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Ischemic Stroke Facts (Sen. Kirk Suffers Ischemic Stroke) Posted by bpardue on 01/23/12
It has just just been reported that Illinois Senator Mark Kirk suffered an ischemic stroke over the weekend . While doctors are optomistic regarding his recovery, this might be a good time to become aware of the signs, symptoms and treatments for such an event.
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| Title | Description | Use @ home? |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Search Premier |
Fulltext of 4,600 publications in subject areas such as biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion, and theology. See basic tutorial. |
Yes |
| Access Newspaper Archive |
Articles from historical newspapers. |
Yes |
| Alldata Pro |
Automobile repair information and diagrams. |
No |
| Alt-Healthwatch |
Alternative health articles. |
Yes |
| Amazing Animals |
Animals of the world for elementary students and higher. |
Yes |
| America the Beautiful |
State-by-state history and current events for elementary and middle school students. |
Yes |
| America's Newspapers (Chicagoland Edition) |
Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, and Arlington Heights Post. |
Yes |
| America's Obituaries and Death Notices |
Newspaper obituaries and death notices in the U.S. Note: To retrieve obituaries from Chicago Tribune, you'll now need to use ProQuest Newsstand. |
Yes |
| Ancestry Library Edition |
Family history data, census information, immigration, etc. |
No |
| ArchiveGrid |
Historical documents, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world. |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights - History |
Early municipal and telephone directories. |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights - Military History |
Includes Charles Sigwalt's Civil War Diaries and memos of the Traveling Bank (letters, photos from World War II). |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights - People and Places |
Early photographs of the daily lives of Arlington Heights residents, including houses, businesses, and aerial photos. |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights - People and Places - NEW! |
Most recent additions of early photographs of the daily lives of Arlington Heights residents, including houses, businesses, and aerial photos. |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights Community Information |
Directory of local organizations, schools, human service agencies, and more. |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights Historical Museum |
The museum complex includes the original 1882 Victorian home, the coach house, 1906 soda pop factory, the 1908 Banta house and a replica 1830's log cabin. In addition, there's a gallery, shop, and library. |
Yes |
| Arlington Heights Post |
Articles from 4/04/06-present. |
Yes |
| Biography in Context |
Biographies and full text articles; see also Access My Library app. |
Yes |
| BookFlix |
Interactive stories and true books that are fun to read and listen to and games to play for kids from preschool
to 3rd grade. |
Yes |
| Booklist |
120,000 book reviews. |
Yes |
| Books and Authors |
Connects readers to books and recommends titles. Explore books by author title and genre. Reviews included. |
Yes |
| Boston Globe |
Articles from 1/2/87-present. |
Yes |
| Britannica Kids |
Trusted source for homework help and the world of knowledge for young learners and their parents as well as teachers. |
Yes |
| Business Source Premier |
Fulltext of more than 2,150 business publications as well as market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses. |
Yes |
| CAMIO |
Works of art from around the world. |
Yes |
| Career Center (Tutor.com) |
Connect with a certified online tutor for help with resume reviews, job search techniques, and interview preparation. |
Yes |
| Careers Internet Database |
Career profiles and vocational guidance.
