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Wall Street Journal Online

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Get direct access to The Wall Street Journal online from anywhere. Search the last 90 days of articles or use advanced search for up to four years of coverage. You can also view PDF replicas of the daily print edition (past seven days only). Note: WSJ mobile apps aren't available for library users.
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Weiss Financial Ratings

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Weiss Financial Ratings provides trusted financial literacy tools from Weiss Ratings and Grey House Publishing. Access unbiased ratings for banks, credit unions, and insurance companies, plus investment ratings for stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs. Create a personal account to build watchlists, get alerts, and explore Medicare supplement plans.
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Westlaw

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Westlaw is a leading online legal research tool used by legal professionals across the U.S. Access comprehensive resources including federal and state case law, statutes, codes, regulations, legal forms, and expert commentary—available for use at the Law Library only.

World Book Advanced

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Explore in-depth articles, primary sources, and multimedia on a wide range of global topics with World Book Advanced—perfect for grades 9 and up. Designed for high school and college-level research, it supports advanced understanding across subjects with trustworthy content and helpful tools.

 

 

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World Book Early Learning

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World Book Early Learning offers interactive stories, games, and videos designed for preschool and early-elementary children. It helps build foundational literacy skills like phonics, colors, shapes, and numbers through fun, engaging activities tailored for young learners.

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World Book Encyclopedia

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World Book Encyclopedia provides a wide range of resources including encyclopedia articles, interactive maps, periodical articles, and more—perfect for students and curious minds looking for reliable and engaging reference material.

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World Book Kids

World Book Kids

World Book Kids offers colorful, image-based content designed for curious young learners in kindergarten and up. Explore science projects, fun activities, games, interactive maps, profiles of important people, and much more—perfect for early research and discovery.

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World Book Student

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World Book Student is a foundational research tool designed to support curriculum for students in grades 5 and up. It offers age-appropriate articles, multimedia, and research tools to help reinforce classroom learning and develop key study skills.

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World Book Timelines

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World Book Timelines brings history to life with interactive, pre-made timelines covering major events, eras, and notable figures across eight broad topics. Want to dig deeper? You can also build your own timeline, complete with custom events, images, and notes—perfect for projects or exploring your favorite topics.

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World Book's Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos es una enciclopedia en español diseñada para principiantes, con contenido confiable de World Book. Incluye artículos, imágenes y funciones interactivas, todo pensado para apoyar a estudiantes jóvenes de habla hispana y bilingües.

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WorldCat

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WorldCat is the world’s largest library catalog, offering access to millions of records of books, articles, DVDs, and more held by libraries around the globe. Use it to discover and locate materials from libraries near you and worldwide.

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Wowbrary

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Wowbrary lets you sign up to get weekly emails from Fort Bend County Libraries featuring new books, DVDs, music CDs, eBooks, eAudiobooks, large-print titles, and non-English materials. Browse by genre or explore highlighted picks each week. Emails arrive every Saturday, and you can unsubscribe anytime.

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