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Subscription Databases A - Z

  • America's Newspapers
    Search this database for past issues of the Daily Herald, Chicago Tribune, and other papers.
  • America’s Obituary and Death Notices
    Search a collection of over 22 million recent records from hundreds of U.S. newspapers. Updated daily, it incorporates over 75 million records from the Social Security Death Index (1937-present), organized by state.
  • Ancestry Library Edition (in library use only)
    Start your family history search here!  This database contains billions of genealogy records and family surnames.
  •  Article First (OCLC)
    Index of articles from the contents pages of journals.
  • Associations Unlimited
    Contains information for approximately 137,500 U.S. national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership associations.
  •  Business and Company Resource Center
    Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
  • ChiltonLibrary.com
    Provides photographs, diagnostics, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks.
  • ClasePeriodica (OCLC)
    Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
  • Ebooks (OCLC)
    Catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide.
  • ECO (OCLC)
    A collection of scholarly journals.
  • ERIC (OCLC)
    Journal articles and reports in education.
  • First Search (OCLC)
    Connecting you to information in a wide range of subjects in 14 databases.
  • Gale Legal Forms
    Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
  • General Reference Center Gold
    Articles from magazines and newspapers about current events. Contains archives of magazines like Time, Newsweek, People, etc.
  • GPO Monthly Catalog (OCLC)
    U.S. government publications.
  • Heritage Quest Online
    Heritage Quest provides genealogy articles and records, including census records dating back to 1790.
  • Illinois Group Catalog (OCLC)
    Catalog of materials in Illinois libraries.
  • Illinois Public Records (in library use only)
    Database of public records like real estate transfers, new businesses, bankruptcies, and foreclosures.
  • Literature Resource Center
    Provides access to bibliographies, biographies, and critical analysis of authors, from every age and literary discipline.
  • Magill's Medical Guide
    An up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers. 
  • Medline (OCLC)
    All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
  • Medline Plus (free government database)
    Health information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health and other government organizations.
  • NoveList Plus
    Search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.
  • OAIster (OCLC)
    Union catalog of digital resources.
  • Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
    A virtual library of resources designed to aid in the study of today's hottest social issues.
  • PapersFirst (OCLC)
    Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
  • Proceedings (OCLC)
    Index of worldwide conference proceedings.
  • ReferenceUSA
    Search this database for detailed information of U.S. companies.
  • SILC (Statewide Illinois Library Catalog)
    Statewide catalog that integrates WorldCat and the Illinois Library Systems' local consortial OPACs, to provide both shelf status and interlibrary loan capabilities.
  • Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage
    Stock, mutual fund, and company information.
  • Statesman's Yearbook Online
    Coverage of history, politics, economics, trade and infrastructure information on any country in the world.
  • World Almanac (OCLC)
    Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs.
  • World Book Encyclopedia
    Online access to World Book Kids, World Book Students, World Book Advanced, and World Book Spanish.
  • WorldCat (OCLC)
    Catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
  • WorldCat Dissertations (OCLC)
    A database of all dissertations and theses available in WorldCat.

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Last Modified  07/07/2010