Barron's
Full-text articles, cover to cover.
1988--present.
BookFlix
BookFLIX is an interactive, online collection of books and educational activities for children preschool to second grade.
BookLetters
An email newsletter and reader's advisory service. Select to have an e-newsletter sent to your email once a month.
Booklist Online
Book reviews from the American Library Association. Lincolnwood Library card required inside as well as outside the library.
CAMIO -- Catalog of Art Museum Images (FirstSearch)
CAMIO contains about 95,000 works of fine and decorative art from leading museums around the world. Difficult-to-find contemporary art is one of its strengths. Scope ranges from 3000 BC to the present. Lincolnwood Library cards holders, who wish to access this resource from outside the library, please call the library's adult service desk for authorization.
Chicago Consumers' Checkbook
IN LIBRARY USE ONLY. This organization evaluates the quality of local services, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, lawyers, dentists, banks, insurance companies, and more. Consumers' Checkbook is an independent, nonprofit consumer organization founded in 1974 with the help of funding from the U.S. Office of Consumer Affairs. They do not accept support from businesses, and their publications and website carry no advertising.
Chicago Tribune
Full-text articles 1985 to present. Best used with the Mozilla Firefox browser.
Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Front page articles 1900--1985, obituaries and death notices 1849--1985. Best used with the Mozilla Firefox browser.
Consumer Reports
Online companion to the Consumer Reports print magazine. Reviews, product comparisons and buying advice. Additional information includes user reviews, news, blogs, forums and video content.
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Electronic Reference Books (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
This resources contains the full text of encyclopedias, almanacs and other reference books. Subjects include: Arts, Biography, History, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Science and Social Sciences. Articles include illustrations.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Covers the complete encyclopedia and Compton's Encyclopedia for middle school students and up.
FirstSearch
Our FirstSearch databases: ArchiveGrid, ArticleFirst, CAMIO, ClasePeriodica, ERIC, GPO Monthly, MEDLINE, OAlster, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst, World Almanac, WorldCat, and WorldCatDissertations.
Once you have entered the FirstSearch site, click Databases and checkmark the database you wish to search. Up to three databases can be searched simultaneously.
Global Issues in Context
Global perspectives on issues of international importance. The focus is on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming. Includes videos, downloadable audio files and interactive statistics.
Infotrac -- General Reference Center
Use this resource to locate articles on the following topics: Current Events, Business and Industry Trends, Arts and Sciences, Popular Culture, Sports, Hobbies, and more. Articles come from magazines, newspapers, professional journals, and some reference books. Many, but not all, are full-text articles.
Dates covered: Varies (many go back to early 1990s, some to 1980s).
Lincolnwood Review
Partial coverage 1995 - present.
Literature Resources from Gale
Covers all literary time periods. Literary criticism, critical analysis and author biographies.
MyMediaMall -- Downloadable Books and Videos
MyMediaMall is a digital collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and videos that can be accessed from your home 24/7. Titles can be downloaded to your PC, PDA, MP3, including IPod, and even burned to a CD.
Newspaper Direct
Today's newspapers from around the world in their original languages. Newspapers marked with the Smart logo icon (a small arrow) have enhanced features such as audio format and translation capability into several major languages.
NoveList
Adult and children's fiction and nonfiction book reviews, book summaries, author read-alikes, and more. Updated monthly.
Opposing Viewpoints
Listen to or read pros and cons of current social issues. Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, magazine and newspaper articles, academic journals, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts. The viewpoint articles are largely based on the acclaimed social issues print series by Greenhaven Press. Articles also downloadable to MP3 players.
Reference USA
Search company by industry, location or size. Entries are based on Yellow Page & White Page Telephone Directories; annual reports, 10-Ks and other SEC information, Chamber of Commerce and postal service information. Updated monthly.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Business and investment information, including stock, bond, and mutual fund reports; company profiles; and The Outlook investment newsletter. If accessing from outside the library: username=Lincolnwood, password=Your Lincolnwood Library card number.
TumbleBooks
Tumblebook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books.
Tutor.com
Free resume, GED, and proofreading help as well as tutoring in math, science, social studies and English for adult learners. Tutoring also available for grades K-12 and college intro levels.
Disponibles en espanol en Matematicas, Estudios Sociales, y Ciencia.
Wall Street Journal
Full-text articles, cover to cover. 1982-- present.
Wilson Core Collections
Guides to building and maintaining library collections of highly recommended titles in the following areas: Children's Middle & Junior High School, Graphic Novels, and Nonbook Materials.
WilsonSelect (FirstSearch)
Mostly full-text articles from academic journals, professional publications and general interest magazines. 1994 to present.
World Book Web
This site, which includes the complete World Book Encyclopedia, has four sections:
1. World Book for Kids
2. Info Finder designed for students' homework and research needs.
3. Reference Center with newspaper articles, primary source documents, how to....documents, and government resources.
4. La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos -- the World Book Encyclopedia in Spanish.
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