, and images from Spanish language journals and reference titles. Consulta is written entirely in Spanish.

Informe! Revistas en Espanol Access to this database will cease in July 2008
Full-text articles from popular Spanish-language and bilingual magazines.

America's Obituaries & Death Notices Obituaries and death notices from US newspapers.

Ancestry Library Edition *(library use only)*Changes to Ancestry now require use of the Internet Explorer World Languages edition in KCLS branches.**
Genealogical information from 1.2 billion+ records in 3,000+ databases. U.S. Federal Census from 1790, American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index are included. Accessible only in KCLS libraries.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index Citations from biographical reference works.

Heritage Quest Research materials for tracing family lineage and American culture; genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials are included.

Marquis Who's Who Online Biographical information on leaders and achievers from across the world in business, government, entertainment, science, medicine, the arts, etc. Includes historical entries.

Newspaper Archive Full-text articles from a wide range of historical newspapers.

Nineteenth Century Newspapers Full-text articles from a wide range of 19th century newspapers.

Readers Guide Retrospective Article citations from popular magazines and journals (1890-1982) with links to KCLS holdings.

America the Beautiful Articles, illustrations, photographs, maps, and multimedia features focusing on the states and territories of the United States.

Britannica Online Articles, illustrations, definitions and weblinks from Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Intermediate (grades 5 and up), Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus.

CultureGrams Articles, maps, photographs, biographies and recipes focusing on world cultures.

Discovering Collection In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

eLibrary Articles, photos, maps, and transcripts from magazines, U.S. and foreign newspapers, radio and television news programs, and reference books.

International Relocation Center Country and U.S. city-specific relocation and cultural information.

Lands & Peoples Articles, maps, photographs, charts, and teacher’s guide focusing on continents and countries of the world.

Congressional Universe Congressional documents, records and unclassified congressional documentation via the CIS/Index to Publications of the United States Congress.
CQ Researcher In-depth information on current and controversial topics.

Historical Statistics of the United States Statistics from 1000+ sources (37,000 data series), all with PDF and CSV export functionality.

Legal Trac Articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals as well as law-related articles from business and general interest titles.

Oxford Reference: Law Law themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Health and Wellness Resource Center Articles on medicine and health from magazines, newsletters, newspapers, pamphlets and reference sources.
NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders Reports written in non-technical language from NORD's Rare Disease Database.

Oxford Reference: Medicine Medicine themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Teen Health & Wellness Articles on health and health-related issues.

eLibrary : Magazines Articles from U.S. and foreign magazines.

Expanded Academic ASAP Articles from 1,900 academic journals.

General Reference Center Articles on a diverse range of topics.

Infotrac OneFile Articles on a diverse range of topics, including humanities, education, business, science, Current Events & Newspapers, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues.

Kids Infobits Articles for elementary school students from magazines, newspapers and reference books.

ProQuest Articles on a diverse range of topics from magazines, journals, and newspapers. Includes content from Ethnic Newswatch, Alt-Press Watch, ABI/Inform and Washington State Newsstand.

Readers Guide Retrospective Article citations from popular magazines and journals (1890-1982) with links to KCLS holdings.

Thomson Gale PowerSearch Periodical articles, reference book content and images. Combines InfoTrac OneFile, General Reference Center, Expanded Academic ASAP, Computer Database, LegalTrac, Health Reference Center Academic & Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Ulrich's Periodical Directory Bibliographic and access information - from subscription rates to the latest web sites - for magazines, newspapers, and journals.

AP Images Photographs from the Associated Press (AP) with an emphasis on current events as well as historical events and figures.

CQ Researcher In-depth information on current and controversial topics.

eLibrary : Newspapers Articles from U.S. and foreign newspapers.

Factiva Business and news information from Dow Jones Interactive and Reuters Business Briefing, continuously updating newswires, company reports, historical market data, photographs from Reuters and Knight-Ridder, and web content.

General Reference Center Articles on a diverse range of topics.

King County Journal Full-text articles from King County Journal (2002-1/2007), South County Journal (1999-2002), and Eastside Journal (1999-2002).

New York Times Articles from the New York Times (1995-present).

New York Times Historical Backfile Articles from New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and New York Times (1857-2001). Viewing requires Adobe Acrobat.

Nineteenth Century Newspapers Full-text articles from a wide range of 19th century newspapers.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and links to websites - all on social issues - from 'Opposing Viewpoints' and other reference sources.

Press Display Full view newspapers from 50+ countries with 30+ languages represented. Newspapers include up to 2 months of back coverage.

ProQuest Articles on a diverse range of topics from magazines, journals, and newspapers. Includes content from Ethnic Newswatch, Alt-Press Watch, ABI/Inform and Washington State Newsstand.

Thomson Gale PowerSearch Periodical articles, reference book content and images. Combines InfoTrac OneFile, General Reference Center, Expanded Academic ASAP, Computer Database, LegalTrac, Health Reference Center Academic & Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Washington State Newsstand Articles from Washington newspapers, including the Seattle Times, PI, and Tacoma News Tribune.

AP Images Photographs from the Associated Press (AP) with an emphasis on current events as well as historical events and figures.
Bridgeman Art Gallery Fine art images from the national museum and private collections.

eLibrary : Maps Maps from magazines, U.S. and foreign newspapers, radio and television news programs, and reference books.

eLibrary : Pictures Photos from U.S. and foreign news sources.

UW Pacific Northwest Collections Pacific Northwest themed photographs from the University of Washington Libraries, Faculty and Departments, and project partner organizations.

Animals Reference Collection Animal-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Books 24x7 Fully searchable technology and computer books from top technology publishers. Non-WA remote access is limited to 8 simultaneous users.

Discovering Collection In-depth reference content for Geography & Cultures, History, Literature, Biographies, Science and Health.

Oxford Reference: Biological Sciences Biology themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Oxford Reference: Earth & Environmental Sciences Earth & Environmental Sciences themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.

Oxford Reference: Physical Sciences & Mathematics Physical Sciences & Mathematics themed dictionaries and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource.