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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.
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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 offering 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.
