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 Library Catalogs

Elk Grove Village Public Library Catalog      
A searchable catalog of all EGVPL library materials.
Illinois Library Service     
Can't find what you're looking for in our library, try here.
MyMediaMall        
Download digital audio and ebooks to your PC, MP3 Player, or PDA.
(Not available for IPod's.)

NetLibrary eAudiobooks      
Downloadable audiobooks accessible 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

 Library Services

Ask a Librarian 
Engage in a live online conversation with a librarian to answer your questions.

Homework Help
Free online tutoring in Math, Science, Social Studies, and English
for grades 4-12.

 Electronic Databases 

 

Access Newspaperarchive

Tens of millions of newspaper pages in this archive allows users to view, save and print full-page newspapers dating from 1759 to 1977.

America's News Magazines        
Coverage of U.S. and international news, business, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, and science and technology from Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report magazines.

 

America's Obituaries & Death Notices   
Easily search a collection of over 22 million recent records from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Updated daily, it incorporates over 75 million records from the Social Security Death Index (1937-present), organized by state.

Ancestry Library Edition 
Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more!

Antiques Reference           

A resource of learning about and valuing antiques, collectibles, and fine art.
Chicago Tribune (1985 - Present)       
A searchable database of articles from the Chicago Tribune newspaper including articles from 1985 until the present.
 

Chicago Tribune Historical Archive   
Images and full text of historical international, national, regional, and local issues. Full text of death notices and obituaries. Includes information from the 1800's to 1985.
Elk Grove Times (1995 - Present)       
A searchable database of articles from the local Elk Grove Times newspaper including articles from 1995 until the present.
Facts.com       
Complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years.
FirstSearch (OCLC)      
ArticleFirst - An index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals.
ClasePeriodica - Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
Ebooks - OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through
libraries worldwide.

ECO
- Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly journals.
ERIC - Annotated references to journal articles and reports in education.
GPO - U.S. government publications.
IllinoisCatalog - OCLC catalog of materials in Illinois libraries.
MEDLINE - All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
PapersFirst - OCLC index of papers presented at conferences.
PerAbs - Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals.
Proceedings - An OCLC index of conference publications.
WilsonSelectPlus - Full text articles in science, education, humanities and business.
WorldAlmanac - Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
WorldCat - OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
WorldCat Dissertations - A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat.
Gale/InfoTrac           
Literature Resource Center - Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors for more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
Student Resource Center - Contains curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-test coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
Business and Company Resource Center - Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information, company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
General Reference Center Gold - Use this database to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
What Do I Read Next?
Includes over 119,700 recommended titles, more than 65,100 plot summaries, and awards information from 566 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover aware-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more.
Junior Edition - K-12 This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Kids Info Bits
- Meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features age-appropriate magazine, newspaper and reference information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research accessible 24/7.
HeritageQuest Online     
Resource for census data, family records and local histories. This collection assembles U.S. federal census, banking and military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials.

LearningExpressLibrary   
Interactive online practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on academic and licensing tests.
NoveList      
This database provides subject headings, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135.000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest for fiction readers, such as Author Read-a-likes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, and Annotated Book Lists.
Public Records Database     
A database of Illinois Records for new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures & auctions, and bankruptcies.

Reference USA     
Business Database - Create custom lists for marketing and employment purposes. Data on more than 12 million U.S. businesses.  Detailed information on estimated sales, number of employees and key executives can be accessed. For many companies, financial information and news articles are also available.
Residential Database - Addresses, phone numbers and maps for 102 million U.S. residences.

World Book Online     
The electronic version of the World Book Encyclopedia plus an atlas and background information on current news stories.

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