Skokie Public Library subscribes to a number of Web-based services (databases) which are available to users of the Library. Some are available from home and some are for use in the Library only. Resources available from home will require authentication as a Skokie Public Library cardholder. Please review carefully our acceptable use policy for these resources.
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ALLDATA Online
ALLDATA Online contains automotive diagnostic and repair information for
foreign and domestic cars and trucks. It covers models produced from
1982 to the present. Diagrams and specifications are provided for all
systems. Recall notices and estimates of repair costs are also included.
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Public Library's guide to this database
American History in Video
American History in Video provides an online collection of over 5,000 videos available for the study of American history. The collection features documentaries and series from The History Channel®, A&E Network®, and Biography Channel®. Several types of videos including documentaries, newsreels, and public affairs programs have been chosen to provide a well-rounded collection for historical study. Text transcripts of the videos are available and searchable. A tool is included that allows users to make video clips and and link to them from a multimedia presentation.
Ancestry Library Edition
This subscription service of the Ancestry.com website provides complete access to hundreds of online genealogical databases which include census and military records, birth and marriage records, immigration information, and much more.
Article First from OCLC FirstSearch
An index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals with over 9,000,000 records covering topics in business, science, humanities, medicine, science, technology and popular culture. Partial full text is available; coverage is from 1990 to the present.
Atomic Learning
Atomic Learning consists of thousands of short tutorials covering over
ninety of the most common software applications in use today. Each tutorial
section is only a minute or two in length and focuses on how to perform a
specific task.
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Auto Repair Reference Center from EBSCO
Auto Repair Reference Center contains step-by-step procedures written specifically for the do-it-yourselfer, but is comprehensive enough for professional technicians. Coverage of approximately 25,000 vehicles stars as far back as 1954.
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Barron's Digital Microfilm via ProQuest
This resource provides full image content of Barron's beginning in 2008. The content is not searchable, but is browsable.You can search and read articles from Barron’s in the eLibrary and Factiva databases. The Digital Microfilm version is best for viewing the many financial tables and charts not available in the other online versions of this product. .
When connected to the Digital Microfilm site, choose the "Title Select" link to search Barron's. There is a six-month delay for content to be added to this online product. Skokie Public Library retains Barron’s in print format until the Digital Microfilm product is available.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
An index to numerous current and retrospective biographical dictionaries.
Use this resource to find the books that will have more information on a
person you are researching.
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Britannica Global Reference Center
Britannica Global Reference Center provides access to encyclopedias and other reference resources in the Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish languages.
Britannica Online
Retrieve content from Encyclopædia Britannica and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia as well as media, websites, and videos. Magazine articles are also available.
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CAMIO
CAMIO — Catalog of Art Museum Images Online — contains about 95,000 works of fine and decorative art from leading museums around the world. The scope of the collection ranges from 3000 BCE to the present, representing premiere examples of Asian, African, Latin American, and Western art. Difficult-to-find contemporary art is one of its strengths. The content includes high-resolution images of photographs, paintings, sculpture, decorative and utilitarian objects, prints, drawings and watercolors, jewelry and costumes, textiles, books, installations, and architecture — plus audio-video and mixed media. Benefits of the interface include downloading high-resolution images, the ability to email images and metadata for further study, and fast, powerful, Web-based searching. All content is rights-cleared for educational use.
Career Center from Tutor.com
Career Center is organized into sections on Career Help, GED Preparation, Citizenship, and Back to School. The Career Help section includes resources to help write resumes and cover letters. Resumes and cover letters can be uploaded and evaluated by career experts using ProofPoint. ProofPoint is available from 3:00 to 10:00pm only.
CareerNoodle
CareerNoodle provides an interactive multimedia career exploration experience for high school and college students. It includes profiles of careers and colleges along with career advice and assessment tools. Users can register a profile and create a resume online.
Chicago Sun-Times via NewsBank
The full text of articles written by Sun-Times reporters in all editions of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1986 to the present. Pictures, graphics, advertising, and classified advertisements are not included in this database. Obituary articles are included but death notices are not.
