Databases / Online Resources

Newspapers, Magazines and Broadcast Media

• Chicago Sun-Times - Full text 1986 - present.
• 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.
• Global Issues in Context - Contains newspaper and periodical articles as well as multimedia broadcast media, covering topics from around the world. Also accessible with the AccessMyLibrary mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• 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.
• New York Times (Historical) - Full text 1851 - 2007.
• Proquest Discovery - 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

• Literature Resource Center -Includes articles, book reviews, biographies, full text poems and stories, and more. Also accessible with the AccessMyLibrary mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• 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. Mango also offers an app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
• Novelist - Database of fiction titles and author information for readers of all ages. Also accessible with the AccessMyLibrary mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• WorldCat - Worldwide library catalog with over 62,000,000 items in 400 languages.

Business and Consumer Information

• Business and Company Resource Center - Topical business information and company and industry intelligence on thousands of global companies. Also accessible with the AccessMyLibrary mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• Consumer Reports - Product reviews from the independent, nonprofit Consumers Union. Paid for by Friends of the Glencoe Public Library.
• 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. Also accessible with the AccessMyLibrary mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• Oxford English Dictionary - Definitions and history of the English language.
• World Almanacs - Four almanacs and Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia for general reference.

Genealogy

• Ancestry Library Edition - Provides access to billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more.
• Proquest Obituaries - More than 10 million death notices and obituaries from top newspapers.

Health and Science Information

• Health and Wellness Resource Center - Provides access to medical, statistical, health, and related information. Also accessible with the AccessMyLibrary mobile app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• 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 and Music

• Art Museum Image Gallery - An online collection of over 155,000 works of art from around the world.
• Freegal - Download MP3 format songs from the Sony music catalog of over 400,000 songs of all musical genres.

Mobile Apps

• AccessMyLibrary (Gale Databases) - Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch or for Android.
• Mango Languages - Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
• My Media Mall (Overdrive Media Console) - Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch or Android.