|
Yes |
| Chicago Sun-Times |
Articles from 1/1/86-current. |
Yes |
| Chicago Tribune (via ProQuest) |
Search the complete text of The Chicago Tribune from 1849 to today. |
Yes |
| Chicago Tribune Historical Archives: Selected |
Selected articles obituaries and death notices: 1849-1984. |
Yes |
| Chilton Library |
Car repair manuals. Includes photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls, and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks. |
Yes |
| College Center (Tutor.com) |
Connect with a live tutor and receive help on a diversity of subjects such as math, science, English, and more. Standardized test help is available for ACT, PSAT, SAT, GRE. |
Yes |
| Consumer Health Complete |
Comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. |
Yes |
| Consumer Reports |
Browse online issues of Consumer Reports or click on search within this publication to look for specific articles and product reviews. |
Yes |
| Consumer Reports Health |
Consumers Union's news about health care and healthy living. |
Yes |
| Consumer's Checkbook |
Find high-quality products and services at competitive prices. |
No |
| ConsumerLab.com |
Reliable source for vitamins, herbs, supplements, and nutritional products. Includes evaluations and test results. |
Yes |
| Cook County Circuit Court Docket Search |
The Clerk of the Circuit Court provides access to the full electronic docket for cases filed in the Civil Law Chancery and Domestic Relations divisions. Cases are searchable by litigant name, case number, or filing date. |
Yes |
| Corporate Affiliations |
Directory of 200,000 parent and subsidiary companies worldwide. |
Yes |
| Country Reports |
In-depth profiles of countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. |
Yes |
| CQ Researcher |
Issues being debated in the US Congress from 1991 to present. |
Yes |
| CultureGrams |
Learn about world's countries and peoples; see Quick Start Guide. |
Yes |
| Daily Herald |
Articles from 1/1/95- |
Yes |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) |
Fulltext articles from quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals. |
Yes |
| Encyclopedia Americana |
Covers 45,000 topics and features maps pictures and links to current articles from magazines as well as reliable websites. |
Yes |
| ERIC |
Database of education research. Includes selected full-text journal articles. |
Yes |
| ERIC Website |
May include more recent abstracts; see tutorial. |
Yes |
| Europa World Year Book |
Political and economic data for countries of the world. |
Yes |
| Ferguson's Career Guidance Center |
Learn about careers jobs and industries. |
Yes |
| Fold3 (formerly Footnote History and Genealogy Archives) |
Valuable and unique content that consists of more than 60 million pages of historical documents and personal histories; includes millions of records available from the National Archives and other institutions. These digital images of records represent a growing collection of historic documents. |
Yes |
| Gale Directory Library |
Features American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory, Brands and Their Companies, Business Rankings Annual 2010, Companies & Consultancies, Encyclopedia of Associations 2010, Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources, Market Share Reporter 2010, National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations, Tradeshows Worldwide, Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. |
Yes |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Reputable reliable and reference eBooks on business, environment, history, law, medicine, religion, social sciences, and more. See also Access My Library app. |
Yes |
| Google Books |
Search the fulltext of books that Google scans and digitizes; see overview and help. |
Yes |
| Google Scholar |
Search across many subjects and sources (e.g. articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions). |
Yes |
| Green File |
Covers global climate change, green building pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more; see tutorial for database interface. |
Yes |
| Grolier |
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, the New Book of Knowledge, the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, the New Book of Popular Science, America the Beautiful, and Lands and Peoples. |
Yes |
| Grolier Elementary School |
Geared to help elementary school students with projects, assignments, homework. Has magazine articles, videos, images, books. |
Yes |
| Grolier High School |
Geared to help high school students with projects, assignments, and homework. |
Yes |
| Grolier Librarians and Educators |
Resources for curriculum development and lesson planning. |
Yes |
| Grolier Middle School |
Geared to help middle school students with projects, assignments, and homework. |
Yes |
| Grzimek's Animal Life |
