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History Reference Center
Full-text historical reference books, magazines, journals, and thousands of primary source documents.
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com)
Online learning platform with video tutorials to learn business, software, technology, and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
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Literary Reference Center
Full-text database containing plot summaries and synopses, literary criticism, author biographies, literary journal articles, poems, and short stories.
MasterFILE Complete
Popular full-text magazines, 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 (formerly Explora Secondary)
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 thesaurus, featuring British, American, and global English use in formal and slang contexts.
Points of View Reference Center
Essays on hundreds of topics, presenting multiple sides of an issue, each with an overview, point, counterpoint, and critical thinking guide, plus guides to debate, develop arguments, and write position papers.
