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Select a database, then enter your Glenview Library card number as prompted. Research databases by subject or A-Z by title. Need help with research or accessing a database? Contact Digital Services Librarian Romi Pekarek Smith.


Alt Health Watch

Full-text materials focusing on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Full-text journals, pamphlets, and reference books about the medical sciences, food science, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Scholarly full-text articles with an emphasis on nursing and allied health.

Medical eBooks

Electronic medical reference books from Gale.

Psychology Database

Full-text articles and citation index on psychology, psychiatry, and mental health. Undergraduate and graduate level research.

Science eBooks

Electronic science reference books from Gale.


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