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| The Reference Department provides access to a number of subscription databases containing articles and information on a variety of topics. You can access many of these databases online through this website; others are available only for in-library use. We also provide access to the Internet. To use the databases, you will need a valid Northbrook Library card. After selecting a database, you will be asked to type in your library card number, without spaces, to gain access. We use EZProxy software to provide access to our online resources from outside the Library building. You will only need to login once with your library card number to have access to all of the databases available remotely as listed below. If you experience difficulty gaining access to these databases, please consult our database troubleshooting page. Online Databases
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Searchable database covering 26 magazines, including People Weekly, Sports Illustrated, Time, and U.S. News & World report. America's Obituaries and Death Notices A comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States, searchable by location, profession, names of family members, or other personal information. American Indian History Online Facts On File American Indian History Online is an authoritative reference database that provides in-depth coverage of more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders. More than 500 Native American groups are covered in entries that include primary source documents, biographies, maps, images and timelines. The content is also searchable by tribe and culture area.
Ancestry - Library Edition Search records in the United States and around the world to locate information on your ancestors. Annals of American History Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Over 191,000 drawings and step-by-step photographs - a complete guide to vehicle ownership & maintenance.
Database of biographical information and articles on numerous individuals. Searches can be done by name, ethnicity, occupation, year of death or birth, etc. Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. For grades PreK through 3. Business and Company Resource Center Comprehensive business information including company profiles, articles, investment reports, financials, rankings, industry information and more.
(1986-Current) Get the full text of the Chicago Sun-Times, free of paid advertising. (1985-Current) Full text of the daily and Sunday issues. Includes local, regional, and world news, as well as the business, technology, editorials, sports, entertainment, and classified sections. No paid advertisements. Updated daily. Chicago Tribune Archives from ProQuest The Chicago Tribune Archives (1849-1985) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Once logged in to ProQuest, select "News - The Historical Chicago Tribune" from the drop-down database menu. Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition The RedEye delivers a distinctive and credible daily news report-in a concise, commuter friendly format-that informs, entertains, interests, provokes and is relevant to Chicago's young city dwellers. Covers 10/25/2002-current. The award-winning website where you can explore the product reviews, ratings, news and comparisons. Provides consumers information to help them get high quality services and products at the best possible prices. CHECKBOOK evaluates the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies. CHECKBOOK has won the National Press Club’s prestigious First Place Award for Excellence in Consumer Journalism. Search for biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors. Concise cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations. Find ethnic recipes, flags, pictures and more. Facts about each state can be downloaded in PDF format.
The D&B Million Dollar Database is an online version of Dun and Bradstreet's Million Dollar Directory. The Million Dollar Database provides directory information on millions of public and private companies. You can search by a number of variables to identify businesses by name, industry, geographic location, number of employees, ownership structure, sales, as well as the names of the top executives. For each company, you will find the headquarters location as well as some branch, subsidiary, or division locations. To be included in this database, companies must have sales in excess of one million dollars or employ more than twenty people. Spotlights the day-to-day lives of average Americans, past and present. Using a wealth of historical resources, primary documents, and multimedia content, students can understand customs, laws, or traditions from every part of the country and from different periods in our history. Examines daily life throughout history. Provides content from a number of reference works, monographs, and primary documents. Based on the landmark Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life. Offers a variety of simple, ready-to-use demographic reports such as income, housing, race, age, education, consumer expenditures and more. Search by various geographic levels, including state, county, and zip code area.
Provides access to numerous full-text articles from thousands of periodicals. eLibrary is a full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. eLibrary Elementary provides students (Kindergarten through Grade 6) with a colorful, graphical interface to find the answers they need from full-text magazines, full-text newspapers, books, and full-text TV and radio transcripts. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online This is one of the FirstSearch databases. ERIC ( Education Resources Information Center) is the world's largest digital library of education literature. It contains 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials and, if available, includes links to full text. ERIC is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. Indexing is provided for 1966- present. ERIC also provides selected full text from 1991- present. Use the drop-down menu to select "ERIC."
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center Provides detailed profiles of more than 3,300 jobs and 94 industries, invaluable advice on career skills, more than 55,000 resource entries, and much more! Database of articles covering a wide range of subjects in 16 databases, many full-text. Includes WorldCat, ERIC, MEDLINE, ArticleFirst, GPO, WilsonSelectPlus, etc. FirstSearch 2 OCLC FirstSearch 2 covers a wide variety of databases, including: ABI_INFORM; AGRICOLA; AH Search; AltPressIndex; AltPressIndex Archive; BioDigest; BooksInPrint; BusDateline; BusIndustry; BusManagement; CWI; Disclosure; Dissertations; EconLit; GEOBASE; NewsAbs; PapersFirst, PerAbs, PsycFIRST; SIRS Researcher and Worldscope.
