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A to Z Databases
Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!
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A to Z Maps Online
AtoZMapsOnline.com is the world’s largest subscription-based database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
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A to Z The USA
A large-scale encyclopedia of US state and country information. State information isarranged into 103 editorial and image datasets for each state. This provides students with a one-stop reference for state reports, projects, and presentations as well as educators who develop lesson plans and curricula. This resource also supports non-English speakers by providing content available in 103 languages.
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A to Z World Food
Explore food culture and traditional recipes from around the world. It’s a movable feast in a digital cookbook.
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A to Z World Travel
Contains 202 world city travel guides. These beautifully illustrated and up-to-date guides cover travel essentials, attractions, insiders’ information, excursions, nightlife, shopping, culture, cuisine, health, security, language, maps, and lots more.
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Adult Core Skills
Achieve your personal education and career goals. Includes test preparation for the GED® and U.S. citizenship tests. Skill building materials cover subjects like math, reading, writing, and public speaking
Ancestry Library Edition
Perform genealogy research with census records, ships’ passenger logs and more.
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Auto Repair Source
This database contains do-it-yourself repair and maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. New repair procedures, TSBs and updates are added to the product on a regular basis. All of the content has been created by ASE certified technicians.
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Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta
A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
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Beacon News Collection
Explore suburban area history through local news, events and people with the Beacon News Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Biblioboard
Enjoy digital books, images, videos and more from libraries, artists, authors and others from your community and around the world.
Biography Reference Center
Provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more.
Biography Reference eBook Subscription
Includes content on several popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports, and more.
Career Preparation Center
Make your work goals a reality – start a new career or advance in your current field. Includes occupation exam practice tests for Air Traffic Controller, Civil Service, Commercial Driver’s License, Cosmetology, Electrical, Emergency Medical Services, Firefighting, Law Enforcement, Postal Worker, Nursing, Real Estate, Plumbing and more!
Check Illinois
Fast Background Checks. Search Public Records, Find Contact Information, Criminal Arrest Records, Information on Properties, and More
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Chicago News Collection
Explore and stay informed on local and state topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the Chicago area including the Beacon News, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and West Chicago Suburban Life. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.
Chicago Sun-Times Collection
Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
College Admissions Test Preparation
Prepare for important exams like the ACT, SAT, AP Tests, and more.
Consumer Health Complete
is designed for the everyday consumer of health care information. CHC provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Consumers can search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
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