Chicago Tribune via NewsBank
The full text of articles in all editions of the Chicago Tribune from 1985 to the present. Pictures, graphics,
advertising, and classified advertisements are not included in this
database. Obituary articles are included. Death notices are included
from July 1, 2000 to the present.
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Chicago Tribune Digital Microfilm via ProQuest
This resource provides full image content of the Chicago Tribune beginning in 2008. The content is not searchable, but is browsable. Use the Chicago Tribune via Newsbank or www.chicagotribune.com if you want to find the date and page of a particular article. You can then use this Digital Microfilm version to see the article as it appeared in the newspaper.
When connected to the Digital Microfilm site, choose the "Title Select" link to select the Chicago Tribune. There is a lag of a few months until the images appear in this product. The full image of the Chicago Tribune from the current week is available in NewspaperDirect PressDisplay.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive via NewsBank
This growing electronic collection contains Chicago Tribune front pages,
obituaries, death notices, and selected articles about major events
published in the newspaper between 1849 and 1977.
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Chicago Tribune Historical Archive via ProQuest
Search the complete text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 to 1986 for PDF
images of original articles which include photographs, drawings, and
advertisements.
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Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) contains an extensive array of information about children's books, video and audio recordings, film strips, and other children-focused media. The database contains more than 130,000 critical reviews of thousands of children's books, ranging from the earliest baby board books to novels and nonfiction for young adults, and an average of more than 1,500 new reviews are added to the database monthly.
College Center from Tutor.com
College Center from Tutor.com provides live tutors to help college level students from 3:00 to 10:00pm seven days a week. The ProofPoint service allows students to upload essays, papers or resumes for evaluation by experts. A resource library is available 24/7 for online resources in many subject areas..
Columbia Granger's Poetry
An index to over 90,000 poems in anthologies with the full text of 8,500
classic poems and quotations from 1,500 additional poems. Allows full
text, author, title, first line, and subject searching.
ConsumerReports.org from EBSCO
ConsumerReports.org contains information that enables consumers to make better purchasing decisions on the products they are shopping for. The site provides ratings and reviews, recommendations, and buying advice. Additional information includes brand reliability and user reviews, plus news, blogs, forums, and video content. Searchable sections include Cars, Home & Garden, Electronics, Babies & Kids, Money, Food, and Health.
ConsumerReportsHealth.org from EBSCO
ConsumerReportsHealth.org contains product reviews and articles in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercize equipment, home medical equipment, beauty and personal products, insurance, hospitals, medical conditions and treatments, natural health and prescription drugs.
Consumers' Checkbook
Consumers' Checkbook evaluates the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies. Chicago-area companies are rated by users and evaluated by Checkbook staff. Consumers’ Checkbook/The Center for the Study of Services is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization founded in 1974 with the help of funding from the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs.
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Researcher
CQ Researcher covers current and controversial issues of the day with
complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies,
and more.
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CultureGrams Online
CultureGrams provides country reports that deliver a perspective on daily
life and culture, including the background, customs, and lifestyles of the
world's people. Individual reports cover 187 countries and all fifty United
States.
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Drug Facts & Comparisons
Drug Facts & Comparisons is a source for information on medications. It provides drug information, interactions, information on herbal and non-prescription medications, and patient medication handouts. Searches by drug name or medical condition are accepted.
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eLibrary
General information resources with magazine articles, book chapters,
pictures, maps, and news transcripts. Coverage varies by source.
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ERIC from OCLC FirstSearch
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) contains journal articles and reports on the topic of education from 1966 to the present. Coverage includes adult, career, and vocational education; information and technology assessment and evaluation; language and linguistics; teacher education and much more.
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Factiva.com
A database that provides full text access to over six thousand news wires,
newspapers, magazines and journals. Includes many specialized trade
journals, international business resources, and sources such as the Chicago
Sun-Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. Coverage varies by source.
