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Unless otherwise noted, these resources are available at all Chicago Public Library locations and from home, school or work with a Chicago Public Library card.

ABI/INFORM »
Find articles from a wide range of business publications: from local business magazines to publications focusing on a specific trade or industry to scholarly journals.

JSTOR »
Browse or search older issues of over 700 scholarly journals in a wide range of subject areas. Coverage begins with the first issue, but recent issues are not included. Recent issues of some of these journals are available in ProQuest Magazines & Journals.
Available at all Chicago Public Library locations.

ProQuest Magazines & Journals »
ProQuest Magazines & Journals (Research Library) helps one find magazine and journal articles on a wide range of topics. It covers over 2,600 magazines and journals; the complete text of the articles is available for about 60 percent of these. Included are popular magazines, magazines for professionals of all types and scholarly journals. The database includes both magazines written for children and those for adults. Use this database to find the latest news about a favorite movie actor or the most recent research on quasars.

SIRS Discoverer » kid friendly
SIRS Discoverer offers magazine and newspaper articles as well as other documents specially selected for elementary school students. Also included is an almanac, encyclopedia articles, a dictionary and a thesaurus.

SIRS Researcher » teen pick
SIRS Researcher provides magazine and newspaper articles as well as other documents on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political and global issues specifically chosen for upper-elementary and high school students.

Wilson Magazines & Journals »
Search for articles from over 2,700 popular magazines, professional publications and scholarly journals.