Through the Morton Grove Library, you have access to dozens of databases of information, covering the full range of subjects. Some of these databases are indexes to magazine and journal articles, while others contain directory-type information. Many contain the full text of magazine articles or directory entries.

All of the databases listed below are available to all users within the Library. You can also use most of the databases over the Internet from your home computer if you have a Morton Grove Public Library card (see Library Card Identification Requirements for further information). Vendor licensing restrictions prevent many of these databases from being made available to non-Morton Grove residents remotely; if you do not live in Morton Grove, you may use them in the Library, or see if your home library subscribes to these or similar databases.

Encyclopedias, Reference Books & Almanacs | News & General Interest | Special Subjects | Business Resources

Health and Medicine Resources | Literature Resources | Library Catalogs | Morton Grove Public Library Databases

Encyclopedias, Reference Books & Almanacs	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
World Book Online for Kids With content from the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, this site has easy-to-read articles, thousands of colorful illustrations, and learning activities. For grades K - 3.
World Book Discover For students in middle and high school who are reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties. Offers a translation of content in 14 languages from the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, this site has easy-to-read articles, thousands of colorful illustrations, and learning activities.
World Book Online Info Finder For grades 4 - 12, this is a comprehensive site that includes the 22-volume World BookEncyclopedia, more than 20,000 pictures, maps, videos, and sounds, plus learning activities and educator tools.
World Book Online Reference Center Focusing on the needs and skills of researchers and students in high school or higher, World Book Online Reference Center incorporates all of the content of World Book Online Info Finder with the addition of primary and secondary source materials in a single search.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Over 300 reference books, covering art, biography, business, education, environment, history, law, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, science, social sciences and more.
World Almanac Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
News & General Interest	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier Articles covering general reference, business, health, and more.
LexisNexis Library Express Access to over 6,000 news and business sources, with both deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute national, regional and international news, including non-English language sources. (Legal sources are also available when accessed from in-Library computers.)
Chicago Tribune Full-text complete coverage of all editions and sections from 1985 to current (see the Archives, below, for earlier years).
Chicago Tribune Historical Archives Images and full text of historical international, national, regional, and local issues and events from the 1920s to 1984, and obituaries from 1860 to 1984.
Morton Grove Champion Full-text coverage (September 28, 1995 - current) of articles from the weekly Pioneer Press newspaper.
Daily Herald Full-text coverage (1995 - current) of articles from Illinois' third-largest daily newspaper, covering suburban Chicago.
Newspaper Direct's PressDisplay Provides instant access to over 500 newspapers, from more than 55 countries in 33 languages and all in full page format. Most newspapers are available the day they are published with a 60-day backfile available online
Special Subjects	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
Heritage Quest Search federal census documents and over 25,000 published family and local histories.
Ancestry: Library Edition Information from over 4,000 genealogy databases, including passenger lists, vital records, the Social Security Death Index, the U.S. Federal census, and much more.
Tutor.com's Live Homework Help Students at all levels between elementary and high school get one-on-one tutoring, homework help, skills building and test prep from real tutors. This service is available every day between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm, except New Year's Day, Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas. A 24/7 SkillsCenter Resource Library is available during off-hours.
Tutor.com's College Center College students get one-on-one tutoring,in core academic subjects, real-time writing help, GED prep and resume help from real tutors. This service is available every day between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm, except New Year's Day, Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas. A 24/7 SkillsCenter Resource Library is available during off-hours.
Tutor.com"s Adult Career Center Customized one-on-one help for adults going back to school, preparing for the GED, taking the citizenship test or searching for a job from real tutors. This service is available every day between 2:00 pm and 9:00 pm, except New Year's Day, Easter, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas. A 24/7 SkillsCenter Resource Library is available during off-hours.
EBSCOhost Auto Repair Reference Center Contains factory drawings, technical service bulletins and recalls, wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, and specifications & maintenance information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945.
LearningExpress Library Education and career test preparation. Watch the LearningExpress Library Guided Tour to learn how this resource can help you.
Mango Languages Learn to speak a foreign language online. Languages available are German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, Greek, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese. Those wanting to learn English as a Second Language should check out the ESL Spanish, ESL Polish and ESL Brazilian Portuguese.
Illinois Public Records Provided by Records Information Services. Scroll through Chicagoland's public records. Real estate transactions, mortgages, foreclosures, and more. Keep an eye on housing values in your community and help safeguard your biggest investment - your home. Sort by name, city, zip code, and more. Record Information Services is a 17 year old data compiler of public records serving the Chicagoland area.
Clase Periodica An index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
ERIC An extensive body of education-related literature.
ECO A collection of scholarly journals.
Government Printing Office Monthly Catalog The catalog of U.S. government publications, updated monthly.
PapersFirst An index of papers presented at international conferences since 1993.
ProceedingsFirst An index of international conferences since 1993 with a list of all papers presented at each conference.

