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Morningstar Investment Research Center
The online Morningstar Investment Research Center features up-to-date information about over 23,000 mutual funds and 7,000 stocks. The library version of the database offers access to many popular Premium features of Morningstar.com, including research and independent opinions on thousands of mutual funds, stocks, and exchange-traded funds, and also the same concise reports that are found in the printed Morningstar Mutual Funds. Available in-library at all locations, as well as online. More information.

Value Line
Visit Value Line's website for online subscriber access to their popular ratings & reports, selection & opinion newsletters, and more. The Investment Survey products include the Standard Edition, the Small and Mid-Cap Edition, the Plus Edition, and their Special Situations Service. Available in-library at all locations, as well as online. More information.

Reference USA
ReferenceUSA is a subscription database that offers a wealth of information on over 13 million businesses. Data is compiled from Yellow Page and Business White Page telephone directories; annual reports; 10-Ks and other SEC information; federal, state, provincial, and municipal government data; Chamber of Commerce information; leading business magazines, trade publications, newsletters, major newspapers, industry, and specialty directories; and postal service information. Available in-library at all locations, as well as online.

EBSCOhost Magazine Databases
The General magazine and Business Resources databases provide citations and full text articles from many investing and business-related periodicals. They include access to the following: Forbes (Bibliographic Records:01/02/1984 to present; Full Text: 01/08/1990 to present), Fortune (Bibliographic Records: 01/09/1984 to present; Full Text: 01/27/1982 to present), Business Week (Bibliographic Records: 03/12/1984 to present; Full Text: 12/30/1996 to present), Money (Bibliographic Records: 01/01/1984 to present; Full Text: 05/01/1990 to present), and Kiplinger's Personal Finance (Bibliographic Records: 07/01/1991 to present; Full Text: 07/01/1991 to present). Available in-library at all locations, as well as online.

NetLibrary Electronic Books
This collection of over 8,600 electronic books is available to anyone in the South Central Library System with internet access. Titles include over 7,000 non-fiction books on a wide range of topics. Dozens of personal finance-related titles are available. All books are fully searchable by key words, and electronic books include many enhancements, such as interactive indexes, a built-in dictionary, and limited ability to cut and paste text. For those who have a hard time reading the computer screen, type size of the book can be easily adjusted to a larger size. More information.