Research & Learning
A to Z List
- Academic OneFile
- African-American Heritage
- African-American History Online
- Ancestry Library – only available from in the library
- AtoZdatabases: Search Jobs, Businesses or Mailing Lists
- Biography In Context
- BookFlix – in the library
- BookFlix – outside the library
- BrainFuse HelpNow
- BrainFuse JobNow
- Business Insights: Essentials
- Career Transitions
- Chicago Tribune
- ChiltonLibrary.Com
- Consumer Health Complete
- Consumer Reports
- Creativebug
- DMV Permit Practice Tests
- EBSCOhost Magazines, Newspapers
- EBSCO Main Menu
- Flipster
- Fold3
- Gale Legal Forms
- Gale Literary Sources
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Heritage Quest
- Historical Chicago Tribune
- Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
- hoopla
- Illinois Public Records – in the library
- Illinois Public Records – outside the library
- Infobase Learning
- kanopy
- LinkedIn Jobs
- LinkedIn Salary
- Literature Resource Center
- Lynda.com
- MasterFile Complete
- Media On Demand/ Overdrive (eBooks)
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary Online
- Newspaper Archive by ProQuest
- Novelist K-8 Plus
- Novelist Plus
- OCLC FirstSearch – call Adult Services for authorization and password
- OCLC World Cat
- PowerSearch
- Pronunciator
- Proquest
- Sam’s Technical Publishing
- Science in Context
- Small Business Resource Center
- Testing & Education Reference Center
- World Geography and Culture Online
- World Book Online – In The Library
Subjects
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Art, Music & Movies
- Creativebug
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Arts)
- Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
- hoopla
- kanopy
- MasterFile Complete
Auto, Home & Hobby
Biography
- Biography in Context
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Biography)
Books & Literature
- BookFlix – in the library
- BookFlix – outside the library
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Literature)
- hoopla
- Infobase Learning
- Literature Resource Center
- Media On Demand (eBooks)
- Novelist K-8 Plus
- Novelist Plus
- OCLC World Cat
Business
- AtoZdatabases: Detail Profile on Any US Business or Person
- Business Insights: Essentials
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Illinois Public Records (Inside the library)
- Illinois Public Records (Outside the library)
- Small Business Resource Center
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 in Context
History & Genealogy
- African-American History Online
- Ancestry Library – only available from in the library
- Fold3
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (History)
- Heritage Quest
- Historical Chicago Tribune
- Newspaper Archive by ProQuest
Jobs & Careers
- AtoZdatabases: Jobs, Resume writing, interview skills & More
- BrainFuse JobNow
- Career Transitions
- LinkedIn Jobs
- LinkedIn Salary
- Testing & Education Reference Center
Law & Government
- Gale Legal Forms Online
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (Nation and World)
- Heritage Quest
- Illinois Public Records (from inside the library)
- Illinois Public Records (from outside the library)
- OCLC FirstSearch – GPO
- State of Illinois Compiled Statutes
- United States Code
- Village of Matteson Code of Ordinances
- Village of Matteson Budget
Magazines, Newspapers, & Journals
- Academic OneFile
- Chicago Tribune
- 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.