Research & Learning

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

• Gale Virtual Reference Library (Arts)
• Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
• hoopla
• kanopy
• MasterFile Complete

Auto, Home & Hobby

• ChiltonLibrary.com
• Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center
• Sam’s Technical Publishing

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

• Click Here To go to the page.

Test Preparation & Learning

• BrainFuse HelpNow
• DMV Permit Practice Tests
• Lynda.com
• Testing & Education Reference Center