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Librarian Tips

Tip: find images

Find more images by searching Google Images for what you want, but then clicking on the little gear icon to access "Advanced Search." Once there, you can limit by color, image type, and most important
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ly, usage rights.

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Tip: find travel info

To find travel information about particular destinations, try searching a search engine for "visitor information" or "travel information" +the name of the area, eg. "travel information" +Thailand.

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Tip: look at general knowledge resources

Looking for something a little broader in scope with less detailed information? Try a general knowledge resource.

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FVRL Resources

TumbleBookCloud

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=http%3A//www.tumblebookcloud.com/autologin.aspx%3Fu%3Dfvrl%26p%3Dlogin
Stream eBooks, graphic novels, videos, and audiobooks of high interest to tweens and teens, as well as classics and some teacher-assigned titles. You'll need an internet connection only—no downloading!
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U.S. History in Context

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=http%3A//infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fvrl_main%3Fdb%3DUHIC
Find primary documents, reference books, journal articles, and scholarly analysis on periods and events in our history.

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WOIS/The Career Information System

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=http%3A//www.wois.org
Find your strengths, match them with occupations, and explore career choices. Get details on 500+ occupations, including the military. Locate training programs. Store your job information in your online portfolio. Just starting to plan your career path?
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Take the Reality Check quiz to see what it takes to be independent and achieve your goals.
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World Book Discover

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=https%3A//www.worldbookonline.com/wbdiscover/home
Find multimedia on a variety of subjects, science fair projects, biographies, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides, and much more for high school students.
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Learn how to do research.
Use the Citation Builder to build a bibliography or cite all your sources.
Check out the Life Skills Center to learn how to enter the work force, keep a bank account, or set up your first place.
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World Book Early Peoples

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=https%3A//www.worldbookonline.com/digitallibraries/earlypeoples/home
Explore the native cultures of indigenous peoples around the world. Learn about daily life, where they lived, what they ate, how they survived, and even their religions.

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World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=https%3A//www.worldbookonline.com/eeh/home%3Fsubacct%3DM9168
Una enciclopedia para niños. Encuentre artículos sobre temas populares y escolares, definiciones del diccionario, imágenes, y mapas.
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An encyclopedia in Spanish for students. Find articles on popular and school topics, definitions from the dictionary, images, and maps.

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World Book Inventions and Discoveries

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=https%3A//www.worldbookonline.com/digitallibraries/inventions/home
Who discovered the Earth is round? When were motion pictures invented? Find out how things we take for granted today were discovered or invented, from zippers to atomic time.

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World Book Living Green

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=https%3A//www.worldbookonline.com/digitallibraries/livinggreen/home
Find out how to reduce your environmental impact, and learn how major industries are working to curb pollution and improve the environment. Includes activities to do at home.

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World Book Student

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=https%3A//www.worldbookonline.com/student/home
Search for information on any topic. Learn how to do research, write citations, and even create an account to keep track of your research.

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World Book Timelines

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View the order of events over the world's history, create your own timelines, and more.

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World History in Context

https://access.fvrl.org/login?qurl=http%3A//infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/fvrl_main%3Fdb%3DWHIC
Find scholarly analysis, articles, references, and primary documents covering the past 5,000 years.

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Web Resources

Washington Digital Newspapers

https://newspapers.sos.wa.gov/
Seek out the news of yesterday in an ever-growing collection of old newspapers--including the Chronicle of Vancouver--digitized by the Washington State Library. Search them all, browse a particular title, or view by location.
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Dates range from as early as 1860, depending upon the newspaper.

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Washington Law Help

https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/
Access legal education materials and tools that give you basic information on a number of legal problems, and in some cases, detailed instructions and forms to help you represent yourself in court.
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Look at the Youth Law & Education section for guidance on emancipation of minors or sealing the records of juvenile offenders. (Also available in Spanish and other languages.)
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Washington State Food Worker Course

https://www.foodworkercard.wa.gov/language.html
Choose a language, watch the training video, take the test, pay your fee, and print out a food handler's card, so you can work in the food or restaurant industry in Washington. (Available in multiple languages.)

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Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

http://www.wtbbl.org/
Learn about free services, such as downloadable audio or audiobooks by mail, available to Washington residents who are unable to read standard print material.

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