Databases by Title
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Covering virtually every area of academic study, this multi-disciplinary database offers full text information for nearly 9,000 scholarly journals, periodicals, and news sources.
ACS Publications
Publishes products and services for the practice and advancement of the chemical sciences.
American History in Video
American History in Video provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 6,005 titles and over 1600 hours of video. The collection allows students and researchers to analyze historical events, and their presentation over time, through commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries.
American Legal
Contains links to Chicago's current municipal code, building code, and zoning code.
Ancestry (ProQuest)
This database is an excellent resource for those researching their family history and ancestry and contains census, birth, marriage, death records and more.
APA PsycARTICLES
A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.
ArticleFirst (FirstSearch)
Citations only for items listed in the table of contents of over 12,000 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. (Only accessible while on campus)
Arts & Architecture Complete (EBSCO)
Art & Architecture Complete provides full-text coverage of 380 periodicals and more than 220 books. In addition, this database offers cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 780 academic journals, magazines and trade publications, as well as for over 230 books. Art & Architecture Complete also provides selective coverage for 70 additional publications and an Image Collection of over 63,000 images provided by Picture Desk and others.
ARTSTOR
The ARTstor Digital Library is a nonprofit resource that provides more than one million digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences with an accessible suite of software tools for teaching and research.
Auto Repair Source (EBSCO)
Provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
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Black Thought and Culture
Black Thought and Culture contains 1,297 sources with 1,098 authors, covering the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. Particular care has been taken to index this material so that it can be searched more thoroughly than ever before. Where possible the complete published non-fiction works are included, as well as interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets, letters and other fugitive material.
The Blue Line
Monthly newsletter of police and rescue career opportunities with related news.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
rovides full text for more than 1,000 active full-text business journals in the fields of: accounting, business communications, economics, finance, information systems, international business, management, marketing, and risk management. Premier also includes rigorous curation and indexing of open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 1,991 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
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CARLI Digital Collections
This collection purchased by CARLI contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, as well as archaeological sites.
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune was founded in 1947 and is the top source of news and information in the Chicago area and the largest news organization in the Midwest.
Child Development & Adolescent Studies (EBSCO)
It is a source for references to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21.
Choice - Reviews online
Current Reviews is a review of academic books and digital resources of interest to scholars and students in higher education
Chronicle of Higher Education
A source of news items, articles, discussion forums and job postings pertinent to the field of higher education.
CINAHL Complete
Comprehensive source of full text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 560 journals indexed in CINAHL. Of those, nearly 400 have cover-to-cover indexing in CINAHL. With more than 600,000 full-text articles dating back to 1937, it is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing and allied health literature.
Clase and Periodica (FirstSearch)
Index of Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, science and technology. Contains articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings etc. from journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. (Only accessible while on campus)
Congressional Digest Online
This resources inspires critical thinking about issues before Congress, the Supreme Court, and international forums with online access to Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Debates, and International Debates covering thousands of pages of legislative, judicial, and international topics. Please note, this resource can only be accessed on campus.
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. This full text database covers topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, men & women's health, etc. CHC offers a unique search interface designed to call attention to the full text content available from many important source-types, and provide an intuitive means for searching this specific information. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Chicago Codes
American Legal
Contains links to Chicago's current municipal code, building code, and zoning code.
Zoning and Land Use Map
Department of Planning and Development. Provided by the City of Chicago.
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Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Formerly CARLI EBL E-books. From a single interface, researchers can access over 810,000 ebooks and 1,350 imprints from more than 650 publishers. Time-saving tools include note-taking, highlighting, and instant citing. Users can read online or take advantage of offline reading options including DRM free chapter downloads and full book downloads. Support for mobile devices is offered via a responsive web design that optimizes heavily used features such as search and download on tablets and smartphones.
eBook Collection (EBSCO)
Online collection of full-text electronic books in a variety of disciplines and areas of study.
Ebooks (FirstSearch)
Contains all the online electronic books cataloged by OCLC member libraries including all subjects. (Only accessible while on campus)
EBSCO Host Databases
This link provides access to the EBSCO Homepage of the EBSCO databases to which the Morton College Library subscribes. From this Homepage you can select one or many databases to search simultaneously.
Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
Citations only. Provides access to a growing collection of journals in a variety of subject areas. Full text for some articles is available. (Only accessible while on campus)
ERIC (EBSCO)
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education. Has full-text and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. EBSCO provides links to recent ""ED"" documents. (Only accessible while on campus)
ERIC (FirstSearch)
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database contains more than 1.3 million records and provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.
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FirstSearch Databases
This link provides access to the FirstSearch Homepage of the FirstSearch databases to which Morton College Library subscribes. From this Homepage you can search multiple databases simultaneously.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full-text for each record is accessible by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.
Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970)
Maps were originally created to help fire insurance companies determine the risks associated with insuring properties. These large-scale maps were drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. Because the maps were created over a century, they are useful in charting the development of cities and towns over many years. Although this collection contains maps only from Illinois for the time period of 1867 - 1970, the company created fire insurance maps for over 12,000 cities and towns across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale's full text electronic reference collection. This database contains a host of keyword-searchable encyclopedias and reliable resources for background information in nearly every discipline.
General Science Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
With full text articles from more than 100 periodicals, this database covers astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, conservation, health & medicine, oceanography, physics, zoology and much more.
GPOMonthly Catalog
Covers all types of U.S. Government documents, including, Congressional reports, hearings, debates and records. Dates covered are from 1976 to present. (Only accessible while on campus)
Grammarly@EDU
Grammarly@EDU is your personal grammar tutor. It makes you a better writer by guiding you through the revision of your papers and pinpointing areas for improvement. It's like having a dedicated writing coach always available at your fingertips.
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Harpweek (Harper's Weekly), 1857-1912
This database provides electronic access to Harper's Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization" for a 56-year period: 1857-1912. HarpWeek's electronic database makes it possible for the user to discover the lively news stories, illustrations , cartoons, editorials, biographies, literature, and even advertisements that shaped and reflected public opinion in this era.
Health and Society in Video
Health and Society in Video defines and explores today's latest medical progress in health and wellness issues and their impact on society-- with hundreds of premium documentaries, profiles, reports, and interviews.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition (EBSCO)
This database provides full text access to 600 scholarly journals. Covers many medical disciplines, with focus on nursing and allied health.
Health Source: Consumer Edition (EBSCO)
Features searchable full text for over 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men's Health. Covers many health topics including food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Historical Statistics of the U.S.
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history.
Hoover's
Provides information about industries, companies, key decision makers, and more.
Humanities Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
Humanities Source Ultimate presents a rich collection of 1,787 active full-text humanities journals, surpassing any other database of its kind in terms of peer-reviewed content. Encompassing all aspects of the humanities and solidifying its position as the premier database within the EBSCO Humanities Source Family.
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Illinois Catalog
Contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Offers millions of bibliographic records Including records representing 400 languages. (Only accessible while on campus)
I-Share
The I-Share integrated library system serves as the online public catalog for 86 CARLI member libraries. I-Share provides participating libraries with an online catalog of their own collection as well as a merged, union catalog of the holdings of all I-Share libraries and supports resource sharing among participating libraries. I-Share also supports library collection management functions including circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials control, course reserves and reporting.
iStream
iStream is the League for Innovation in Community College's Web-based, multimedia portal where faculty, staff, administration, and students can find videos, articles, publications, and learning programs, along with the best of the League's conferences, services, partnerships, and collaborative community. Through iStream, you can find everything from professional development modules and best practices, to model programs and leadership tools. To access the site's resources, you must create an account using a valid Morton College e-mail address.
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a not for profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive of over one thousand five hundred academic journals filled with scholarly articles and content.
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Kanopy
Kanopy is a video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films. With an ideal platform for showcasing independent films that fuels lifelong learning, Kanopy ensures that everyone has access to enriching films that bridge cultural boundaries, spark discussion, and expand worldviews.
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The Latino American Experience
ABC-CLIO is an award-winning publisher of reference, contemporary thought, and professional development content, created to help students, educators, librarians, and general readers of all ages wrestle with complex challenges. Throughout our history, we have invested resources in the development of new content genres, giving our diverse customer and reader communities the opportunity to explore deep factual treatments of the topics that matter, and delivering the most current scholarship and perspectives on those topics.
LexisNexis
LexisNexis Legal & Professional isa leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers increase productivity, improve decision-making and outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world.
Literary Reference Center Plus
Literary Reference Center Plus is a comprehensive, full-text database providing information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines.
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MAS Complete
Designed for high school libraries,MAS Completeis a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. It also includes thousands of full-text primary source documents and videos from the Associated Press.
