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SNAP Databases

More reliable than the internet SNAP Databases give you access to solid, accurate information. SNAP libraries provide many databases for research for their patrons. There are databases for:

• Homework Help - general reference for grade school, middle school and high school students
• General Reference - Encyclopedia reference and magazine and newspaper articles
• Science and Technology
• Test and exams
• Business and Government
• Automotive Repair
• Literature, Biography and Genealogy
• Electronic Books
• Foreign Languages

Benicia Library subscribes to the Reference USA Database which is only available for use from the library.

Small Business Network Resource Library

The Small Business Resource Library is a virtual center, designed to complement the public library's on-site services and resources for people working in small businesses.

Search Engines

Our favorite search engines are one click away.

CAtalog and WorldCat

California Libraries Catalog shows the holdings of all participating academic, government, public, special and school libraries in California.

WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat libraries are dedicated to providing access to their resources on the Web, where most people start their search for information.

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