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Full-text ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services with a 4-year searchable archive, plus safety alerts, recalls, and access to blogs and forums.

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  • You can see all of the expert reviews on any type of purchase and find the best product for you.
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Access to several databases, including article indexes, MEDLINE, and WorldCat, an online catalog of materials in libraries worldwide.

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  • You can submit an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request for a book or a journal article NPL does not own right from WorldCat on FirstSearch! Click on the ILL icon at the top left of the item record and fill out the form! (NPL cardholders only)
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Encyclopedias and other reference resources on a wide range of subjects, from art, business, and history to literature, medicine, and science.

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  • Gale Virtual Reference Library contains full-text entries from the Encyclopedia of World Biography, as well as many other reference resources.
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Articles from magazines, newspapers, and reference books covering a wide variety of subjects.

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  • You can find magazine articles with pictures showing techniques to solve water problems in your basement.
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Information about medicine, medications, wellness, and alternative therapies from full-text journals and reference sources.

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  • Find peer-reviewed journal articles on the latest developments in diabetes care.
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Viewpoint essays, articles, statistics, primary documents, and other reference sources on social issues.

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  • You can read opinion essays about the big political and social issues of the day.
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Full-text articles from Scientific American magazine online from January 1993 to present. Articles from 1948 to 1992 are indexed but not available in full-text.

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  • You can read all about global climate change in articles from Scientific American.
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