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GreenFILE

This comprehensive e-resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include:

  • Global climate change
  • Green building
  • Pollution
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Renewable energy
  • Recycling

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GuideStar Pro

This resource is now available on site across all CLP locations!

GuideStar provides information on the programs and finances of more than 1.8 million IRS-recognized nonprofits across the United States. GuideStar Pro is a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on both grantmakers and grantseeking tax-exempt charities. It is easy to use and updated each day.

This resource can only be viewed on site

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HeritageQuest

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

A comprehensive source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research.

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IEEE Journals

This resource is only available from CLP-Downtown and Business, Squirrel Hill, and Main (Oakland).

IEEE Xplore contains a comprehensive collection of full text documents, reports and standards, providing access to the world’s most highly cited journals in electrical engineering, computer science, and electronics.

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Indigenous Peoples: North America

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

A comprehensive collection on the experience of the indigenous peoples of North America. The collection covers the history of American Indian tribes and supporting organizations. Indigenous Peoples: North America is sourced from both American and Canadian institutions, as well as direct-from-source from newspapers from various tribes and Indian-related organizations. The collection also features indigenous-language materials, including dictionaries, bibles, and primers.

 

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Internet Bird Collection

The Internet Bird Collection is a non-profit endeavour with the ultimate goal of disseminating knowledge about the world’s avifauna. It is an on-line audiovisual library of the world’s birds (based on Handbook of the Birds of the World) that is available to the general public free of charge, though registration is required.

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Iron & Steel

Carefully curated and digitized from the collections and holdings at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, the Iron & Steel Heritage Collection provides primary sources and key insights from books, journals, photographs, trade catalogs, and other unique resources dating back to the mid-1800’s.

This project is made possible in part by Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and through Library Access Funds administered by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, Department of Education, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, Governor.

 

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