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alphabetical listing of databases
AccessScience: Full-text science and technology articles, research updates, and dictionary terms.
Adult Learning Center: Resume review and live tutoring sessions from trained adult education instructors.
ALLDATA: Automotive diagnostic and repair information. Includes technical service bulletins, diagrams, and illustrations. Updated every 30 days. Available only in the library.
America's Newspapers: Full-text electronic editions of over 600 U. S. newspapers.
America's Obituaries and Death Notices: Newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the country.
Ancestry Library Edition: Complete U. S. census records for 1790-1930, and a wide range of unique resources, charts, and forms. Available only in the library.
Atomic Learning: In Library Use Computer tutorials are available on many applications including Office 2007 and 2008, Adobe CS3 & CS4 applications, iLife applications, Inspiration, Google Docs, Mac OS X Leopard, and many more.
Atomic Learning: At Home Use Increase your computer skills anytime at your own pace. Tutorials on the most popular products (iLife, iPad, Microsoft Office Suite) are available 24/7, 7 days a week. The full training suite is available in the library.
Barrington Courier-Review (Current): Full-text local news articles from 9/28/1995 to the present.
Barrington Courier-Review Index: Index to news articles from 1970-2004, and births, deaths, and marriages from 1890-2006.
Barrington Review (Historical): Full-page reproductions from 1914-1921, and April 23, 1925-November 13, 1930.
Biography in Context: Biographical information on more than one million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
BookFlix: Video storybooks, interactive nonfiction books, puzzles, games, and author information. Includes Spanish language materials.
Books24x7: See Computer Books 24x7.
Business & Company Resource Center: Information on more than 300,000 companies and the latest business, management, industry, and investment news.
Chicago Tribune (Current): Full-text local and regional news articles from 1985 to the present.
Chicago Tribune (Historical): Full-page and article reproductions of every available issue from 1890-1986.
Chicago Tribune (RedEye): Full-text, concise news articles from 2002 to the present.
Computer Books 24x7: Computer ebooks from top information technology and business publishers on web development, graphic design, programming, e-commerce, marketing, management, and other topics.
Consumer Reports: Nonprofit ratings of popular products, full text of the current issue, plus an archive of reports from the past 4 years. The library subscribes to premium content; please ask a librarian for access.
Consumer Reports: To read full-text articles from 1999-present in your home, use LexisNexis Remote. Enter your search term in the middle Business & Consumer panel and choose Consumer Reports from the source type drop down menu.
Consumers' Checkbook: Independent, nonprofit evaluations of the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies. Available only in the library.
CultureGrams: Up-to-date information on cultures and customs of the world.
Daily Herald: Full-text local and regional news articles from 1995 to the present.
Demographics Now: Analyze the demographic and market potential by geographic area within Illinois.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos: Una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas.
Encyclopedia Britannica: Full-text articles from the complete encyclopedia, the Britannica Book of the Year, and the Britannica Student Encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia of Associations - National:
Encyclopedia of Associations - Regional, State, and Local Descriptions and contact information for thousands of nonprofit membership organizations.
ERIC: Journal articles and reports in education.
FirstSearch: Many full-text articles from magazines, medical journals, government publications, and other sources.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
General Reference Center: Magazines, reference books, and newspapers with full-text articles on current events, the arts, sciences, and sports.
Health and Wellness Center: Full-text articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, and prescription drugs.
HelpNow!: Live one-on-one online tutoring service for homework help and writing assistance. Includes Spanish language tutoring. Grades 3-12. Available everyday from 2:00-11:00 p.m.
HeritageQuest: Complete U. S. census records for 1790-1930, many family and local histories, and genealogy periodical articles.
Hoover's: Company, industry, and market information on 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises. Available only in the library.
llinois Legal Forms: Legal forms are available on a variety of topics.
LexisNexis: News, business, and legal information including coverage of over 44 million U.S. and international companies, case law, statutes, and regulations, and access to over 1,000 national, regional, and international news publications.
Literature Resource Center: Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes lengthy signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres.
Mango Languages: Learn a new language: French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese; as well as English for Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish speakers. NEW - go to Apple's App Store to download the free Mango Mobile Library Edition app for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. To use the app, you will need to set up a free account with Mango on your computer.
MEDLINE: All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Morningstar Investment Research Center: Selection tools and information on stocks and mutual funds.
NEW! - Muzzy Languages: Award-winning language program helps kids learn Spanish, French, German and Italian in a fun, interactive environment.
MyMediaMall: Audiobooks, ebooks, and digital video for compatible MP3 or portable media devices. Some audiobook titles may be burned to CD.
New York Times (Current): Full-text New York Times articles from 2000 to the present. Click Major Metro Titles in the left hand menu and choose New York Times from the list in the middle for direct access.
New York Times (Historical): Full-page and article reproductions from 1851-2001.
New York Times Book Review: Full-text articles from the Sunday New York Times book review section from 2000 to the present. Click Major Metro Titles in the left hand menu and choose New York Times Book Review from the list in the middle for direct access.
New York Times Magazine: Full-text articles from the Sunday New York Times magazine section from 2000 to the present. Click Major Metro Titles in the left hand menu and choose New York Times Magazine from the list in the middle for direct access.
NoveList: Book recommendations for all ages.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on social issues.
Oxford English Dictionary: Detailed entries focusing on the meaning, origin, historical usage, and pronunciation of words.
p4a Antiques Reference: Current market values of antiques compiled from 50 leading U. S. auction houses. Includes photos for each item, auction notes, provenance, condition, dimensions, pre-sale estimates, price realized, and date of sale.
PowerSearch: Simultaneously search the General Reference Center, Student Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, and Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Public Records Online: Public filings of new businesses, new homeowners, home sales, home foreclosures, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.
ReferenceUSA: Addresses, phone numbers, officers, and SIC codes for 12 million U. S. businesses.
Residential Database: Phone numbers for 120 million U. S. households.
SIRS Discoverer: Full-text magazine and newspaper articles for elementary and middle school students.
SIRS Researcher: Full-text articles (many with graphics) on social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues from more than 1,200 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage: Business and investment information with full-text of Standard & Poor's Industry Surveys; Stock Reports; Corporation Records; The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives; The Outlook; Mutual Fund Reports; and others.
Student Resources in Context: Primary source documents, biographies, and essays, thousands of photographs and illustrations, plus full-text articles from hundreds of reference books and magazines.
Value Line: Information and analysis on stocks and mutual funds.
Wall Street Journal: Coverage from 1982 to the present.
Washington Post: Coverage from 1977 to the present.
Westlaw: Full-text of Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated, Illinois Decisions, West's Illinois Administrative Code, standard Illinois legal and business forms, and other resources. Available only in the library.
World Book: Full-text, interactive encyclopedia articles, current events, maps, timelines, periodical articles, multimedia features, and more for all ages. Includes versions for young children and Spanish speakers.
World Book Kids: Full-text articles and multimedia for early elementary students.
WorldCat: Search other libraries for books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials. To get to WorldCat click on the down arrow to the right of Jump to Advanced Search and highlight WorldCat.
Access: Anytime - Anywhere
Barrington Area Library cardholders, use your library card number to enjoy remote access to the majority of our subscription databases - anytime, from anywhere - simply by clicking on the name of the database and entering your library card number.
Those databases which do not allow remote access are highlighted in blue.
All databases are available in the library for public use.