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Access Science No Remote Access
Fully-searchable articles from McGraw-Hill’s Encyclopedia of
Science & Technology, 10 th Ed. Includes illustrations and graphics,
research updates, definitions, and science biographies and news.
Annals of American History No Remote Access
Primary sources from U.S. history including more than 500 images,
2,000 documents, 200 video clips, and 25 audio clips. Search by
timeline, author, major topic, or keyword. Each document includes
an introduction with background and context.
Children’s Literature Review Available Remotely
Criticism of major works of children’s literature. Browse by title, author, or topic, or search by keywords or phrases. From the Gale databases page, select Literature Criticism Online to search the Children’s Literature Review.
CultureGrams No Remote Access
Basic facts and cultural information on countries, U.S. states,
and Canadian provinces. Includes flags, photos, recipes, videos,
maps, famous people, statistics, and more.
EBSCO Masterfile Premier Available Remotely
Nearly 2000 full-text general interest magazines and journals with
article summaries and indexing for many others. Also has
full-text reference books, biographies, primary source documents,
photos, maps, and flags. Updated daily. From the EBSCO Host page,
select EBSCO Masterfile Premier.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online Reference Center No Remote Access
Includes encyclopedia articles with pictures, notable events of the
year, maps, timelines, world data, quotations, the full text of
more than 200 classic works, and a dictionary and thesaurus.
Facts On File Available Remotely
Five separate resources that are searchable together or separately:
Facts on File World News Digest (U.S. and World News, 1940-present);
Issues & Controversies (in-depth investigations of today’s top issues
with pro/con discussion and links for many issues); Today’s Science
(science news written especially for students).
Gale Virtual Reference Library Available Remotely& App Available
Complete encyclopedias and reference sources on many topics.
Search individual titles or the entire collection at once. From the
Gale databases page, select Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Live Homework Help ® Available Remotely
Connects K-12, College, and adult learners with online tutors for live, one-to-one help in math, science, English, social studies, and writing. Adults can also receive one-to-one career help, citizenship test prep, and GED prep. Tutors are available from 2:00 to 11:00 pm., seven days a week, September to May. A Resource Library with practice in core academic subjects, citizenship and standardized tests, and job search preparation is available 24/7.
MUZZY Available Remotely
A BBC language learning tool for children. Courses available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.”
OAIster No Remote Access
A collection of digitized resources from more than 1,000 organizations. Includes digitized books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and statistics files. From FirstSearch’s home page, select OAIster as the database to search.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers Graphical Extra Editions Available Remotely
A historic news database designed for students. Search the complete text and images from the Chicago Tribune (1849-1987) and the New York Times (1851-2007). Find common homework topics under Topics or Timeline Topic Browse and retrieve topic summaries and articles from nearly 30 historic newspapers. Find articles and obituaries on famous people of the past 150 years under Famous Dead People . Use What Happened On and This Day in History to find headlines for a specific date or for the current date in history.
Something About the Author Available Remotely
Examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults. Browse by author or search by keyword. Entries include biographies (with photographs), autobiographies, and obituaries. From the Gale Databases page, select Something About the Author.
Wilson Biographies No Remote Access
Full-text articles from more than 100 biographical reference books
including Current Biography, Nobel Prize Winners, World Artists,
World Film Directors, American Reformers, the World Author
Series, and many books on musicians and composers. Searchable by
name, profession, place of origin, range of years, and key words.
World Book OnLine Reference CenterAvailable in Library and Remotely
Includes World Book Advance, Student, and Kids encyclopedias, all fully-searchable with pictures. Also includes World Book Discover with a dictionary, atlas, timelines, and more. Fench and Spanish encyclopedias are also available at this site. Illinois articles and resources are available at the "Explore Illinois" link from World Book Advance page.
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