Save time and money by using the library’s electronic resources! The library subscribes to several online resources that are available 24/7. For remote access, you’ll just need your 14-digit ZB Library Card number.
Click here for eResources by Subject or Free eResources.
Ancestry Library: Find census, birth, marriage, death records and more. [only available in the library]
Brainfuse: Online tutoring and homework help.
EBSCOHost: Your portal to all of the EBSCO databases, including:
- Auto Repair Reference: Contains car repair information for over 23,000 vehicles.
- Omni Text Select: Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
- Omni Text Select Mobile: Download the app from iTunes or the Android Market and follow instructions on how to authenticate.
- Novelist Plus: Titles, articles and lists for fiction and nonfiction needs. Tutorial.
- Novelist Plus K-8: A guide to reading for grades K-8.
- Novelist Mobile: Specially designed for use on your smartphone or portable device.
FirstSearch from OCLC: Your portal to all of the FirstSearch databases, including:
- Clase and Periódica: Latin American science and humanities journals.
- Electronic Books: Online electronic books available through libraries.
- Electronic Collection Online (ECO): An OCLC collection of scholarly journals.
- GPO Monthly Catalog: U.S. government documents.
- Illinois Catalog: OCLC catalog of materials in Illinois libraries.
- Medline: All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
- OAIster: A catalog of more than 19 million digital resources.
- OCLC ArticleFirst®: OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals.
- OCLC CAMIO: High-quality art images from around the world.
- OCLC PapersFirst®: OCLC index of papers presented at conferences
- OCLC WorldCat: OCLC catalog of books, web resources and other material. Tutorial.
- OCLC WorldCat Dissertations and Theses: OCLC catalog of dissertations and theses available in member libraries.
- ProceedingsFirst: OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings.
- World Almanacs: Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
Careers Internet Database: Click on Members and when prompted key in UserName 397w Password future. Information on over 350 career fields.
Freegal: Download music for free. Tutorial.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: A wealth of reference content in a database format.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Quick reference for elementary students and middle-high school students, including:
- Amazing Animals
- America the Beautiful
- La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre
- The New Book of Knowledge
- The New Book of Popular Science
Heritage Quest Online: An essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers.
LearningExpressLibrary: Study guides, test preparation, practice tests and ebooks. You’ll need to create a user name or use your 14-digit ZBPLD card number and your password, which the library cannot retrieve. Tutorial.
MyMediaMall: Free audio books, eBooks, and videos. Download the MyMediaMall Manual in PDF format.
Newsbank: Search from a variety of newspapers, including:
- Acceda Noticias: Spanish language newspapers, magazines, and newswires from the U.S. and around the world including Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Spain and Mexico.
- Access World News: Search current and archived state, national, and international full-text articles on issues, events, business, government, sports and more with over 2,000 newspapers and other news sources.
- Chicago Sun-Times: 1986-present. Search state and national news, issues and events, business, health, education, politics, sports and more.
- Daily Herald: 1995-present. Search local and state news, issues and events, business, health, education, politics, sports and more.
- Lake County News-Sun: 1997-Present. Search local and community news, issues and events, business, health, education, politics, sports and more.
