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*Article Finder (Ebsco Discovery Service)

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

Academic Search Complete

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

Berg Fashion Library

Comprehensive online resource for fashion studies that offers access to a vast collection of fashion-related content, including scholarly articles, e-books, reference works, and images.

Biography Reference Source

A comprehensive database offering thousands of reliable full-text biographies.

Britannica Library

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

Britannica Library Children

Encyclopedia Britannica redesigned just for kids.

Britannica Library Young Adults

Encyclopedia Britannica redesigned and written for teenagers.

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)

Offers full page and article images with searchable full-text from 1849 to 2014.

Ethnic Diversity Source

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

Gale e-Books

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

History Reference Source

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

Illinois Digital Archives

Digital collections of Illinois libraries, museums, historical societies and more.

LGBTQ+ Source

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.

Library of Congress Digital Collection

Includes material from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.

Loeb Classical Library

The Loeb Classical Library is a fully searchable, virtual library of Greek and Latin literature with English translations.

National Geographic

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

Newspaper Archive

Search local newspapers from Illinois, including the Daily Herald.

Newspapers.com Library Edition

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

Salem Press

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

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