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AtoZ The World AtoZ The World has country guide information to 175 nations and includes information on societies, cultures, and maps.	AtoZ World Food Recipes from 174 countries; articles on national and regional cuisine, dining etiquette, special occasion foods; beverages, sauces, food history, and more.
Biography Reference Bank Full text profiles of notable individuals from biographical reference books.	Encyclopedia Britannica Online Collection of authoritative encyclopedia articles covering all areas of information.
Gale Reference Collection of reference books on a wide variety of subjects such as biographies, education, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, the nation and world, religion, science, and social science.	Salem History Collection of history reference works including Milestone Documents, The Decades, Lives from History and Great Events from History.
Salem Health Collection of award-winning health reference works such as Magill’s Medical Guide.	Salem Literature Collection of literary reference works such as the Critical Insights series, Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Critical Survey of Poetry and Magill's Literary Annual and Masterplots, 4th Edition.
Salem Science Collection of science reference works such as the Encyclopedia of Mathematics & Society, Encyclopedia of Energy, Encyclopedia of Global Resources, and Encyclopedia of Global Warming.

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Did You Know?

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month

Epilepsy:

Neurological disorder that causes seizers.
Estimated 4 in 100 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy.
Effects over 50 million
Most common Chronic Neurological Disorder.

Causes:

Genetics
Brain Injury
Infection
Also seen in people with Autism

Types of seizers:

Generalized- ( Absence, Tonic, Clonic, Myclonic)
Focal - ( Simple Partial or Complex Partial )
Atonic- (Sudden relaxing of Muscles)
Status Epilepticus- (a long seizure or a series of seizures)

For more information contact: epilepsy.com or ninds.nih.gov ( National Institution of Neurological Disorder and Stroke)

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Hoopla Is Now Available Through Hinds Libraries

Hinds District Libraries now offer Hoopla for its patrons. Hoopla is a leading provider of entertainment media products and services. It provides an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, ebooks and comics. Content is available through computer browsers, phones, tablets, and TV products. Hinds Libraries currently limits patron borrowing to 5 titles per month. Please click on the slide title to learn more about Hoopla and how to sign up.

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Need Information on How to Cite Sources?

Are you looking for information on citing sources and generating citations? Check out our "Researching and Citing" LibGuide. It contains all you will need to know on citing sources correctly. Click on slide title to go directly to the Researching and Citing LibGuide.