Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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 AtoZ The USA
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Comprehensive US state and territory resource with 56 US state and territory guides of 146 topics each. USA country data covers 104 categories. [From home, type your library card number in the box on the upper right where it says Library Login.] |
YES |
YES |
 AtoZ The World
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Current information on world cultures, covering everything from childhood, dating, marriage, family and funerals to cultural faux pas. Includes up-to-date and standardized statistics, allowing you to more easily compare one country to another. [From home, type your library card number in the box on the upper right where it says Library Login.] |
YES |
YES |
 Biography Resource Center
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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
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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
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YES
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YES
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 Chicago Tribune (1985 - present)
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Full-text of the newspaper from 1985 - present.
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YES
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YES
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 Historical Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1987)
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Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1987. The collection provides access to every page from every available issue.
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YES
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YES
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 Chicagoland Newspapers
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Chicago Sun-Times (1986-present), Daily Herald (1995-present), and Park Ridge Herald Advocate (1995-present) full text articles.
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YES
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YES
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 Gale's General OneFile
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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.
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YES
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YES
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 Gale's Virtual Reference Library
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More than 200 full text reference sources including arts, biography, business, history, literature, medicine, and more. |
YES
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YES
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Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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 Global Issues in Context |
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. |
YES |
YES |
 Grzimek's Animal Life |
This product uses the content from the encyclopedia to provide unequaled coverage on more than 4,000 species, and includes more than 11,000 images, videos, illustrations, and maps. |
YES |
YES |
 LearningExpress
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LearningExpress Library provides online practice tests and courses for academic or licensing tests you must pass. You'll get immediate scoring and complete answer explanations.You need to register. For remote use, please use your Park Ridge Library Card number as your username.
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YES
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YES
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 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 |
Live Homework Help
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K-12th grade students, college-intro and adult learners can connect free to a live tutor for help on a variety of subjects: Math, English, Science and Social Studies from 3 to 10 p.m., seven days a week.
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YES
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YES
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 Mango Languages |
Offers language learning in Spanish, French, German, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian. There are also ESL courses for Spanish, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese speakers. |
YES |
YES |
Resource Name
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Description
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Library Access
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Remote Access w/Library Card
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Historical New York Times (1851-2007)
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Digitized cover to cover from 1851-2007 The collection includes access to every page from every available issue.
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YES
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YES
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 Novelist Plus K-8
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Database that can help you search through over 100,000 fiction titles to find books that you would like to read.
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YES
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YES
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 Opposing Viewpoints in Context |
Contains information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues |
YES |
YES |
 Science in Context |
Information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, and videos. |
YES |
YES |
 Searchasaurus |
This database allows students to search for articles designed specifically for their grade level |
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 |
 World Book Kids
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A more colorful version of the online multimedia version of the popular print encyclopedia for children.
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YES
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YES
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