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e-journal portal - Find a magazine or journal title in our databases by title or subject.
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African American History Online - Includes primary source documents, images, timelines, biographies and thousands of entries on African American history. | |
| America the Beautiful - Information on U.S. states and territories. In-Library use only. |
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American Indian History Online - Contains tribe
Index, culture area index, biographies, events, primary sources, images
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Ancient and Medieval History Online - This database covers six civilizations—Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, Mesopotamia, and Mesoamerica from the early Hominids 3 to 5 million years ago to flourishing cultures in 600 CE. | |
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Bloom's Literary Reference Online - Hundreds of Bloom's essays, which examine the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world. This database also contains an archive of more than 38,000 characters, as well as extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, and genres. | |
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Chicago Tribune - Full-text articles from 1985 to the present | |
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Chicago Tribune Historical Newspaper - Full page and article images with searchable full text. Coverage: 1849-1984. | |
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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. | |
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Daily Life Online- A social history resource; how others lived and live their lives, and how their lives shaped ours. | |
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eLibrary Elementary - Features a colorful, graphical search interface for elementary school students to find the answers they need from more than 130 magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, and educator-approved websites. | |
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eLibrary Plus -Full-text newspapers, magazines, international newswires, maps, photographs, and television and radio transcripts. | |
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eLibraryScience - Science resources from nearly 500 sources including magazines, journals, reference books, transcripts and more. | |
| Encyclopedia Americana - 45,000 articles covering all academic fields and curriculum topics. In-Library use only. | ||
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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 | |
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ERIC - Index of journal articles and reports in education. Some full-text. | |
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General Reference Center Gold - Magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information, book reviews, and research. | |
| Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - Multimedia encyclopedia featuring animations, videos, and more. In-Library use only. | ||
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InfoTrac Power Search - Search multiple sources simultaneously. The General Reference Center Gold, General Business File, Health Reference Center Academic, Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center, and the Virtual Reference Library are all included in this multiple search tool. Search them all together, or one at a time, and retrieve journal and magazine articles, reference book articles, and multimedia material. | |
| Lands and Peoples - Encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events that is geared to student readers. In-Library use only. | ||
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Live Homework Help - This service, powered by Tutor.com, is offered free of charge to Highland Park Public Library card holders seven days a week from 2 -10 p.m. Students in grades 4 -12 can use this service for up to 20 minutes at a time to receive help in math, science, social studies and English from home or in the Library. Tutoría en español para matemáticas y ciencia se ofrece unicamente de domingo a jueves de 2 a 9 p.m. Tutors are NOT affiliated with the Highland Park Public Library |
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netLibrary - eBooks from that can be checked out, and viewed by visiting the netLibrary website. Titles include those from the popular Dummies series, Cliff's Notes, reference books, and scholarly titles. Also, over 4000 public domain materials, including Shakespeare's plays, are freely accessible. | |
| New Book of Popular Science - A science encyclopedia geared to students. In-Library use only. | ||
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New York Times - Full-text articles from the New York Times from 1999 to the present. |
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New York Times Historical Newspaper - The New York Times in its entirety from 1857 through 1999. Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. Advertisements and photos included. |
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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Primary source information about important issues. Articles from reference books, newspapers, and magazines are collected in one database for researching current topics. | |
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Science Online - This database covers a broad range of scientific disciplines with definitions, essays, diagrams, illustrations, images, biographies, experiments, and activities. | |
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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 | |
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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. | |
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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 |
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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