Maitland Public Library
Reference Databases and Useful Websites

 

CultureGrams Online:  in-library use:    Click Here
                                             Click Here
        American and world popular culture, past and present, searchable by decades.  Topics covered include clothing and fashions, TV and movies, food and drink, music and literature, sports and leisure, and much more.



EBSCOHost: 
Click Here
            MAS Ultra-Public Library Edition magazine search
                   
Provides summeries and full-text articles from
                         500 indexed peridical titles with over 350 being full-text

            Magill on Literature: 
                   
Provides plot summaries and brief critical analysis of thousands of literary
                          works.  Also includes brief biographies for more than 1,500 authors.

             Novelist
                   
A fiction database providing subject access, reviews, annotations, and
                          much more for over 125,000 fiction titles.  Also included are other features of
                          interest to readers such as "Author Read-alikes", "What We're Reading", Book
                          Discussion Guides, Book Talks, and Annotated Book Lists.

              Book Index with Reviews:
                    A comprehensive database providing information on over 3.8 million
                          book titles in a wide range of formats including large print, books on tape, etc.
                          Both fiction and nonfiction are included in the database.

              Automobile Repair Reference Center
           
Automobile, SUV,  and light truck information, including wiring diagrams, service
                           bulletins, and recall information.
 

Gale:  Access from outside of the library by entering entire library card number as password.

            Gale Power Search:  Search all of our Gale databases from one interface   Click Here


                Literature Research Center:  Click Here

            Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center:  Click Here

                Provides general overviews, background histories, and "for" and "against" viewpoints
                    on a wide range of current events and critical social issues

               

            Science in Context: -    Click Here
           


Learning Express Test Database:  If you want to access the tests from outside
                                    of the library, use your library barcode number as your username
                                    when you set up your account.
           
http://www.learningexpresslibrary.com


                Includes SAT,  ACT, LSAT, GMAT, FCAT, GED practice tests as well as many
                      occupational tests and practice for the U.S. Citizenship test



MedlinePlus:  Click here

                All the health information you need on one trustworthy website.

 

NEWSBANK: in-library use:    Click Here

                        Access from outside of the library:  http://infoweb.newsbank.com/signin/MaitlandPublic

           
            Find current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more with the world's largest collection of state, regional, national and international full-text newspapers and other news sources including the Orlando Sentinel (1985-Current), St. Petersburg Times (1987-Current ), New York Times (2000-Current ), and the Washington Post (1977-Current).



World Book Encyclopedia Online:  in-library use:  Click Here

            Access from outside of the library (enter entire library card number):
                    http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=L6509

 

 Useful Web Sites 

Genealogy:
Church of Jesus Christ/Later Day Saints:  search a variety of databases for birth, death, marriage records
            http://www.familysearch.org/


 

 City of Maitland:
            http://www.itsmymaitland.com/
 

Florida Government:
Government departments and legislature
            http://www.myflorida.com/portal

Annual Report Filing for Florida corporations
            http://www.sunbiz.org/ 

 

Federal Government: 
U.S. House of Representatives
            http://www.house.gov

U.S. Senate
            http://www.senate.gov/ 

U.S. Immigration:
            http://uscis.gov/graphics

Appointments at the Orlando Immigration Office
            InfoPass:  http://inforpass.uscis.gov 

Passport Services (Passport, Visa, and other information for international travel)
             http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html

`IRS:  Federal Tax Forms and Publications
            http://www.irs.gov/ 

 

Cultural Partners and Neighboring Libraries
Maitland Art Center
           http://www.maitlandartcenter.org

Maitland Historical Society
            http://www.maitlandhistory.org/

Altamonte Springs City Library (click on City Departments, then Leisure Services, then Library)
            http://www.altamonte.org/department/leisure/index.asp?ACTION=view&ID=15

 407-571-8830

Orange County Library System    http://www.ocls.info/
  407-835-7323

Seminole County Public Library    http://www.scpl.lib.fl.us/
 407-665-1500

Winter Park Public Library    http://www.wppl.org/
 460 East new England Avenue
 Winter Park, FL  32789
 407-623-3300

Law Library at Florida A&M University Law School - open to public; check for hours open
                                http://law.famu.edu/go.cfm/do/Page.View/pid/135/t/library
 201 Baggs Avenue
 Orlando, FL
 407-254-3263  Circulation/Information
 407-254-3289  Reference Desk

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