When accessing databases offsite please use your d219 credentials. If you have any problems with offsite use contact Ms. Zbinden (bevzbi@d219.org) in the library.
Databases A-Z
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Classroom Video On Demand This link opens in a new windowClassroom Video on Demand is a cross-curricular video collection that includes 26,800 titles and 217,352 segments.
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Creativebug This link opens in a new windowCreativebug.com has thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Please create an account to access this database.
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CultureGrams This link opens in a new windowGeopolitical and cultural information on countries, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces
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Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new windowThree levels of encyclopedias plus extended web and periodical coverage
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First Search This link opens in a new windowMultiple databases from the state of IL, includes book catalog (OCLC)
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Historical Newspapers This link opens in a new windowArchive coverage for the Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Defender and Hartford Courant 1765 - 1984
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Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new windowComplete text of the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language
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Proquest eBook Central This link opens in a new window15,500+ titles designed to support K-12 teaching, learning and
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Rosen Teen Health and Wellness This link opens in a new windowProvides middle and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support.
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SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new windowOffers only the very best article selections from more than 2,000 international sources. Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between of 345+ social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues.
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Statista (Student Access) This link opens in a new windowStatista is a global data and business intelligence platform with an extensive collection of statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 industries.
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Statista (Staff Access) This link opens in a new windowStatista is a global data and business intelligence platform with an extensive collection of statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 industries.
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Washington PostOn-Site Access Only.
Databases by Gale
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Gale Biography in Context This link opens in a new windowReference, periodical, and multimedia biographical resources
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Gale Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new windowInternational viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics and current events
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Gale Literary Sources This link opens in a new windowOne cross-searchable database for the following individual literary databases: Literature Resource Center, Twayne's Author's Online, Literature Criticism Online (Contemporary Literary Criticism, Short Story Criticism)
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Gale Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowInformation on current social issues, including pro/con viewpoints
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Gale Professional Collection This link opens in a new windowFull-text journal articles for educators
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Gale Research in Context This link opens in a new windowResearch In Context combines the best of Gale's reference content (easier reading levels) with videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
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Gale Science in Context This link opens in a new windowScience In Context is an engaging online resource providing contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
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Gale in Context This link opens in a new windowInformation on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events
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Gale U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new windowInformation on hundreds of people, events, and topics in U.S. History
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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowCollection of encyclopedias and reference materials (ebooks)
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Gale World History in Context This link opens in a new windowInformation on people, events, and topics in World History
Ebsco Databases
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EBSCO Database List This link opens in a new windowA list of all EBSCO databases available NN patrons. The EBSCOhost Research Databases link searches 50 databases at once.
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EBSCOhost Research Databases This link opens in a new windowThe Explora interface searches all 57 EBSCO databases at once.
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EBSCO Academic Search Premiere This link opens in a new windowAcademic Search Premier includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 6,136 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
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EBSCO Diversity and Ethnic Studies eBooks This link opens in a new windowThis groundbreaking collection includes thousands of high-quality e-books assessed by EBSCO Collection Development Librarians on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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EBSCO Ethnic Diversity Source This link opens in a new windowThis full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.
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EBSCO Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new windowLiterary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.
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EBSCO Science Reference Center This link opens in a new windowScience Reference Center provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos. The database also contains science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans, and a vast image collection.
New York Times Digital Subscription
Please follow the link for instructions on access to The New York Times Digital Subscription.
Wall Street Journal Digital Subscription
Washington Post Digital Subscription (On-Site Only)
Washington Post access is available to students and staff when on-site at Niles North. Please save any articles you'd like to use off-site.
The Atlantic (On-Site Only)
The Atlantic access is available to students and staff when on-site at Niles North. Please save any articles you'd like to use off-site.