This is a complete list of all E-resources the library subscribes to. Many of them will require you enter your Villa Park library card number to access the web site. You can also perform a single search over most of these resources at one time using OneSearch.
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Books and Authors
| Title | Link | Booklist Online Read book reviews, create lists of titles you want to read, discover blogs about reading and book groups, and more, with this online version of the American Library Association’s trade journal, Booklist. |
Start | Contemporary Authors Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on all of the more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors whose entries appear in Contemporary Authors and Contemporary Authors New Revision Series. Updated monthly, Contemporary Authors allows users to search for an author by name, title of work, nationality, date and place of birth and death, subject/genre, personal and career information, awards and honors, and more. |
Start | Contemporary Literary Criticism – Select Contemporary Literary Criticism–Select is an extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC–Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study. Updated monthly, Contemporary Literary Criticism–Select allows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more. |
Start | Horn Book Guide Online For every teacher, librarian, or parent who has struggled to identify just the right book to place in a particular student’s hands, help has arrived with The Horn Book Guide Online. |
Start | Junior Authors & Illustrators Digital access to in-depth profiles, photographs, and bibliographies of works by and about children’s authors and illustrators. |
Start | Novelist Electronic readers’ advisory resource which assists fiction readers of all ages in finding new authors and titles. |
Start | Novelist K-8 Electronic readers’ advisory resource which assists young fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. |
Start | Online Book Clubs Join our Online Book Clubs and start reading books in your email. Each day you will receive a 5-minute portion of a book. Sign up today and start reading tomorrow. |
Start | Scribner Writers Series Scribner Writers Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 2,000 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series. |
Start | WorldCat WorldCat is the closest thing there is to a nationwide online library catalog. If we cannot find an item for you locally, we can extend the search throughout the State of Illinois, and even beyond Illinois to the entire United States. Note: Some InterLibrary Loans may come with a postage charge, depending on the location of the lending library. |
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Business
| Title | Link | Encyclopedia of Associations Available through the Gale Directory Library, the Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. covers over 25,000 U.S. membership organizations of a national scope. |
Start | 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. |
Start | Reference USA Business Database: 12 million U.S. businesses Residential Database: 120 million U.S. households |
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Education & Careers
| Title | Link | Homework Help Connect to a live tutor using Homework Help. For students Kindergarten-12th grade, college introduction level students, and adult learners. Available from 2-9 p.m. 7 days a week. |
Start | LearningExpress Library Based on official tests, LearningExpressLibrary.com provides online practice examinations for the SAT, ACT, ASVAB, GED, and Civil Service careers, along with Adult Basic Skills quizzes covering reading, grammar, and math. Tests are scored immediately and evaluations highlight strengths and weaknesses. |
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Genealogy
| Title | Link | Ancestry Library Search from over 2 billion names in US Census and Genealogy records. Ancestry Library is only available from within the Library |
N/A | HeritageQuest Online Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy and Local History collection. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical hobbyists and professionals. |
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Health
| Title | Link | Health and Wellness Resource Center Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. |
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Recursos en Espanol
| Title | Link | Catálogo en línea Localiza, reserva materiales y revisa tu cuenta de la biblioteca para renovar préstamos con nuestro catálogo en español. |
Start | Enciclopedia Juvenil Bienvenido a la Enciclopedia Juvenil. Utiliza este recurso para investigar o navegar en busca de información en la enciclopedia o para encontrar palabras en el diccionario. |
Start | Homework Help Recursos académicos e instrucción particular para estudiantes K-12 con tutores certificados. Ayuda con la tarea, el estudio, proyectos, preparación para exámenes en los temas de base: Ingles, matemáticas, y ciencias. |
Start | Homework Help: Centro de carreras Instrucción particular para adultos con tutores certificados. Si quiere regresar a la escuela, si necesita ayuda con el examen de la ciudadanía, o consejos sobre su currículum vitae el centro de carreras le ayudara cumplir sus objetivos. |
Start | Learning Express Library: Recursos para hispanohablantes Desde mejorar su lectura, escritura y habilidades matemáticas hasta la preparación del examen GED, los recursos que encontrará aquí lo ayudarán a lograr sus metas. (Se necesita un usuario y codigo para ingresar al sitio) |
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Research, Newspapers, and Magazines
| Title | Link | Argus, Villa Park Date Range: (1/26/2009 – Current) |
Start | Chicago Sun-Times Date Range: (1/1/1986 – Current) |
Start | Chicago Tribune Date Range: (1/1/1985 – Current) |
Start | Chicago Tribune Historical Archive Included are * Obituaries and Death Notices (2.5 million) – very unique data covering 1860-1984, including front-page obituaries for notables from Chicago and worldwide. * Chicago Tribune Morgue clippings file (nearly 3 million) – major stories covering events and issues clipped and indexed by the Chicago Tribune staff at time of publication. Coverage is from the 1920’s through 1984. * Front pages (16,614 pages containing over 155,000 articles) – image of entire front page as it appeared when published from the early 1900 through 1984. |
Start | Daily Herald Date Range: (1/1/1995 – Current) |
Start | Encyclopaedia Britannica | Start | Encyclopedia of Associations Available through the Gale Directory Library, the Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. covers over 25,000 U.S. membership organizations of a national scope. |
Start | FirstSearch (OCLC) Several separate databases covering fulltext magazine articles, Medline, ERIC educational resources, conference proceedings, and a very large database of library holdings in the United States. |
Start | General Reference Center A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find articles on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. |
Start | InfoTrac Web A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface, including Contemporary Authors; Contemporary Literary Criticism; Scribner Writers Series; Health & Wellness Resource Center; and General Reference Center. |
Start | Newspapers (Newsbank) Includes Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, and additional newswire coverage of Illinois news. |
Start | Spanish Resource Center Este portal le ofrece recursos de referencia en español para todas las edades en dos interfaces exclusivos — cada uno con una enciclopedia adaptada al lector: Enciclopedia Universal en Español para High School (edad de 14+) y la Enciclopedia Juvenil para edades de 6-12 años. |
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Youth and Homework
| Title | Link | Enciclopedia Juvenil Bienvenido a la Enciclopedia Juvenil. Utiliza este recurso para investigar o navegar en busca de información en la enciclopedia o para encontrar palabras en el diccionario. |
Start | Encyclopaedia Britannica for Kids | Start | Homework Help Connect to a live tutor using Homework Help. For students Kindergarten-12th grade, college introduction level students, and adult learners. Available from 2-9 p.m. 7 days a week. |
Start | Junior Authors & Illustrators Digital access to in-depth profiles, photographs, and bibliographies of works by and about children’s authors and illustrators. |
Start | Novelist K-8 Electronic readers’ advisory resource which assists young fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. |
Start | Spanish Resource Center Este portal le ofrece recursos de referencia en español para todas las edades en dos interfaces exclusivos — cada uno con una enciclopedia adaptada al lector: Enciclopedia Universal en Español para High School (edad de 14+) y la Enciclopedia Juvenil para edades de 6-12 años. |
Start | TumbleBook Library Online audio e-books for kids (This collection made available by the Kiwanis Club of Villa Park) |
Start | TumbleReadables Read-along online e-books for kids (This collection made available by the Kiwanis Club of Villa Park) |
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