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Resource Name
 
Description
 
Library Access
 
Remote Access w/Library Card
Academic OneFile
A collection of full-text articles with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, and other subjects. YES YES
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Enables you to quickly determine which publication to consult for biographical information. You can choose the most convenient source or locate multiple sketches to compare and expand information furnished by a single listing. YES YES
Biography in Context This resource combines Gale biographies with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, thousands of images, and links to websites. YES YES
Current Biography
Current Biography Illustrated has more than 15,000 full text biographies, more than 9,400 obituaries and more than 19,500 images from 1940 to the present
YES
 
YES
 
Booklist Online
Booklist Online is both a free Web site and a subscription database. Find reviews for current books, audios, and videos.
YES
 
YES
Books in Print Online
Database of book, audiobook, and video titles which also contains books out of print, bestseller database (over 100 years) and a database of author biographies.
YES
 
YES
Chicago Tribune (1985 - present)
Full-text of the newspaper from 1985 - present.
YES
 
YES
Resource Name
 
Description
 
Library Access
 
Remote Access w/Library Card
Historical Chicago Tribune logoHistorical Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1987)
Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1987. The collection provides access to every page from every available issue.
YES
 
YES
Chicagoland Newspapers logoChicagoland Newspapers
Chicago Sun-Times (1986-present), Daily Herald (1995-present), and Park Ridge Herald Advocate (1995-present) full text articles.
YES
 
YES
Children's Literature 
                          Database
This database offers more than 1,400,000 records and more than 260,000 reviews of children's books--all full text searchable from 35 review sources.
YES
 
NA
Fiction Connection Comprehensive readers’ advisory tool for fiction titles YES YES
Gale's General OneFile A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
 
YES
 
YES
Gale's Directory Library
Contains a variety of electronic versions of print directories with company information, directories in print, and consultants. YES
 
YES
Gale's Literary Index
Master index to the major literature products published by Gale YES
 
YES
General Reference Center Gold Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. YES YES
Resource Name
 
Description
 
Library Access
 
Remote Access w/Library Card
Literature Resource Center Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. YES YES
Litfinder Online
LitFinder includes full-text poems, poem citations and excerpts, full-text short stories, full-text essays, full-text speeches, and full-text plays.
YES
 
YES
Historical New York Times (1851-2007)
Digitized cover to cover from 1851-2007 The collection includes access to every page from every available issue.
YES
 
YES
Non-Fiction Connection
Comprehensive readers’ advisory tool for non-fiction titles
YES
 
YES
North Suburban Digital Consortium
Hundreds of digital books, audiobooks and now digital videos to download and enjoy anytime, anywhere.
 
YES
 
YES
Novelist Plus
Database that can help you search through over 100,000 fiction titles to find books that you would like to read.
YES
 
YES
Novelist Plus K-8
Database that can help you search through over 100,000 fiction titles to find books that you would like to read.
YES
 
YES
SIRS Renaissance
Magazine articles on music, literature, performing arts, culture, architecture, and visual arts.
YES
 
YES
Student Resources in Context Information on hundreds of topics with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, and videos. YES YES
Wilson Select Full Text
Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
YES
 
YES
 
World Book Online
The online multimedia version of the popular print encyclopedia for adults and children.
 
YES
 
YES
WorldCat
Catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide with millions of bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Part of OCLC FirstSearch.
YES
 
YES
 
 
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