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E-BOOKS
Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Over 350 current reference books available 24/7 in electronic
format.
ONLINE
DATABASES BY
ALPHABETICAL LIST
ONLINE DATABASES BY SUBJECT:
GENERAL
REFERENCE
Encyclopaedia Britannica
World Book Encyclopedia
Firstsearch
Periodicals and
scholarly journals in business, humanities, education.
See a library staff member for authorization
number.
Newsbank
Search Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Sun-Times, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News
and World Report and over 1500 other national and
international news sources.
Oxford English
Dictionary (OED)
An unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history,
and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and
past.
Oxford Language Dictionaries
Bilingual dictionaries in French, Spanish, German and Italian.
SIRS Knowledge Source
Articles covering
economics, government, humanities and the arts.
Student Resource Center/Infotrac
Reference and periodical
articles, biographies, and more in every curricular area.
SOCIAL
SCIENCE
African American Studies
Center
Comprehensive information on the lives and events which have
shaped African American and African history and culture.
CQ Weekly
Weekly coverage of U.S.
congress: bills, votes, amendments.
CultureGrams
Overviews of countries of
the world and U.S. states. Includes maps, charts, and flags,
as well as geographical, historical, social and cultural
information.
Ebsco History Reference Center
Broad coverage of world
and U.S. history topics and eras, including journals, primary
documents, photos and maps.
Pop Culture Universe
American and world popular culture, past and present.
ProQuest History Study
Center
Covers world and U.S. history from ancient times to the present.
Contents include reference books, essays, journal articles,
historical newspaper and magazine articles, maps, rare books,
government documents, transcripts of historical speeches, images and
video clips.
SIRS
Decades
United States history
from 1900 to the present, decade by decade.
PRO/CON
ISSUES
Facts.com Issues and Controversies
In-depth and
objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues
of the day.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Comprehensive information
on social issues and pro/con topics.
SIRS Pro vs. Con Leading Issues
Targeted resources for
researching today’s leading issues.
SCIENCE AND
HEALTH
Health Reference Center
Information about health
issues and diseases.
Science Resource Center
Comprehensive database
covering all areas of science and math.
LITERATURE
Literature Resource Center
Biographical and critical
information on more than 120,000 authors and their work.
Novelist
Recommendations for
fiction books, based on genre, authors and subject.
ART AND
MUSIC
Grove Art Online
Classic art reference
includes 41,000 articles and 750 maps, diagrams and line drawings.
5,000 links to color images.
Grove Music Online
Comprehensive dictionary
and encyclopedia for all types of music. Includes biographies of
composers and performers, histories of musical instruments,
descriptions of musical styles, terms and genres.
BIOGRAPHY
Biographies Plus Illustrated
Over 147,000 profiles of
current newsmakers, historical figures and prominent individuals.
Includes links to more information and more than 36,000 images.
CAREERS AND
COLLEGE
Illinois Career Resource Network
Information on
occupations, education and financial aid.
ONLINE DATABASES – A TO Z LIST
African American Studies
Center
Biographies Plus Illustrated
CultureGrams
CQ Weekly
Ebsco History Reference Center
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Facts.com
Facts.com Issues and Controversies
Firstsearch
Grove Art Online
Grove Music Online
Health Reference Center
Illinois Career Resource Network
Literature Resource Center
Newsbank
Novelist
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Oxford English
Dictionary (OED)
Oxford Language Dictionaries
Pop Culture Universe
ProQuest History Study
Center
Science Resource Center
SIRS Pro vs. Con Leading Issues
SIRS Decades
SIRS Knowledge Source
Student Resource Center/Infotrac
World Book Encyclopedia
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