District 214 Library Resources
MAGAZINES
CQ - useful for political issues, social issues, charts and graphs. Find articles since 1991 on health, international affairs, education, environment, technology and U.S. Economy.
Company: Congressional Quarterly.
Elibrary includes magazines, books, newspapers, pictures, maps plus TV and radio transcripts.
Company ProQuest
Firstsearch includes journal articles, research studies, worldcat book search, 8 full text databases, can search in 5 languages and covers all subjects.
Company - OCLC
Infotrac includes magazines and journals.
Company - Gale
Jstor includes academic journals of humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Company - Jstor
Sirs is a current issues researcher by topic includes articles, almanacs, maps and images.
Company - Proquest
Opposing Viewpoints includes both sides of social issues, controversies, also has statistics, government data and laws.
Company - Gale
Student Resource in Context includes magazines, newspapers, reference, primary documents and multimedia.
Company - Gale
Auto
All Data Pro is a resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information.
NEWSPAPERS
Daily Herald - Issues from 1995 to the current year
Historical Newspapers - dating back to 1850 from: Chicago Defender; Chicago Tribune; New York Times; Washington Post
Newsbank - News from 600 U.S. newspapers and 500 international papers
World News - International and domestic perspectives on such topics as politics, industry, sports, and cultural activities
America’s Historical Newspapers - Articles from 1690 - 1922
Popular Periodicals - Well-known magazines covering U.S. and international topics from 1992 to the present
ScienceSource Collection - Articles, biographies, and abstracts covering science topics from 1987 to the present
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Grolier includes three encyclopedias: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia and the New Book of Knowledge.
Company: Grolier
World Book Encyclopedia includes three encyclopedias: World Book Kids, World Book Student and World Book Advanced.
Company: World Book
SCIENCE
Science in Context includes articles from magazines, newspapers and reference books. Updated daily it also has timelines, primary documents and biographies.
Company: Gale
Teen Health and Wellness is a health database for teenagers. It includes articles on a wide range of topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, family life and diversity.
Company: Gale
LITERATURE
Litfinder covers poetry, short stories, essays, speeches, plays and authors. It includes text, summaries, explanations and biographies. (Some text is in Spanish) Company: Gale
Literary Reference Center includes poetry, short stories, book reviews, articles, essays, authors and synopses. It also has literary journals, plot summaries, biographies, interviews, literary reference books and encyclopedias.
Company: EBSCO
COLLEGE AND CAREER
Career Cruising
A career guidance and planning system. It includes detailed occupation profiles. Company: Anaca Technologies Ltd.
SOCIAL SCIENCE
American Government
American Government explains the foundations of our government, connects these concepts to the issues of the day, and examines the strengths and weaknesses of the political and economic systems of the United States by comparing them to those of other countries.Contains over 12,000 primary and secondary sources, including 1,200 documents, 4,000 images, 200 maps, and 200 audio/video recordings and has over 2,100 biographies, including portraits of important historical and current government figures.
American History
A remarkable survey of American history from 1350 to the present, organized chronologically and thematically, linking reference, curriculum, and analysis of current events which includes Nearly 15,000 primary and secondary sources, including overview essays, biographies, government and court documents, photos, maps, audio/video clips, statistics, and Over 100 topical overviews and nearly 3,300 biographies of famous political and military figures.
Americans at War
An online reference book which Covers major American conflicts from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front. Illustrated articles cover both biographies and topics such as civil liberties, media, politics, popular culture, religion, memory and national identity, civic celebrations, monumental art, literature, the roles of women and minorities, veterans, science and technology, humor, and music.
Bowling, Beatnicks, and Bell Bottoms
An online reference book which covers popular culture in America from 1900 through 1999. Topics include economy, sports, film, fashion, and how American lived during each decade.
Cities of the World
An online reference book of current information on cultural, geographic, and political conditions in 193 countries and their cities covering six continents, based on the Department of State's Post Reports and include maps and photos if cities around the globe.
