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Arts & Literature

Gale Literature Resource Center

Description

Literature Resource Center is Gale’s most current, comprehensive and reliable online literature database offering the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis.

Literary Reference eBook Subscription

Description

Contains a broad range of literary-related subjects with selections including literary criticism,
study guides, and classics such as Emma, Dracula, and Frankenstein.

Literary Reference Plus

Description

Literary Reference Plus is a full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods. It contains thousands of poems, short stories, classic novels, plot summaries, critical analysis essays, literary journals, reference books and author biographies, plus lesson plans and literary study guides.

Literary Reference Source

Description

Full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of
synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text
classic novels, short stories, and poems.

NoveList Plus

Description

A popular and extensive tool for reading recommendations for fiction and non-fiction. Includes audiobook recommendations.

Business Source Complete

Description

Our library offers access to Business Source Complete, a full-text business research database containing more than 1,800 leading global journals and magazines, many of which are peer-reviewed. The database also offers a robust collection of non-journal content to supplement research, including case studies, company profiles, industry reports, SWOT analyses, and more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press.

Business Source Elite

Description

This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals. These valuable publications cover topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more.

Gale Business Insights: Essentials

Description

Gale Business Insights: Essentials delivers authoritative company and industry information, articles, and statistical data. Explore real-world applications and develop analytical skills.

Legal Forms

Description

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.

Legal Information Source

Description

Thousands of legal forms by topic including Bankruptcy, Divorce, Name Changes, Wills & Estate
Planning and more. Most of the full text legal reference books provided through NOLO.

Legal Source

Description

A scholarly resource of current issues, studies, and trends of the legal world. For attorneys,
educators, businesspeople, law librarians, students, and paralegals.

Regional Business News

Description

Regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces from 1990.
Includes newspapers, radio and television news transcripts, trade publications, magazines, and
newswires.

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Auto Repair Source (EBCSO)

Description

DIY Auto Repair From EBSCO

Our library provides free access to Auto Repair Source, an authoritative and easy-to-use auto service and repair reference tool. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), and you can use it to help you diagnose, repair and maintain your car, truck or SUV. You can also take this valuable resource on the road — it’s designed for devices such as laptops and tablets!

Consumer Reports

Description

Buying advice, product ratings, reviews, recommendations, money-saving advice and tips, and videos for products including appliances, electronics, food, and more.

DMV Test Practice

Description

Provides official handbooks and a variety of practice tests to help you prepare for the "Rules of the Road" test.

Financial Fit

Description

Our online financial literacy program is for those who care about their financial wellness.

Small Engine Repair Source

Description

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 lawn mowers, motorcycles, tractors, and snowmobiles. Information on more than 25
years of engine models, with new and updated content added regularly.

Ethnic Diversity Source

Description

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment
and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.

LGBTQ+ Source

Description

LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and
popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including
monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+
thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

Religion & Philosophy Collection

Description

Hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics,
including world religions, religious history, political philosophy, and philosophy of language.

Book Collection: Nonfiction (MyEBSCO)

Description

Book Collection: Nonfiction is a cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books. Designed for public libraries, it covers core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

Hobbies and Crafts Source

Description

Subject areas include arts & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors &
nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.

Home Improvement Source

Description

Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor
improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books.

Universal Class

Description

Access hundreds of online courses to help you learn the skills needed to achieve your goals.

Biography Reference eBook Subscription

Description

A companion to the Biography Reference Source database, this encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles, covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.

Boundless

Description

Access eBooks & Audiobooks made available by eRead Illinois with your library card.

EBSCO eBooks High School Subscription Collection

Description

Give students, educators, and administrators on-the-go access to popular e-books. This robust
collection includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents, and
general reference materials.

EBSCO eBooks Public Library Subscription Collection

Description

Access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness,
games, hobbies, and cooking. This general reference e-book collection features titles for both
adults and juveniles.

History Reference eBook Subscription

Description

A companion to the History Reference Source database, this contains a rich selection of
historical titles, covering global topics from the ancient world through today.

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Ancestry (Only Accessible in the Library)

Description

Access the library edition of ancestry.com for free.

A family tree takes you back generations—the world’s largest collection of online family history records makes it possible.

Biography Reference eBook Subscription

Description

A companion to the Biography Reference Source database, this encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles, covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.

