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Prairie Trails Public
Library
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 |
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Automotive
Biography
Books & Literature Business
Education
En Espanol Encyclopedias Genealogy
Health & Medicine History
Homework Help Law & Government Magazines
Newspapers
Automotive
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ALLDATA
Online |
ALLDATA Online is a comprehensive resource for automotive
diagnostics and repair information. Includes vehicles from 1982 to
present. |
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Books &
Literature
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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. |
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Illinois
Catalog |
Illinois
Catalog includes the location and status of books and other
materials in libraries within the state of Illinois. |
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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. |
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MyMediaMall
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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 |
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Novelist |
NoveList 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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Novelist
K-8 |
NoveList
can help you find the books that students will want to read as well
as locate new resources for classroom instruction. |
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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. |
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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
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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. |
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American
FactFinder |
The U.S.
Census Bureau has developed this web site to find population,
housing, economic, and geographic data. FREE |
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Annual
Reports |
A single
point of reference for accessing more than 12, 400 current and
historical annual reports. FREE |
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Crains
Chicago Business Lists Online |
Current and
past lists available online from Crains Chicago Business.
FREE |
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Demographics |
Access
census data dating back to 1970. Find population, age, housing,
economic, and geographic data. stdl:library FREE |
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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. |
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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 |
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Thomas
Register |
Thomas
Register is the most comprehensive online resource for finding
companies and products manufactured in North America.
FREE |
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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
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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. |
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En Espanol
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ClasePerodica
/ FirstSearch |
Index of
Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities |
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World
Book Espanol |
Combines new and
past editions of The World Almanac and Book of Facts with The
World Almanac Encyclopedia in a broad reference database
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Encyclopedias
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America
the Beautiful / Grolier Online |
A comprehensive database about the states and territories of
the U.S. Photographs and illustrations are available for each
state. |
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Encyclopedia
of Animals
/ EBSCO |
Provides
information on a variety of topics relating to
animals |
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Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia /
EBSCO |
A general encyclopedia |
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Grolier
Online |
Derived from the Academic American Encyclopedia, Grolier
Online consists of more than 40,000 articles and media, including
pictures, maps, and sounds. |
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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. |
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World
Almanac /
Facts.com |
Combines new and
past editions of The World Almanac and Book of Facts with The
World Almanac Encyclopedia in a broad reference
database |
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World
Book |
Combines new and
past editions of The World Almanac and Book of Facts with The
World Almanac Encyclopedia in a broad reference
database |
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Genealogy
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Americas
Obituaries & Death Notices |
Find obituaries and death notices in newspapers across the
country. |
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America’s GenealogyBank |
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 |
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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. |
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Chicago
Tribune (1849-1985) |
mages 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 |
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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 |
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Health & Medicine
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Consumer
Health Complete/EBSCO |
Health and
medical information from medical encyclopedias, popular reference
books, and magazine articles. |
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Health
Source: Consumer Edition |
This resource provides access to more than 130 full text,
consumer health. |
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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. |
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Medline
Plus |
Medline
Plus is a service of the National Library of Medicine. FREE
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Physicians Desk
Reference |
PDR Online
provides medical and pharmaceutical information. It provides easy
access to product photos, and includes definitions for over 100,000
medical terms from Stedmans Medical Dictionary. |
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PubMed |
PubMed is a
service of the National Library of Medicine. FREE
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History
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History
Reference Center |
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. |
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Homework Help
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America
the Beautiful / Grolier Online |
A comprehensive database about the states and territories of
the U.S. Photographs and illustrations are available for each
state. |
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Grolier
Online |
Derived from the Academic American Encyclopedia, Grolier
Online consists of more than 40,000 articles and media, including
pictures, maps, and sounds. |
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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. |
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Kids
Search |
This fun, lively
interface lets young researchers explore various subjects and
interesting sources of information. |
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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. |
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Novelist
K-8 |
NoveList
can help you find the books that students will want to read as well
as locate new resources for classroom
instruction. |
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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.
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Primary
Search |
Full text
articles from elementary school magazines. |
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Searchasaurus |
Searchasaurus is a
friendly, colorful, graphical, and easy way for young researchers to
experience online searching. |
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TOPICsearch |
Explore
current social, political & economic issues. |
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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. |
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World
Almanac |
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts,
statistics. |
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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
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American
FactFinder |
The U.S.
Census Bureau has developed this web site to find population,
housing, economic, and geographic data. FREE |
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Demographics |
Access
census data dating back to 1970. Find population, age, housing,
economic, and geographic data. FREE |
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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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United
States Code |
The Code is
a consolidation and organization by subject of the general and
permanent laws of the United States. FREE
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Magazines
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America's
News Magazines |
Coverage of
U.S. and international news, business, lifestyle, entertainment,
sports, science and technology from familiar
magazines. |
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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. |
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Computer
Source / EBSCO |
300 full text periodicals covering
topics such as computers, telecommunications, electronics and the
Internet. Computer Source™ provides a balance of full text
technical journals and full text consumer computer
titles. |
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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 |
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MasterFILE
Premier - Full Text |
A
multidisciplinary database providing full text in areas of the
humanities, psychology, sociology and more. |
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Periodical
Abstracts |
Full text
articles and citations with abstracts on a variety of subjects:
business, economics, literature, psychology, religion, women’s
studies. PerAbs is part of the FirstSearch collection. |
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Primary
Search |
Full text
articles from elementary school magazines. |
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TOPICsearch |
Explore
current social, political & economic issues. |
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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. |
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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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Newspapers
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Chicago
Tribune |
The Chicago
Tribune covers international and national news with 20 bureaus,
including offices in Moscow, London, Jerusalem, Beijing, Mexico
City, Johannesburg, Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.
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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 |
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Chicago
Tribune RedEye Edition (IL) |
The RedEye delivers a distinctive and credible
daily news report-in a concise, commuter friendly format-that
informs, entertains, interests, provokes and is relevant to
Chicago's young city dwellers. |
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Newspaper
Source / EBSCO |
Provides cover-to-cover full text for 25
national (U.S.) & international
newspapers. |
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| 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
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