R&R - All Databases by Title

Key: Home use requires a valid EPL card

1. Academic OneFile In Library UseUse at home!
   Home to more than 10,000 manually indexed journals covering everything from STM to the humanities, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995 to present.
2. Agriculture Collection In Library Use Use at home!
   Comprises over 400 agricultural journals and books.
3. Amazing Animals In Library Use Use at home!
   Nearly 1,200 articles on all kinds of animals, complete with information, photographs and Web links.
4. America the Beautiful In Library Use Use at home!
   Information on each of the 50 states, Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories, including maps, fast facts, history, geography, economy, culture, government, cities, and timelines. For students in grades 4 – 8.
5. American Wholesalers and Distributors Directory In Library Use Use at home!
   Searchable directory of detailed listings for thousands of wholesalers and distributors throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. This title is part of the Gale Directory Library.
6. Ancestry Library Edition In Library Use only
   A new genealogy research tool created for the library market. It provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! These collections are continuously expanding, with new content added every business day.
7. ArchiveGrid In Library Use Use at home!
   Descriptions of nearly a million archival collections owned by libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. Useful for search for historical documents, personal papers and family histories.
8. ArticleFirst OCLC In Library Use Use at home!
   index of articles from the contents pages of journals
   
   
9. Biography and Genealogy Master Index In Library Use only
   This database is a first stop index tool for learning where to look for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes any print product that includes biographical information on multiple persons. It also acts as an index to other indexes.
   
10. Biography in Context In Library Use Use at home!
    and The Complete Marquis Who's Who ®...A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines approximately 250,000 biographies from respected Gale Group sources with nearly one million biographies from The Complete Marquis Who's Who®. The database also includes full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search path.
    
11. BookFlix In Library Use Use at home!
    Introducing BookFlix, the new interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning – online! BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding.
12. Books and Authors In Library Use Use at home!
    Backed by a team of hand-picked genre experts, Books and Authors connects readers with books. Browse books by author, title, series, genre, awards, "who, what, when, where", "if you like..." and more.
    
13. Brands and their Companies In Library Use Use at home!
    Searchable directory of brand names and the companies associated with them. This title is part of the Gale Directory Library.
14. Business and Company Resource Center In Library Use Use at home!
    Business & Company Resource Center brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
15. Byki Online (Language Learning)
    See: Transparent Language Online
16. Catalog of Art Museum Images Online (CAMIO) In Library Use onlyUse at home!
    A collection of high-quality art images from around the world contributed and described by leading museums, all rights-cleared for educational use. Every work in CAMIO is represented by at least one high-resolution image and a description. Many have additional views of the work, audio, video, and curatorial notes. Included in CAMIO are: photographs, costumes, paintings, posters, sculptures, jewelry, prints, utilitarian objects and decorative arts.
17. Chicago Sun-Times from NewsBank In Library Use Use at home!
    Complete full-text content of Chicago Tribune (1985-current) and Chicago Sun-Times (1986-current).
    
18. Chicago Tribune In Library Use Use at home!
    Complete full-text of Chicago Tribune (1/1/1985-Current).
19. Chicago Tribune Historical Archive - Full-text In Library Use Use at home!
    The Chicago Tribune (1849-1986) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Obituaries are easier to find in the next database.
20. Chicago Tribune Historical Archive- Obituaries In Library Use Use at home!
    While the "Chicago Tribune Historical Archive" link above provides the nearly complete full-text of the Chicago Tribune (1849-1986), this database offers superior indexing of select Obitiuaries but less complete text of the paper overall.
21. Chilton LibraryIn Library Use Use at home!
    Contains complete automotive repair information for most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, dating back to the 1940s. Step-by-step instructions, which include helpful diagrams and videos, are provided for work on the engine, chassis, electrical, drive train, suspension, and more. Wiring diagrams, maintenance schedules, and recall and service bulletins are included.
    