Business	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
EBSCOhost Business Source Premier Articles from over 2,000 scholarly business journals.
EBSCOhost Regional Business news Articles from 75 regional business publications, covering U.S. metropolitan and rural areas.
LexisNexis Library Express Access to over 6,000 news and business sources, with both deep backfiles and up-to-the-minute national, regional and international news, including non-English language sources. (Legal sources are also available when accessed from in-Library computers.)
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage Comprehensive business information on U.S. and non-U.S. companies, which includes data and analysis of industries, companies, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, indexes, and current news.
TheStreet.com Ratings Research the financial strength of more than 13,000 institutions, including life, health and annuity insurers, property and casualty insurers, HMOs, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans, banks and savings and loans.
ReferenceUSA Search all U.S. businesses by company name, location, business type, etc. This Guide to Using ReferenceUSA may be helpful to new users.
Morningstar Mutual Funds Online Online version of the resource on 1,600 mutual funds - available two weeks earlier than the print copy.
No Load Fund*X Online newsletter for investors in no load (commission-free) mutual funds.
Health and Medicine	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
EBSCOhost Health Source: Consumer Edition Articles on virtually every health topic.
EBSCOhost Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Scholarly information from over 600 medical journals.
EBSCOhost Alt-HealthWatch Articles and book excerpts on alternative medicine topics.
MedLine Summaries of articles from 3500 international medical journals.
Literature	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
EBSCO Literary Reference Center Literary Reference Center is a full text database that contains more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses, work overviews, literary criticisms, author biographies, book reviews, author interviews, and full-text classic and comtemporary poems, short stories, and novels.
BookFlix BookFlix is an interactive online collection of classic fiction storybooks that are paired with related nonfiction classic titles.
NoveList Plus A readers' advisory resource for finding fiction and nonfiction authors and titles of interest.
Novelist K-8 Plus for Children A readers' advisory resource for finding fiction and nonfiction authors and titles of interest for children in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Children's Literature Review Information on writers and illustrators for children and young adults.
Something About the Author Illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and artists.

Library Catalogs	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
Morton Grove Public Library The full catalog of MGPL holdings.
WorldCat The national online catalog of all materials held by U.S. member libraries.
WorldCat Dissertations A national catalog of dissertations held by U.S. member libraries.
I-Share Records in the catalogs of the 65 I-Share college and university member libraries.
eBooks A catalog of online electronic books available held by U.S. member libraries.
Morton Grove Public Library Databases	In Library: All Users	Via the Internet, from home:
		All users	Morton Grove cardholders
Song Index Index of songs contained in the Library's song collection books.
Play Index Index of plays contained in the Library's play collection books.
Obituary Index Index to published obituaries of Morton Grove residents and residents of neighboring suburbs.
Government Officials Names, addresses and phone numbers of office holders at the federal, state, county, township and village levels.

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First published on the Web: 4/22/2002
Last updated: 1/4/2010