Premium Resources
Looking for a certain magazine? You can find the full-text of many popular magazines through our online resources. Magazines in Online Resources is a list of selected titles and the resources where they can be found. Please note, this is not a complete list of all the magazines or journals available through our online resources.
Academic One File
Find peer-reviewed, full text articles in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more in this extensive database for researchers.
Ancestry Library Edition
This genealogy research tool includes census, birth, marriage, death, immigration, naturalization, court, land and probate records as well as photos, maps, learning tools to help you put it all together and much more! This product is available for in-library use only.
Biography In Context
Taken from award-winning Gale resources as well as selected magazine, journal, newspaper and Internet sources, Biography in Context contains over 450,000 biographies on more than 380,000 individuals.
Britannica Online for Kids
From Britannica, explore the most trusted online kids encyclopedia for homework help and general knowledge information on a variety of subjects.
Click here to access Britannica Online for Kids outside of the library
Britannica Online
Britannica Online® Public Library Edition contains comprehensive content for all ages. Whether it’s frogs or physics, gardening or geography, Britannica Online® Public Library Edition covers it all.
Click here to access Britannica Online outside of the library
Business and Company Resource Center
This database provides access to a variety of global business information including business and industry rankings, investment ratings and reports, company histories, competitive intelligence, case studies and much more.
Career Transitions
Career Transitions provides hands-on guidance to key job search activities. Career Transitions includes multi-faceted job searching and related activities for creating resumes and cover letters, applying and preparing for interviews, discovering career interests, identifying new opportunities based on experience, exploring growing career paths, and finding education and training.
Chicago Consumer’s Checkbook Online – in library use only
Use this resource to find reviews and information for local services, businesses and products. The Consumer’s Checkbook is a not-for-profit consumer organization.
Access the Chicago Tribune from home by clicking on this link
Find comprehensive coverage back to 1985 for the Chicago Tribune.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Find content from 1860-1984 in this resource. You can search for articles on noteworthy news and events, browse front page images, search for obituaries and death notices and more in the historical archive.
Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database- In-library use only
This database contains over 300,000 quality reviews of children’s and young adult materials.
Consumer Reports
This is the website for the one of the most trusted sources for consumer information. Find product ratings and reviews as well as articles, advice and forums.
ERIC
An online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences and the U.S. Department of Education.
Financial Ratings Series
Find independent, un-biased, conflict-of-interest free safety and investment ratings for insurance companies, banks, stocks and funds from Weiss Ratings and The Street Ratings.
FirstSearch- Contact library for username and password
Search a range of databases, including WorldCat, a catalog of materials held by libraries worldwide.
General OneFile
This in-depth periodical database contains millions of articles from over 11,000 titles and has backfile coverage for 25 years. In addition to articles, you can access travel guides, audio and video clips.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
This health resource is intended for use by all ages and levels. Find reference books and articles or use the Disease Profiler module. Also includes the Alternative Health Module.
Kids InfoBits
Designed for especially for students in kindergarten through 5th grade, this database covers a broad range of topics such as animals, art, geography, math, science and more in a colorful, engaging and graphical interface.
Legal Forms
Gale LegalForms provides convenient, authoritative means for understanding common legal procedures through access to “attorney forms”. Gale’s officially-approved, professionally-written documents are actually used in legal practices. Whether for business, personal or litigation purposes, each form is conveniently accessible and downloadable in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat.
Literature Resource Center
This resource contains biographical, critical and contextual information on all aspects of literature from authors to their works. Find biographies, overviews, criticism, interviews, essays, reviews and more.
Lit Finder
Access short stories, poems, essays, plays, speeches and more. With works from over 80,000 authors, LitFinder provides a wealth of full-text literature content.
Mango Languages
Learn a new language! Mango is a language learning program teaching practical conversation and cultural awareness for the world’s most popular languages, including English.
Media On Demand catalog
Visit Media On Demand to download audiobooks, ebooks, music and more from the comfort of your own home! Media On Demand software is compatible with your iPod, MP3 player, Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, iPad, and other portable devices. Contact the Library with any questions.
Click here to access Media on Demand from your mobile device.
Morningstar Online
Morningstar Investment Research Center provides data on over 14,500 stocks, 24,800 mutual funds, 1,500 exchange-traded funds, and 700 closed end funds. Morningstar also provide analyst reports on over 3,500 securities, offering in-depth background and analyst opinions on top investments.
Click here to access Morningstar Online in the library
Click here to access Morningstar Online from home with your library card
Click here to access Investing for the Long Run, a free guide with strategies and solutions to help you shape up your personal finances. Compliments of your library and Morningstar.
NoveList Plus
This is a great resource to use to find your next great read. Find information on a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction authors as well as browse reading lists, find read-a-likes, or view award winners.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Perfect for children as well as educators, this resource provides content and information to support curriculum as well as pleasure reading.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
This online collection of resources is designed to help students as they research and study today’s hottest social issues, topics, and current events.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
An unprecedented online collection of English-language reference resources on the Islamic world including a wealth of primary source documents, timelines and maps, full-color images and a glossary.
Price It! Antiques and Collectibles
Price It! Antiques & Collectibles – powered by GoAntiques.com – is the most comprehensive antique and collectible pricing tool in the world. This simple-to-use online resource delivers 23 million realized prices on treasures nearly 30% of Americans collect, buy and trade everyday.
Reference USA
One of the world’s largest databases of industry and company information, as well as U.S. residential information. Find information for over 14 million businesses and white pages information for over 100 million US residents.
Science in Context
A resource for all science-related needs for students and educators, this database contains content from Gale’s quality science reference materials as well as articles, biographies, experiments, multimedia resources and more.
Student Resources in Context
Geared toward middle school and high school students and teachers, this resource contains content based on national curriculum standards. Find articles as well as multimedia resources and study guides and more.
Testing and Education Reference Center
Testing & Education Reference Center offers an extensive selection of online and eBook test-prep materials, including test prep for information technology, law programs, nursing programs, Air Force officer qualifying, military flight aptitude, and civil service and licensure exams.Users will find high-school test prep for GED, AP, ISEE, COOP, SSAT and more. Those aiming toward college can find tests geared to CLEP, FCAT, SAT, ACT, PSAT, TAKS and more. Graduate school preps include GRE, LSAT, MCAT and MAT. There are even international tests covering TOEFL, TOEIC and U.S. citizenship.
Check out TumbleBooks! It’s available from home any time, and features stories, games, puzzles, and even language learning. It’s a great alternative to computer games for young children, and has books for kids through 6th grade in an electronic format- many including audio and video.
U.S. History in Context
This resource provides a complete overview of U.S. history, providing full-text articles and analysis taken from a variety of reference resources, periodicals, primary sources and scholarly documents.
WorldCat Please contact library for username and password
A catalog of books and materials worldwide.
World History in Context
Find award winning reference content, academic and scholarly journal articles, primary sources, images, maps and more in this online comprehensive world history collection.
