Online Resources

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

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Extensive genealogical records gathered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The site offers access to the Ancestral File and the International Genealogical Index (British Isles, North America, and Finland regions).

Check out and read full-color eMagazines in your browser or open in the Flipster app on your mobile device.

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Available in-library only.  Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.  This continually-growing collection contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3.

Searchable database containing official Fort Bend County public and court records.

Fort Bend County Libraries Community Outreach Department compiles and maintains profile information about community organizations and makes this data accessible to the public.

A searchable, online database designed to help those with ties to Fort Bend county conduct genealogical research. information includes names, birth and death dates, cemetery of burial, notes, and a scanned copy of the obituary, if available.

Information on county governmental departments, elected officials, Commissioner's Court agendas and minutes, and much more.

FDO Quick Start is a free online resource from Foundation Directory Online by Candid.  Click on “Get Started Now” and create an account to be able to look up information on any U.S. foundation on your prospect list. Find the foundation you're looking for by name, EIN, location, and assets or giving range.

EPA's Fuel Economy Guide, includes current edition to 1974.  Also, the Find a Car tool provides up-to-date fuel economy information, as well as environmental and safety data, for many model years.

Gale eBooks is a Virtual Reference Library of reliable nonfiction eBooks that are always available.

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Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.

Access the most searched magazines across Gale OneFile focusing on current events, sports, science, and health issues.

A cross-search platform that enables users to do one search across multiple Gale databases.  This includes Gale OneFile's family of databases, Gale In Context's family of databases, Gale Literature, and Gale eBooks.

Desde Microsoft Office y correo electrónico hasta lectura, matemáticas y más, GCFLearnFree.org ofrece más de 90 tutoriales, que incluyen más de 1,000 lecciones, videos e interactivos, completamente gratis.

From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 90 tutorials, including more than 1,000 lessons, videos, and interactives, completly free. View one tutorial or complete an entire class --- LearnFree is open 24 hours a day and has been offering online education for more than 10 years.

Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.

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The GeoRef database provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. The database contains over 3.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. GeoRef covers the geology of North America from 1669 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present.