The standard source for facts figures news and views about 4 000 species from aardvark to zorilla. |
Yes |
| Health and Wellness Resource Center |
Reference articles, pamphlets, and magazine articles. |
Yes |
| HealthCare.gov |
Central database of health insurance options and health care reform information; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services manages this portal. |
Yes |
| HeritageQuest |
Census records 1790-1930 family and local histories PERSI index (Periodicals Source Index) Revolutionary War applications. |
Yes |
| Human Services Directory (Arlington Heights) |
Provides information about and referral to human care and social service agencies that offer services to Arlington Heights residents. |
Yes |
| Illinois Career Resource Network |
Resources on occupations, job search hints, a resume writer, and links to employers. |
Yes |
| Illinois Legal Aid | Yes | |
| Industry Surveys |
Industry profiles from Business Source Premier database. Reports are published by Datamonitor, IHS Global, Business Monitor International, etc. |
Yes |
| Kids Infobits |
Articles and reference material for elementary grade students. |
Yes |
| Kroll BondRatings (formerly Lace Financial) |
This credit rating services on approximately 19 000 domestic and international financial institutions, title insurers, trust preferred security issues, and foreign country sovereign ratings. Click on "Login" to enter database. |
No |
| Lands and People |
Encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events for middle and high school students. |
Yes |
| LearningExpressLibrary.com |
Practice tests and exams for school and work. |
Yes |
| Legal Forms |
Thousands of legal forms, covering the following domains: personal, business, real estate, litigation, etc. Forms are available as Microsoft Word documents or PDFs. See also Access My Library app. |
Yes |
| Lexis Nexis Library Express |
Legal (statutes and case law from all 50 states) business and news content. Note: Legal material is available only on library's computers. |
Yes |
| Literature Resource Center |
Critical essays and articles about literature and authors; features reviews reference material and biographies. |
Yes |
| Live Homework Help* (Tutor.com) |
Tutor.com Learning Suite offers 1:1 online help with math science English social studies etc. Live Homework Help is a registered trademark of Tutor.com. |
Yes |
| Lynda.com |
NEW! Video tutorials on popular software packages, web design, social networking, and other topics in Information Technology. Includes tutorials on Microsoft Office, Windows, and Mac OS. |
Yes |
| Mango |
This language learning program teaches practical conversation and cultural awareness; you can study French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Greek, Brazilian, Portuguese; as well as English for Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish speakers. |
Yes |
| MasterFILE Premier |
Fulltext articles for approximately 1,700 periodicals that cover general reference, business, health, education, science, and more. Includes reference books, primary source documents, photos, maps, images, and flags. Note: includes fulltext of Consumer Reports. See basic tutorial. |
Yes |
| Medline |
Index of medical research articles 1965-. |
Yes |
| Medline via Pubmed |
Index of medical research articles 1950-; see tutorials. |
Yes |
| MedlinePlus |
Links to comprehensive health and drug information; see tutorial. |
Yes |
| Mergent InvestorEdge |
This business research tool provides access to documents and financial information for your investment research. Look up all corporate documents, including annual, industry, and equity reports as well as general contact information for domestic and international companies. |
Yes |
| Milestone Documents in American History |
Primary source documents pertaining to the history of the United States |
Yes |
| Morningstar Investment Research Center |
Stock and mutual fund analysis and advice; includes these online publications: Morningstar Mutual Funds, Morningstar FundInvestor, Morningstar StockInvestor, Morningstar ETFInvestor. see Help and Education. |
Yes |
| Muzzy Online |
Language learning for students. Includes 2 levels of courses in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. |
Yes |
| Natural Standard |
Reliable information on herbs, supplements, vitamins, minerals, diets, nutrition, and exercises. |
Yes |
| New Book of Knowledge |
Reference and current events for elementary students and higher. |
Yes |
| New Book of Popular Science |
Science in the news for middle and high school students. |
Yes |
| New York Times |
Articles from 1/1/80-present. |
Yes |
| NoveList K-8 Plus |
Help connect young readers to books of interest. |
Yes |
| NoveList Plus |
Find fiction and nonfiction books based on your interests.