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First Research
First Research contains industry reports for people who need to quickly learn about a target industry. Its Industry Profiles cover more than 600 business sectors and highlight industry trends and business issues. Other features include Call Prep Sheets (one-page industry overviews), and State Profiles (summaries of economic and business issues affecting a business in any state).
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Gale Directory Library
| Gale Directory Library provides access to the full content of reference directories from Gale Publishing Group. The contents may be searched in a variety of ways to provide lists of entries that can be printed or exported to a spreadsheet for analysis or to develop mailing lists. Currently the following titles are available through Gale Directory Library: | ||
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Encyclopedia of Associations, National Organizations of the United States | |
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Encyclopedia of Associations, Regional, State, and Local Organizations | |
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Encyclopedia of Associations, International Organizations | |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of more than two hundred full text reference sources for research. Areas covered include Arts, Biography, Business, History, Literature, Medicine, and more. At one time, these reference materials were accessible only in print form from within the Library, but are now available online.
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General Reference Center from Gale
General Reference Center provides access to an integrated set of general interest sources with coverage from 1980 to the present: magazines, newspaper articles, children's magazines, almanacs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, reference books, and more. It contains more than 1,000 fulltext titles specifically selected for public libraries.
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Library's guide to this database available
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HeritageQuest Online from ProQuest
HeritageQuest Online contains census data, family records, and local histories. This collection assembles extant U.S. federal censuses, family genealogies, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage, and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more. A listing of all the publications in HeritageQuest’s Genealogy and Local History collection for Illinois is also available.
Home Improvement Reference Center from EBSCO
Home Improvement Reference Center™ contains online content for home improvement assistance, including maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, and gardening. It includes 27 major reference works in full text with more than 10,000 images (none found elsewhere online). Additionally, the database contains nearly one hundred videos of popular home repair projects, a convenient A-Z browsing tool, and full-text magazines (e.g. This Old House).
Hoover's Online
Hoover's Online provides basic contact information for over twelve million
companies, with detailed reports for more than 40,000 of them. Information
is available for industries and competitors.
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Kids Search from EBSCO
Search for articles and pictures in this kid-friendly database
especially for students in kindergarten through 5th grade. Subjects
include animals, art and music,
geography, health, news, language arts,
math, science, social studies, and sports.
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Lands and Peoples
Encyclopedia
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and geography designed for students
in fifth grade and above. Includes "Global News Desk," "Electronic Atlas," "Focus:
North America," "Culture Cross," "Passport to Fun," and "L&P Almanac."
LearningExpressLibrary.com
Based on official tests, LearningExpressLibrary.com provides online practice
examinations for the SAT, ACT, ASVAB, GED, and Civil Service careers, along
with Adult Basic Skills quizzes covering reading, grammar, and math.
Tests are scored immediately and evaluations highlight strengths and
weaknesses. Software tutorials for Microsoft Office programs are also available.
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LegalForms from
Gale
Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant, and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
View brief tutorials on finding sample contracts and business forms at the Skokie Business Portal.
LexisNexis Library Express
LexisNexis Library Express provides access to over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources. The news coverage includes deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources. The Company Dossier module includes detailed company and financial information. This product also provides access to federal and states court cases back to 1789.
Please note: The Legal section is only available to in-Library users.
Literature Criticism Online — Something About the Author
Find information on authors and criticism of their works by cross-searching these two literature archives. These award-winning and long-standing literature series are delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
Literature Resources from Gale
Research authors and their works, literary movements, and genres. Search across several major literature databases to find the full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews.
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Live Homework Help™
Live Homework Help™ is an online tutoring service that connects students
with expert tutors. Children and young adults from 4th grade through
junior college can log in to Live Homework Help™ to work with a tutor on
math, science, social studies, and English problems. The service is available from 2:00 to 9:00pm Central Standard Time,
seven days a week. Live Homework Help™ en Español is available Sunday through Thursday from 2:00 to 9:00pm. All tutoring sessions are guided
by the tutor and last approximately twenty minutes.