22. ClasePeriodica In Library Use Use at home!
    Índice de Revistas Latinamericanas en las Ciencias y las Humanidades. Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities
    
    
23. Columbia Granger's Poetry Database In Library Use Use at home!
    An authoritative reference for anthologized poetry, containing over 450,000 citations in all. Provides over 250,000 full text poems, 1,000 poem commentaries, 600 glossary terms, approximately 500 biographies, and full-text of 14 essential Columbia University Press titles
    of poetry history and criticism. Search by author, title, words in poem, subject, gender, language, nationality, poem form, schools and movements, era, and nationality.
24. Communications and Mass Media Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Brings together information found in more than 250 journals, covering advertising, journalism, graphic art, marketing, photography, publishing, writing and more.
25. Computer Database In library use Use at home!
    Computer Database is a one-stop reference resource for up-to-date information on the world of high technology.
    
26. Consumer Reports In Library Use Use at home!
    Access to Consumer Reports' unbiased product and service Ratings and recommendations, selections from the latest issue of Consumer Reports, a searchable archive of the past four years of Ratings, Consumer Reports' exclusive product- and car-reliability reports, comprehensive decision guides,access to consumer/user reviews, and much more.
27. Consumer Reports Health In Library Use Use at home!
    Offers Consumers Union's rich array of research and recommendations about health care and healthy living on one continuously updated Web site. The goal of the website is to answer your pressing questions–from which diet plan is rated the best to cost-effective alternatives to your prescription drugs–and to help you make better health-care decisions.
    
28. Consumers' Checkbook In Library Use only
    Provides consumer ratings for businesses around the Chicagoland area. Ratings cover health service, mechanics, repair shops, stores of all kinds and much more.
29. Criminal Justice Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides indexing and abstracting for over 800 journals in criminal justice and law. More than 150 of these are available in full text.
30. Culinary Arts Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    For recreational cooks and professional chefs alike, this tool provides access to recipes and
    other culinary information from trusted sources.
    
31. CultureGrams In Library Use Use at home!
    Find information on 190 countries or investigate the 50 states of the USA. You can find information from politics, religion and language to cultural recipes and photographs.
32. Dictionary of Literary Biography In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides complete, full-text access to the Dictionary of Literary Biography (vols. 1-348).
33. Diversity Studies Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Explore cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community. Includes 150 full-text journals and articles.
    
34. Educator's Reference Complete In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college, and every educational specialty -- such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing. Also focuses on issues in administration, funding and policy.
35. Elmhurst Local History/Newspaper Index In Library Use Use at home!
    This is an index of several local Elmhurst, IL newspapers. With this tool you can find a citation for a specific newspaper article. The following newspapers are covered:Elmhurst Doings (March 2001-12/23/2010), Elmhurst Independent (September 2001-present), Elmhurst Press (June 1985-present), Suburban Life (March 1997-September 2000).
    
36. Encyclopedia Americana In Library Use Use at home!
    Brimming with all of the informative articles and insights you've come to expect in the print encyclopedia, plus thousands of revisions not published in print! 45,000 articles, with tables of contents for longer entries, are updated quarterly.
37. Encyclopedia of Associations In Library Use Use at home!
    Searchable directory of regional, national and international associations and organizations. This title is part of the Gale Directory Library.
38. Environmental Studies and Policy Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers environmental issues and policies, including diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
    
39. ERIC In Library Use Use at home!
    Journal articles and reports in education
40. Fine Arts and Music Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Over 150 full-text journals covering fine arts, music, literature and popular culture.
    
41. First Research In Library Use Use at home!
    First Research contains industry intelligence, including more than 200 industry profiles. It also includes financial profiles of states.
42. Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    With access to over 80 journals focused on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture, with the addition of over 20 subject specific reference sources, this collection provides information for gardening enthusiasts and professionals alike.
43. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides access to hundreds of thousands of articles with balanced coverage on such topics as gender studies, sexual behavior surveys, family and marital issues, conversion therapy, gay and lesbian rights, homophobia, health aspects and many more.
44. General OneFile In Library Use Use at home!
    Puts more than 60 million newspaper and magazine articles at your fingertips covering business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc.. Contains more than 11,000 titles and with coverage from 1980 through the present. (replaces InfoTrac - General Reference Center)
45. General Science Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    A collection of over 200 journals, covering such topics as particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, and much more.
    
