Digital Resources
Academic Search Elite
Academic Search Elite encompasses a selection of academic disciplines, offering access to 1,359 active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals. With a journal retail value of $994,628.71, it is the fourth largest database within the Academic Search family and contains many key journals not found in competing products.
Alt HealthWatch
Alt Healthwatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies.
Auto Repair Source
Auto Repair Source is designed for touch-enabled devices such as laptops and tablets, it offers a user-friendly search experience and access to a wealth of information to help users diagnose, repair, and maintain today’s complex vehicles. Diagrams and images can be easily magnified and printed.
Biography Reference Source
Biography Reference Source provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more.
Broadview Village Ordinances
Code current through:
Ord. CO-2021-6, passed 4-27-2021
Published by: STERLING CODIFIERS
Business Source Elite
Business Source Elite encompasses a selection of business disciplines, offering access to 491 active full-text journals, along with abstracted and indexed journals.
Consumer Reports
Doing research takes time. Choosing the wrong product wastes money. Provide trusted information for making the smart choice. Enable thorough product comparisons with Consumer Reports’ (CR) comprehensive archive of expert, unbiased product reviews.
ERIC
A collection of journal articles and reports in education, with some full text. It contains annotated references to non-journal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and the journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE).
Ethnic Diversity Source
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.
Explore More Illinois
Explore More Illinois is a free service provided by your library that provides instant online access to free and discounted tickets to museums, science centers, sporting events, zoos, park districts, theatres, and other fun and local cultural venues.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
This full-text database covers a wide variety of subjects, including information on specific diseases as well as overall health topics. Additionally, with Health Source: Consumer Edition, users have access to current health pamphlets and Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses and medical educators with access to full-text scholarly journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
It provides indexing, abstracts and full-text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer-reviewed.
HeinlineOnline’s Social Justice Suite
*This database is only available within the library
This suite of databases includes:
- Civil Rights & Social Justice (View LibGuide)
- Gun Regulation & Legislation in America (View LibGuide)
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture, & Law (View LibGuide)
History Reference Center
Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.
History Reference eBook Subscription
Support the research needs of students and faculty in the study of history with this e-book collection of quality history titles. Selections range from introductory texts for undergraduate coursework to more complex and detailed works for advanced scholars.
Hobbies and Crafts Source
Hobbies & Crafts Source is a DIY database of leading full-text hobby and craft magazines, hobby profiles, recipes and videos to inspire creativity and nurture extra-curricular interests. Available through the Explora experience for public libraries and schools, Hobbies & Crafts Source allows users to conduct keyword searches and browse by category.
Home Improvement Source
Available through the Explora experience for public libraries and schools, Home Improvement Source is a DIY database of full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books, plus a collection of images not found anywhere else online. Patrons can quickly find the information they need by conducting keyword searches and browsing by category.
Hoopla
More than 319,000 ebooks, 73,000 audiobooks, 15,000 comics, 13,000 movies, 22,000 TV show episodes, and 252,000 albums. Available on iOS, Android, Kindle Fire HD/HDX, and in a browser on laptop/desktop; as well as many other devices. All you need to create a free account is your Broadview Library card and library PIN.
Kanopy
Over 30,000 Movies, TV Shows, Etc. With Your Library Card
Kanopy offers more than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, educational videos, and TV shows, from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Music Box, First Run Features, Breaking Glass, Cohen Film Collection, and more. Available on iOS, Android, Fire Tablet, and in browser on laptop/desktop; stream via Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV, and Roku. Need help? Explore the help page
You can go directly to broadviewlibrary.kanopy.com to set up your account.
Checkout periods & lending limits:
- No holds, no waiting
- The number of available checkouts resets at midnight on the first day of each month
- Lending period: 3 days
Kanopy Kids:
A collection for children highlighting films and TV series that help kids develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos, with Common Sense Media ratings to ensure parents have clear guidelines on which films are age-appropriate.
Learning Express
LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.
Legal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.
