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Welcome to Get To Know Vermont Online

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Library! Vermont Online Library

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access is provided by the Vermont Department

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of Libraries.

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This project was made possible in part

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by the Institute of Museum and Library

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Services.

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What is the Vermont Online Library?

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The Vermont Online Library covers a wide

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array of online databases

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made up of sources you typically find

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in public, school, and university

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libraries.

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These resources cover a variety of

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topics geared to all Vermont citizens.

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You may use these resources for homework

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and research needs for learners of all ages.

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DIY car repair and maintenance,

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adult learning, supporting small

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businesses, keeping up with

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and researching current news, hobbies

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and interests and much more.

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The Vermont Online Library is available

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24 hours a day wherever Internet

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access is available.

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The information in these resources is produced

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by known and trusted Publishers, Gale,

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a Cengage company, and their partners

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Let's talk a little more about access before

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we introduce the resources.

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Students, parents, teachers,

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and all citizens of Vermont will find

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access to Vermont Online Library

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at www.vtonlinelib.org

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www.vtonlinelib.org

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www.vtonlinelib.org

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24/7.

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Simply select the resource, group

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of resources, or enter a search

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to find magazine, journal, and news articles.

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If you are in Vermont this is all you need to

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do – easy!

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If you're outside the state or don't share

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your location, you'll be prompted to authenticate

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into the resources using your public

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library card or to enable location

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sharing on your device for this site.

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If you are a librarian in Vermont and need

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more information to access the Vermont Online

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Library, please visit the URL

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provided on screen.

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Now on to the resources.

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Your Vermont Online Library offers a wide

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array of resources from car repair

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and maintenance to homework help

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to professional development to building

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a small business. We'll break these

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down by subject area. Next

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for homework help and general reference,

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you have several Gale In Context resources

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to take advantage of.

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These resources are put together with

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a variety of sources including reference

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books, multimedia, magazines,

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Journals, and news sources.

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Three of the sources are titled by their

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appropriate grade levels and the others

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are aimed at particular subject areas

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and are appropriate for students starting

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with middle school up to adult learners.

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Let's take a look at a few!

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Up first Gale In Context: Elementary

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for our younger learners.

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Gale In Context: Elementary gives children

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a safe place to find answers to their questions,

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practice research skills, and

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explore interests inside and outside

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of the classroom.

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It also gives teachers access to digital

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resources that can supplement

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and enhance in person and online

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instruction.

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Gale In Context: Elementary provides

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reading level appropriate content

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in a visually engaging interface for

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geography, history, government,

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cultures and religion, literature and

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the arts, science and health,

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sports and social issues, allowing

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students to create connections between subject

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areas.

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Kids will find nonfiction book chapters,

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kids’ magazines, news articles,

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videos, images, and more to

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grow their knowledge and help complete school

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projects.

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Moving up with our learners Gale In Context:

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Middle School meets the needs of students in grades

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six through eight.

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This middle school database provides engaging

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nonfiction text, periodical,

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and multimedia content supporting national

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and state curriculum standards in

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language arts, social studies and

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science.

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Aging up our interface to suit an older

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student

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Gale In Context: Middle School delivers a highly

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visual design and navigation as

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well as the authoritative content

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and user focused tool set needed to

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support middle school assignments and class

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work. Gale

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In Context: High School takes the same idea

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for high school students with a more

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sophisticated interface and content

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aligned to grades nine through twelve, including

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AP courses.

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This resource, offering a slightly more

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sophisticated interface, provides

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cross curricular content and reinforces

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the development of skills such as critical

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thinking, problem solving, communication,

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collaboration, creativity

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and innovation.

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Explore topics within business and

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economics, geography,

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government, history, literature,

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science and health, social issues

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and more.

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The subject focused Gale In Context resources

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are a great fit for learners as well.

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For high school students and adults, you

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can explore current social issues and

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controversial topics with confidence

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in Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints.

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Users will find a vast array of resources

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for helping to understand differing viewpoints

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and forming their own opinions and

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for research supporting classroom work, including

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debates, discussions, papers,

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Projects, and presentations.

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This resource bolsters the development

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of critical thinking, problem solving

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and effective communication skills

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by providing critical thinking, questions,

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viewpoints, critical essays,

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current news related topics,

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statistics and more.

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Informed differing views help users

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draw their own conclusions.

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Gale In Context: Biography contains

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biographical and contextual information

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on notable people throughout history

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and today.

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Timely reference content joins science

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based articles, news experiments

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and more in Gale In Context: Science

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Gale In Context: U.S. history

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contains academic articles,

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In-depth reference, primary documents,

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and more on topics in U.S. history.

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Gale OneFile resources provide what

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21st century researchers expect:

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instant access to complete, up

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to date content.

