Reference Databases:
Antiques | Audiobooks | Auto Repair | Biography | Business and Technology | Children's | Consumer Information | Current Events | Dictionaries | Digital Video | eBooks | Education | Encyclopedias and Reference | Genealogy | Health | Languages/ESL | Law | | Literature | Newspapers | Public Records
| Resume Help | Science | Telephone Directory | Alphabetical Listing
General Magazine Indexes
FirstSearch: Many full-text articles from magazines, medical journals, government publications, and other sources.
General Reference Center: Magazines, reference books, and newspapers with full-text articles on current events, the arts, sciences, and sports.
PowerSearch: Simultaneously search the General Reference Center, Student Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, and Gale Virtual Reference Library.
SIRS Discoverer: Full-text magazine and newspaper articles for elementary and middle school students.
SIRS Researcher: Full-text articles (many with graphics) on social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues from more than 1,200 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications.
Student Resource Center: Primary source documents, biographies, and essays, thousands of photographs and illustrations, plus full-text articles from hundreds of reference books and magazines.
Antiques
p4a Antiques Reference: Current market values of antiques compiled from 50 leading U. S. auction houses. Includes photos for each item, auction notes, provenance, condition, dimensions, pre-sale estimates, price realized, and date of sale.
Audiobooks
MyMediaMall: Audiobooks, ebooks, and digital video for compatible MP3 or portable media devices. Some audiobook titles may be burned to CD.
Auto Repair
ALLDATA: Automotive diagnostic and repair information. Includes technical service bulletins, diagrams, and illustrations. Updated every 30 days. Available only in the library.
Biography
Biography Resource Center: Biographical information on more than one million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Business and Technology
Atomic Learning: Increase your computer skills anytime at your own pace. Computer tutorials are available on many applications including Office 2007 and 2008, Adobe CS3 & CS4 applications, Blackboard and Moodle, iLife applications, Inspiration, Google Docs, Windows Vista, Mac OS X Leopard, and many more. Available only in the library.
Books24x7: Computer books on popular software programs, web development, graphic design, programming, e-commerce, marketing, management, and other topics.
Business & Company Resource Center: Information on more than 300,000 companies and the latest business, management, industry, and investment news.
Demographics Now: Analyze the demographic and market potential by geographic area within Illinois.
Directory of Obsolete Securities: Identifies obsolete securities as well as company name changes, reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies. Click Auto Login>Library Reference for access. Available only in the library.
Encyclopedia of Associations - National
Encyclopedia of Associations - Regional, State and Local
Descriptions and contact information for thousands of nonprofit membership organizations.
Hoover's: Company, industry, and market information on 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises. Available only in the library.
Morningstar.com: Selection tools and information on stocks and mutual funds.
ReferenceUSA: Addresses, phone numbers, officers, and SIC codes for 12 million U. S. businesses.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage: Business and investment information with full-text of Standard & Poor’s Industry Surveys; Stock Reports; Corporation Records; The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives; The Outlook; Mutual Fund Reports; and others.
ValueLine: Information and analysis on stocks and mutual funds. Available only in the library.
Wall Street Journal: Coverage from 1982 to the present.
Children's
Biography Resource Center: Biographical information on more than one million people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
BookFlix: Video storybooks, interactive nonfiction books, puzzles, games, and author information. Includes Spanish language materials.
CultureGrams: Up-to-date information on cultures and customs of the world.
Literature Resource Center: Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes lengthy signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres.
HelpNow!: Live one-on-one online tutoring service for homework help and writing assistance. Includes Spanish language tutoring. Grades 3-12. Available everyday from 2:00-11:00 p.m.
NoveList: Book recommendations for all ages.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on social issues.
SIRS Discoverer: Full-text magazine and newspaper articles for elementary and middle school students.
SIRS Researcher: Full-text articles (many with graphics) on social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues from more than 1,200 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications.
Student Resource Center: Primary source documents, biographies, and essays, thousands of photographs and illustrations, plus full-text articles from hundreds of reference books and magazines.
World Book: Full-text, interactive encyclopedia articles, current events, maps, timelines, periodical articles, multimedia features, and more for all ages. Includes versions for young children and Spanish speakers.
World Book Kids: Full-text articles and multimedia for early elementary students.
Consumer Information
Consumer Reports: Nonprofit ratings of popular products, full text of the current issue, plus an archive of reports from the past 4 years. The library subscribes to premium content; please ask a librarian for access. For access to full-text articles from 1999–previous six months in your home, use the General Reference Center. Click on Publication Search in the top toolbar and type Consumer Reports into the search box.
Consumers' Checkbook: Independent, nonprofit evaluations of the quality and prices of local service firms and stores, such as auto repair shops, plumbers, dentists, banks, and insurance companies. Available only in the library.
Public Records Online: Public filings of new businesses, new homeowners, home sales, home foreclosures, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.
Current Events
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on social issues.
Dictionaries
Oxford English Dictionary: Detailed entries focusing on the meaning, origin, historical usage, and pronunciation of words.
Digital Video
Books24x7: Ebooks from top information technology and business publishers on web development, graphic design, programming, e-commerce, marketing, management, and other topics.
MyMediaMall: Audiobooks, ebooks, and digital video for compatible MP3 or portable media devices. Some audiobook titles may be burned to CD.
eBooks
Books24x7: Ebooks from top information technology and business publishers on web development, graphic design, programming, e-commerce, marketing, management, and other topics.
Cliffs Notes: Enter the name of the book and Cliffs Notes in the search box.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
MyMediaMall: Audiobooks, ebooks, and digital video for compatible MP3 or portable media devices. Some audiobook titles may be burned to CD.
Education
Adult Learning Center: Resume review and live tutoring sessions from trained adult education instructors.
ERIC: Journal articles and reports in education.
HelpNow!: Live one-on-one online tutoring service for homework help and writing assistance. Includes Spanish language tutoring. Grades 3-12. Available everyday from 2:00-11:00 p.m.
Encyclopedias and Reference
Books in Print: Reviews, author biographies, and publisher information for books, audiobooks, and DVDs.
CultureGrams: Up-to-date information on cultures and customs of the world.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos: Una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Contiene información sobre gente, lugares, objetos, acontecimientos e ideas.
Encyclopedia Britannica: Full-text articles from the complete encyclopedia, the Britannica Book of the Year, and the Britannica Student Encyclopedia.
World Book Online: Full-text, interactive encyclopedia articles, current events, maps, timelines, periodical articles, multimedia features, and more for all ages. Includes a Spanish-language version.
Genealogy
America's Obituaries and Death Notices: Newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the country.
Ancestry Library Edition: Complete U. S. census records for 1790–1930, and a wide range of unique resources, charts, and forms. Available only in the library.
HeritageQuest: Complete U. S. census records for 1790–1930, many family and local histories, and genealogy periodical articles.
Historic Map Works: Land and property ownership maps are very helpful to the genealogist trying to locate ancestors between the censuses.
Health
Health & Wellness Center: Full-text articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, substance abuse, HMOs, and prescription drugs.
MEDLINE: All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Languages/ESL
Mango Languages: Learn a new language: French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, Greek, Brazilian Portuguese; as well as English for Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish speakers.
Law
IICLE SmartBooks: Over 100 full-text legal practice handbooks from the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Available only in the library.
Illinois Legal Forms: Legal forms are available on a variety of topics.
Westlaw: Full-text of Smith-Hurd Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated, Illinois Decisions, West's Illinois Administrative Code, standard Illinois legal and business forms, and other resources. Available only in the library.
Library Catalogs
WorldCat: Search other libraries for books, DVDs, CDs, and other materials. To get to WorldCat click on the down arrow to the right of Jump to Advanced Search and highlight WorldCat.
Literature
Book Review Digest Plus: Over one million book reviews from 1983–present.
Booklist: Book and audiobook reviews from 1992–present, reading recommendations, and feature articles for readers.
Books in Print: Reviews, author biographies, and publisher information for books, audiobooks, and DVDs.
Cliffs Notes: Enter the name of the book and Cliffs Notes in the search box.
Fiction Connection: Discover titles similar to books you already enjoy.
Literature Resource Center: Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline. Scribner Writer's Series includes lengthy signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres.
LitFINDER: Full-text of more than 125,000 poems and thousands of short stories, essays, speeches, and plays.
New York Times Book Review: Full-text articles from the Sunday New York Times book review section from 2000 to the present.
NoveList: Book recommendations for all ages.
Newspapers
America's Newspapers: Full-text electronic editions of over 600 U. S. newspapers.
America's Obituaries and Death Notices: Newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the country.
Barrington Courier-Review (Current): Full-text local news articles from 1995 to the present.
Barrington Courier-Review Index: Index to news articles from 1970–2004, and births, deaths, and marriages from 1890–2006.
Barrington Review (Historical): Full-page reproductions of the paper from 1914–1921 and April 23, 1925–November 13, 1930.
Chicago Tribune (Current): Full-text local and regional news articles from 1985 to the present.
Chicago Tribune (Historical): Full-page and article reproductions of every available issue from 1890–1986.
Chicago Tribune (RedEye): Full-text, concise news articles from 2002 to the present.
Daily Herald: Full-text local and regional news articles from 1995 to the present.
Daily Herald Index: Index to Daily Herald articles from 1901–1964.
New York Times (Current): Full-text New York Times articles from 2000 to the present.
New York Times (Historical): Full-page and article reproductions from 1851–2001.
New York Times Book Review: Full-text articles from the Sunday New York Times book review section from 2000 to the present.
New York Times Magazine: Full-text articles from the Sunday New York Times magazine section from 2000 to the present.
Wall Street Journal: Coverage from 1982 to the present.
Washington Post: Coverage from 1977 to the present.
Public Records
Public Records Online: Public filings of new businesses, new homeowners, home sales, home foreclosures, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties.
Resume Help
Adult Learning Center: Resume review and live tutoring sessions from trained adult education instructors.
Science
AccessScience: Full-text science and technology articles, research updates, and dictionary terms.
Telephone Directory
Residential and Business Directory: Phone numbers for 120 million households and 12 million businesses in the U. S.