46. GPO In Library Use Use at home!
    U.S. government publications
    
47. Green File In Library Use Use at home!
    GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
    
48. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia In Library Use Use at home!
    For middle school students.
    
    
49. Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
    In Library Use Use at home!
    Includes health and medical journals and pamphlets, articles from 2,200 general-interest publications, a broad collection of Gale reference titles, drug guides and more.
    
    
50. HeritageQuest In Library Use Use at home!
    This collection assembles genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. An ongoing project, Genealogy & Local History Online will grow to encompass materials from all 50 states including over 7 million pages. From UMI.
51. History Collection: U.S. In Library Use Use at home!
    A collection of journals providing coverage of both current thought on events in U.S. history as well as scholarly work established in the field.
52. History Collection: World In Library Use Use at home!
    A collection of leading journals in the field of world history.
53. History in Context: U.S. In Library Use Use at home!
    A diverse, electronic multidimensional collection of uniquely combined current full-text periodicals, multimedia reference articles and overviews and facsimiles of historic documents.
54. History in Context: World In Library Use Use at home!
    Combines a comprehensive and unique global collection of resources with easy-to-use search functionality supporting undergraduate and high school research and curriculums.
55. Home Improvement Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Over 180 home-improvement focused titles covering such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection and zoning requirements will meet the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike.
56. Hoovers In Library Use Use at home!
    Hoover's delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence. Our database of 12 million companies, with in-depth coverage of 40,000 of the world's top business enterprises, is at the core of our business tools and services that customers find vital to their business operations. Hoover's editorial staff of some 80 editors and researchers brings vital business information and knowledge to its coverage, updating the site daily to bring our visitors and subscribers the most up-to-date business information in the industry.
57. Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field. It is comprised of close to 400 industry journals as well as current reference content.
58. IllinoisCatalog In Library Use Use at home!
    OCLC catalog of materials in Illinois libraries
59. Information Science and Technology Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology, including
    usability, cataloging, information management, circulation, business information and
    more.
60. ¡Informe! In Library Use Use at home!
    El servicio provee índices, imágenes y el texto completo de revistas latinas populares. También incluye un diccionario de sinónimos y una plataforma diseñada específicamente para usuarios hispanohablantes.. (Provides indexing, images and full text of popular Latino magazines. Also included is a thesaurus and interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users.)
61. Insurance and Liability Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    A collection of magazines and journals on the topic of insurance and liability.
62. Kids InfoBits In Library Use Use at home!
    Kids InfoBits meets the needs of young students(K-5) with simple, quick access to curriculum-related information on current events, arts, sciences, health, people, government, sports, history and more.
63. Lands and Peoples In Library Use Use at home!
    Lands and Peoples is published by Scholastic Library Publishing, Inc., from the Lands and Peoples database, a 1.1-million-word repository of text and images maintained by the encyclopedia's editorial and technical staffs.
    
64. LearningExpress Library In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests, ebooks and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Includes the following tests and much more: ACT, AP tests, SAT, PSAT, GED, GMAT, TOEFL, ASVAB, real estate, law enforcement, health careers, etc.
65. LegalTrac In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. LegalTrac™ also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
66. LexisNexis® Library Express In Library Use Use at home!
    Access over 9,500 sources in news, business and the law. Includes the New York Times, many national and international news sources. Company Dossier covers over 44 million U.S. and international companies. Legal information available in the library only, includes case law, statutes, regulations, legal news and law reviews.
    
67. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
68. Literature Criticism Online In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides complete, full-text access to the following print titles: Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (vols. 1-271), Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (vols. 1-210) and Children’s Literature Review.
69. Literature Resources Center In Library Use Use at home!
    Provides access to biographies, bibliographies and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. Covers more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. Search by Author Name, Title, Genre, Literary Movement or Literary Themes. Also includes over 135,000 full-text poems, stories, plays and more.
    
    
70. Live Homework Help
    This service is now called Tutor.com Learning Suite (below.)
    
71. Magazine/Newspaper Title Search Use anywhere
    This tool tells you the location of thousands of magazine and newspaper titles in print and online at the Elmhurst Public Library and the Elmhurst College A.C. Buehler Library.
    
72. MEDLINE In Library Use Use at home!
    All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
73. Military and Intelligence Database In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers current affairs, political science, aerospace and defense industries, military and naval science and international relations.
    
74. MLS Union List of Serials In Library Use Use at home!
    Lists by title the magazine and newspaper holdings of 173 Metropolitan Library System libraries. The Union List of Serials is updated annually. 10,235 unique titles are included.
    
75. MorningStar In Library Use Use at home!
    Do your stock and mutual fund research online. Research specific stocks and mutual funds using MorningStar reports. Discover stocks and mutual funds that meet your investing needs using MorningStar 'screeners' that select securities based on hundreds of different data points. Use the 'portfolio x-ray' to see how well a group of investments fit together.
    
76. MyMediaMall Use at home!
    Catalog of downloadable audiobooks, ebooks and videos.
    
77. Naxos Music Library In Library Use Use at home!
    Listen to over 75,000 individual tracks. Classical, jazz and world music are included. Simple and advanced searching. Extensive background information including liner notes. Reference material on genre and musicians. There is a headphone jack at the front of the computer behind the grey wedge. You are welcome to bring your own headphones.
    
78. NetLibrary In library use use at home!
    Catalog of downloadable audiobooks.
    
79. New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia In Library Use Use at home!
    This encyclopedia for students in grades 3 – 6 includes full-text articles, maps, photos, graphs and more, including up-to-date news.
    
80. New Book of Popular Science In Library Use Use at home!
    Science, medicine and technology for middle school students.
    
81. NoveList K-8 Plus In Library Use Use at home!
    This fiction and nonfiction database is aimed at helping readers find the books they want to read. Full-text reviews and read-alikes are available for many titles. NoveList K-8 allows users to search by author, title, series, theme or topic.
    
82. Novelist Plus In Library Use Use at home!
    Online electronic readers' advisory which assists fiction and nonfiction readers in finding new titles and authors from all subjects, periods and genres. Contains full-text reviews and read-alikes for many titles.
83. Nursing and Allied Health Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    For researchers at all levels of nursing in all specialties, including vocational/licensed practical
    nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), occupational health nurse, nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist.
    
84. OAIster In Library UseUse at home!
    OAIster is a catalog of more than 19 million digital resources organized by the Open Archives Initiative. These resources include Digitized books and articles, "born-digital" texts, Audio files, images, movies, datasets (downloadable statistical files).
85. Opposing Viewpoints in Context In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control. Includes pro and con viewpoint articles, reference articles that provide context, full-text magazines, academic journals, and newspapers, primary source documents, government and organizational statistics, multimedia, including images and podcasts, links to hand-selected web sites, etc.
    
86. PapersFirst In Library Use Use at home!
    OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide
    
87. Phone Numbers (ReferenceUSA) In Library Use Use at home!
    ReferenceUSA is a collection of 120 million U.S. residential addresses and phone numbers as well as 13 million U.S. businesses.
88. Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Covering a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research theses, and more.
89. Pop Culture Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Access the full-text articles in approximately 100 popular culture journals and ebooks.
    
90. Proceedings In Library Use Use at home!
    An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings.
    
91. ProQuestIn Library Use Use at home!
    Offers full and partial text articles on the humanities, social sciences, health topics and more from a wide variety of magazines and newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune and more.
92. Psychology Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Brings together information found in nearly 500 journals, with a strong emphasis on fulltext
    titles cited in PsycINFO.
    
