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All Databases by Title
Books & Literature | Business |
E-Books | Education | Encyclopedias
& Almanacs | Genealogy
Health | Homework Helpers | Library Catalogs | Magazines & Newspapers | Music
24 Hour Library Resources - available from home: Highland Park residents will be prompted for their library card number.*
More information about this database.
e-journal portal - Find a magazine or journal title in our databases by title or subject.
| America the Beautiful - Information on U.S. states and territories. In-Library use only. | ||
| 24 hour resource |
Biography Resource Center - Nearly 414,000 biographies on more than 320,000 people from around the world and throughout history. | |
| 24 hour resource |
CultureGrams - Includes World Edition (182 country reports), Kids Edition (66 country reports), and States Edition (50 states and District of Columbia)--plus photos, recipes, biographies, data tables, maps, and more. | |
| Encyclopedia Americana - 45,000 articles covering all academic fields and curriculum topics. In-Library use only. | ||
| 24 hour resource |
Enciclopedia Estdiantil Hallazgos - A World Book encyclopedia in Spanish for elementary and middle school students. La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos en línea es una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Continene información sobre gente, lugares, objectos, acontecimientos e ideas | |
| Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Multimedia encyclopedia featuring animations, videos, and more. In-Library use only. | ||
| Lands and Peoples - Encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events that is geared to student readers. In-Library use only. | ||
| New Book of Popular Science - A science encyclopedia geared to students. In-Library use only. | ||
| The Statesman's Yearbook 2007- The full text of the current edition of The Statesman's Yearbook, with country profiles, essays, event chronologies, and information about international organizations and people.1 user only. Please logout when done. In-Library use only. | ||
| 24 hour resource |
Virtual Reference Library - Electronic editions of over 200 encyclopedias and other reference books for children and adults. May be searched individually or together. Topics include: Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, General Reference, History, Information and Publishing, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science | |
| 24 hour resource |
World Atlas - Reproducible maps plus statistics and data on more than 200 nations, territories, regions, and continents. Click on "geography" after the Facts on File logo appears. | |
| 24 hour resource |
World Book Online--Americas and International Editions - 31,000 encyclopedia articles, 6,000 web links, 25,000 periodical articles, 800 videos, animations, and sounds, 400 interactive maps, 100 3-D bubble views, and much more | |
| 24 hour resource |
WorldCat - Books and other materials in libraries worldwide. |
Please notify us of any problems logging on to the above databases via email or by calling the reference desk at 847-432-0216.
* Please note: Many of our databases allow remote access only from an authorized user's personal/individual computer from home and not from another location or institution.
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