Research & Learning
A to Z List
- Academic Search Complete
- African-American Heritage
- African-American History Online
- Ancestry Library – only available from in the library
- AtoZdatabases: Search Jobs, Businesses or Mailing Lists
- Auto Repair Source
- Biography In Context
- Biography Reference Center
- BookFlix – in the library
- BookFlix – outside the library
- Business Source Premier
- Chicago Tribune Historical Newspapers
- Consumer Health Complete
- Consumer Reports
- Creativebug
- DMV Permit Practice Tests
- EBSCOhost Magazines, Newspapers
- EBSCO Main Menu
- Flipster
- Fold3
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Heritage Quest
- Historical Chicago Tribune
- History Reference Center
- hoopla
- Illinois Public Records – in the library
- Illinois Public Records – outside the library
- Infobase Learning
- kanopy
- Law Depot
- Literary Reference Center
- MasterFile Complete
- Media On Demand/ Overdrive (eBooks)
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
- Middle Search Plus
- Newspaper Archive by ProQuest
- Niche Academy
- Novelist K-8 Plus
- Novelist Plus
- OCLC FirstSearch – call Adult Services for authorization and password
- OCLC World Cat
- Points of View
- Primary Search
- Pronunciator
- RB Digital
- Read It English Language Learner
- Sam’s Technical Publishing
- Science Reference Center
- World Geography and Culture Online
- World Book Online – In The Library
Subjects
Matteson Area Public Library District’s Online Resources contain articles, news, and content that is professionally edited for accuracy and usability. They are available free to anyone at the library. Are you a Matteson Area Public Library District card holder? You can access most Online Resources from home using the number on the back of your library card.
Art, Music & Movies
Auto, Home & Hobby
Biography
Books & Literature
- BookFlix – in the library
- BookFlix – outside the library
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Literature)
- hoopla
- Infobase Learning
- Literary Reference Center
- Literature Resource Center
- Media On Demand (eBooks)
- Middle Search Plus
- Novelist K-8 Plus
- Novelist Plus
- OCLC World Cat
- Points of View
- Primary Search
Business
- AtoZdatabases: Detail Profile on Any US Business or Person
- Business Source Premier
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Illinois Public Records (Inside the library)
- Illinois Public Records (Outside the library)
Encyclopedias & General Reference
- EBSCOhost Magazines, Newspapers
- EBSCO Main Menu
- EBSCO MasterFile Premier– (available through EBSCOhost)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
- World Book Online Reference Center
Health, Medicine & Science
- Consumer Health Complete
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (advanced search – subject area – medicine, science, environment, technology)
- Medline Plus
- Sam’s Technical Publishing
- Science Reference Center
History & Genealogy
- African-American History Online
- Ancestry Library – only available from in the library
- Fold3
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (History)
- Heritage Quest
- Chicago Tribune Historical Newspapers
- History Reference Center
Jobs & Careers
Law & Government
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Nation and World)
- Heritage Quest
- Illinois Public Records (from inside the library)
- Illinois Public Records (from outside the library)
- Law Depot
- OCLC FirstSearch – GPO
- State of Illinois Compiled Statutes
- United States Code
- Village of Matteson Code of Ordinances
- Village of Matteson Budget
Magazines, Newspapers, & Journals
- Chicago Tribune Historical Newspapers
- Consumer Reports
- Flipster
- Newspaper Archive (ProQuest)
- Masterfile Premier
Teen Homework Help
Test Preparation & Learning
Genealogy & History
Ancestry Library – Only Available From In The Library
African-American Heritage – is a groundbreaking new digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research.
Heritage Quest – Census images from 1790 to 1930, an index of 6,500 local history and genealogy periodicals, a database of Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrants, the full text of 25,000 local histories and family histories, and more.
Historical Newpapers – Search the Chicago Daily Tribune and Chicago Tribune, Chicago Daily Defender, Atlanta Daily World and more.