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Academic Search Complete
Thousands of full-text journal/magazine articles from across the globe, providing access to critical information.
African-American History
A fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture, covering five centuries.
AGRICOLA
Records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and citations about all aspects of agriculture and related fields, from the National Agricultural Library.
American Indian History
Fast access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups.
Article Search
Search multiple resources at once using the catalog’s Article Search to find full-text results:
- Follow the Article Search link above.
- Confirm that the search box dropdown selectors are set to all Text and in Articles & Databases.
- Enter your search terms into the search text box.
- Press the Search button.
AtoZ World Culture
Information about world history, cultures, languages, foods, religions, and more.
Biography Reference Source
Thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies and full-text issues of Biography Today and Biography Magazine.
Business Source Complete
Full-text and peer-reviewed business journals covering key areas such as accounting, finance, management, marketing, and beyond.
Check Illinois
Background checks with search by name, property address, property PIN, or business name, including foreclosures, mortgage records, real estate transactions, building code violations, DUIs, misdemeanors, felonies, tax liens, and more.
Consumer Health Complete
Content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.
Consumer Reports
Ratings, reviews, recommendations, and buying advice from the source that buyers trust.
Consumers’ Checkbook
Ratings on Chicago-area service providers, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (access from inside any Oak Park library building or anywhere outside the library)
Herramienta de referencia en español para niños. Contiene miles de artículos fáciles de leer y repletos de ilustraciones, videos, mapas interactivos y una amplia variedad de juegos y actividades, diseñado para desarrollar las habilidades claves del lenguaje y de investigación.
World Book Encyclopedia for Spanish speakers—with thousands of easy-to-read articles packed with illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and a wide variety of games and activities—designed to develop key language and research skills.
Foundation Directory Online (FDO) (access available at the Main Library only)
Candid’s grant-seeking tool, which includes 232,000+ funder profiles, 18.4+ million grants, 900,000+ grant recipient profiles, and 1+ million key grant decision-makers and leaders, along with contacts, maps, charts, federal grants, requests for proposals (RFPs), and more.
As a Funding Information Network partner, the library provides access to Candid’s websites, Foundation Directory Online and Grants to Individuals. Both offer information and resources to assist and strengthen nonprofit organizations.
Gale In Context: Biography
Authoritative biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study.
Global Newsstream
The most recent global news content, as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s, featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites—including Barron’s, Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Daily Herald, Financial Times, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more—in active full-text format.
Grants to Individuals (GTI) (access available at the Main Library only)
Candid’s tool for students, artists, researchers—and other individual grant seekers—with profiles on 10,000 foundations that provide grants, and details on scholarships, fellowships, and other grants available to individuals.
As a Funding Information Network partner, the library provides access to Candid’s websites: Foundation Directory Online and Grants to Individuals, both offering information and resources to assist and strengthen nonprofit organizations.
GreenFILE
Articles from scholarly and general interest titles focused on the environment, with the ability to limit to full-text or peer-reviewed.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines—such as critical care, mental health, and nursing management—for researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators.
Historical Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies
Historical newspaper collection (covering 1849-2020)—including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post—with easily searchable, first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society, and events of the time.
History Reference Source
Full-text historical reference books, magazines, journals, and thousands of primary source documents.
Legal Source
Full-text law journals for attorneys and law students to keep up to date with current legal issues, studies, thoughts, and trends.
LGBTQ+ Source
Scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources—including monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos.
Library & Information Science Source
Broad spectrum of related topics, such as librarianship, classification, information management, and the history of library studies.
LinkedIn Learning
Online learning platform with video tutorials to learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
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LitBase
Hundreds of full-text scholarly journals, literary magazines, author interviews, biographies, and more to support literature research.
Literary Reference Source
Full-text database containing plot summaries and synopses, literary criticism, author biographies, literary journal articles, poems, and short stories.
MAS Complete
Hundreds of full-text popular magazines and ebooks covering news, politics, science, sports, culture, and more.
MasterFILE Complete
Popular full-text magazines (including Congressional Digest, The Nation, New Scientist, Scientific American, U.S. News & World Report), reference books, and other highly-regarded sources from the world’s leading publishers, covering virtually every general interest subject area, plus an extensive collection of photos, maps, and flags.
Middle Search Plus
Full-text articles, news, and current events, using grade levels or Lexile ranges, for middle and high school students.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full-text collection of major news content, including newspapers, magazines, newswires, and news transcripts of television and radio.
NewspaperARCHIVE
Access to historical issues of hundreds of Illinois newspapers, including Oak Leaves (1902-1977), with searchable articles, advertisements, editorials, classified ads, and obituaries.
Oxford English Dictionary
Online dictionary and historical thesaurus—a guide to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.
Points of View Reference Source
Full-text database that presents multiple sides of an issue. Hundreds of topics are covered—each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic also features a guide to help students evaluate the controversy and enhance their ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Professional Development Collection
Full-text high-quality education journals and reports for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Hundreds of full-text journals—offering particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
Reference Solutions
Search millions of businesses by name, location, industry, and size, and search consumers by location, estimated income, interests, and shopping habits (formerly ReferenceUSA).
Regional Business News
Incorporates 50 business journals, newspapers, and newswires, covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Coverage of key theological and philosophical resources spanning over 100 years.
Science Reference Source
Full-text science magazines, journals, reference books, and videos.
Small Business Source
Small business reference books and tools to address small business topics, including business videos, a help and advice section, and details on how to create business plans.