93. Public Records Electronic Database In Library Use Use at home!
    Find new homeowners, new businesses, forclosures & sales, and bankruptcies in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry & Will counties.
    
94. Reference Books Online In Library Use Use at home!
    Gale Virtual Reference Library - use reference books in the library or from home 24/7. This database contains a wide variety of books including such diverse sources as: the Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion and U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science. Find authoritative information on a large number of topics. It's like having a tall stack of reference books at your fingertips!
    
95. ReferenceUSA In Library Use Use at home!
    Find information on 11 million US businesses. Search using a number of criteria including geography, size, SIC codes, ticker symbol and more. Provides directory information including contact, owner, major industry information and more.
96. Religion & Philosophy Collection In Library Use Use at home!
    Covers such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
97. Science in Context In Library Use Use at home!
    Includes biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history of science, science and society, science as inquiry, science-related biographies and more.
    
98. SIRS Renaissance In Library Use only
    Use this to find information on the following: Architecture & Design, Film, Radio, Television & Video, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy & Religion
    
99. SIRS Researcher In Library Use only
    Provides thousands of full-text articles on a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Articles are selected from around 1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. Includes news information, maps, and almanac information.
100. Small Business Collection In library use Use at home!
     Provides management insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find 250 subject-appropriate full-text periodicals.
101. Small Business Resource Center In library use Use at home!
     Offers content that covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more
102. Something About the Author In library use Use at home!
     Complete access to the print series, Something About the Author, online.
103. Student Resources in Context In Library Use Use at home!
     Includes thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia, covering history, literature, science, social studies and more. Includes hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.
     
104. Transparent Language Online In Library Use Use at home!
     An online language learning program that includes over 80 languages including English as a Second Language. Also available: language blogs, online communities, word of the day and a free iPhone app.TumbleBooks In Library Use Use at home!
     TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.
     
105. Tutor.com Learning Suite In Library Use Use at home!
     Career Center and tutoring available from 2pm-Midnight everyday.
     
     Career Center (demo)
     Work one-to-one with career specialists to get help with writing a resume, searching for a job or preparing for an interview.
     
     Tutoring (demo)
     Whether you have a math problem, research paper or tough science assignment, Live Homework Help® from Tutor.com can assist you. Students in grades K-12 and early college as well as curious adults can work with a tutor in English or Spanish between the hours of 2 PM and midnight every day. Subjects covered include math, science, english and social studies.
     
106. ValueLine In Library Use Use at home!
     The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. Publications include: The Value Line Investment Survey, The Value Line Investment Survey – Small and Mid-Cap Edition, The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey, The Value Line Daily Options Survey, The Value Line Special Situations Service, The Value Line Convertibles Survey, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
107. Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection In Library Use Use at home!
     Offers content from nearly 400 journals, this collection provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
108. War and Terrorism Collection In Library Use Use at home!
     Contains more than 1.7 million articles about war and terrorism covering conflicts, their
     causes, impact and perception on a global scale.
     
109. Ward's Business Directory of In Library Use Use at home!
     U.S. Private & Public Companies
     Searchable directory public and private companies in the United States. This title is part of the Gale Directory Library.
110. World Book Encyclopedia In Library Use Use at home!
     More than 25,000 encyclopedia articles for students from grades 4 through 12.
     
111. World Almanac In Library Use Use at home!
     The World Almanac includes updated information on every topic, from the every day to the obscure. Whether you're doing your taxes, watching the news, doing a crossword, or settling a discussion, The World Almanac serves as a dependable desk-reference. For students, reporters, infomaniacs, or anyone seeking accuracy, The World Almanac and Book of Facts remains the most trustworthy, easy-to-use source.
     
112. WorldCat In Library Use Use at home!
     OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide