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Auto Repair Reference Center - Find repair and diagnostic information for your car in our easy searchable database! Begin your search by selecting the year, make and model and download easy to read instructions as well as car care tips and up tp date safety alerts

Coin Career Library - Find your perfect career! Take an assessment test, search for schools and create a resume

Encyclopedia Britannica - Research any subject imaginable with access to over 75,000 full-text articles; A to Z browse, subject browse, access dictionaries and notable quotes, as well as classic literature

Facts on File - Access popular news stories and events with full-color interactive maps and graphs. Search selected obituaries dating from 1980 to the present, as well as browse top news by country, decade or issue

FirstSearch - Please call the Reference Department at (708) 795-8000 X 3038, for the password to access this comprehensive database featuring WorldCat and Medline

Gale Virtual Reference - Gale Virtual Reference provides full-text access to over 300 books of subjects ranging from science, to business, to history. Browse an individual book or search the entire collection for information; this site can also be translated into Spanish, French and Portuguese

Glassdoor.com - A comprehensive career resource with information on thousands of companies.  Glassdoor includes salary and bonuses and details for specific jobs at specific companies, as well as actual interview questions and hiring process details.  Also included are reviews written by employees that highlight the pro's and con's of working for a particular employer.

History Reference Center - Offers full text from more than 2500 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for nearly 170 leading history periodicals, and more than 112,000 historical documents, photos, maps and videos.

Illinet - Search public, academic and special libraries throughout the state of Illinois

Literature Criticism Online - Imagine centuries of scholarly and popular commentary delivered in a user friendly format; thousands of essays at your fingertips!

Learning Express Library - Search many different interactive practice tests and receive immediate scoring and complete answer explanations. Included are: ACT, SAT, GED, GRE, ASVAB, Law Enforcement, U.S. Citizenship and many more!

Literary Reference Center - Browse authors and works of literature, research  literary criticism and get help with popular citation styles including APA. MLA and The Chicago Manual of Style

Magazines (EBSCO)  Search for full-text articles covering virtually every subject area of general interest in popular magazines, scholarly journals and newspapers

Newspapers (NEWSBANK)  Access full-text newspapers from across the USA from 1992 to the present, as well as articles from The Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Sun Times, RedEye, and The Daily Herald; Search The Chicago Tribune Historical Archive dating back to 1850

Points Of View - Find current information about controversial topics in this comprehensive database that offers both sides of an argument or opinion on such diverse topcs as religion, race and culture, abortion, censorship and many other important issues. Find help here on writing thesis statements and also learn how to properly use citations in your essay

Public Records Online - Illinois Public Records provided by Record Information Services. Scroll through Chicagoland's public records, real estate transactions, mortgages, foreclosures, and more. Keep an eye on housing values in your community and help safeguard your biggest investment - your home. Sort by name, city, zip code, and more. Record Information Services is a 17 year old data compiler of public records serving the Chicagoland area

Science Online - A wealth of information about all things science! Browse suggestions for experiments, search such diverse and comprehensive topics as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Forensic Science, Space and Astronomy, and Weather and Climate. Today's Science Feature gives a daily introduction of a scientific topic in depth and Science in The News streams up-to-the-minute news. Watch videos and animations on science topics

Small Engine Repair - Search full-text repair manuals for lawn mowers, motorcycles, snow blowers and other machines

Student Research Center  - Allows students to search for information based on their grade from 1st through high school. Comprehensive database featuring real time information on political issues and newsworthy events of the day as well as historical topics and general homework help. Allows search to be limited to newspapers, magazines, maps, film and video and primary source documents

WorldCat - WorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and services. WorldCat lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. WorldCat grows every day thanks to the efforts of librarians and other information specialists

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Ancestry.com - Search immigration and census information, as well as birth, death and marriage records from the SSDI, includes UK census as well dating back to 1790

CQResearcher-Research in-depth, non-biased information of current issues

Grant Source - Database from Donor's Forum of Chicago