Database List

Note: To use the databases from home, you must login with your library card first. Patrons working inside the library need not do this.

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database icon = Subscription-based database, paid for by the library
arrow icon = Free website
  • Ancestry.com (Available inside the library only) - Access the U.S. Federal Census (1790-1930), the U.K. Census Collection (1861-1901), the U.S. Immigration Collection, Vital Records, Social Security Death Index, military records, and more.
  • ArticleFirst - 16,000+ articles on business, humanities, medicine, pop culture, science, social science, and technology from FirstSearch.
  • CollegeSource - Full-text access to 34,643 college catalogs in cover-to-cover, original page format from 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools.
  • Computer Source - Full-text search of 300 publications, covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software, plus access to leading general interest magazines such as eWeek, Fast Company, MacWorld, PC Magazine, PC World, Red Herring, & Software Magazine.
  • Consumer Health Complete - Access a wealth of medical and health information, including more than 170 reference books, drug and treatment resources, and alternative health resources.
  • CultureGrams Online lets you explore fun facts about countries and cultures worldwide.
  • ERIC - Journal articles and reports in education from FirstSearch.
  • FirstSearch
  • Gale Virtual Reference Database - A collection of reference e-books (full-text) in a variety of subject areas.
  • GPO - Monthly catalog of U.S. Government publications.
  • HeritageQuest - Access census records, a genealogy book collection, the Periodical Source Index, Revolutionary War Pension Applications, and more.
  • Learning Express Library - A testing and review course database with information and practice tests to help you succeed on Firefighter, Nursing, TOEFL, GED, & Citizenship exams, and more.
  • Literary Reference Center- A database covering authors and works of literature, including biographical and critical reference resources.
  • MasterFILE Elite - Full-text search of over 1000 magazines, including Adolescence, Advertising Age, Advocate, American History, Behavioral Health Management, Billboard, Biography, Black Enterprise, Business Week, Career World, Christianity Today, Computer Weekly, Discover, Economist, Forbes, Foreign Affairs, Psychology Today, and many more.
  • NewsBank - Search the Chicago Tribune archives. Includes complete current and historical obituaries and death notices, plus full-text front page articles and other clippings.
  • Newspaper Source - Full-text access to national & international newspapers, including The Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Times (London) & Toronto Star plus selected full-text for more than 230 regional (U.S.) newspapers, including The Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, & Daily News (New York), and full- text television & radio news transcripts rom CBS News, FOX News, & NPR.
  • NoveList - Find book reviews, discussion guides, plot summaries, and more information about 120,000 fiction titles here!
  • NoveList K-8 - Reviews and recommendations for youth and young adult fiction.
  • ReferenceUSA - Search information listings for 13 million U.S. businesses and 120 million households.
  • Statewide Illinois Library Catalog
  • Salud en Espanol (Consumer Health Complete in Spanish) -  Salud en Español provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar.
  • TumbleBooks is a fun resource filled with animated, talking picture books that help kids learn to read.
  • Tutor.com - Live Homework Help from trained education professionals.
  • Vault Online Career Library- Occupational profiles, in-depth career information, message boards for job-seekers, and more.
  • World Almanac - Four complete almanacs: Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, The World Almanac of the U.S.A., The World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and The World Almanac for Kids.
Last updated: 7/26/2008