MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS are other great sources of information.  Ask for a copy of the passwords in the LMC.

  • IF YOU ARE ON A SCHOOL COMPUTER, ASK YOUR TEACHER, OR THE LMC staff FOR PASSWORDS TO THE DATABASES BELOW. 
  • CAN YOU TRUST THE WEBSITE?    EVALUATE IT USING IMSAS'S WEBSITE,  OR VIRTUAL CHASE. 
  •  USE THE WORDS  and,  or,  OR  not TO FIND THE INFO YOU NEED MORE EASILY.  Not sure how to use them "Boolean Search", click HERE .  

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If you have an ECC library card, click HERE for many other databases.

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1. First Search

16 Databases:

Use WilsonSelect to find magazine articles.

Use + for plurals, use *  for truncation, and use # for wildcard.

2.  Gale Virtual Reference Library

3.  Facts on File

4.  ProQuest

Gale Reference Library

Facts on File trial

Proquest trial link

 

 

 

   

3. . Gail Borden Public Library

Magazines, encyclopedias, etc FOR GAIL BORDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY PATRONS ONLY.(half of our students). You need your GBPL card #.)

5. World Wide Newspaper Links

 

Local Papers:

 

Daily Herald

 

Daily list of articles to use in classroom. Click on "Best in Class" ribbon.

Daily Herald.  Click "Daily Herald" to see about one week's worth of papers.  Teachers, click "Daily list..." to see daily list of articles and ideas for use in the class.

Chicago Tribune

Only today's edition of the paper

NW Herald and Kane Co. Chronicle

Click tabs at the top to choose which paper

Courier News

Only one week's edition of the paper

Dekalb's Daily Chronicle

Only today's edition of the paper

USA Today

Only today's edition of the paper

 Illinois History magazines

Includes Illinois History, Ill. History Teacher, Ill Heritage, Outdoor Illinois, Ill. Libraries, Ill. Issues, etc.

SLJ

School Library Journal (book reviews...bottom right)

Skagit