16250 Wausau Avenue
South Holland, IL 60473 Phone: 708-331-5262
Fax: 708-331-6557
Online Resources for
Youth
The following online resources are available to South
Holland Public Library cardholders.
Click on the link of which resource
you would like to use.
You will be asked to enter your library card number
for verification purposes.
EBSCOhost
Online Databases
The EBSCOhost database contains several separate components,
including the MasterFile index, which references over 2,690 general
interest periodicals; the Newspaper Source, covering selected newspapers
and wire services; Health Source Plus, accessing over 270 health
periodicals; Clinical Reference Systems, containing over 7,000 reports on
various medical topics; USP DI Vol. II, which contains drug information
for the layman. All of these products can be searched with keywords, and
are friendly for the novice and the experienced searcher.
EBSCOhost está también disponible en
Español.
NoveList
K-8
The same great resource as Novelist, but geared towards
younger readers.
World
Book Online Reference Center World Book
Online Reference Center, from the
publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia, is your online route to
up-to-date, reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information and an
array of supplementary search tools and information sources. It can
fulfill many research needs, such as the answer to a particular question,
or you may want general information to help with a school assignment. And,
of course, many people simply like to explore World Book, letting one
topic lead them to another. Whatever your reason for using World Book, you
will find a wealth of information along with tools that make it easy to
find what you need. World Book Online Reference Center also offers a World Atlas, and
the World Book Dictionary.
America's
Newspapers - Includes New York Times America's Newspapers offers the
electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national
U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides
unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics,
sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid
ads are excluded.
Tutor.com Live Homework Help Tutor.com is
the leading provider of one-to-one online tutoring services to libraries
and community organizations including their innovative after-school program, 'Live Homework
Help'. Every
day thousands of students are connected to expert tutors for learning
lessons in core academic subjects. It's a perfect compliment to
homework help centers and e-reference services, too. How It WorksFrequently Asked Questions
Tutor.com está también disponible en Español.
eLibrary
2 Plus eLibrary 2 Plus gathers information from newspapers magazines,
books, pictures, maps, and TV and radio transcripts, and everything is
full-text. The searching method can be either Boolean or natural language,
and the results can be displayed in a variety of ways, including by date,
relevance, or reading level.
TumbleBook
Library
E-Books for kids! These e-books are presented in full-motion video and audio
for maximum education and entertainment.
Flash plug-in required.
Gale Kids
InfoBits
Search through thousands of sources to find just the right information
you're looking for. Includes a Teacher's Toolkit, and word definitions from
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary.
Grolier Online Kids
Grolier Online includes five encyclopedia databases: The New Book of
Knowledge,The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples,
Amazing Animals of the World, and America the Beautiful. Search any or all of them for what you need to find!
Authors4Teens
Authors 4 Teens is a one-of-a-kind web-based resource that explores the
craft, insight, habits, hobbies, studies and passions of today's top young
adult authors. Each author is showcased with in-depth interviews,
bibliography, reviews, and appearances.
American Mosaic: The African
American Experience
The widest-ranging and easiest-to-use online collection on African American
life ever assembled, The African American Experience is the
definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture
from one of the most respected publishers in the field.
Scholastic's Bookflix BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video
storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction from Children’s Press
and other trusted Scholastic imprints.