Electronic Resources
| E-resources accessible from this page are for Prairie
Trails Public Library District cardholders only. All e-resources are available for use within the library |
| Product Names that appear in gray are only available for use within the library. |
| Automotive, Home Improvements and Hobbies | Biography | Books & Literature | Business | Education | En Espanol | Encyclopedias | Genealogy |
| Health & Medicine | History | Homework Help | Science, Technology, and Nature | ||||
Research pro is a dynamic and elegant federated-search application that streamlines access to multiple data sources. It can be accessed by any patron from home after they authenticate name, library barcode and PIN.
Gale Database Group allows you to select /search from over 30 Gale databases.
EBSCO Database Group allows you to select /search from over 20 EBSCO databases.
| Automotive, Home Improvement and
Hobbies | ||
| Agriculture Collection | With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the Agricola database, this collection of more than 400 titles is focused on agriculture and its related fields: from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. In addition, over 20 Delmar reference titles provide in-depth coverage on a variety of agricultural related topics. | |
| ALLDATA Online | ALLDATA Online is a comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostics and repair information. Includes vehicles from 1982 to present. | |
| Auto Repair | The Auto Repair Reference Center database includes automotive repair information supplied by Point 5 Technologies, Inc., under license from Nichols Publishing, the former publisher of Chilton® Information and information from Delphi Integrated Service Solutions. Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. | |
| Culinary Arts Collection |
The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information. | |
| Fine Arts and Music Collection |
With more than 100 full-text magazines and journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and RILM, this collection will provide your students with resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. | |
| Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection |
Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies. | |
| Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center | Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center™ provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 960 magazines and books, as well as access to more than 720 videos and more than 140 hobby reports, this database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. | |
| Home Improvement Collection |
Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more. | |
| Home Improvement Reference Center | Home Improvement Reference Center™ is the definitive online tool for home improvement assistance, including: maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating home & garden, etc. | |
| Small Engine Repair Reference Center | Small Engine Repair Reference Center™ is the definitive online tool for small engine repair assistance, including: ATVs, commercial mowers, farm tractors, generators, motorcycles, marine (boats), outdoor power equipment, PWC (personal watercraft/jet ski), snowblowers, snowmobiles, tillers and other small engines. This comprehensive resource contains 410 reference books in full text with original photos and illustrations that guide the user through every job. | |
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Biography | ||
| Biography Reference Center | Biography Reference Center™ offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. | |
| Biography Resource Center | In-depth biographies -- biographical profiles that provide an extensive look at the featured individual's life and his or her accomplishments | |
| Books and Authors | Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. The ideal convergence of science and serendipity, this online resource leverages the Internet's unique capacity to create, build, communicate and sustain communities of readers. | |
| MasterFILE Premier - Full Text | A multidisciplinary database providing full text in areas of the humanities, psychology, sociology and more. | |
| Something about the Author | This series provides illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and artists. This critically acclaimed series covers more than 12,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries typically cover: personal life, career, writings, works in progress, adaptations, additional sources | |
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Books &
Literature | ||
| Books and Authors | Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. The ideal convergence of science and serendipity, this online resource leverages the Internet's unique capacity to create, build, communicate and sustain communities of readers. | |
| Communications and Mass Media Collection |
From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more. | |
| Illinois Catalog / FirstSearch |
Illinois
Catalog includes the location and status of books and other
materials in libraries within the state of Illinois. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| Literature Criticism Online | ||
| Literature Reference Center | A comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It has been specifically designed for public libraries, secondary schools, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. | |
| Literature Resource Center | Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available. | |
| Literature Resources from Gale | Search Literature Resource Center and/or LitFinder. | |
| LitFinder | international in scope, covers all time periods, and contains a wealth of primary literature content, including more than 135,000 full-text poems, 850,000 poem citations and excerpts, 6,400 full-text short stories, 3,800 full-text essays, 2,400 full-text speeches, and 1,250 full-text plays. LitFinder also includes biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary. Within LitFinder's collection, patrons have access to works from over 80,000 authors from 660 nationalities - 30,000 of whom are women writers - including over 1,000 poems published for the first time in the last year and thousands of Spanish-language poems with English translations. | |
| MyMediaMall | MyMediaMall is a Web-based service that allows library patrons to check out and download eAudiobooks, eBooks, and eVideos any time of the day or night from the comfort of their own home. MyMediaMall, powered by Overdrive, allows users to download to a personal computer, as well as enjoy digital content on a wide array of devices including MP3 players, CDs, Smartphones, and PDAs iPod®, iPhone™, and the iPod Touch. After the checkout period, title(s) will be automatically returned to the collection. Learn more about MyMediamall | |