Biography Reference Source

Description

More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and
Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies

EBSCO - Biography Reference Bank

Description

This biographical database offers in-depth profiles from Current Biography and World Authors, the periodical coverage of Biography Index and specialist content of Junior Authors & Illustrators. It provides full-text articles, images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals.

Gale Biography in Context

Description

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people.

Academic Search Elite

Description

Designed for academic institutions. Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text resources for subjects such as adult education, higher education, public health, and more.
 

Alt HealthWatch

Description

Provides information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness. Sources include journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.

Book Collection: Nonfiction (MyEBSCO)

Description

Book Collection: Nonfiction is a cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books. Designed for public libraries, it covers core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

Consumer Health Complete

Description

Consumer Health Complete is a research database now available! Designed for non-medical professionals like you, this database contains complete articles from journals and magazines as well as health reference e-books and evidence-based health reports. You can also find medical images, diagrams and narrated animations for all kinds of health and wellness subjects.

Consumer Health Complete provides reliable information to help you complete classwork or to research a health topic that interests you.
 

Gale Health and Wellness

Description

Access full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. This comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices for researchers of all levels.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Description

Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women's health, children's health, and
more. Information comes from magazines, books, Clinical Reference System reports, and
pamphlets.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Description

Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to
scholarly journals on many medical disciplines. Provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for
hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer reviewed.

Teen Health & Wellness

Description

Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, curricular and self-help support, aligned to state, national, and provincial standards.

Book Collection: Nonfiction (MyEBSCO)

Description

Book Collection: Nonfiction is a cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books. Designed for public libraries, it covers core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

LearningExpress

Description

LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Gale in Context: Elementary

Description

Gale in Context: Elementary offers elementary children a safe place to find answers to their questions, practice research skills, and explore a broad range of subjects like animals, geography, science, and more -- all in one place.

Middle Search Plus

Description

Resources to support middle school students, including biographies, magazines, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags. Includes Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic and dozens more. Articles include reading level indicators (Lexile).

Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription

Description

A broad range of general reference subject coverage for middle school students, with topics
including social studies, math, history, language arts, technology, geography, culture, and
science.

Novelist K-8 Plus

Description

Reading recommendations for kids' fiction and nonfiction that you can search by Lexile, subject, and grade level.

Mango Languages

Description

A fun-infused way to learn a new language. Mango prepares learners for realistic conversations and strengthens everyday communication skills in over 70 world languages, including English.

Gale Onefile: News

Description

Gale OneFile News (Formerly InfoTrac Newsstand) is a full-text database that provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers including the New York Times, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts.

Newspaper Source Plus

Description

Full-text newspaper articles and television and radio transcripts. Includes the Associated Press (AP), CNN Wire, PR Wire, UPI (United Press International), Xinhua, The Chicago Citizen, and more.

DMV Test Practice

Description

Provides official handbooks and a variety of practice tests to help you prepare for the "Rules of the Road" test.

LearningExpress

Description

LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Peterson's Test Prep

Description

Valuable online tool suitable to all ages for standardized test preparation, researching undergraduate and graduate programs, finding tuition assistance, and exploring careers.

Academic Search Complete

Description

Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.

Academic Search Elite

Description

Designed for academic institutions. Comprehensive, multi-disciplinary resource of scholarly research. Coverage on a wide range of topics. Includes peer-reviewed full text resources for subjects such as adult education, higher education, public health, and more.
 

Academic Search Premier

Description

Full-text articles to support research in science, engineering, physics, technology, religion, and philosophy. Includes access to video from the Associated Press (AP).

AR Bookfinder

Description

Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in English or Spanish using criteria such as ATOS book level or a Lexile™ measure, interest level, title, author, fiction/nonfiction, subject, award-winners, state lists, CCSS Exemplars, and more.

EBSCO - Discovery

Description

Search articles, books, journals & more with many customizable options.

EBSCO - Points of View

Description

Presents multiple sides of over 500 issues. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
 

ERIC: Education Resources Information Center

Description

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.

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AGRICOLA

Description

From the National Agricultural Library. Contains citations about all aspects of agriculture and related fields. Includes: journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports.
 

Book Collection: Nonfiction (MyEBSCO)

Description

Book Collection: Nonfiction is a cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books. Designed for public libraries, it covers core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

Science Reference Source

Description

Full-text articles to support research in applied sciences, biology, chemistry, earth and space science, and energy. Includes the Science Image Collection, a database of high-quality science images from National Geographic, UPI, Getty, NASA, and Nature Picture Library.