eResources
Access our eResources by entering in your Northbrook Public Library card number (on the back of your card), without spaces. Some resources are only available in the library. Review vendor privacy policies.
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Find out which magazines and newspapers are accessible in full-text at our library. Search for a journal by title or by ISSN number. Or browse journals alphabetically by title or by subject categories.
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Access thousands of full-text scholarly journals, including abstracted and indexed open access journals across a selection of academic disciplines. Also includes more than 75,000 Associated Press news videos, useful for student research.
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Contains bibliographic citations describing items listed on the table of contents pages of thousands of journals.
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Explore detailed city profiles from information collected and analyzed from both government and private sources.
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Data USA puts public US Government data in your hands. Benefit from Data USA's demographics data analysis and data visualization for your personal or business research needs.
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EBSCO in collaboration with BiblioLabs, provides FREE access to over 1.5 million electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from hundreds of worldwide universities.
Access the world's largest digital library of education research, literature and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences within the U.S. Department of Education.
ERIC information can be accessed three different ways. (Each presents results differently, so you can determine which suits your research needs)
Coverage includes:
> EBSCO's ERIC database
> OCLC FirstSearch
> The U.S. Institute of Education Sciences
Learn more through the ERIC FAQ
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Search over 30 select EBSCO databases all-at-once to meet your basic research needs.
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Access hundreds of full-text journals, plus indexed and abstracted journals, books and research reports covering library and information science, encompassing topics such as librarianship, classification, information management, and the history of library studies, censorship of materials, copyright issues and much more. Includes access to Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts. (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)
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Access over 2,000 popular full-text magazines and journals covering virtually every subject area. Plus, explore over 55,000 full-text primary source documents and over 75,000 Associated Press videos. Includes access to EBSCO’s MasterFILE Complete Reference eBook Collection. (Select titles may either be viewed via internet browser or as downloadable PDFs)
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Access a union catalog of over 2,000 contributors comprising over 50 million bibliographic records for digital open access resources.
OAIster information can be accessed two different ways. (Each presents results differently, so you can determine which suits your research needs)
Research a wide range of subjects across 14 databases: ArticleFirst, ClasePeriodica, eBooks, ECO, ERIC, GPO, Illinois Catalog, MEDLINE, OAIster, OpenAccess Content, PapersFirst, Proceedings, WorldCat and WorldCatDissertations
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Access thousands of full-text scholarly, trade, consumer and general interest periodicals covering the top 150 core academic subject areas.
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Access full-text publicly available scholarly content to supplement your research needs. Retrieve content from repositories such as arXiv as well as open access journals, pre-prints, books, conference papers and reports.
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Explore over 44 million U.S. and Canadian businesses and over 150 million residential profiles. Research businesses by type, size, or location creating marketing plans, business plans and more.
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Find information about the history, people, government, economy, geography, environment, and more for over 250 nations and world entities.
Access the World Factbook archives
Learn more through the World Factbook FAQ
WorldCat connects thousands of libraries, making it easy for you to browse every collection, all in one place. Search millions of records, for books, multimedia, web resources, and other materials for your Interlibrary Loan needs.
WorldCat information can be accessed two different ways. (Each presents results differently, so you can determine which suits your research needs)
> OCLC FirstSearch
> WorldCat Website
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