| NovelistPlus | NoveListPlus is an advisory tool that helps readers find new books based on books they have read or topics in which they are interested. Provides access more than 29,000 full textbook reviews or annotations. | |
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TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks, animated, talking picture books, which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to products an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. | |
| SWAN | SWAN an online card catalog for the Prairie Trails Public Library District and 70+ member libraries. The catalog lists more than one million titles of books, periodicals, cassettes, videos, CDs, DVDs and other library materials. SWAN will allow patrons to view their current library record, renew items, and place holds. | |
| WorldCat / FirstSearch | WorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.. It catalogs books, websites, films maps, musical scores, sound recordings, videotapes, and more. | |
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Business | ||
| ABI INFORM / FirstSearch |
Abstracts
and full-text articles from over 1,800 international professional
publications, academic journals, and trade magazines. Subject areas
include accounting, advertising, insurance, marketing, economics,
finance and more. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| American FactFinder | The U.S. Census Bureau has developed this web site to find population, housing, economic, and geographic data. FREE | |
| Annual Reports | A single point of reference for accessing more than 12, 400 current and historical annual reports. FREE | |
| Business Company Resource | The first of its kind, Business & Company Resource Center brings together a wide variety of global business information, enabling users to efficiently research business case studies, competitive intelligence, and career and investment opportunities. | |
| Business Source Complete | This database is the world's largest resource of full-text business publications. Business Source® Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for full-text content covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, banking, finance, etc. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts and full text are available back as far as 1886. Additional full-text content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. | |
| Communications and Mass Media Collection |
From marketing professionals to students studying for advanced degrees in linguistic theory, this collection provides current and accurate information from more than 100 journals focused on all aspects of the communications field. Key subjects covered include: advertising and public relations, literature and writing, linguistics, and many more. |
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| Demographics | Access census data dating back to 1970. Find population, age, housing, economic, and geographic data. stdl:library FREE | |
| Record Information Services | Public Records offers a complete selection of current and past public record information. Information includes New Homeowners, Foreclosures, New Businesses and Bankruptcies. | |
| ReferenceUSA | Directory information for businesses in the US. Full entries include the business name, address, telephone number, key executives, employee size, estimated sales and credit rating. Also includes U.S. residential | |
| Small Business Resource Center |
Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites. | |
| Thomas Register | Thomas Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America. FREE | |
| United States Census | The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the people and economy of the nation. FREE | |
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Education | ||
| Educator's Reference Complete | ||
| ERIC / FirstSearch |
Contains
annotated references to journals in education. Subject areas include
vocational education, disabilities and gifted education, educational
management, elementary and early childhood education, and
more. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. |
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| LearningExpress Library | Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want-at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. | |
| Professional Development Collection | Professional Development Collection™ includes full text for nearly 520 high quality education journals including: Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and many others. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. | |
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En Espanol | ||
| ClasePerodica / FirstSearch |
Index of
Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| Informe | This full-text electronic reference tool is the first system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations. | |
| World Book Espanol | ||
| Encyclopedias | ||
| Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia / EBSCO | A general encyclopedia | |
| Lands and Peoples / Grolier Online | Provides articles on countries, cultures, and current events. L&P is divided into seven main sections: the Encyclopedia, Global News Desk, Focus: North America, Culture Cross, Electronic Atlas, Passport to Fun, L&P Almanac. | |
| World Book Discover | This differentiated learning site features read-aloud, translations, more video, and clear, easy-to-read articles. | |
| World Book For Kids | This site includes easy-to-read articles and engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities. | |
| World Book Info Finder | This site offers science fair projects, a Biography Center, links to world newspapers, 21st century research guides, and much more. | |
| World Book Reference Center | This site offers encyclopedic content as well as computer and Web tutorials, "How To"... documents, and government resources. | |
| World Book Spanish Language Encyclopedia | ||
| Genealogy | ||
| Americas Obituaries & Death Notices | Find obituaries and death notices in newspapers across the country. | |
| Quickly find your ancestors in over four centuries of rare documents and records. Search thousands of historical newspapers, books, pamphlets and genealogies. Plus, the complete American State Papers, U.S. Serial Set, Social Security Death Index and more than 23 million obituaries | ||
| Ancestry Library Edition | The library version of Ancestry.com. This genealogical database provides access to more than one billion names in more than 3,000 databases. Search public and vital records including birth and death certificates, military records, and more. | |
