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Electronic Resources

  • Reference USA A user name and password are required for off-campus use. - Provides information on over 12 million U.S. businesses and organizations. Also contains a consumer database with 120 million residential listings from U.S. telephone directories. Remote access is available.
  • WOIS A user name and password are required for off-campus use. - Provides information on over 340 occupations in Washington State and contains information about schools and programs that provide training in those occupations. Also provides links to available job openings and job-related web sites. Contains an online 32-question assessment for use in determining the occupations best-suited to you.
  • WOIS Test Prep An individual user name and password are required for both on-campus and off-campus use. - allows users to register for 90 days and take trial tests of the SAT, ACT, PSAT, GED, ASVAB and even some of the CLEP examinations. Remote access is available. Some parts of WOIS require an individual username and password.

What do the symbols mean? (Contact the library for current passwords.)

A user name and password are required for off-campus use. A user name and password are required for off-campus use.
An individual user name and password are required for both on-campus and off-campus use. An individual user name and password are required for both on-campus and off-campus use.


Find Magazine and Journal Articles

Click on the links below for articles on the sample topics listed. For off-campus access, students and staff can obtain login information from the Bates Library.

Please contact the library for assistance in finding articles on other topics. You can also go to Electronic Resources and Databases and choose a database to do your own search.


Electronic Journals

For off-campus access, students and staff can obtain login information from the Bates Library.

Early Education/Child Care

Parenting

Childbirth


Books and Videos at Bates

Click on the links below for selected books or search the entire online catalog.


Recommended Websites

Child Care/Early Education

Cooking and Food

  • Chefs Collaborative - “Partners in Local, Artisan, and Sustainable Cuisine.”
  • Cook's Thesaurus - A “cooking encyclopedia that covers thousands of ingredients and kitchen tools. Entries include pictures, descriptions, synonyms, pronunciations, and suggested substitutions.”
  • Epicurious - Includes more than 6,500 recipes from Bon Appetit, Gourmet and other magazines.
  • The Post Punk Kitchen

Education (See also Child Care/Early Education)

Parenting


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