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*Article Finder (Ebsco Discovery Service)

Search for articles and periodicals across multiple databases with a single search.

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Academic Search Complete

A multi-disciplinary database of thousands of magazines and journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles.

AtoZ World Food

AtoZ World Food

Over 6,500 recipes in this food culture database for 174 countries.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library

Encyclopedia with articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library Children

Encyclopedia Britannica redesigned just for kids.

Britannica Library

Britannica Library Young Adults

Encyclopedia Britannica redesigned and written for teenagers.

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Chicago Community Coverage (Newsbank)

Read Mount Prospect Journal, Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times, and other area papers.

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Chicago Sun Times (Newsbank)

Access to articles from 1986 to the current day, plus digital copies from 2018.

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies)

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest U.S. Major Dailies)

Database-style, HTML, full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1985 to the current day.

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Resource for key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

Unbiased ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice from expert testers.

Daily Herald – Historical (NewspaperArchive)

Daily Herald – Historical (NewspaperArchive)

Access the digital archives of the Daily Herald from 1901 to recent.

Daily Herald

Daily Herald (Newsbank)

Explore Mount Prospect area history through local news, events and people.

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Explora Middle School Resources

Provides full text access to magazines covering general topics for middle and junior high school students.

Explora.

Explora Primary Schools

Elementary school students can access full articles from magazines like Highlights and Ranger Rick, as well as full text reference materials from publishers like Abdo and Cherry Lake.

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Gale e-Books (formerly GVRL / Gale Virtual Reference Library)

Thousands of reference books available online. Includes VideoHound’s Golden Movie Retriever.

Gale Literature

Gale Literature

Explore an extensive compilation of literary commentary available. Includes analysis from book excerpts, periodicals, and more.

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GVRL Health and Medicine e-Book Collection

Includes a collection of health and medicine related encyclopedias.

History Reference Center

History Reference Source

This is a research database containing full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

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Hobbies & Crafts Source

Detailed “how-to” instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of hobby enthusiasts, with full text from leading hobby and craft magazines.

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Home Improvement Source

Full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books, plus a collection of images not found anywhere else online.

JSTOR

JSTOR

JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.

This resource is only available inside the library.

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Source

Includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.

Mount Prospect Journal

Mount Prospect Journal

Archive of the Mount Prospect Journal.

This resource is only available inside the library.

National Geographic Virtual Library

National Geographic Virtual Library

Full-text issues of National Geographic (1888- ) and National Geographic Traveler (2010- )

The New York Times

New York Times (access to NYTimes.com)

Access NYTimes.com from anywhere! Use our link to create your account, and you can start using the site immediately. Your access will be available for the next 24 hours. After 24 hours, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Newspaper Archive

Newspaper Archive

Search local newspapers from Illinois, including the Daily Herald.

Newspapers.com Library Edition

Newspapers.com Library Edition

Extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s.

Points of View Reference Center

Points of View Reference Source

This a full text database designed to provide students and schools with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.

PressReader

PressReader

Offers access to enhanced digital replicas of more than 7,000 newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries in 60+ languages.

Mobile App

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Read It!

Read It! is for anyone who has a good foundation in English grammar and reading skills to find easy reading material about many subjects.

Salem Press

Salem Press

Access detailed articles on literature, history, science, and health.

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Small Engine Repair Source

This reference database provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines from motorcycles to mowers to snowmobiles and more.

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U.S. Major Dailies (ProQuest)

Database-style, HTML, full-text of the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times.

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal (access to wsj.com)

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Use our link to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 3 days. After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Washington Post

Washington Post (access to WashingtonPost.com)

Access Washington Post from anywhere! Use our link to create your account, and you can start using www.washingtonpost.com immediately. Your access will be available for the next 7 days. After 7 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

Worldcat Discovery

Worldcat Discovery

Search Worldcat, ArticleFirst, ERIC, Medline, and more (Provided by Illinois State Library)



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