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A to Z Maps

Thousands of maps for homework or pleasure. Outline maps, antique maps, political maps, geologic maps, biologic maps, and more. Also, Flags of the World, crossword puzzles, and other teaching tools.

A to Z World

Current information on world cultures, covering everything from childhood, dating, marriage, family and funerals to cultural faux pas. Includes up-to-date and standardized statistics, allowing you to more easily compare one country to another.

A to Z the USA

Comprehensive US state and territory resource with 56 US state and territory guides of 146 topics each. USA country data covers 104 categories.

Chicago Community News Coverage

Daily Herald (1995-present), Park Ridge Journal (2010-present) and Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (1995-present) full-text articles.

Chicago Tribune (1985-present)

Full-text of the newspaper from 1985 - present.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

Biography (Gale In Context)

Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history

Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1996)

Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1996. The collection provides access to every page from every available issue.

Historical New York Times (1851-2014)

Digitized cover to cover from 1851-2014. The collection includes access to every page from every available issue.

Mango Languages

Offers language learning in Spanish, French, German, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian. There are also ESL courses for Spanish, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese speakers

Tutor.com

Live one-to-one homework help from tutors is available 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m or use the Skills Center 24/7.

World Book

The online multimedia version of the popular print encyclopedia for adults and children.

Biography (Gale In Context)

Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history

A to Z Maps

Thousands of maps for homework or pleasure. Outline maps, antique maps, political maps, geologic maps, biologic maps, and more. Also, Flags of the World, crossword puzzles, and other teaching tools.

A to Z World

Current information on world cultures, covering everything from childhood, dating, marriage, family and funerals to cultural faux pas. Includes up-to-date and standardized statistics, allowing you to more easily compare one country to another.

A to Z the USA

Comprehensive US state and territory resource with 56 US state and territory guides of 146 topics each. USA country data covers 104 categories.

Chicago Community News Coverage

Daily Herald (1995-present), Park Ridge Journal (2010-present) and Park Ridge Herald-Advocate (1995-present) full-text articles.

Chicago Tribune (1985-present)

Full-text of the newspaper from 1985 - present.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1996)

Full-text of the newspaper from 1849-1996. The collection provides access to every page from every available issue.

Historical New York Times (1851-2014)

Digitized cover to cover from 1851-2014. The collection includes access to every page from every available issue.

Mango Languages

Offers language learning in Spanish, French, German, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Russian. There are also ESL courses for Spanish, Polish and Brazilian Portuguese speakers

Tutor.com

Live one-to-one homework help from tutors is available 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m or use the Skills Center 24/7.

World Book

The online multimedia version of the popular print encyclopedia for adults and children.

Academic OneFile (Gale)

Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines