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Three Rivers Public Library District 24/7!
Online Resource Library
Welcome to the online branch of Three Rivers
Public Library District. Most of the resources on this page are open to our
patrons, any day, any hour, from anywhere they have an Internet connection.
Resource Key:
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You need your Three Rivers Public Library card handy to
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A user name and password is required for these, please
pick up a brochure at the library or email
here for
the passwords |
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FREE |
Resources available to anyone for free (some sites require
free registration) |
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In Library Use Only |
Anyone may access these databases from the computers at
either branch but are not available for at home access. |
Automotive Books and Literature
Business Education
Encyclopedias
Genealogy Health
and Medicine Homework Help Magazines,Newspapers
and Journals
Automotive
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Edmunds |
New and used car prices and reviews. FREE |
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IntelliChoice |
New and used car research. FREE |
| Kelley Blue Book |
Used car values and other information. FREE |
| NADA Guides |
Price guide for new and used cars, classic cars,
motorcycles, boats and recreational vehicles. FREE |
Books and Literature
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Contemporary
Authors |
Current biographical and bibliographical data on more than
120,000 modern authors. LC |
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Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select |
Significant contemporary criticism on modern authors taken
from the reference Contemporary Literary Criticism.
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| Digital Book
Index |
A card catalog of over 90,000 e-books arranged by author,
title and subject. Searching is free and so are many of the e-books, listing
will include price and location of the item. FREE |
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Gale Virtual
Reference Library |
An entire reference library on your computer! Hundreds of reference works
once only available in print are now available in e-book format in arts,
science, business, education, environment, history, information sciences,
law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations, religion, social
science and general reference. LC |
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WorldCat/First Search |
WorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials from
libraries worldwide. You can search for books, movies, music and more!
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| Statewide Illinois
Catalog |
Find books and other materials in libraries in the state of
Illinois. FREE. |
Business
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American Fact Finder |
The US Census Bureau has developed this site to find
population, housing, economic and geographic data. FREE. |
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Annual Reports |
A point of reference for accessing more than 12,400 current
and historical annual reports. FREE |
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Crain's
Chicago Business Lists |
Current and past lists available from Crain's Chicago
Business. FREE |
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Gale Virtual
Reference Library |
An entire reference library on your computer! Hundreds of reference works
once only available in print are now available in e-book format in arts,
science, business, education, environment, history, information sciences,
law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations, religion, social
science and general reference. LC |
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Hoover's Online |
Free information on companies, industries and executives.
FREE |
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InfoTrac
General Reference |
A general interest database that integrates a variety of
sources--newspapers, reference books, magazines and trade publications. Find
articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends,
the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more. LC |
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Public Records |
A wide variety of public record information especially of
interest to new homeowners and new business owners. Also includes public
records on bankruptcies and foreclosures. In Library Use Only |
| Reference USA |
Includes directory information for businesses in the US and
Canada. LC |
| SIRS Researcher |
A general reference database containing thousands of full
text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business,
economic, political and global issues. PS |
| Thomas Global Register |
Search for over 210,000 industrial suppliers, organized by
10,500 industrial product classifications, in 6 languages from 17 European
Countries. FREE |
| Thomas Register |
Thomas Register is the most
comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD
drawings, and more. FREE |
Education
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ERIC/First Search |
Contains annotated references to journal articles in
education. Subject areas include educational management, vocation education,
elementary education and more. PS |
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Gale Virtual
Reference Library |
An entire reference library on your computer! Hundreds of reference works
once only available in print are now available in e-book format in arts,
science, business, education, environment, history, information sciences,
law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations, religion, social
science and general reference. LC |
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Grolier Online for Educators |
A variety of lesson plans, tool kits and classroom resources
from the Grolier Online Resources. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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Practice Tests/Learning
Express |
Improve your exam skills with these practice tests on a
variety of subjects including SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, LSAT, AP and more!
Immediate results and analysis. LC |
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Professional Development Collection |
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly
specialized collection of 520 high quality education journals, including
nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200
educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most
comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.
(Under EbscoHost Databases) PS |
| Tutoring |
Get live online tutoring on a variety of subjects for grades
4-12! LC |
Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedia Americana |
Online multimedia version of the Encyclopedia Americana
for adults and older students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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Gale Virtual
Reference Library |
An entire reference library on your computer! Hundreds of
reference works once only available in print are now available in e-book
format in arts, science, business, education, environment, history,
information sciences, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies,
nations, religion, social science and general reference.
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia |
Online multimedia version of the Academic American
Encyclopedia for middle school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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InfoPlease |
A handy reference site including the Time and
Information Please Almanacs, an atlas, articles from the Columbia
Encyclopedia, a thesaurus and a dictionary. FREE. |
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Lands and Peoples |
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events
for middle and high school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
| New Book of Knowledge |
Online multimedia version of the New Book of Knowledge
for elementary school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
| The New Book of Popular
Science |
Science and technology plus science in the news for middle
and high school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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World Almanac/First Search |
General research from the Funk & Wagnall's New
Encyclopedia and four almanacs. PS. |
Genealogy
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Ancestry Library Edition |
The library version of Ancestry.com. Search vital and public
records including census records, marriage and death records and property
records. In library use only. |
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Heritage Quest Online |
Complete census records from 1790-1930 plus access to books
on family and local history and more. PS |
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Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune |
Full newspaper content of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1985
including news, editorials, historical photos, marriage and birth
announcements and more. LC. |
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Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune Extra Edition |
The same content as the Historical Newspapers: Chicago
Tribune presented in an easy to use graphic interface for all levels of
researchers. Also included is a timeline line topic browse, "What Happened
On" section, Famous People which includes obituaries of notables, and "This
Day in History" which includes a high impact front page to illustrate
important events and dates. LC. |
Health and Medicine
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Gale Virtual
Reference Library |
An entire reference library on your computer! Hundreds of reference works
once only available in print are now available in e-book format in arts,
science, business, education, environment, history, information sciences,
law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations, religion, social
science and general reference. LC |
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Health Source Consumer Edition
(click on Ebscohost) |
This database is the richest collection of consumer health information
available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health
topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition,
childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer
Edition provides access to nearly 80 full text, consumer health
magazines. PS |
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Medline/First Search |
Abstracts and full text articles from over 9,000 sources
covering all areas of medicine. PS |
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Medline Plus |
Trusted health information from the National Library of
Medicine including a database of full text drug information. FREE |
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Merck Manual
Home Edition |
Based on the world's most widely used manual for medicine,
but written in everyday language for patients and caregivers. The online
edition is updated periodically and includes multimedia not found in the
print edition. Offered for free online as a public service. FREE. |
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PubMed |
The US National Library of Medicine's digital archive of
biomedical and life sciences journal literature, providing free access to
the full text of the articles. FREE. |
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SIRS Researcher |
A general reference database containing thousands of full
text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business,
economic, political and global issues. PS |
Homework Help
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AP Source (click on Ebscohost) |
Advanced Placement Source is designed to meet the extensive needs of
high school students enrolled in various AP courses. It offers a world of
knowledge for students who seek to achieve academic excellence. Advanced
Placement Source contains more than 5,700 full-text journals and over
200,000 photos, maps and flags. PS |
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e-Library |
A complete research destination. Full text articles from
more than 2,500 magazines, books and newspapers as well as thousands of
maps, pictures, weblinks and audio/video files. Also has over 1.3 million
transcripts from over 160 popular TV and radio programs. PS |
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Encyclopedia Americana |
Online multimedia version of the Encyclopedia Americana
for adults and older students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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EBSCO Animals (click on Ebscohost) |
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records
describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
PS |
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Gale Virtual
Reference Library |
An entire reference library on your computer! Hundreds of reference works
once only available in print are now available in e-book format in arts,
science, business, education, environment, history, information sciences,
law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nations, religion, social
science and general reference. LC |
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General Science Collection (click
on Ebscohost) |
This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular
science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific
world, the General Science Collection offers full text information
dating back as far as 1992.
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Go-Grolier Kids |
Search the Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, the New Book of
Knowledge and the New Book of Popular Science all in one easy to
use search engine which also includes showcases, current events, and today
in history. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia |
Online multimedia version of the Academic American
Encyclopedia for middle school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune |
Full newspaper content of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1985 including news,
editorials, historical photos, marriage and birth announcements and more.
LC. |
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Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune Extra Edition |
The same content as the Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune presented in
an easy to use graphic interface for all levels of researchers. Also
included is a timeline line topic browse, "What Happened On" section, Famous
People which includes obituaries of notables, and "This Day in History"
which includes a high impact front page to illustrate important events and
dates. LC.
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InfoTrac
General Reference |
A general interest database that integrates a variety of
sources--newspapers, reference books, magazines and trade publications. Find
articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends,
the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more. LC |
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Kids Search |
A portal for elementary and middle school
students, it provides an easy and fun way to search the following databases:
Middle School Search Plus, Newspaper Source, the Funk & Wagnalls New
Encyclopedia, Topicsearch and Primary Search. Also includes images and a
dictionary. PS |
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Lands and Peoples |
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events
for middle and high school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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MAS Ultra--School Edition (click
on Ebscohost) |
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full
text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School
Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,639
biographies, 104,481 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of
285,912 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles
(back to 1975) for key magazines. PS |
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Middle School Search Plus (click
on Ebscohost) |
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular,
middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are
assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available
for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus
also contains 85,639 biographies, 104,481 primary source documents, and an
Image Collection of 285,912 photos, maps and flags.
PS |
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Practice Tests/Learning
Express |
Improve your exam skills with these practice tests on a
variety of subjects including SAT, ACT, GRE, GED, LSAT, AP and more!
Immediate results and analysis. LC |
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New Book of Knowledge |
Online multimedia version of the New Book of Knowledge
for elementary school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
| The New Book of Popular
Science |
Science and technology plus science in the news for middle
and high school students. Click
here
to register for home access. |
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Primary Search (click on Ebscohost) |
Primary Search provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines
for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the
database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text
information dates as far back as 1990.
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Searchasaurus |
An interactive way to search databases for
elementary and middle school students including pictures, an encyclopedia, a
dictionary and a visual search feature. PS |
| SIRS Researcher |
A general reference database containing thousands of full
text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business,
economic, political and global issues. PS |
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Sparknotes |
Free online study guides on a variety of
different subjects, including literature guides similar to Cliff Notes.
Sponsored by Sparknotes and Barnes and Noble. Please note this is a store's
website and there is a charge for downloading the whole literature guide.
However, you may read the guides online for free. FREE |
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Student Research Center |
This portal is geared to middle and high school
students and allows you to search the following databases: General Science
Collection, Middle School Plus, Newspaper Source, TopicSearch, Health
Source-Consumer Edition and MAS Ultra-School Edition.
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TOPICsearch (click on Ebscohost) |
This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political
& economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed
in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over
139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources.
PS |
| Tutoring |
Get live online tutoring on a variety of subjects for grades
4-12! LC |
Magazines, Newspapers and Journals
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Article First/First Search |
Index of articles from the tables of contents of academic
journals. Provides a list of libraries that own that journal.
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e-Library |
A complete research destination. Full text articles from
more than 2,500 magazines, books and newspapers as well as thousands of
maps, pictures, weblinks and audio/video files. Also has over 1.3 million
transcripts from over 160 popular TV and radio programs. PS |
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ERIC/First Search |
Contains annotated references to journal articles in
education. Subject areas include educational management, vocation education,
elementary education and more. PS |
| Free Full Text |
Free Full Text gives you links to magazines and journals
that offer free full text information on their websites. This site does not
provide the full text, only provides links to magazine websites. FREE |
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General Science Collection (click
on Ebscohost) |
This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular
science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific
world, the General Science Collection offers full text information
dating back as far as 1992. PS |
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Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune |
Full newspaper content of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-1985 including news,
editorials, historical photos, marriage and birth announcements and more.
LC. |
|
Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune Extra Edition |
The same content as the Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune presented in
an easy to use graphic interface for all levels of researchers. Also
included is a timeline line topic browse, "What Happened On" section, Famous
People which includes obituaries of notables, and "This Day in History"
which includes a high impact front page to illustrate important events and
dates. LC.
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| Illinois Periodicals
Online |
Provides full text articles from various magazines of
Illinois interest including Illinois History, Outdoor Illinois
and Illinois Municipal Review. FREE |
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InfoTrac
General Reference |
A general interest database that integrates a variety of
sources--newspapers, reference books, magazines and trade publications. Find
articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends,
the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more. LC |
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Newspaper Source (click on
Ebscohost) |
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for 25 national &
international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for
more than 335 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television
& radio news transcripts are also provided.
PS |
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SIRS Researcher |
A general reference database containing thousands of full
text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business,
economic, political and global issues. PS |
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