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Print Resources ~ Physical and digital books prepared by subject-area experts presenting primary and secondary source information as well as statistics, images, facts, and/or narrative.
  • Most print resources on Government will be located in the 300s.
  • Print resources on specific topics may be found by searching the Online Catalog for books.

eBooks ~ eBooks from Gale Virtual Reference Library

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Databases ~ Special collections of information prepared by subject-area experts available digitally in a variety of formats. Invisible to search engines such as Google.

Search Biography Resource Center for brief and extensive biographies, articles, and web resources about people in American and world life, both past and present.~ Biographies, magazine, and newspaper articles

Search for articles from the Daily Herald, Sun-Times, Tribune and Tribune RedEye. ~ Chicago and suburban newspapers

CQ Researcher reports cover a wide range of political and social issues, including topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. ~ Reports from Congressional Quarterly on social/political issues

Search the Student Research Center for magazines, newspapers, reference articles, and primary documents. Search NoveList for reviews, annotations and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. ~ Magazine and newspaper articles

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Use eLibrary to search for magazine and newspaper articles along with a variety of media including maps, images, audio/video, and television/radio transcripts.~ Reference articles, magazines, newspapers, images, and TV/radio transcripts

~ Reports on social and political issues.

Newsbank carries articles from U.S. and international sources covering politics, science, social science, and arts/culture.~ Newspaper articles from U.S. and international sources

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Search Opposing Viewpoints for viewpoint, reference, periodical, and primary source articles on social and political issues. ~ Viewpoint, reference, magazine and newspaper articles on social and political issues.

Search Student Resource Center Gold for reference, periodical, and primary source articles as well as maps and images across all subject areas. ~ Reference, magazine, newspaper, and primary sources

Search SIRS Researcher for reference information in social issues, health, science, and business. ~ Magazine and newspaper articles in social issues

Search World News Digest for events, people, issues, facts, and figures from 1940 to the present. Facts On File World News Digest also delivers maps, photographs, historic documents, and special overviews of key issues, newsmakers, and events since 1940. ~ U.S. and world news information

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Internet Resources

General Information

City Government

County Government

Federal Government

USAgov ~ The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal

FedStats ~ Search for government statistics by U.S. Department.

Grants from the Federal Government ~ Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants.

Recovery Government ~ Information regarding The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by 12 U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. ~ Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by 12 U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results.

USAServices ~ "How do I...?" type of questions about government services are answered.

The White House

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State Government

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N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center, Park Ridge, IL
Last update: March 2009. Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org