MAS Reference eBook Collection
This eBook collection is offered as a companion to MAS databases, containing reference books from top educational publishers and presses. This encompasses a rich selection of titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, history, careers, language arts, literature, government, health, math, science, current events and social-emotional health.
MasterFILE Complete (EBSCO)
Designed for public libraries, this database offers the highest quality collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books, videos and other sources covering virtually every subject area. Helping patrons find relevant content has never been easier. MasterFILE Complete also includes: videos from the Associated Press, thousands of full-text primary source documents,full-text biographies, and a vast image collection of photos, maps and flags. It also includes full-text reference books, encyclopedias and monographs and a companion e-book collection containing reference titles from top educational publishers and university presses.
Military and Government Collection
Full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals. Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
MEDLINE Ultimate (EBSCO)
MEDLINE Ultimate is the largest full-text companion to the MEDLINE index, providing medical professionals and researchers unparalleled access to 2,442 active full-text journals, including numerous top biomedical publications.
Mergent Intellect
Powered by Hoover’s™, a Dun & Bradstreet Solution, Mergent Intellect is a flexible web-based application that features a deep collection of worldwide business information that enables companies to generate insightful business intelligence. Coupling Mergent’s expertise in developing products for the reference marketplace with Dun & Bradstreet’s private company database, Mergent Intellect offers a unique opportunity to access private and public U.S and international business data, industry news, facts and figures, executive contact information, the ability to access industry profiles and much more.
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National Geographic Magazine Archive, 1888-1994
Recognized for some of the highest-quality photojournalism and cartography in the world, this award-winning and iconic National Geographic is famous for providing unparalleled, in-depth coverage of cultures, nature, science, technology, and the environment. This archive features every page and every photograph of the magazine from its inception in 1888 to the mid-1990s in stunning detail with a fully searchable and intuitive interface.
Nursing Education in Video
Nursing Education in Video is a unique online collection of videos created specifically for the education and training of nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare workers. All of the videos in the collection have been created with the guidance of the Medcom-Trainex advisory board, and are regularly reviewed for accuracy, currency, and compliance with US Federal regulations from agencies such as OSHA and CMS.
Newspaper Source Plus(EBSCO)
Newspaper Source Plusprovides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers and newswires and offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
Nursing@Ovid
A comprehensive, integrated nursing & allied health portal for practice, education , research, and administration. Important - Select "Your Journals@Ovid" to access free full text articles.
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Oxford-Grove Music Online
Oxford-Grove Music Online is the gateway offering users the ability to access and cross-search multiple music reference resources in one location, including Grove Music Online, The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Opposing ViewPoints In Context (Gale)
Covers hot social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Helps develop critical-thinking and information literacy skills by bringing together a variety of information on social issues. Includes more than 8,700 pro and con articles and is easy to use.
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PapersFirst (FirstSearch)
Citations only for papers presented at conferences worldwide. (Only accessible while on campus)
ProceedingsFirst (FirstSearch)
Citations only. Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. (Only accessible while on campus)
Primary Search
Provides full text for more than 60 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator.
PRISMA (ProQuest)
A comprehensive reference resource providing 165 full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin.
Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Professional Development Collectionis a highly specialized databaseof full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
A comprehensive, full-text database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.
PubMed
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes some free links to full text articles and other related resources.
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Refworks
Refworks is an online research management, writing and collaboration tool -- is designed to help researchers easily gather, manage, store and share all types of information, as well as generate citations and bibliographies.
Regional Business News (EBSCO)
Regional Business Newsprovides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.
RKMA Market Research Handbook Series
Richard K. Miller & Associates (RKMA) publishes handbooks focused on marketing and the consumer marketplace. RKMA ranks as one of the country’s largest market research publishers. The handbooks support MBA, marketing, hospitality management, and sports management curricula.
Rehabilitation Therapy in Video
Rehabilitation Therapy in Video is the largest and richest streaming video resource ever assembled for the study of occupational therapy, physical/physiotherapy, and speech-language pathology. The collection allows students and faculty to easily find, cite, and share footage of top clinicians and academics explaining the underlying anatomical and neurological issues in specific patient populations, while demonstrating effective techniques and methods for their treatment. All of the video has been thoroughly indexed to allow users to search and filter content by patient details, therapist specialization, treatment method, presenting problem, and more.
