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	African American Song Includes jazz, blues, gospel and other forms of African American musical expression. Listen to the music through headphones at the library or through headphones or speakers on your home computer. Alldata In Library Use Only. Car repair covering vehicles from 1982 to the present. America the Beautiful Grolier U.S. states and territories explored through essays, photographs, illustrations, maps, games, and more. America's News Magazines Access to current and past issues of popular magazines including Time, Newsweek, Money, Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, People Weekly and more. Ancestry® Library Edition In Library Use Only. Access to a large number of genealogical and historical databases.

	Biography Resource Center Gale Biographical information on people from all walks of life.

	NewsBank Full-text from 1986 to the present. NewsBank Full-text from 1985 to the present. Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1986. Chilton Library Gale Car repair information for do-it-yourself people. Classical Music Library Includes tens of thousands of recordings.  Listen to the music through headphones at the library or through headphones or speakers on your home computer. Contemporary Authors Gale Entries on over 100,000 authors with full-text articles. CQ Researcher Reporting and analysis on current topics as well as pro/con arguments on specific issues. Cross Searchable Databases Gale Search General Reference Center Gold, General OneFile, Student Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints and Gale Virtual Reference Library at the same time.

	NewsBank Full-text from 1995 to the present. Daily Life Online Maps, illustrations, timelines, and more exploring everyday life throughout history. NewsBank Full-text from 1995 to the present.

	Encyclopedia Americana Grolier Online Article links, Web sites, research topics, current events, maps and biographies. eLibrary Newspaper and magazine articles, reference books, TV and radio transcripts, pictures, and maps.

	General OneFile Gale Newspaper and magazine articles from popular magazines and academic journals. General Reference Center Gold Gale Articles from popular magazines, academic journals and reference books. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Grolier Online Articles, pictures, maps, interactive atlas, timelines, dictionary, and thesaurus.

	Heritage Quest Online Contains local history books like The Massacre at Fort Dearborn and The History of Chicago.

	Lands and Peoples Grolier Online Encyclopedia articles and activities on geography and world cultures. Learning Express Library Practice tests for College Entrance Exams (ACT & SAT), AP Exams and a High School Skills Improvement program (including math and writing). Literature Resource Center Literary criticism, articles, historical timelines, biographies and more.

	Marshall Cavendish Digital Find information on science, geography, world cultures and social studies in any of five separate titles: Explorers and Exploration, Ancient Civilizations, Earth and Space Science, the Middle Ages, and Open for Debate. Medline Plus Health information from reliable sources. Free Web site

	The New Book of Knowledge Grolier Online Articles, current events, and fun activities. New Book of Popular Science Grolier Online Encyclopedia articles and activities on science and mathematics. New York Times Historical Archive (1851-2005) New York Times full-text from 1851-2005 (1987-present NYT available at www.nyt.com). NoveList Plus Helps you find new fiction and nonfiction books to read by searching favorite authors, titles, subjects, and genres. Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea Grolier Online Enciclopedia ilustrada en español contiene mas de 15,000 artículos. (Illustrated Spanish-language encyclopedia contains over 15,000 articles.)

	Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Gale Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Oxford English Dictionary Gale Guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of English words.

	ReferenceUSA A directory of information on U.S. and Canadian companies, including new businesses. Also has residential listings and a physician/dentist directory.

	Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries Features several genres of music, including American folk, bluegrass, country, jazz and blues. Listen to the music through headphones at the library or through headphones or speakers on your home computer. Student Resource Center - Silver Gale Magazine articles, primary documents, photographs and illustrations.

	Tell Me More Learn English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Dutch. Includes 2,000 lesson hours per language. Use only with Internet Explorer.

	Virtual Reference Library Gale Over 330 encyclopedias and specialized reference sources.  Search the entire collection or a particular subject area.

	Wall Street Journal ProQuest Full-text from 1984 to the present. Wilson Select Plus Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business. Includes academic journals and trade magazines. World Book presenta Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos en línea es una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas. Aprovecha esta enciclopedia para investigar y divertirte. WorldCat FirstSearch Find books, movies, and CDs in libraries across the country.