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African American Song

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America: History and Life with Full Text

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Publications

Chemistry journals from the American Chemical Society in full-text

American History in Video

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American Song

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AnthroSource

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Covers religion with citations, abstracts and some full-text

Biological Abstracts

Covers biology/life sciences with citations, abstracts and links to full-text

Black Thought and Culture

100,000 pages of books, articles, essays, speeches and other texts written by African-Americans

Books In Print

Book reviews and publication information for books currently in print

Business Source Premier

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CARLI Digital Collections

Collections of tens of thousands of digitized images, historical documents and more from Illinois academic libraries

Chicago Tribune (Current)

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Chicago Tribune (Historical)

Full-text archive of the newspaper, 1849-1986

Choice Reviews Online

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Chronicle of Higher Education

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Citations for 2,600+ scholarly journals published in Latin America

Classical Music Library

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Communication & Mass Media Complete

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Contemporary Women's Issues

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Contemporary World Music

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Counseling and Therapy in Video

An online collection of video available for the study of social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. The videos in this collection include counseling sessions and demonstrations, consultations, lectures, and interviews.

CQ Researcher

Full-text of publication covering controversial contemporary issues in depth

CQ Weekly

Full-text of news publication covering government and politics

Credo Reference

100 encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference works covering many academic subjects

Credo Reference: Bridgeman Art Library Archive

Collection of art images via Credo Reference

EBSCO Animals

Full-text of the Encyclopedia of Animals

EBSCOHost Electronic Journals Service

Indexes and provides links to academic journals available on the internet, some in full-text

Ed/ITLib Educational & Information Technology Digital Library

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Education: Professional Development Collection

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Encyclopedia Britannica

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Encyclopedia of Biodiversity

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ERIC (U.S. Department of Education version)

U.S. government's index to 1.2 million citations for articles on education

ERIC (EBSCOHost version)

Education citations, abstracts, and full-text

Ethnographic Video Online

Documentaries and field recordings depticting the work of ethnographers studying human cultures and behaviors worldwide. More than 1,000 videos available.

Financial Accounting Research System (FARS)

Accounting; available on the campus network only: Start...Network Programs...Financial Accounting Research System

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference works covering many academic subjects

GPO

Citations for government documents, with links to government documents online

GreenFILE

An interdisciplinary research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with popular and scholarly information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond.

Handbook of Psychology

Full-text of psychology reference work

HarpWeek (historical Harper's Weekly Magazine)

Harper's Weekly magazine, 1857-1912, covering general topics during the Civil War, Progressive Era and Gilded Age

HealthSource: Consumer Edition

Consumer health, including full-text of magazines, reference books and pamphlets

HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition

Medicine and health for an academic audience, including 550+ scholarly journals in full-text

IEEE Electronic Library

Computer science and information technology publications of the IEEE; citations and some full-text

Historical Statistics of the United States

Historical statistics on population, labor, economics, and government

Illinois Sanborn Insurance Maps

Highly detailed historical maps of cities in Illinois

Interscience

Formerly Synergy. Science and medicine journals in full-text.

Iter

Citations for publications related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Jazz Music Library

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JSTOR

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Lexis-Nexis

Global news in full-text, company information, business and industry news, legal sources, and more

Literature Resource Center

Critical and biographical information about writers; some full-text

London Times (1785-1985)

MasterFile Premier

MAS Ultra--School Edition

Database for educators including the full-text of 500+ popular magazines and reference works suitable for a high school audience

MathSciNet

Citations, abstracts and reviews of mathematical literature

MEDLINE

Citations and some full-text in medicine, nursing and dentistry

Mental Measurements Yearbook

Full-text of publications describing and analyzing over 2,000 testing instruments

Merck Manual: Home Edition

Full-text of encyclopedic guide to medical conditions

Military & Government Collection

Citations and some full-text of journals, pamphlets, and other publications covering the military and related topics

MLA

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Music Online

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NetLibrary

Thousands of electronic books on most academic subjects, along with classic literature and more

The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

New York Times (Historical)

Full-text archive of the newspaper, 1851-2006, including PDF page images of all issues

Newspaper Archive

Newspaper Source

Full-text of nearly 300 national and regional newspapers, plus television and radio news transcripts

North Central Chronicle

Full-text archive of the college's newspaper, 1873-May 2008, including PDF page images of all issues

North Central Now

Full-text archive of the college's alumni magazine including PDF page images of all issues

Opera in Video

Performances, interviews and documentaries for popular operatic compositions. Many performances include liner notes and searchable subtitles.

Oxford English Dictionary

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Oxford Islamic Studies Online

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PapersFirst

Citations for papers presented at academic conferences

PrimarySearch

Database for educators including the full-text of nearly 70 magazines suitable for a primary school audience

Proceedings

Proceedings of academic conferences, including lists of papers presented at academic conferences

ProjectMuse

300+ humanities, arts, and social sciences journals in full-text

ProQuest Newspapers

Full-text of major national newspapers including the New York Times, USA Today and Chicago Tribune among others

PsycInfo

Covers psychology with citations and some full-text

PubMed

U.S. government medicine database, including citations and links to some full-text

PubMed Central

Full-text U.S. government archive of medicine and life sciences journals

Regional Business News

Full-text and citations for regional and metropolitan business publications

Resources for College Libraries

Reviews of selected core titles for academic libraries

RMA eStatement Studies

Financial ratio benchmarks drawn from the financial statements of companies in over 740 industries

Saskia Art Images Collection

Contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as archaeological sites.

ScienceDirect

Full-text and citations in biological and medical sciences, business and economics; select "Subscribed journals" next to "Source" for library subscriptions

SciFinderScholar

Citations and data from Chemical Abstracts Service. First time users, please sign up for a free account (account sign up available from on campus only and must be done using an official college email address).

Shakespeare Survey

Shakespeare criticism. Also includes reviews of textual and critical studies and British performances.

Smithsonian Global Sound

Streaming audio and liner notes for tens of thousands of folk, traditional, classical, and popular music recordings from around the globe; includes complete Smithsonian Folkways collection

SocIndex

Full-text of 500+ sociology journals (1908-present), plus books and conference papers

Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video

Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video is an extensive video collection in the areas of fitness and health assessment, disease management, injury treatment, nutrition, medical fitness, sport science, work-site wellness, exercise adherence, and much more.

Theatre in Video

Recordings of theatre performances from the 1930s to the 20th century. Includes the BBC Shakespeare series.

ValueLine Investment Survey

Full-text current stock and investment information

Wall Street Journal

Full-text of the newspaper's business, financial and general news coverage, 1984-present

Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Public and Private Companies

Sales, market share, and company information for U.S. companies

Wiley Online Library

Science and medicine journals in full-text

Wilson OmniFile Select

Full-text coverage of most academic subjects

World Almanac

Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and four almanacs

WorldCat

Worldwide catalog of library holdings

Women and Social Movements

American women's history, 1600-2000; includes primary source materials (pamphlets, photos, audio recordings, etc)