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Sage Deep Backfiles (SAGE Journals)
SAGE is the world's 5th largest journals publisher. Our portfolio includes more than 700 journals spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, and Medicine, and more than298 are published on behalf of learned societies and institutions.
Sage e-Reference Collection (SAGE Knowledge)
SAGE Knowledge is the ultimate social sciences digital library for students, researchers, and faculty. Hosting more than 4,200 titles, it includes an expansive range of SAGE eBook and eReference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, professional development titles, and more.
Salem Press Careers Collection
The Careers series is designed to cater high school and undergraduate college students as well as those searching for a new career, whether in the same field or a completely unrelated one. These titles examine the thriving industries and the exact careers where job seekers can excel and help them make the best decision on which career path or area of study to pursue.
Salem Press Health Collection
This collection of health reference e-books from Salem Press contains the series Cancer and Psychology and Mental Health. Both of these collections are authorative and reliable resources of information upon these topics. In addition, all of these titles are full-text searchable and have a companion physical copy located in the library.
Salem Press History Collection
This collection of historical reference e-books from Salem Press contains the titles Encyclopedia of American Immigration, The Fifties in America, The Sixties in America, Great GLBT Events from History, and Musicians and Composers. All of these titles are full-text searchable and have a companion physical copy located in the library.
Salem Press Literature Collection
This collection of literary reference e-books from Salem Press provides an excellent source of information upon several noted authors and profound works of literature. All of these titles are full-text searchable and have a companion physical copy located in the library.
Salem Press Psychology and Mental Health
This collection of health reference e-books from Salem Press contains the series Cancer and Psychology and Mental Health. Both of these collections are authorative and reliable resources of information upon these topics. In addition, all of these titles are full-text searchable and have a companion physical copy located in the library.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970)
Sanborn maps were originally created to help fire insurance companies determine the risks associated with insuring properties. These large-scale maps were drawn at a scale of 50 feet to an inch. Because the maps were created over a century, they are useful in charting the development of cities and towns over many years. Although this collection contains maps only from Illinois for the time period of 1867-1970, the Sanborn company created fire insurance maps for over 12,000 cities and towns across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Saskia Art Images Collection
The collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections: the Prado, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Uffizi, and the Louvre as well as archaeological sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Egypt. The images can be displayed and downloaded in high-resolution format. Additionally, the descriptive data about the images includes references to the occurrences of these images in 19 major art history texts, including Gardner's Art Through the Ages, 12th edition; Understanding Art, 7th edition; Art and Ideas, 10th edition; Discovering Art History, 4th edition.
SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO)
SocINDEX with Full Text is a robust sociology research database and provides 570 active full-text journals, many of which are peer-reviewed. This database includes rigorous curation and indexingof open access (OA) journals, which has resulted in a growing collection of 896 active global OA journals. Once validated and certified for inclusion, these OA journals are treated with high-quality subject indexing and sophisticated, precise/accurate full-text linking.
Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video
Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video is the most extensive video collection ever assembled in the areas of fitness and health assessment, disease management, injury treatment, nutrition, medical fitness, sport science, work-site wellness, exercise adherence, and much more.
Springer Medicine Collection 1969-2010
Over 8.5 million scientific documents at your fingertips
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This freely available and comprehensive online encyclopedia explores everything philosophy from philosophical topics to philosophers and their ideas.
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Turn-It-In
A proprietary system that instantly identifies papers containing unoriginal material and acts as a powerful deterrent to stop student plagiarism before it starts.
Theatre (Digital Theatre +)
Digital Theatre+ provides powerful ways to connect ELA and Theatre students with dramatic texts, poetry and performance.
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Women and Social Movements in the United States
Women and Social Movements in the United States is a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. This collection currently includes 108 document projects and archives with almost 4,300 documents and more than 150,000 pages of additional full-text documents, written by more than 2,200 primary authors. It also includes book, film, and website reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools. Also, included is an online version of Notable American Women or the database on Commissions on the Status of Women.
WorldCat (FirstSearch)
The world's most comprehensive online catalog, with more than 52 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Includes holdings information from libraries across the world. Users are able to find books, periodicals, serials and other non-print media. (Only accessible while on campus)
World Cat Dissertations (First Search)
A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat. (Only accessible while on campus)
World History in Video
World History in Video is a wide-ranging collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow students and researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century. The video content offered here is truly global in scope, covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania.