Research Resources

Destiny
T.F. South Online Book Catalog

EbscoHost
Contains full-text sources from magazines, newspapers, primary source documents, biographies, almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference resources.
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CountryReports
Cultural, Historical, and Statistical Country Information. 
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U.S. History in Context
Comprehensive, contextual, media-rich search results from the most extensive online collection of historical information available today.
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Global Issues in Context
Perspectives on international news and events.
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Great Lives From History
Covering the Ancient World, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Early Modern Era, and the 17th and 18th Centuries, this database contains biographical information of most of the important people of these eras. 
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GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Multidisciplinary by nature, GreenFILE draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
The bibliographic database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. It covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples. A wide range of subject areas are covered; from natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery.

Teacher Reference Center (TRC)
This index of over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.

Find-It Illinois
Illinois State Library's online, statewide, digital library.

First Search
Information found here is considered scholarly and well researched. Databases included are WorldCat, ABI Inform, PerAbs, and Wilson Select.

Illinois Career Information Systems (CIS)
An online tool for career exploration with information about occupations, educational requirements, colleges, and financial aid and scholarship resources.

APA Formatting and Style Guide
APA (American Psychological Association) is used to cite sources within the social sciences. This resource offers examples for the general format of APA research papers.

Citation Machine
APA/MLA citation generator

MLA Formatting and Style Guide
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource offers examples for the formatting of MLA research papers.

RefDesk.Com
An online reference center with links to sources found in most public libraries. (Almanacs, Atlases, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Thesauri, etc.)

SWAN
Online access to the Metropolitan Library System's libraries. Students can search all seventy-five libraries in the Metropolitan Library System's holdings by author, keyword, subject, and title.  Titles can be borrowed and picked up at TF South or your local public library.

Lansing Public Library
Along with the library catalog, cardholders can use such resources as OCLC, which searches 9,000 libraries worldwide; Newsbank, which searches local newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune; and Global Road Warrior, which has cultural and physical information for over 170 countries and territories.

Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library
Cardholders have access to many great resources, including WorldBook Online Reference Center, a comprehensive online encyclopedia; Learn-A-Test, with practice tests and computer training courses; and the African American Experience, containing African American history and cultural information from over 300 sources.

Teachers and Staff

Gail Guzman
Librarian
(708) 585-2081
gguzman@tfd215.org