| Chicago Tribune (1849-1985) | Images and full text of historical international, national, regional, and local issues and events, such as major wars and military actions, emerging nations, prohibition, Chicago gangsters, Great Depression, and Chicago as the center of the Progressive movement. Full text of death notices and obituaries | |
| Heritage Quest | A resource for census data, family records, and local histories. Includes U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more | |
| Health & Medicine | ||
| Consumer Health Complete/EBSCO | Health and medical information from medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles. | |
| Health and Wellness Resource |
Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. | |
| Medline / FirstSearch | Abstracts and full-text articles from over 9,000 sources
covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Subject areas include clinical medicine, nutrition, psychiatry,
education, nursing, dentistry and more. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| Medline Plus | Medline Plus is a service of the National Library of Medicine. FREE | |
| Nursing and Allied Health |
All aspects of the Nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. | |
| Psychology Collection |
This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Your library's users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. | |
| PubMed | PubMed is a service of the National Library of Medicine. FREE | |
| History | ||
| History Reference Center | The database features full text for more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, such as: Branden Publishing, Compass Point Books, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing Group, Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press, Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley Publications, and more. | |
| History Resource Center: US |
History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire "American Journey Online" series. | |
| History Resource Center: World |
History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals. | |
| Homework Help | ||
| History Reference Center | The database features full text for more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, such as: Branden Publishing, Compass Point Books, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing Group, Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press, Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley Publications, and more. | |
| History Resource Center: US | History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes citations from over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index, as well as the entire "American Journey Online" series. | |
| History Resource Center: World | History Resource Center: World is a comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, over 27 reference titles and more than 110 journals. | |
| Kids InfoBits | Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more. | |
| Kids Search | This fun, lively interface lets young researchers explore various subjects and interesting sources of information. | |
| Lands and Peoples / Grolier Online | Provides articles on countries, cultures, and current events. L&P is divided into seven main sections: the Encyclopedia, Global News Desk, Focus: North America, Culture Cross, Electronic Atlas, Passport to Fun, L&P Almanac. | |
| MAS-Ultra School Edition | MAS Ultra - School Edition provides full text from over 460 periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 520 magazines. This database also includes over 3,000 charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII text; 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews; full text of 140 Macmillan books; over 540 health and science-related pamphlets in full text; coverage of the CIA World Factbook; and Essential Documents in American History. | |
| Middle Search Plus | Middle Search® Plus contains full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. | |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center | Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. | |
| Points of View Reference Center | Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides more than 270 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. | |
| Searchasaurus | Searchasaurus is a friendly, colorful, graphical, and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. | |
| Student Research Center | Through the Student Research Center, users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels. | |
| Student Resource Center-Gold | This premium selection from the Student Resource Center family offers the widest array of full-text magazine articles, including a health component not available anywhere else. In addition, Student Resource Center Gold includes content from the acclaimed American Decades--an indispensable source for cultural, political and historic analysis of the 20th century. | |
| WilsonSelectPlus / FirstSearch | Full text articles in science, humanities, education and
business. It Includes US and international professional
publications, academic journals, and trade magazines. Wilson Select
is the only database that is 100% full text articles. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| World Book Discover | This differentiated learning site features read-aloud, translations, more video, and clear, easy-to-read articles. | |
| World Book For Kids | This site includes easy-to-read articles and engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities. | |
| World Book Info Finder | This site offers science fair projects, a Biography Center, links to world newspapers, 21st century research guides, and much more. | |
| World Book Reference Center | This site offers encyclopedic content as well as computer and Web tutorials, "How To"... documents, and government resources. | |
| World News Digest | Answers questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years. It also delivers in-depth features on Historic Events drawn from the 60-year Facts On File archive. | |
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Law & Government | ||
| American FactFinder | The U.S. Census Bureau has developed this web site to find population, housing, economic, and geographic data. FREE | |
| Criminal Justice Collection |
Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to 150 journals. | |
| Demographics | Access census data dating back to 1970. Find population, age, housing, economic, and geographic data. FREE | |
| Legal Trac | Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac™. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac™ provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac™ is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac™ also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles. Subscribe to LegalTrac™ through InfoTrac® Web and your library gains 24-hour remote access to top-notch legal sources through your preferred interface. | |
| United States Census | The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the people and economy of the nation. FREE | |
| United States Code | The Code is a consolidation and organization by subject of the general and permanent laws of the United States. FREE | |
| Magazines /
Journals /
Newspapers | ||
| Academic OneFile | Full text of The New York Times from 1985 to present Full collection of Elsevier abstracts for every Elsevier journal from 1996 to present. Full text of the London Times and Financial Times. Full text for periodicals covered in major bibliographic resources such as CINAHL, BIOSIS, MLS, PsycInfo, ERIC, EconLit, RILM and others. Key, peer-reviewed journals published in Spanish, French and other languages. Ability to translate all content to 11 different languages | |
| America's News Magazines |
Coverage of U.S. and international news, business, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, science and technology from various familiar magazines including: Newsweek, Time, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, and Popular Science. | |
| ArticleFirst / FirstSearch | Full text articles and citations on a variety of subjects: business, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, humanities, law, politics, science, social science, sports, and technology. | |
| Chicago Tribune | ||
| Chicago Tribune Historical | Images and full text of historical international, national, regional, and local issues and events, such as major wars and military actions, emerging nations, prohibition, Chicago gangsters, Great Depression, and Chicago as the center of the Progressive movement. Full text of death notices and obituaries | |
| Computer Database | For researchers who need to keep pace with the fast changing world of high technology, Computer Database is their Internet- accessible reference solution. With Computer Database, library users can access today's most well-read and influential periodicals on the computer, telecommunications and electronics industries -- all in one seamless search. | |
| ECO / FirstSearch |
Full text
articles and abstracts from scholarly journals. ECO includes all of
the original content and images of articles. ECO is part of the
FirstSearch collection. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| General Onefile |
There's a lot of unique content
in General OneFile that cannot be found in other products. | |
| MAS-Ultra School Edition | MAS Ultra - School Edition provides full text from over 460 periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 520 magazines. This database also includes over 3,000 charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII text; 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews; full text of 140 Macmillan books; over 540 health and science-related pamphlets in full text; coverage of the CIA World Factbook; and Essential Documents in American History. | |
| MasterFILE Premier - Full Text | A multidisciplinary database providing full text in areas of the humanities, psychology, sociology and more. | |
| Newspaper Source / EBSCO | Provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 national (U.S.) & international newspapers. | |
| Psychology Collection | This set explores what makes people "tick" from childhood to death. This collection gives individuals a basic understanding of the study of the mind, emotions and how the human mind develops -- and diminishes -- over time. Your library's users will have instant access to 200 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals. | |
| Wilson Select / FirstSearch |
Full text
articles in science, humanities, education and business. It Includes
US and international professional publications, academic journals,
and trade magazines. Wilson Select is the only database that is 100%
full text articles. Online Computer Library Center's (OCLC) FirstSearch is an immense collection of electronic databases on subject matters relating to the arts, social and physical sciences, humanities, business, medicine, and general reference. This Web-based online reference service provides access to over 80 databases and more than six million full-text articles that the Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White and the Illinois State Library provide to Illinois libraries and their patrons free of charge. | |
| World News Digest | Answers questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years. It also delivers in-depth features on Historic Events drawn from the 60-year Facts On File archive. | |
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Science, Technology, and
Nature | ||
| Agriculture Collection | With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the Agricola database, this collection of more than 400 titles is focused on agriculture and its related fields: from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture. In addition, over 20 Delmar reference titles provide in-depth coverage on a variety of agricultural related topics. | |
| Computer Database |
1980 - Oct 2009 Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. | |
| Environmental Studies | A collection of over 700 journals and 6 subject specific Delmar reference titles provide robust coverage of environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests. | |
| Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection | Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies. | |
| Science Reference Center |
Science Reference Center™ is a
comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a
multitude of full-text science-oriented content. Designed to meet
every student's science research needs, Science Reference Center
contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference
books, periodicals, and other sources.
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| Science Resource Center | Science Resource Center is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs. The Science Resource Center reflects curriculum trends and focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms | |
| Workstation / Public Internet Access Information | Databases can be accessed from twenty eight workstations in the library. Patrons can print (Black and white .10 per page Color .25) or download the results (cost of 3.5 floppy disk .50 each CDR $1.00 each). For further information on our Internet policy and procedures, click here |
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