Lynda.com Online Learning Library
Lynda.com Online Learning Library provides users with access to over 800 video training courses in computer related topics such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, iMovie, or Twitter.
Please note: Best viewed with web browsers other than Microsoft Internet Explorer,
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MagillOnLiterature
MagillOnLiterature is an online source for critical analyses and brief plot
summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature.
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Mango Languages
Mango Languages provides access to 36 guided language learning courses, including 22 foreign language and 14 English as a Second Language [ESL] courses. The courses are divided into twelve complete courses of over one hundred lessons each, and 24 “basic” courses geared toward travelers or those interested in learning at beginners' level. Users can register to track their progress on the Mango site or simply select the “Start Learning” option to begin without registering.
MEDLINE from OCLC FirstSearch
From the National Library of Medicine, an index of article summaries and
citations from 3,500 medical journals. Links to some full text
articles are available; coverage is from 1965 to the present.
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Morningstar Investment Research Center
Morningstar Investment Research Center provides access to information on stocks and
mutual funds for potential investors and researchers. Reports include
Morningstar Star ratings and the opinions of stock and fund analysts. Funds
and companies can be searched by name or ticker symbol and lists can be
generated by customized screening criteria.
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Music Online from Alexander Street Press
Music Online contains hundreds of thousands of musical pieces for listening online. Genres from classical to jazz, from American roots to international music are represented. Liner notes and information on composers are included for most items in the collection. Users who choose to register can save playlists for repeated listening.
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Natural Standard
Natural Standard: The Authority on Integrative Medicine contains data on complementary and alternative therapies. Included are sections on Foods, Herbs and Spices, Medical Conditions, a Symptom Checker, and a Nutrition Database. Material is compiled from contributors from more than one hundred eminent academic institutions. For each therapy covered by Natural Standard, a research team systematically gathers scientific data and expert opinions. Validated rating scales are used to evaluate the quality of available evidence. Information is incorporated into comprehensive monographs which are designed to facilitate clinical decision making. Natural Standard is impartial, and is not supported by any interest group, professional organization, or product manufacturer.
Naxos Music Library
Naxos Music Library has a collection of over 30,000 CDs that can be listened to on your computer. The music is mostly in the classical genre with a small amount of jazz and world music. Background and educational material is also included.
Naxos Music Library Jazz
Naxos Music Library Jazz offers over 22,000 tracks of jazz from over 2,300 albums. Over five hundred jazz artists are represented. The catalogs of Naxos Jazz and the 22 labels of Fantasy Jazz are included. Jazz, international jazz, blues, and R & B are included in this varied collection. Stream albums from Albert King to Zoot Sims to your computer with Naxos Jazz.
netTrekker
netTrekker is a special search engine geared for students from kindergarten
through high school. It searches over 180,000 educational websites to
find information, and includes interactive timelines and a "Famous Person
Search." For teachers, lesson plans and state-specific learning
standards are also available.
The New Book of
Knowledge
An encyclopedia of reference and current events for students third grade and
above. Includes articles, news, special features, a news archive, web links,
homework help, a world history time line, dictionary, and thesaurus.
The New Book of Popular
Science
An online encyclopedia of science, medicine, and technology designed
especially for children and students. Divided into several sections:
SciCopedia, NewsBytes, SkyWatch, Ask Pop Sci, SciZone, Mind Benders,
SciFiles, and the Grolier Internet Index.
NewspaperDirect PressDisplay
NewspaperDirect PressDisplay allows instant online access to over 250
newspapers, from more than 55 countries in 33 languages and all in full page
format. Most newspapers are available the day they are published with a
60-day backfile available online.
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NoveList
NoveList is a guide for fiction readers of all ages and allows
readers to find new authors and titles by searching for similar authors,
subjects, or award winning titles. NoveList contains full text
reviews.
