Reference & Research

Adult Education Resources
Computer Education Resources
Databases Online
E-Government Resources
Employment Resources
Language Resources
Search Engines

Adult Education Resources

• East Area Adult School (GED, High School
  Co-enrollee Credits, Adult Basic Education, English for speakers of other languages, Adult High School Diploma, Conversational Spanish, and more...)

• Free Online Practice Tests

• GED - Free Online Course

• GED & College Prep at Free-Ed.Net

• TABE Online Study/Test Guides

Computer Education Resources

• Baycon Group

• Florida Gulf Coast University

• GCF LearnFree.org

• HP Learning Center

• Microsoft Office

• Winter Haven Public Library Computer Class Material

Databases Online
Click the button below to access all databases listed.
Library card and ID number required. Note: Some databases are available to Winter Haven Public Library patrons only.
                                     

• Ancestry.com (inside library use only)

• Base de Datos de Florida Gale Group

• Electric Library

• Florida Electronic Library

• Florida Gale Group Resources
  Search for magazine and journal articles.

• Gale Group Contemporary Authors

• NetLibrary Downloadable Audiobooks

• ReferenceUSA

• Salem Health
  Includes

  • Cancer

  • Magill's Medical Guide

  • Psychology & Mental Health

• Salem History
  Includes

  • Great Events
    The Ancient World (C. 25,000-476 C.E.)
    The Middle Ages (477-1149)
    The Renaissance (1454-1600 C.E.)
    17th Century
    18th Century
    19th Century
    20th Century
    Modern Scandals

  • Great Lives:
    The Ancient World (C. 25,000-476 C.E.)
    The Middle Ages (477-1149)
    The Renaissance (1454-1600 C.E.)
    17th Century
    18th Century
    19th Century
    20th Century
    Inventors & Inventions
    Notorious Lives

• World Book Online

E-Government Resources

• Access Florida
• Jail Search (Polk County)
• Polk County
• Polk Sheriff
• Polk Works
• Property Appraiser
• Renew Drivers License/Tags
• SafeLink Wireless
• Social Security
• Unemployment Compensation

Employment Resources

A simple, step-by-step approach to: ? Explore new career possibilities ? Assess your interests and experience ? Identify ways to improve your prospects ? Prepare for a job search ? Search and apply for jobs

• Career Builder

• Career Transitions (see description above)

• City of Winter Haven

• Craigs List

• Employ Florida

• Indeed

• Monster

• Polk County Jobs 

Language Resources

• Word2Word Language Resources

Search Engines
Links to popular Internet search engines:

• About.com (www.about.com)

• Alltheweb (www.alltheweb.com)

• Ask.com (www.ask.com)

• Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com)

• Bubl Link (www.bubl.ac.uk)

• Clusty (www.clusty.com)

• DMOZ.org (www.dmoz.org)

• Google Search (www.google.com)

• KartOO.com (www.kartoo.com)

• Windows Live Search (search.live.com)

• Yahoo! Search (search.yahoo.com)
   

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