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Live Homework Help® – Powered by Tutor.com Students in grades 4–12 can connect with online tutors for live, one-to-one help in math, science, English, and social studies. Tutors are available from 2 p.m. – 9 p.m., seven days a week. Available to Batavia Public Library cardholders and students of Batavia Public Schools. To access this service, type either your Batavia Public Library card number or the special Tutor.com password. Eligible users may call the Batavia Public Library reference desk at (630) 879-4777 to request the password. Live Homework Help powered by Tutor.com is co-sponsored by the Batavia Public Library and Batavia Public School District 101.
Tutores en linea gratis, disponibles en español en Matemáticas y Ciencia, domingo a jueves de 2 p.m. a 9 p.m.

Alphabetical List of Databases

American National Biography - Full-text premier biographical resource for notable people in American life.

America’s News Magazines – Index of magazine articles about news, business, entertainment, science and technology, lifestyle, and sports. Full-text.

America’s Obituaries & Death Notices - Search for recent obituaries and death notices in over 400 U.S. newspapers, listed by state when you click on a map. Search by name of deceased, date or date range, locality, and text terms such as occupation or school or church. Some newspapers are indexed only for the most recent two to five years; others since the 1980s; and the Chicago Tribune since 1860. New entries added daily.

Ancestry Library Edition - Search census, vital, church, court, and immigration records for the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as records from Canada and other areas. This collection includes more than 4000 databases and 1.5 billion names. Available for in-library use only.

ArticleFirst - Index of articles from the contents pages of journals.  Some full-text.

Auto Repair Reference Center - Contains the complete automotive repair manuals that were originally published in the Chilton Total Car Care Series. Database content includes approximately 26,000 vehicles covered from 1946 to present.

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Batavia Public Library Catalog

Business and Company ASAP -  Company profiles and an index to business magazines.  Some full-text.

Business Index ASAP - Index to business magazines.  Some full-text.

Chicago Tribune - Index of Chicago Tribune articles from 1985 to the present.  Full-text.

ClasePeriódica - Índice de revistas latinoamericanas de ciencias y humanidades. Index of Spanish-language Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. Some full-text.

Daily Herald – Index of Daily Herald articles from 1995 to the present. Full-text.

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ECO - Index of academic journal articles.  Some full-text.

ERIC - Index of articles and reports in education.  Some full-text.

FirstSearch - Lists several indexes of magazine and journal articles in a variety of subject areas, and links to the OCLC WorldCat library catalog.

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Galenet/Infotrac - Lists several indexes of magazine and journal articles in a variety of subject areas.

General Reference Center - Index of magazine and journal articles in a variety of subject areas.  Some full-text.  Also: Index of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, and Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service.  Some full-text.

GPO (Government Printing Office) - Index of U.S. government publications.

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Health and Wellness Resource Center - Medical and health information from journals, reference books, and pamphlets. Some full-text.

Health Reference Center Academic -  Medical and health information from journals, reference books, and pamphlets. Some full-text.

HeritageQuest - Search all U.S. federal censuses from 1790 to 1930, local histories, and family genealogies. For more information, see Using HeritageQuest and Other Resources for Genealogy Research, a PowerPoint tutorial.

IllinoisCatalog - OCLC catalog of books and other materials in Illinois libraries.

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Live Homework Help® – Powered by Tutor.com Students in grades 4–12 can connect with online tutors for live, one-to-one help in math, science, English, and social studies. Tutors are available from 2 p.m. – 9 p.m., seven days a week. Available to Batavia Public Library cardholders and students of Batavia Public Schools. To access this service, type either your Batavia Public Library card number or the special Tutor.com password. Eligible users may call the Batavia Public Library reference desk at (630) 879-4777 to request the password. Live Homework Help powered by Tutor.com is co-sponsored by the Batavia Public Library and Batavia Public School District 101.
Tutores en linea gratis, disponibles en español en Matemáticas y Ciencia, domingo a jueves de 2 p.m. a 9 p.m.

Mango Languages – Interactive language courses that teach Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, English for Spanish speakers, English for Polish speakers, and English for Brazilian Portuguese speakers.

MEDLINE - Index of articles from medical journals.

Newsbank – Search the Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald simultaneously.

NoveList Plus - Find fiction and nonfiction books similar to your favorites! NoveList Plus provides information about more than 150,000 fiction and 50,000 nonfiction books. It offers book discussion guides, author read-alikes, lists of award winners, series information, and various ways to search for books.

Novelist K-8 Plus - Has much of the same functionality as regular Novelist, with a kid-friendly interface.

Other Libraries - Links to other area library catalogs.

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PapersFirst - Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.

Proceedings - An index of worldwide conference proceedings.

ReferenceUSA - Search yellow page and white page listings for companies and individuals throughout the United States.  Look up companies by name, industry, or location.

Student Resource Center Gold - Full-text articles from reference books, magazines, and journals. Covers a variety of subject areas.  Also: Full-text literary criticism from reference books, magazines, and journals.  Includes Novels for Students, Discovering Authors, Exploring Poetry, Exploring Short Stories, and Exploring Novels.

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What Do I Read Next? - Information about over 100,000 fiction and nonfiction books.  Includes many plot summaries and award winners.

World Almanac - Full-text articles from The World Almanac and Funk & Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia.