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ConsumerReports.org

ConsumerReports.org ›

Product reviews for home, health, electronics, etc.
ParentTV

ParentTV ›

Videos about parenting topics.
Westlaw

Westlaw ›

Illinois appellate court cases, annotated statutes (Illinois & federal) and selected analytical materials. (In-library use only.)

 

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


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Wall Street Journal via Proquest

NOTE: Full access to the WSJ.com website is now available to Arlington Heights cardholders. Details here.

Articles from the eastern print edtion. Business and financial news from 1/2/84-present. Articles from the online edition also available.


Wall Street Journal via WSJ.com

Full access to the Wall Street Journal website (no app access).

Arlington Heights cardholders only

Washington Post via Proquest

NOTE: Full access to the WashingtonPost.com website and app is now available. Details here.

Full text for 1996-present. Also available: blog posts and videos.


Washington Post via WashingtonPost.com

Access the full content of the Washington Post website and app. The link above is for access outside the library and is for AHML resident cardholders. Anyone inside the library can have full access to the website here (no app access).


Weiss Financial Ratings Series

Rates safety and financial stability of banks, credit unions, insurers, stocks and mutual funds. Includes a Medigap Plan selection tool. See their special Video Training Library with guides on investing, researching medigap plans, evaluating financial/insurance institutions and more.


Video Tutorial    

Westlaw

Illinois appellate court cases, annotated statutes (Illinois & federal) and selected analytical materials with the Westlaw Next interface. NOTE: Westlaw has updated their video tutorial (link below).

Database accessible only from within the library.

Video Tutorial    

World Book Discover

A comprehensive encyclopedia with easier-to-read articles. Includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video.


Video Tutorial    

WorldCat (via FirstSearch)

National (and international) library catalog.


WorldCat Discovery

Provides the same coverage as WorldCat & WorldCat.org, with a more modern interface.


WorldCat.org

Somewhat simplified interface for searching WorldCat.


Video Tutorial    

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