Research

The below resources are provided to all Mandel Public Library card holders free of charge. If you are accessing these websites from outside the library, a current Mandel Public Library card number is required for all resources noted below.

Articles & Research

  • Florida Electronic Library
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search magazines, books, newspapers, and more.
  • Florida Newspaper Database
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search full text articles with a focus on Florida.
  • Gale Research
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search millions of full-text articles for all ages across a wide variety of subjects.
  • NewsBank
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search newspapers and magazines, including full color image edition of today's Palm Beach Post and the Palm Beach Daily News (text edition.)
  • Black Life in America
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Offers the experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.
  • Hispanic Life in America
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Offers the experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.

Books & Reading

  • Gale Books and Authors
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search information on books and authors to find your next favorite read
  • LitFinder
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, short stories, speeches, and plays
  • WorldCat
    Search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world

Business & Career Resources

  • Business Insights: Essentials
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search information on companies, industries and more in the context of timely news, statistical data, and in-depth reports
  • Peterson's Career Prep
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Learn about careers, receive personalized career recommendations, create resumes and cover letters, search for jobs, explore schools and training programs and get advice to help find a job or advance your career.
  • Gale Business: DemographicsNOW
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search robust and highly-detailed demographic data
  • Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, websites, and more.

Health & Medicine

  • Gale Health and Wellness
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Search medical journals, magazines, reference works, and more consumer health information.
  • Medline Plus
    Search consumer health information from the United States National Library of Medicine.

Languages & Lifelong Learning

  • The Great Courses
    (Mandel Public Library card required)
    Stream recordings and lectures on hundreds of different topics
  • Florida Drivers Handbook and Practice Exams
    Surveying the swamps or beholding the beaches in The Sunshine State is fun from behind the wheel of your car. But before heading out on a search for that perfect key lime pie, you'll need to obtain a proper license from the Florida DMV. Whether you'll be driving a car, motorcycle, or commercial vehicle, we have DMV practice tests and references to help you find the correct answers when taking the test.

Have questions or need help using our resources? Call a Reference Librarian at (561) 868-7701.

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