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Think of an entire newsstand or magazine

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shelf at your fingertips -

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that's Gale OneFile resources.

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These collections are made up of mostly

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magazines, academic journals, and news

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sources that are updated daily

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and have deep back files. Let's take

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a look at one!

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Vermont Online Library's largest

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general interest periodical resource,

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General OneFile,

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contains thousands of sources and

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allows researchers to find the information

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they want quickly with intuitive

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searching that mirrors internet searches.

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Users can easily tap into sources

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that are guaranteed for quality.

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gale. Academic OneFile contains thousands

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of academic and scholarly publications,

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perfect for academic library users.

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Gale Academic OneFile Select is a smaller

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collection and is a great fit for

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upper-level high school course support.

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Gale OneFile: News provides hundreds of

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newspapers and newswires from

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across the country and around the world.

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Gale OneFile: Business provides coverage of

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business disciplines through leading business

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and trade publications.

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Gale OneFile: Educators Reference Complete

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provides sources on multiple levels

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of education;

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Perfect for teachers, librarians and

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school administrators.

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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

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provides content designed for nursing

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and allied health students as well

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as other medical professions.

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Gale OneFile Collections is a group of 20+

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individual databases

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with small collections dedicated to a variety

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of subject areas like gardening,

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culinary arts, hospitality,

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criminal justice and more.

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Vermont Online Library also offers

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a collection of resources focused on targeted

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topics or tasks.

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With these tools, you can find help for starting

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your own business, find your next great

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read, research health and wellness topics,

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change the oil in your car, find

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legal forms, kick off any

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research topic with a collection of encyclopedia

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like sources and pick up new skills.

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Looking for your next great read? Match

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your interests with Gale Books and Authors.

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This resource shows you read-a-likes,

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offers browsing by genre, award

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winners, and librarian favorites, and

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searches by story elements to recommend

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fiction and nonfiction books for

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children, young adults, and adults.

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Need to research a new medication? Looking

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for more details on a diagnosis?

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Want to read up on nutrition?

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Gale Health and Wellness is a comprehensive

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consumer health resource that provides

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authoritative information on the a

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range of health-related issues from

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current diseases and disorder information

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to in-depth coverage of alternative

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medical practices.

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Chilton has been providing reliable automotive

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help for more than 100 years.

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ChiltonLibrary offers step-by-step

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service and repair procedures, wiring

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diagrams, maintenance schedules,

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Troubleshooting, and more in an easy to

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use interface.

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Gale LegalForms offers a wide selection

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of essential state specific and multi-

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state legal forms that may be customized

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for the most common legal procedures.

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These forms are used by attorneys and

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law firms covering forms for

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real estate transactions, wills,

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premarital agreements, bankruptcy,

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divorce, landlord - tenant issues,

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Entrepreneurship, and many more

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The resource also offers support for

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form use with helpful features

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like legal definitions, a law

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digest and legal Q and A to

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help build understanding of key areas

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of law.

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Gale Business: Insights provides an extensive

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collection of business intelligence, combining

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Gale reference content with respected business

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sources and full-text periodicals

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to help researchers understand today's global

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business environment.

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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship is a comprehensive

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database that covers all aspects

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of starting and operating a business,

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including accounting, finance,

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human resources management,

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marketing, taxes and more.

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Gale eBooks offers a hassle free experience

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for over 70 reference books

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that usually never leave the library.

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This is a great starting point for any research

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project - just like checking an encyclopedia.

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Lastly Gale Presents: Udemy

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offers thousands of high-quality

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on-demand video courses taught

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by world class instructors across

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75 categories.

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Patrons can build skills in business and

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technology to build and grow their career

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prospects as well as achieve

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personal success with courses on health

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and well-being, the arts, language

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Learning, and more.

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Courses are replaced monthly with new material

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addressing emerging topics.

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This resource is only available

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through public libraries in Vermont.

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Now let's examine some of the tools available

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in Vermont Online Library resources.

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Items within the resources provide a

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number of options to export or share

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the content for later use.

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Get Link creates a persistent

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URL that will bring users directly

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to the content you want to share.

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Share To Classroom allows teachers to

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pull content into Google Classroom courses

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as assignments, announcements, and more

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Send To gives you the ability to push

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content directly to Google Drive

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or Microsoft OneDrive for cloud

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storage and access of the content.

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You can also Download content for upload

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or storage elsewhere.

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Further, to support the varied needs of

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users, every result includes

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simple point (or tap) and click tools.

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Machine translate text into over

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40 languages.

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A font size option to enlarge

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or shrink the text to suit the reader.

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Display Options to improve readability,

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and Listen to have text read aloud.

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Thanks for taking the time to learn about Vermont

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Online Library!