Databases

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

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.  

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.

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.

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.

Search Chicago Metro news sources. This extensive collection is available in the library and remotely with your library card on an easy-to-use mobile responsive interface. Includes easy citation tools, article sharing and email capability for your convenience.

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Research Chicago history through the Chicago Sun-Times Historical and Current Collection with coverage from 1929 through current. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Online Edition

View the Chicago Tribune as it would appear in the paper version.