Try out NoveList Plus Mobile with your smartphone or mobile device. |
Yes |
| Nursing Home Compare |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid compares nursing homes; includes ratings health inspections and staffing. Chicago-area nursing home reports, listing, ratings, violations, and deficiencies are available from Chicago Tribune. |
Yes |
| OAIster |
Millions of digital resources, including audio, video, photographs, scanned books, etc. OAIster is a subset of WorldCat.org. Learn more. |
Yes |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook |
In-depth career information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
Yes |
| OmniFile |
Fulltext articles on a variety of subjects, covering some 2,700 publications. |
Yes |
| ONET |
Primary source of occupational information providing comprehensive data on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations |
Yes |
| Opposing Viewpoints |
Research controversial topics. Includes some 14,000 pro / con subjects. Great for school assignments, debates, position papers, etc. |
Yes |
| Oxford English Dictionary (OED) |
This historical dictionary is widely esteemed as the accepted authority on the English language; it is a respected guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words. Take an online tour of this service. |
Yes |
| P4A Antiques |
Antiques collectibles and fine art database of US auction prices. |
Yes |
| PebbleGo |
K-2 students and young learners can research hundreds of their favorite animals and planets with articles, audio and video clips, and games.. |
Yes |
| Plunkett Research |
Industry statistics trends and company analysis; see video tutorial. |
Yes |
| ProQuest Newsstand |
Access Chicago Tribune (1963-current), Wall Street Journal (2009-current), New York Times (1980-current), Boston Globe (1987-current), and more. |
Yes |
| PsycArticles |
Fulltext articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association (APA). |
Yes |
| Public Records |
Home sales business licenses foreclosures and bankruptcies. |
Yes |
| Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1980 |
Historical index for magazine and journal articles. |
Yes |
| ReferenceUSA |
Business and residential directory; includes video tutorials. |
Yes |
| Science in Context |
Magazine articles experiments biographies pictures and web site links. |
Yes |
| SIRS Knowledge Source |
Magazine articles on social issues. |
Yes |
| SRDS (Standard Rate and Data Service) |
Leading search engine for media opportunities rates and contact data for magazines, digital media, newspapers, television, direct marketing, out-of-home, and radio. |
No |
| Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage |
Business industry and investment information; see NetAdvantage user guide. |
Yes |
| Student Resources in Context |
Magazine newspaper and reference articles for middle school-undergraduates. |
Yes |
| SWOT Analyses |
Analyses of companies by their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT); reports provided by Datamonitor. |
Yes |
| Testing and Education Resource Center |
Prepare for standarized tests (e.g., ACT, GRE, SAT, etc.) as well as job-related tests. See also Access My Library app. |
Yes |
| ThomasNet |
Find manufacturers distributors and service providers. |
Yes |
| Tumble Book Library |
Read along with these stories for kids. |
Yes |
| Tutor.com Career Center |
Connect with a certified online tutor for help with resume reviews, job search techniques, and interview preparation. |
Yes |
| Tutor.com College Center |
Connect with a live tutor and receive help on a diversity of subjects such as math, science, English, and more. Standardized test help is available for ACT, PSAT, SAT, GRE. |
Yes |
| Tutor.com Live Homework Help |
Tutor.com Learning Suite offers 1:1 online help with math, science, English, social studies, etc. Live Homework Help is a registered trademark of Tutor.com. |
Yes |
| Ulrich's |
Publishing facts and figures about magazines and journals. |
Yes |
| Value Line Research Center |
Investment advice on the stock market industries and the economy. |
Yes |
| VerbaLearn |
Improve your English vocabulary for standardized tests as well as for personal and professional development. Note: You must create a free account and register to use this resource. |
Yes |
| Visual Thesaurus |
Thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore using an interactive map; great resources for all students, including ESL learners. |
Yes |
| Wall Street Journal |
Business and financial news from 1/2/84-present. |
Yes |
| World History In Context |
Spans 5,000 years from antiquity to the present, covering global events, movements, and individuals. See also Access My Library app. |
Yes |
| WorldCat |
National (and international) library catalog. |
Yes |
| WorldCat.org |
Easier-to-use version of WorldCat; see help file. |
Yes |
| WorldVitalRecords.com |
Access to some of the best online genealogy records, including immigration lists, census records, vital records, parish, and land records. |
Yes |
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