A service of “Infopowering the Commonwealth” brought to you by the Library of Virginia in cooperation with your local public library.
Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages, including:
- legal forms and assistance (Leases, sales contracts, powers of attorney, etc.)
- career transistions
- language learning
- online courses
- eMagazines, e-Audiobooks and eBooks
- history ebooks
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- comprehensive & valuable collection of full-text general interest resources, including returns from periodicals, newspapers & books
Find it Virginia is a collection of databases that provide free 24/7 access to resources such as newspapers, magazine and journal articles, and reference books. Materials are available for all age ranges and interests. This project is currently funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
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EBSCO’s Explora is a user-friendly search tool that supports research across acomprehensive collection of full-text general interest articles from periodicals,newspapers, and books. This authoritative general information database is the bestplace to start your research project.
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Can’t decide what to read next? Need a recommendation for a child, student, or familymember? Use NoveList to discover your next favorite author, series, or title!
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Use these self-paced, online classes to learn how to think like an entrepreneur as you prepareto launch a small business venture or plan a career path. Take your passion into the businessworld. (ELI is the equivalent of 3 college credits).
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Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. We offer an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions.
Morningstar provides data on more than 385,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 8 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets.
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