CountryReports
information about countries of the world, which focuses on current events and political issues as well as the history, geography, economy, population, and the customs and cultures of the people who live there.
Daily Life Through History
In Daily Life through History students and researchers can discover details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives and compiles information from over 45 Greenwood single- and multi-volume reference works.
Early Civilizations in the Americas
An online reference book of the history of the regions of the American continents in which two of the world's first civilizations developed: Mesoamerica (the name for the lands in which ancient civilizations arose in Central America and Mexico) and the Andes Mountains region of South America (in present-day Peru and parts of Bolivia, northern Argentina, and Ecuador).
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
An online reference book of food and its place in human culture and society, presented through 600 alphabetically sorted entries. Features multidisciplinary coverage of such topics as comfort food, ethnicity and food, medieval banquets, and nutrient composition, among many others. Includes photographs, illustrations, sidebars, recipes, menus, and timelines.
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
An online reference book which covers modern Asia, defined as extending from Japan in the east to Turkey in the west, and from Kazakhstan in the north to Indonesia in the south. Presents more than 2,600 alphabetically arranged entries covering such subjects as countries, cities, regions, natural features, religions, social issues, languages, people, events, customs, politics, and economics.
Encyclopedia of World Cities
An online reference book of 50 cities from all over the world, including information on each city's history, neighborhoods, museums, parks, transportation, geography, holidays and festivals, population profiles and much more.
Encyclopedia of Modern Middle East & North Africa
An online reference book which covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy and government.
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
An online reference book that spans the globe to explain the issues behind crimes against humanity and human rights issues as they relate to individual countries and the world at large. It traces the history of events that qualify as genocide and crimes against humanity, profiles perpetrators and heroes, and explains international laws and law proceedings aimed at ending genocide and crimes against humanity.
History Study Center
Covers global history from ancient times to the present day. Contents include reference books, essays, journal articles, historical newspaper and magazine articles, maps, rare books, government documents, transcripts of historical speeches, images and video clips. Study Units offer editorially selected material on over 500 historical topics. History Study Center provides over 40,000 documents and articles, with over 50 reference works, 3,000 images and links to 2,000 Web sites.
St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture
An online reference book about the events, products and people who shaped and influenced society, which includes biographies on politicians, actors, athletes, musicians, and other notable figures during the twentieth century.
United States Geography
This interactive database delivers an unbeatable combination of authoritative research sources, standards-aligned lessons and activities, and coverage of recent events for all 50 U.S. states and Provides nearly 19,000 primary and secondary sources, including state flags and seals, 2,600 images, 150 maps, and multimedia clips.
UXL American Decades
An online reference book which covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999. Each decade is covered in one volume. Topics for each decade include: Headline Makers, Topics in the News, Arts and Entertainment, Business and the Economy, Education, Government, Politics, and Law, Lifestyles and Social Trends, Medicine and Health, Science and Technology, and Sports.
UXL Fashion, Costumes and Culture
An online reference book which Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Examines more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment, ranging from togas to turbans, necklaces to tennis shoes. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. This set shows how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
World Geography
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World provides online tools that develop students' global literacy, focusing on the geographical, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that are increasingly important in our globalized world and Contains almost 200 overviews of countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, providing a portrait of each nation’s location and people culture, recent and early political history, and economy, plus more than 500 maps, including political and topographical by country and world region and includes more than 1,700 biographies of important political and cultural figures
World History
Ancient/Medieval Eras -- covers human history in all corners of the globe—from prehistoric times up to the beginnings of the Renaissance with Nearly 6,600 primary and secondary sources and 1,200 biographies of important figures.
World History
Modern Era -- Provides in-depth coverage of the history of all regions of the world from 1500 to the present with over 7,300 primary sources, over 80 era explorations, more than 3,500 biographies of political leaders and other important figures, and over 250 country overviews of nations.
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