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Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and ebooks and digital audiobooks for Virginians of all ages. Select the appropriate link from the menu above for the age or audience to begin your research, reading, and learning journey. All resources are free and available with a public library card anywhere in Virginia as well as in Virginia’s public K-12 schools. Click the "All Resources" tab to search for Overdrive eBooks and other awesome resources!

"We serve as a non-biased information source for our users. We present sourced pros and cons of debatable issues, as well as a host of reference information relevant to those issues, thoroughly researched and compiled by our research staff and editors."

MLA Annotated Bibliography Source Organization Template and Bibliography Organizer for student access to use as a guide when compiling information from research for bibliographies.

"MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)." 

"Encyclopedia Virginia (EV) is a reliable and user-friendly resource on the history and culture of Virginia. Encyclopedia Virginia anthologizes the best and most current scholarship that exists on a given topic. A project of Virginia Humanities in partnership with the Library of Virginia, EV publishes topical and biographical entries written by scholars, edited to be accessible to a general audience, and vigorously fact checked. Content creation is a work in progress, with new entries published regularly.

Entries are accompanied by primary documents and media objects, including images, audio and visual clips, and virtual tours of historic sites. Many of our media objects are unavailable elsewhere and are published courtesy of partnerships with museums and cultural institutions in Virginia, the United States, and Great Britain."

Germanna Community College's Library is a reliable and user-friendly resource that is provided for Germanna students as well as Dual Enrollment students in high school that are currently enrolled in Germanna academic courses. The library offers a variety of e-books, online resources and research tips, and databases that can be accessed through the library's catalog.*

*This database is for Dual Enrollment Students

Germanna Community College's Writing Center offers online resources for writing various papers, projects, and provided tools for writing presentations. There are interactive modules, tutorials, and format guides for all citation styles of writing. The Writing Center also provides drop-in consultations online and in-person for all students currently enrolled in Germanna academic credit courses. 

"The Writing Center staff will assist students with writing assignments from any accredited Germanna course.  Whether the assignment is a descriptive paragraph, a lab report, or a research paper, our consultants provide help with understanding the assignment, brainstorming, researching, thesis, organization, word choice, citations, and grammar.  Because our goal is to help Germanna students become confident college writers, consultants will not edit papers. Instead, our goal is to empower students with the ability to become independent writers for the academic setting."*

*This database is for Dual Enrollment Students

Blue Ridge Virginia Governor's School offers online resources and databases for writing various papers, projects, and provided tools for writing presentations. There are interactive modules, tutorials, and format guides for all citation styles of writing as well as resources for public speaking skills.*

*This database is for BRVGS Students