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NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 is a guide to fiction especially for children
from kindergarten through 8th grade. Find
favorite authors, book titles, or series, or find something new by
searching for similar authors, subjects, or award-winning titles.
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OCLC FirstSearch
A collection of sixteen databases indexing books, Internet sites, reference
book entries, computer software, films, and other materials. Database
topics cover business, education, medicine, academic topics, government
publications, popular periodicals, and more.
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Oxford English Dictionary
Online
An historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest
times to the present day; shows not only the current meanings of words, but
also traces their development through time.
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Play Index from Wilson
Play Index online is a way to find references to plays
published individually or in collections from 1949 to the present. Citations
to over 30,000 plays can be searched by title, author, subject, style,
genre, cast size, age level, and more.
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PsycARTICLES
PsycARTICLES® contains more than 25,000 full text articles from over forty journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. Coverage includes general psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology.
Public Records Electronic Database
This database contains local public filings of new businesses, new
homeowners, home foreclosures and sales, and bankruptcies in the Illinois
counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will.
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ReferenceUSA
A directory with information on over 12 million U.S. businesses and 120
million U.S. households, as well as 1.3 million Canadian businesses and 12 million Canadian households. A special HealthCare section provides additional information on doctors, dentists, and medical offices.
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Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online offers access to the full content of over 1,600 books primarily in the field of computing and information technology. You can search the electronic versions of books from leading publishers such as O'Reilly, Sams, Microsoft Press, Que, and IBM.
Salem Health
Salem Health brings online access to Salem Press’ bestselling Magill’s Medical Guide. In its printed form, the current edition of the Guide has grown to five volumes and 3,500 pages. The Guide is a perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
Searchasaurus
Search by keyword or browse by subject for articles from magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias. Subjects include animals, art and music, health, history, people and places, science and math, sports, and stories. A dictionary, encyclopedia, and picture collection are also available. Designed for students in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Short Story Index from Wilson
This is the electronic version of the standard reference work Short Story
Index. It is an index to short stories written in, or translated into,
English that have appeared in collections and selected periodicals from 1984 to the present.
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SimplyMap
SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application used to create professional-quality, thematic maps and reports using demographic, business, and marketing data for specific geographic areas in the U.S. such as a cities, counties, zip codes, and census tracts.
SIRS Discoverer
This database is designed for student researchers with articles and graphics
from more than 1,200 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, and U.S. government documents. Articles are selected for their educational
content, interest, and level of readability.
Skokie Newspaper Index
The Skokie Public Library online newspaper index contains citations to articles which appeared in the Skokie Review (1984 to the present), The News (1978 to 1984, when it ceased publication), and Life: Skokie edition (1978 to October 2004, when it ceased publication). A print newspaper index located in the Library’s Reference Department contains citations to articles in The News from 1960 to 1977 and Life: Skokie edition from 1977. For the full text of articles, visit the Library or contact the Reference Desk by email or phone at 847.673.3733. The full text of articles in the Skokie Review may be available in the Skokie Review databases below.
More information about the Skokie Newspaper Index is available online.
Skokie Obituary Index
The Skokie Public Library online obituary index contains citations to obituaries which appeared in The News (1960 through 1984), Skokie Review (1981 to the present), and Life: Skokie edition (1980 to October 2004). For the full text of obituaries, visit the Library or contact the Reference Desk by email or phone at 847.673.3733. The full text of obituaries in the Skokie Review may be available in the Skokie Review databases below.
More information about the Skokie Newspaper Index is available online.
Skokie Review via NewsBank
Full text of selected articles in editions of the Skokie Review from 1995 to the present. Pictures, graphics, advertising, and classified advertisements are not included in this database. Obituary articles are included.
SmartBooks
SmartBooks from the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) provides access to over one hundred electronic books designed as topic overviews for Illinois attorneys. Topics covered include Adoption Law, Condominium Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation, and more. Forms and chapters are available for download.
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries®
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries® includes recordings by American folk icons such as Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, and countless influential others. The collection also encompasses great performances of traditional music from virtually everywhere in the world.
