Magazines, Journals & Newspapers

REMOTE ACCESS TO MOST DATABASES IS LIMITED TO ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RESIDENT CARDHOLDERS


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Academic Search Complete

Articles from thousands of magazines/journals, covering all topics. 


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Access Newspaper Archive

Historical access to scanned pages from hundreds of newspapers. Coverage varies by paper. Includes the Daily Herald, 1901-present. [Note: Newspapers.com and Access Newspaper Archive both cover different sets of newspapers, with some overlap.]


AHML Online Newsstand

NEW: A single page for quick access to the library's online magazine and newspaper collections. 


Arlington Day (January 1966 to June 1970)

Local daily newspaper Covers January 1966 to June 1970.


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Black Life in America

NEW: The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.


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Chicago Community Coverage

Formerly "Chicago Community Collection." From Newsbank. Extensive full-text for many Chicago-area newspapers, including some with full-image titles. Includes full-image content from the Daily Herald.


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Chicago Sun-Times (via Newsbank)--Full Image

Full-page image access to the latest 3 months of the Sun-Times.


Chicago Sun-Times (via Newsbank)--Text Only

Articles from 1/1/86-present.


Chicago Tribune (via ProQuest)

Search the complete text of The Chicago Tribune from 1849-present. The most recent four days' daily issues are also available via PressReader. Now features additional full-image content from 1997-2011 and increased searching of online articles. Additional full-page-image access (similar  to microfilm) for articles from 2008-3 months ago available through Proquest Recent Newspapers.


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Daily Herald (via Newsbank)--Full Image

NEW:  Full-image (full-page) version of the Daily Herald, 2/22/21- .

Note about the timing of same-day full-text Daily Herald articles.


Daily Herald (via Newsbank)--Text only

Articles from 2/23/1995-present. For historical articles (1901-present) search the Arlington Heights listings in the Access Newspaper Archive.

Note about the timing of same-day full text Daily Herald articles.


Daily Herald (via Proquest)--Text only

Articles from 2/23/1997-present. For historical articles (1901-present) search the Arlington Heights listings in the Access Newspaper Archive.

Note about the timing of same-day full text Daily Herald articles.


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Ebsco Explora

Updated interface allows simultaneous searching of MasterFile CompleteAcademic Search CompleteBusiness Source Premier and others, with additional browsing tools.


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ERIC (FirstSearch)

Education research. The ERIC website may have more recent sources. 


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Flipster

Selected popular magazines you can read online from your computer or tablet.


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Gale Academic OneFile

Millions of articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts.


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Gale General OneFile

Articles from thousands of magazines/journals, covering all topics.


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Gale in Context: Elementary

Articles from magazines, newspapers and reference sources to help students with projects and exploring their own interests.


Gale in Context: Global Issues

Covers news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics and more.


Gale in Context: High School

Magazine, news and reference articles for middle school through undergraduate. Covers science, literature, history, social sciences, arts, etc.


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Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Pro/con articles on major issues:  gun control, drug legalization, immigration, etc. Especially useful for debate preparation, gaining context for election issues, etc.


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Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's Issues

Current full text and pertinent backfile content covering topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.


Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete

Provides full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty


Gale OneFile: Informe Académico

Articles from wide range of full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.


Gale OneFile: News

Provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts and transcripts.


Gale PowerSearch

Search multiple Gale "OneFile" (e.g., General, Academic, News, Health & Medicine, etc.) and "In Context" databases (Opposing Viewpoints, High School, Global Issues, etc.) simultaneously, along with Gale eBooks. Includes a powerful Subject Guide Search tool to retrieve more precise results.


Google Scholar

Google's gateway to research articles. Why use this link? By logging in via the library's website, you can take advantage of special "Full Text @ My Library" links that connect you to full articles in the library's databases. Use the "Quick search for articles and more" box on the library's databases pages for more powerful searching and better full-text access.


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HeritageHub

Includes all listings from America's Obituaries & Death Notices, plus additional full-image obituaries and death notices from 1704 –.

Note: Chicago Tribune obituaries are in ProQuest Newsstand/Global Newsstream.


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HeritageQuest

Census records, family/local histories, Revolutionary War pension & land applications, city directories and more.


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