Legal Source
Legal Source stands as the flagship database for legal research with 960 active full-text law journals with a retail value of $139,739.35. Legal Source is the definitive resource for keeping up to date with current legal issues, studies, thoughts, and trends. It serves as an invaluable tool for attorneys, educators, business professionals, law librarians, students, paralegals, and all individuals engaged with the intricacies of the law.
LGBTQ+ Source
LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.
Library & Information Science Source
Library & Information Science Source stands as the premier full-text database for studies in library and information science. Housing a collection of 322 active full-text journals, a substantial portion of which undergo peer review, this database encompasses a broad spectrum of related topics, such as librarianship, classification, information management, and the history of library studies. With a journal retail value of $53,189.55, it is the largest database within the library and information science database suite.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform. It provides video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative arts, business skills, and a host of other things! Simply log in with your Broadview Library card and your PIN.
Literary Reference Source
Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and timeframes. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.
Mango Languages
Learn a new language! Mango offers over 40 language courses plus 15 courses for English as a Second Language (ESL) students. Great for beginners, provides easy interactive tools to reach conversational proficiency.
MAS Complete
Designed for high school libraries, MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. It also includes thousands of full-text primary source documents and videos from the Associated Press.
MasterFile Complete
Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.
Media on Demand
eBooks and Digital Audiobooks
Broadview Library cardholders have access to THOUSANDS of eBooks, digital audiobooks, and streaming videos. Click the link to browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Media on Demand digital collection for free. Checkout the “My Help” page to get more information on using Media on Demand!
Media on Demand – For Kids
eBooks and Digital Audiobooks
Broadview Library cardholders have access to THOUSANDS of eBooks, digital audiobooks, and streaming videos. Click the link to browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Media on Demand digital collection for free. Checkout the “My Help” page to get more information on using Media on Demand!
Media on Demand – For Teens
eBooks and Digital Audiobooks
Broadview Library cardholders have access to THOUSANDS of eBooks, digital audiobooks, and streaming videos. Click the link to browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Media on Demand digital collection for free. Checkout the “My Help” page to get more information on using Media on Demand!
Middle Search Plus
Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags.
Museum Adventure Pass
Get a Museum Adventure Pass with your Broadview Library Card from the comfort of your home computer or smart phone! The requested pass will then be emailed to you. Please be aware that passes will only be mailed during library hours.
To get started, here is a list of the participating museums.
Here’s a short video that shows how this works.
Newspaper Source Plus
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
NoveList
Created especially for people who love books, NoveList is the premier online database for reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world. Helping readers of all ages find just the right book to read, this comprehensive source of popular and professional book information includes expert recommendations, reviews, articles, lists and more.
NoveList K-8
Created especially for children and the adults who work with them, NoveList K-8 is an online database of reading recommendations which encourages reader success. Featuring an easy-to-use interface, kids can use NoveList K-8 to find just the right books for their reading levels and interests, while parents, teachers and librarians can use it to find valuable teaching resources that will engage young readers.
Points of View Reference Center
Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Primary Search
Designed for elementary school libraries, Primary Search is a full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Students can learn about a variety of topics, including endangered species, famous musicians, fitness and space exploration.
Professional Development Collection
Professional Development Collection is a highly specialized database. Includes full text for high-quality education journals and reports and can be accessed via EBSCOhost or Explora, EBSCO’s dedicated interface for schools and public libraries.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 40,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. These materials are generally older titles that are in the public domain.
Proviso Township Yearbooks
This is a collection of scanned yearbooks donated to the Library over a number of years. The yearbooks are mostly from Proviso East with a few from Proviso West.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection provides access to hundreds of full-text journals and offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
Regional Business News
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential full-text database for theology and philosophy research. It includes hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy, and philosophy of language.
Science Reference Source
Designed to meet every student researcher’s needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.
Tutor.com
Tutor.com connects students k-12, adult learners and job seekers with online tutors for live, one-to-one help in math, science, English, social studies, GED preparation, career help and resume writing. Tutors are available from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., seven days a week. Your Broadview library card is needed to connect to this service.
WorldCat
An OCLC catalog containing millions of bibliographic records about books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