Includes Ward’s Business Directory of U.S. Public and Private Companies, Brands and Their Companies, Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, and Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory. Search one or all four directories by description, geography, name, area code, officers and more. Gale Literary Index Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources covering a variety of subjects. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online within library or remotely 24/7. Focuses on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well- researched information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Health Learning Center is a state-of-the-art health information library. Their site provides access to reliable consumer health information via their Virtual Library. Search for information on diseases, treatments, nutrition, etc. by clicking on the "Virtual Library" link and entering your zip code. Find information on ancestors and relatives from Federal Census Records (1790-1930), and people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. Database of United States history information, including primary documents, timelines, and in-depth coverage of events and people.
Access the Northbrook Library's catalog and other local libraries' to search for books, movies, and music. Print or download Illinois legal forms. Choose from a wide selection of forms, including real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant, and more. Also includes a searchable dictionary of legal terms and a list of lawyers by state and specialty.
Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
LearningExpressLibrary.com is the leading source for test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests. Includes AP, SAT, ACT, TOEFL, MCAT, LSAT, and professional practice tests. Also includes tutorials for Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint ) LexisNexis provides news, business, legal and biographical information tailored for the public library.
Literature Criticism Online includes: Students from 5-85 can receive free help from an expert tutor in math, science, social studies and English including essay writing. Tutors are available from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., seven days a week
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Natural Standard is an international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies. Using a comprehensive methodology and reproducible grading scales, information is created that is evidence-based, consensus-based, and peer-reviewed. The mission of this collaboration is to provide objective, reliable information that aids clinicians, patients, and healthcare institutions to make more informed and safer therapeutic decisions. Search for local stories in the Pioneer Press' Northbrook paper. Covers 1/3/2002-Current. Does not contain pictures or advertisements. Includes information on authors, books, series, recommended reading and book discussion guides.
ProQuest supplies full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals and newspapers, and now features the full-text of the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. The magazines covered include general interest titles plus journals from the fields of business, the arts, educations, health and law. To access a specific periodical (e.g., the Wall Street Journal) search for the title under the "Publication" tab. Search Cook, Dekalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will Counties for public records of new homeowners, foreclosures & sales, bankruptcies and new businesses.
ReferenceUSA contains detailed information on more than 14 million U.S. businesses, 210 million U.S. residents, 1.5 million Canadian businesses, and 12 million Canadian households. Also includes 855,000 physicians and dentists. Searchable by phone number, address, SIC/NAICS, Yellow Page heading, headquarters, branches, etc.
Searchable database that includes the full text for documents that relate to the history of the United States and Canada in the twentieth century, by decades: the 1950s through the 1980s. Click here to find magazine and newspapers in full text. You may search by periodical title or broad subject category. Includes full-text articles on a variety of research topics on business, the environment, family, global issues, health, human relations, institutions, and science. Provides full text articles on the pros and cons of current social issues. Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage A single source for S&P's investment research and commentary. Includes Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook.
An index providing citations for over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books. Indexed articles can be requested with your Northbrook Library card. Please visit the Reference Desk for more information.
United States Geography
Collects data and analyzes performance of approximately 8,000 stocks, 13,000 mutual funds, 80,000 options and other securities.
A library of reports on common diseases and wellness issues. Each report is an in-depth discussion of the latest information on treatments, risk factors, causes, diagnostic tests, and preventative measures. World Geography World News Digest (Facts on File) This brings together and enhances nearly seven decades of news from the Facts On File World News Digest in print. This archival record of domestic and international news is updated weekly and contains more than 1 million internal hyperlinks and convenient new features such as tabbed search results. It covers all major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. Search the classic World Book Encyclopedia. Includes atlases, dictionary, educators' tools, the World Book Kids Edition and the Spanish Language Encyclopedia. This is one of the FirstSearch databases. WorldCat allows you to look up more than 1.2 billion items in over 10,000 libraries across the US and internationally. Use WorldCat when you cannot find a book in the Northbrook Public Library iBistro Catalog. Use the drop-down menu to select "WorldCat." If you find a book you need, call the Reference Desk [847.272.4873] to request an interlibrary loan of the item. Return to the Research Page. The library also provides patrons with access to the Internet over our speedy T1 connection. Eighteen terminals are located in the Reference Department. The library uses an automated computer reservation system, PC Reservation, to ensure equitable access to computer resources for all users. Patrons scan their library card and are assigned a terminal and provided a 4-digit reservation number, good only for that session. A library card is required to make a reservation and must be brought to the library. Any library card from a CCS library or that has been registered at the Northbrook Library can be used to reserve a computer. A library card not in the system can be registered free of charge at the Circulation Desk on the first floor. If a patron does not have a library card from his or her home library, a Computer Use Only card, good for one year, may be purchased for $5 at the Circulation Desk. This card can not be used to check out or reserve materials. Reservations may only be done in person; the libary no longer reserves computer time over the telephone. If machines are available, patrons may reserve up to two 1-hour sessions a day. Four 15-minute terminals are located in the Business Reference Area on the second floor for those who do not have a library card and do not wish to buy a computer-use only card. Usage is limited to 15 minutes. The Youth Services Department also uses PC Reservation. Call 847-272-6224 x250 for more information. You can also access the Internet in the library using your laptop computer. Ports are located throughout the building to connect you to the Internet using our T1 line. Wireless access is also available throughout the building. See the library's complete Internet Policy.
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