Something about the Author
Something about the Author examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. The database includes over 12,000 entries and nearly 17,000 images — all delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
SRDS Media Solutions
SRDS Media Solutions provides access to three products from Standard Rate and Data Service:
Business Publication Advertising Source®
Consumer Publication Advertising Source®
Direct Marketing List Source®
The first two products provide information on consumer and trade magazines. Along with obtaining advertising rates, these directories are a good way to identify magazines targeted at a particular audience. Use the Direct Marketing product to identify suppliers of targeted mailing lists for purchase.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information that offers online access to Standard & Poor's research-related products such as stock reports, corporation records, The Outlook, dividend records, and more.
STAT-USA/Internet
A database from the United States Department of Commerce that provides information on business, trade, and the economy. It is divided into two sections: "State of the Nation" which focuses on economic indicators for the United States and "Globus/NTDB" which deals with international trade.
Statewide Illinois Library Catalog from OCLC FirstSearch
The Statewide Illinois Library Catalog (SILC) is Illinois' first all inclusive statewide union catalog of library holdings. It allows users to scope to regional groups within Illinois such as "Chicago North Suburbs" or "Chicago and Suburbs," as well as by type of library. Users are able to link directly to most of the individual library catalogs directly from the SILC interface, allowing them to check whether the item is actually available.
Study for the U.S. Citizenship Test
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Learn the answers to questions about US history and government. | |
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Practice listening to and answering the history and government questions. | |
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Practice listening to and answering questions about your N-400 form application. | |
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Practice listening to and writing the dictation sentences used to test your ability to write in English. | |
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Receive bilingual help in Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Cambodian, and Urdu until you are ready for the English only exercises. | |
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Read translated versions of the one hundred questions in Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, French, Hmong, Russian, Spanish, Somali, and VietNamese. |
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TeachingBooks.net
TeachingBooks.net offers easy access to audio excerpts of book readings by authors and professional actors; book discussion guides; original movies featuring authors and illustrators at work in their studios; and links to author websites, biographies, activities, and contact information. An "Educator Area" provides thematic booklists, information about children's book awards, and links to related resources in twenty-five categories. The TeachingBooks.net content is divided equally between elementary school-aged content and middle/high school-aged content.
TumbleBook Library for Kids
The TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture
books, puzzles, and quizzes especially for children. Stories are adapted
from existing picture books and can be enjoyed in English, Spanish, or
Chinese languages.
TumbleTalking Books Collection
TumbleTalkingBooks is an online collection of over three hundred full length
audiobooks which you can listen to from any computer with an Internet
connection. Titles are arranged in the general categories of Fiction,
Non-Fiction, Classics, Children, and Read-Along. You can browse titles in these
categories or further narrow your search by subcategory. No special software
or listening devices are needed.
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Who's Who on the Web from Marquis
Marquis Who’s Who on the Web features comprehensive profiles on over one million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor. Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion, and much more. This database provides access to current biographies of all individuals who have appeared in Marquis Who's Who print titles since 1985. An online segment called "Who’s Who in American History" includes biographies from the Who Was Who in America volumes covering 1607-1985. Searches may be conducted combining up to fifteen criteria to create targeted lists of results.
Wilson Select Plus from OCLC FirstSearch
This product includes the contents of more than 2,300 magazines and journals from 1994 to the present in science, humanities, education and business along with many general interest titles. Many articles are presented in full-image as well as full-text versions.
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World Book Online
The online version of the popular encyclopedia, good for students but also
valuable as a general guide to all fields of learning. The articles
provide cross-references and links to maps, charts, audio and visual clips,
animations, Bubble Views (360-degree virtual tours), websites, magazine and
newspaper articles, or other World Book articles and sections of articles
related to the article topic.
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WorldCat from OCLC FirstSearch
This electronic catalog contains more than 35 million books, sound recordings, videotapes, computer software titles, musical scores, and magazines owned by local libraries and libraries around the country and the world.