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Most of these databases can be accessed from home using your Glenview Public Library card number as username. A few are
available only inside the library and are marked appropriately.
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Amazing Animals
A virtual trip to the zoo, with interactive information on over 1200 animals.
America's Obituaries & Death Notices
Genealogy and local history research: digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.
Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogy and local history research: digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes biographical dictionaries and who's whos, subject encyclopedias, and literary criticism. It also acts as an index to other indexes. BGMI indexes only reference works containing multiple
biographies; it does not index periodical articles or books of biography about a single individual.
Biography Resource Center
The Biography Resource Center combines biographies from over 130 sources such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Historic World Leaders, Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists,
Contemporary Black Biography, Religious Leaders of America, International Dictionary of Art and Artists, and Writers Directory, with full-text biographical articles from more than 265 magazines.
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Catalog
Use the catalog to search for books, sound recordings, CD-ROMs, videos, and reference materials in the Glenview Public Library.
Chicago Tribune Archive
Useful for finding obituaries and news stories from 1849-1984.
CultureGrams States Edition
Explore the United States in colorful kid friendly reports.
CultureGrams World Edition
Experience the world through detailed cultural information on more than 200 countries.
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EBSCOhost
A variety of full text databases from leading information providers. Premier Search contains journals, magazines, newspaper, and reference materials.
E-Journal Portal Publications
Find specific online publications by title or by subject.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Spanish language database by World Book. Based on the award winning Student Discovery Encyclopedia.
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Facts for Learning
For elementary students, parents and educators seeking homework and reference information on a wide variety of topics. Includes books, reference tools and website links.
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Gale Legal Forms
View and select legal documents and forms for standard legal transactions.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A cross searching platform of e-reference books on multiple topics.
Grolier Multimedia
Offers quick access to general reference articles and media resources for a visually rich research experience. For middle school students and up.
Grolier Online
Published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc., it includes encyclopedia databases: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science.
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Heritage Quest
Research materials for tracing family history and American culture for beginning or professional genealogists.
History Study Center
History Study Center provides digitized primary and secondary sources with documents and articles organized under widely-studied topics, with
reference works, images, video clips and links to 2,000 Web sites.
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Issues and Controversies
Issues and Controversies features up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues
of the day.
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Kids Search
Search for full-text articles and pictures in this kid-friendly database especially for students in kindergarten through 5th grade.
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Learning Express Library
Test preparation and computer tutorials for Microsoft Office programs.
Lexis Nexis Express
In-depth full text news, business and legal sources from major US and world newspapers, trade publications, company profiles and SEC filings. Legal research available in library only.
Library PressDisplay
NewspaperDirect Press Display provides library users, from the casual reader to the formal researcher, access to over 500 newspapers from more then 70 countries in 37 languages. Read or listen to today's news articles or browse page by page, section by section with color photos, images, display ads and more.
Literature Criticism Online
Modern and historical articles on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres.
LitFinder
Stories, poems, plays, speeches and essays searchable by genre, subject, or author.
Live Homework Help
Online tutors are available to help Grades K-12, College Intro, and Adult Learners. Subjects include: Math, Science, Social Studies and English, 2:00pm-9:00pm daily. Tambien en Espańol.
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Mango
Self-paced web-based language learning system for Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Angielski dla polskich rozmówców (English for Polish Speakers), Inglés para hispanoparlantes
(English for Spanish Speakers), and Inglęs para falantes do portuguęs brasileiro (English for Brazilian Portuguese Speakers).
Morningstar
Identify stocks or funds to find out what analysts have to say about that investment, or input two or more stocks and/or mutual funds to see how they work together as a portfolio.
MyMediaMall
Glenview Public Library cardholders can now download ebooks, audiobooks and videos from the comfort of home 24/7. There are hundreds of titles to choose from including fiction, nonfiction and classics
for both adults and youth. These titles can be downloaded to your PC, Mac, PDA, MP3 player, IPod and even burned to a CD. No need to worry over late fees. Materials are automatically returned for you.
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New Book of Knowledge
Fun, easy to use general reference resource. For elementary school students and English language learners.
New Book of Popular Science
In depth science, health and technology research and news. Includes photos, maps and over 2200 biographies.
Newsbank: America's Newspapers
The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers including: the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Daily Herald, the Glenview Announcements, the New York Times, major metro Newspapers, and
local newspapers throughout Illinois.
Novelist Plus
A readers' advisory resource that assists fiction and non-fiction readers in finding authors, titles, genres, or "read-a-likes" by subject, author, or plot description.
NoveList Plus contains materials for all ages including picturebooks, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers
with full-text reviews, book discussion guides, and links to author websites.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Novelist K-8 contains reading recommendations for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and
young adult titles. It offers reading recommendations by reading level and reading tips for parents. Discover fiction
titles that are popular with young readers as well as titles to use in the classroom. You can find stories that are
set in a particular country for use with geography units, books about different cultures and relationships, as well
as titles to help students develop their appreciation of literature.
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OCLC FirstSearch
A gateway to multiple online research databases. Search WorldCat for books and other materials from libraries worldwide.
It also includes records representing 400 languages.
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PebbleGo
Interactive animal site for beginning readers K-2. Play fun educational games and learn early research skills.
Proquest
Search The Chicago Sun Times, The Daily Herald, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and several
other Midwest regional newspapers, as well as nationally known magazines and
journals.
Proquest Psychology Journals
Proquest Psychology Journals with full text is designed for both undergraduate and graduate level and contains psychological, psychiatric,
and related publications.
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Record Information Services
The Record Information Services' Database can provide you with public records of new homeowners, new business licenses, foreclosures, and bankruptcies in Cook, Dekalb, Dupage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties.
ReferenceUSA
An online telephone directory database used for residential and business listings nationwide searchable by name, geographic location, yellow page heading, business size or sales volume.
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Searchasaurus
A fun, colorful interface for students. Choose from "Primary Search" (for kindergarten through 5th grade) or "Middle Search" (for 6th grade through high school).
SIRS Knowledge Source
An excellent database for student assignments on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political, and global issues. Full text
articles archived from 1989 to present many with graphics, charts, maps, and diagrams.
S&P NetAdvantage
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage is a comprehensive source of business and investment information, offering on-line access to popular Standard & Poor's research products such as Stock Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, The Outlook, Mutual Fund Reports, and Bond Reports.
Something About the Author
Landmark reference set covers the lives and works of authors and illustrators of books for children and teens. A complete searchable archive digitized from the over 200 volume print set.
Student Edition
Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and
full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular
culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Student Resource Center
A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays,
background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 450 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000
photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
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Today’s Science
Search for the latest scientific discoveries and fundamental scientific concepts in health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and more.
TumbleBook Library
The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.
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Value Line
Investment research and rankings for stocks, funds, and options.
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World Book Kids
Uses the award winning Student Discovery Encyclopedia that is simple, easy to read and understand. Grades K-5.
World Book Online Info Finder
Expansive reference resource based on the World Book Encyclopedia. It offers over 40,000 articles, science projects and a multimedia library. Grades 4 – 12.
World Book Online Reference Center
Encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book and primary source database integrated in a single search. Individual accounts let users create and save their work. 7th grade through adult.
World News Digest
Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 and a live newsfeed from Reuters® to answer questions about events,
people, issues, facts, and figures of the last 60+ years.
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Please ask a librarian for assistance or telephone the Reference Desk at (847)729-7500 ext. 111 for further information about these databases.
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