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ABI/INFORM Select
Search for full-text business articles in over 400 journals. Use to research industry and economic conditions, business tactics, market strategies, and more.

Ancestry Library Edition
Search 4,000 genealogical and local history databases.

Auto Repair Reference Center
Find repair information, wiring diagrams, and technical service bulletins for most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles starting as far back as 1945.

Biography Resource Center
Biographical information on people from around the world and throughout history.

Bookflix
Bookflix
Read, view and interact with a selection of classic picture books for preschoolers to third grade readers.

Booklist Online
Browse adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction book and media reviews, and search for similar authors to those you enjoy reading.

Books and Authors
Looking for a good book to read or biographical information about an author?  Browse genre fiction, nonfiction, and author biographies in this newly redesigned database.

Books and Videos in Print
A listing of books and videos currently in print in Baker and Taylor's Title Source 3.

Chicago Tribune
Full text Chicago Tribune newspaper articles from 1985 to the present. Use “Select Multiple Databases” link to search only the Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune Historical Archive
Full text of complete newspaper 1849 – 1985.

Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database
Find reviews, reading levels, and other useful information for juvenile and young adult literature.

Contemporary Authors
Biographical information on writers including many full text articles.

CultureGrams
Provides information on over 180 countries including daily life and culture, history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Recipes, maps, and flags are included.

Downloadable Audiobooks
Download audiobooks at home.

ECO - Electronic Collections Online on FirstSearch
A collection of many full text current articles from scholarly journals.

Education Research Complete
Full-text articles from 750 education journal on topics covering all levels of education (early childhood to higher education) and all educational specialities. Also includes full-text of 100 education books and monographs.

ERIC on FirstSearch
Extensive index of education articles for teachers and students.

Fiction Catalog
A recommended list of fiction books including a subject guide.

FirstSearch
A variety of databases including Medline for health research and ERIC for education research.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
One search locates information in more than 300 full-text reference books.

GreenFILE
Search for information on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines, such as agriculture, law, health and technology. Contains indexing and abstracts of general interest, government and scholarly titles, plus some full-text articles.

HeritageQuest
Local history and genealogy research source.

I-Share
Database of materials held at 65 Illinois college libraries.

IllinoisCatalog on FirstSearch
Database of online catalogs of Illinois libraries.

Infotrac
A subject index to hundreds of magazines including many articles which are full text.

LearnATest
Online practice tests for many exams including the ACT, SAT, GED, and ASVAB.

MagillOnLiterature Plus
Plot and character summaries, and critical analysis, of literary works.

Medline on FirstSearch
A collection of current articles on health topics, many of which are full text.

Million Dollar Database - Illinois
Directory of businesses in Illinois with either 20 or more employees, or $1 million or more in sales.

New York Times
Full text New York Times newspaper from 1980 to the present. Use “Select Multiple Databases” link to search only the New York Times.

NextReads
An electronic newsletter service that allows you to subscribe to one or more of twenty different fiction and nonfiction email newsletters.

NoveList K–8 Plus
Looking for a good kid’s book? Search by subject, plot summary, grade level, and more.

NoveList Plus
Looking for a good fiction or nonfiction book? Search by subject, plot summary, and more.

Price It! Antiques and Collectibles
Find price and background information on antiques, collectibles, and fine art. Price information is based on online auctions and online retail websites as well as 50 land-based auction houses.

ProQuest Obituaries
Provides more than 10.5 million obituaries and death notices from seven top U.S. newspapers. Search for obituaries from sources such as the Chicago Tribune (from 1849), New York Times (from 1851) and Los Angeles Times (from 1881).

Public Records Electronic Database
Lists of new homeowners, new businesses, foreclosures and sales, and bankruptcies in DuPage, Cook, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties.

Reader’s Advisor Online
Find new authors or titles to read. Search for fiction and/or nonfiction read-alikes or browse by subject or genre.

Reference USA
Comprehensive directory of 12 million businesses in the United States.

SIRS Researcher
Full text magazine and newspaper articles about topics of current social interest.

Standard and Poor’s NetAdvantage
Access many of S&P’s publications, including their Stock Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records and Outlook.

Telephone Directories - Reference USA
Residential listings from printed phone directories from across the United States.

Thomson Gale LegalForms
Wide selection of state-specific legal forms, including real estate contracts, wills, landlord-tenant and many others.

TumbleReadables
Read-along collection featuring chapter books, early readers, teen novels, and literature classics.

Value Line Research Center
Value Line information in stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities.

WilsonSelectPlus on FirstSearch
Full text magazine and journal articles on a wide variety of topics.

World Book Encyclopedia
Access to the latest edition of the encyclopedia, an excellent source for general information on many topics.

WorldCat
A worldwide catalog of library holdings including books, videos, audios and other materials.

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