Databases
Databases with "use from home" links may be used from outside the Library if you have an Arlington Heights Library card or are registered for Remote Access Service. If you need help with your research, Talk to Kids' World or click on My Web Librarian on the left menu to open a chat session with a librarian.
America the Beautiful use in the library
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Information about each state, including history, geography, and social studies.
Applied Science and Technology Index use in the library
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An index of magazine and journal articles on the applied sciences (e.g., engineering), from 1984-. This is not a full-text database. Please inquire at the Answer Desk about locating articles identified by this index.
BookFlix use in the library
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Stories and true books that are fun to read and listen to, and games to play, for kids from preschool to 3rd grade.
Arlington Heights Memorial Library Catalog use in the library
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Look up library items, place holds or renew items, check your record, and request items from other libraries.
Chicago Tribune use in the library
Full text of the Chicago Tribune from 1985 to the present.
Chicagoland Newspapers use in the library
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Search three major Chicago-area newspapers at once. Includes full-text of the Chicago Tribune (including "Redeye"; 1985-), Chicago Sun-Times (1986-) and Daily Herald (all editions; 1995-). This replaces the Illinois Newsstand database.
Facts.Com use in the library
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News events from 1980 to the present, with biographical profiles, historical documents, and photographs.
General Reference Center use in the library
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Magazine and newspaper articles from 1980 to the present, articles from reference books, and the Information Please Almanac.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia use in the library
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Articles, photos, an interactive atlas, magazine articles, videos, animations, and historical documents.
Grolier Online use in the library
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Search 6 online encyclopedias all at once, or individually: Encyclopedia Americana, the New Book of Knowledge, Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Popular Science, America the Beautiful and Lands and Peoples.
Illinois Career Resource Network use in the library
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Allows you to look up background information on thousands of career choices, such as educational requirements, advancement opportunities and long-term outlook. Sections include the Career Information System (for high school and college students), CareerClick (for middle and high school students) and Countdown 9-8-7 (for middle and junior high school students). Produced by the Illinois Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
Kids InfoBits use in the library
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Magazine and newspaper articles and reference information about
Animals, Science, History, Sports, and more, for elementary grade
students.
Learn-a-Test use in the library
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Online practice exams, including GED, SAT, GMAT, ESL, ASVAB, Firefighter, etc. The first time you use this, you will be asked to create a personal user name and password so you can save your work. Be sure to write them down for future use.
New Book of Knowledge use in the library
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Timelines, games, quizzes, maps, photos, and current events, for students in grades 3-5.
New Book of Popular Science use in the library
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Articles on science, technology, and medical topics. Includes games, brainteasers, and weekly top science stories.
NoveList K-8 use in the library
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NoveList K-8 can help you learn about books that you will like. Picture books, chapter books, and teens books are included, and searchable by author, title, series name, or subject.
Science Resource Center use in the library
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Magazine articles, experiments, biographies, pictures, and website links
for science topics. Geared to middle and high school curriculum.
Student Resource Center use in the library
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Includes Infotrac Junior and Infotrac Kids databases, with additional magazine and newspaper articles, biographies, audio and video clips, and historical documents. Geared to middle school students.
World Almanacs use in the library
use from home The World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and World Almanac for Kids.
WorldCat use in the library
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A worldwide catalog for thousands of libraries, and links to the Arlington Heights Memorial Library catalog.
