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• Books & Reading

  BookFlix
  Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks for grades preK-3.

  NoveList Plus
  Looking for a great fiction book? Try NoveList to find your next read. It includes book discussion guides and suggestions for titles to try based on other books and authors you have enjoyed.

  NoveList Plus K-8
  Reading recommendations for children in elementary and middle school.

  Something About the Author Online
  Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. Includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images.

• Business

  Business Source Premier
  Including current and historical information for companies located around the world, this database is an excellent resource for news articles, market research reports and much more.

  Reference USA
  Look here first if you need contact information for a home or business located anywhere in the United States. Including more than 134 million residential and business listings, this database can be searched by name, phone number, zip code and a wide variety of other categories.

• Encyclopedias

  Gale Virtual Reference Library
  This unique database offers a large collection of digitized reference books on a wide variety of subjects. It provides the ability to use reference works from home, combined with the easy searching of an online database.

  MasterFILE Premier
  Search through over 1,900 full text periodicals covering all subjects from general knowledge to business to education and more. This resource includes an image database of photographs, flags and maps. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  World Book Online
  In addition to including the complete World Book Encyclopedia, users can also find a dictionary, an atlas, interactive activities for students and a Spanish-language encyclopedia.

• Genealogy

  Ancestry Library
  This site contains a wealth of sources for genealogists. It includes over 4,000 separate databases which provide information on over two billion names. Search through census images, birth, marriage and death records and much more.

  Heritage Quest
  Revolutionary War records, family histories and the United States census from 1790 to 1930 are just a few of the resources available to genealogy researchers on Heritage Quest.

• Health & Medicine

  Consumer Health Complete
  This database provides access to information about medical conditions and terminology. Researchers are also able to view medical images and explore major subjects in health and wellness.

• Kids

  BookFlix
  Scholastic BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks for grades preK-3.

  Middle Search Plus
  Contains full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  NoveList Plus K-8
  Reading recommendations for children in elementary and middle school.

  Primary Search
  Contains full text for more than 80 popular, elementary school magazines. Additionally, Primary Search includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and the American Heritage Children's Dictionary. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  Something About the Author Online
  Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. Includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images.

  World Book Online
  In addition to including the complete World Book Encyclopedia, users can also find a dictionary, an atlas, interactive activities for students and a Spanish-language encyclopedia.

• Magazines & Journals

  Business Source Premier
  Including current and historical information for companies located around the world, this database is an excellent resource for news articles, market research reports and much more.

  MasterFILE Premier
  Search through over 1,900 full text periodicals covering all subjects from general knowledge to business to education and more. This resource includes an image database of photographs, flags and maps. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  OCLC FirstSearch
  FirstSearch offers the user a group of databases which include catalogs of materials available at libraries, abstracts, and full text documents.

  Points of View
  Anyone doing research on a controversial subject will find the Points of View Reference Center to be a valuable resource. It features point/counterpoint essays on current news topics and supporting articles from a variety of sources.

• Newspapers

  Access World News (NewsBank)
  Search current and archived coverage of state, national, and international news, issues, events, people, government and more with the collection of full-text newspapers and other news sources including:

  • Chicago Sun Times (includes January 1, 1986-Current)
  • Daily Southtown/Southtown Star (includes July 31, 2004-Current)
  • Daily Herald (includes January 1, 1995-Current)

  MasterFILE Premier
  Search through over 1,900 full text periodicals covering all subjects from general knowledge to business to education and more. This resource includes an image database of photographs, flags and maps. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  Newspaper Source
  Including full text articles from more than 250 U.S. and international newspapers as well as transcripts from television and radio news programs, this is an excellent place to find information on news stories from the past and present. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  ProQuest Newspapers
  Search the Chicago Tribune starting from 1849.

• Reference

  Career Library
  Plan your career, build your resume or research an occupation with this handy set of tools.

  EBSCOhost
  A variety of services on general and specialized topics.

  Gale Virtual Reference Library
  This unique database offers a large collection of digitized reference books on a wide variety of subjects. It provides the ability to use reference works from home, combined with the easy searching of an online database.

  MasterFILE Premier
  Search through over 1,900 full text periodicals covering all subjects from general knowledge to business to education and more. This resource includes an image database of photographs, flags and maps. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  OCLC FirstSearch
  FirstSearch offers the user a group of databases which include catalogs of materials available at libraries, abstracts, and full text documents.

  Reference USA
  Look here first if you need contact information for a home or business located anywhere in the United States. Including more than 134 million residential and business listings, this database can be searched by name, phone number, zip code and a wide variety of other categories.

  Rocket Languages
  Learn to speak and understand 11 different languages including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and more!

  World Book Online
  In addition to including the complete World Book Encyclopedia, users can also find a dictionary, an atlas, interactive activities for students and a Spanish-language encyclopedia.

• Teens

  Access World News (NewsBank)
  Search current and archived coverage of state, national, and international news, issues, events, people, government and more with the collection of full-text newspapers and other news sources including:

  • Chicago Sun Times (includes January 1, 1986-Current)
  • Daily Southtown/Southtown Star (includes July 31, 2004-Current)
  • Daily Herald (includes January 1, 1995-Current)
  • New York Times (includes January 1, 1995-Current)
  • Washington Post (includes January 1,1977-Current)

  Career Library
  Plan your career, build your resume or research an occupation with this handy set of tools.

  Gale Virtual Reference Library
  This unique database offers a large collection of digitized reference books on a wide variety of subjects. It provides the ability to use reference works from home, combined with the easy searching of an online database.

  MasterFILE Premier
  Search through over 1,900 full text periodicals covering all subjects from general knowledge to business to education and more. This resource includes an image database of photographs, flags and maps. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  Middle Search Plus
  Contains full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. (This database can be found in EBSCOhost Web.)

  Points of View
  Anyone doing research on a controversial subject will find the Points of View Reference Center to be a valuable resource. It features point/counterpoint essays on current news topics and supporting articles from a variety of sources.

  Something About the Author Online
  Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. Includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images.

  World Book Online
  In addition to including the complete World Book Encyclopedia, users can also find a dictionary, an atlas, interactive activities for students and a Spanish-language encyclopedia.

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