Databases / Online Resources

Database Search

• Database Super Search - Search all databases at once.

Newspapers, Magazines and Broadcast Media

• Chicago Tribune - Full text 1985-present.
• Chicago Tribune Archives - Full text 1849 - 1985
• eLibrary - Magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips from over 1,550 sources.
• ERIC - Journal articles and reports on education from preschool to post-graduate studies.
• Glencoe News - Full text Sept. 1995-present.
• LexisNexis Library Express - over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources, including the Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, Standard and Poor's, Hoover's and decisions from U.S. courts.  Some sources are not available from outside the library.
• New York Times - Full text of the newspaper from 1980 to the present; full text of the Book Review and Magazine 1997-present.
• Proquest - Articles from 2,000+ newspapers and magazines, most in full-text.
• SIRS Researcher - Selected full-text resources on leading issues of the day.
• WilsonSelectPlus - Full-text articles in science, humanities, education, and business from U.S. and international professional publications, academic journals, and trade magazines.

Books, Literature and Languages

• Audiobooks - Hundreds of titles from NetLibrary/Recorded Books to download to your computer or MP3 player.
• Literature Resource Center -Includes articles, book reviews, biographies, full text poems and stories, and more.
• Litfinder - 100,000+ full-text poems, short stories, essays, speeches, plays, and author information.
• MagillOnLiterature Plus - critical essays, plot summaries, character profiles.  Includes MasterPlots.
• Mango Languages - learn new languages with these interactive online courses.
• Novelist - Database of fiction titles and author information for readers of all ages.
• WorldCat - Worldwide library catalog with over 62,000,000 items in 400 languages.

Business Information

• Business and Company Resource Center - Topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies.
• Morningstar.com - Information about stocks and mutual funds including analysts reports.
• Reference USA - Information about businesses by type, size and location.  

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Other Reference Resources

• American National Biography  - Biographies of over 17,000 notable Americans.
• Britannica Online - Full text of the encyclopedia plus suggested Internet resources.
• CQ Researcher Online - Reporting and analysis on issues in the news.  
• Gale Virtual Reference Library - 300+ full text reference sources on a full range of subjects
• Oxford English Dictionary - Definitions and history of the English language.
• World Almanacs - Four almanacs and Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia for general reference.

Health and Science Information

• Access Science - McGraw-Hill Science Encyclopedia includes study guides for AP exams, scientist biographies, related websites and more.
• Health and Wellness Resource Center - Provides access to medical, statistical, health, and related information.
• Medline - Information from health and medical journals from the National Library of Medicine.
• PDR Health - Information on health and wellness, clinical trials, prescription and over the counter medications.

Fine Arts Information

• Art Museum Image Gallery - An online collection of over 155,000 works of art from around the world.