Research & Learning

A to Z List

• Academic Search Elite – Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Covers a wide range of topics.
• African-American Heritage
• African-American History Online
• AGRICOLA – From the National Agricultural Library. Contains information about all aspects of agriculture and related fields.
• Alt HealthWatch – Provides information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness.
• Ancestry Library
• AtoZdatabases: Search Jobs, Businesses, or Person
• Auto Repair Source – Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls.
• Black Freedom ProQuest
• Book Browse – Contains book clubs, read-alikes, articles, and recommended titles.
• Biography Reference Center – More than 390,000 biographies.
• Biography Reference eBook Collection – A companion to the Biography Reference Center, it encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles.
• Book Collection: Nonfiction – Houses thousands of books that cover core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills, and more.
• Brainfuse HelpNow
• Business Source Elite – Full-text publications covering topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more
• Chicago Community Coverage– U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources. Its diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts, and videos.
• Comics Plus – Check out comics, manga, and graphic novels to read online.
• Consumer Health Complete
• Consumer Reports – Explore Chicago history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Southtown Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
• Daily Southtown Collection – Explore Chicago history through local news, events, and people with the Daily Southtown Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
• DMV Permit Practice Tests
• EBSCO Main Menu – Find and access ESBCO’s databases to meet your research needs.
• Education Source
• ERIC: Education Resources Information Center – Index of journal articles, books, theses, curriculum guides, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics. (Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.)
• Ethnic Diversity Source – A dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment, and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.
• Fold3
• Gale LegalForms
• Gale: Petersons Test and Career Prep
• General Resources
• Health Source: Consumer Edition – Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women’s health, and more.
• Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition – Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals, on many medical disciplines.
• Heritage Hub – Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, and uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid-1900s, and original obituary images.
• Heritage Quest
• Historical Newspapers
• History Reference Center – Covers topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century.
• Hobbies and Crafts – Includes arts, & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.
• Home Improvement Source – More than 130 reference books on topics like maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc.
• hoopla
• Illinois Public Records  – (Inside the library)
• Illinois Public Records – (Outside the library)
• Infobase Learning
• Kanopy
• Learning Express – Supports those looking to improve academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, explore careers, join the military, study for occupational certification tests, become a U.S. citizen, and much more.  Contains practice tests, interactive tutorials, e-books, articles, and flashcards.
• Legal Information Source – Thousands of legal forms by topic including Bankruptcy, Divorce, Name Changes, Wills & Estate Planning, and more.
• Legal Source – A scholarly resource of current issues, studies, and trends in the legal world.
• LGBTQ+ Source – Provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, and a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.
• Library & Information Science Source – Journals and periodicals that help librarians and researchers keep pace with the latest trends in the field.
• Literary Reference Center – Includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories, and poems.
• LOTE4Kids
• MANGO Languages
• MAS Complete – Offers coverage of popular high school magazines and reference books on a wide range of subjects.
• MasterFILE Complete – A broad range of popular full-text magazines and reference books.
• Media On Demand/ Overdrive (eBooks)
• Medline Plus
• Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
• Middle Search Plus – Magazines and reference books for middle school students.
• NewsBank – Easy access to national and local newspapers and obituaries.
• Newspaper Archive (Inside the library)
• Newspaper Archive (Outside the library)
• Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO Database) – Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines.
• Niche Academy
• NoveList – Contains information on over 260,000 fiction and non-fiction titles and offers book discussion guides, Read-a-Like recommendations, and complete series information.
• NoveList K-8 – Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more.
• OCLC World Cat
• Points of View – Presents multiple sides of over 500 issues.
• Primary Search – Content from children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedia entries, and images.
• Professional Development Collection – Specialized information for librarians, teachers, and education researchers.
• Profiles in Illinois
• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection – Covers a broad range of subjects in psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines.
• Public Library eBook Collection
• Regional Business News – Regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces from 1990 to today. Includes newspapers, radio and television news transcripts, trade publications, magazines, and newswires.
• Religion & Philosophy Collection – Hundreds of full-text journals, and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy, and philosophy of language.
• Sam’s Technical Publishing
• Science Reference Center – Contains full-text articles from science magazines, journals, reference books, high-quality videos, and science experiments.
• Small Business Source – Covers all aspects of starting and operating a business including information on accounting, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more.
• Small Engine Repair Source – Repair guides for small engines and routine maintenance  (tune-ups, brake service, etc.). Also includes guides on extensive repairs such as engine and transmission disassembly. Coverage includes lawnmowers, motorcycles, tractors, and snowmobiles.
• Spanish and Portuguese eBook Collection
• State of Illinois Compiled Statutes
• UDEMY – Learn and improve skills across business, tech, design, and more. Includes 25,000+ on-demand video courses in multiple languages.
• United States Code
• Vocational & Career Collection