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Databases in Alphabetical Order

American Indian History Online
Information on Native American history, especially for middle and high school students

Ancestry Library Edition For use inside the library only
Genealogical information on more than a billion names in more than 3,000 databases, including US and UK censuses, birth and death indexes, military data, city directories, etc. 

Ancient and Medieval History Online
Information on the ancient and medieval world

ArticleFirst
Scholarly articles in academic journals; citatations only entries with list of holding libraries

Biography Resource Center
Biographies of past and present notables

Business & Company Resource Center
Company profiles, stock and investment reports, news articles, rankings and industry overviews

Chicago Tribune 
Chicago Tribune from January 1985 to the present (not in newspaper format, excluding ads)

Chicago Tribune Historical Database
Chicago Tribune, including advertisements, from 1849 to1985, in newspaper format

ClasePeriodica
Academic articles from journals covering Latin America and the Caribbean; citatations only entries with list of holding libraries

Curriculum Resource Center
Classroom handouts for history, government, religion, geography, science, math and health

Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
Classroom handouts for history, government, religion, geography, science, math and health

Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
Scholarly articles, with citations and abstracts

ERIC
Articles from Resources in Education and from journals indexed in the Current Index to Journals in Education; some full text

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Electronic reference books that cover everything from the arts to biography, government, science, and social sciences

General BusinessFile ASAP
Full text articles on business topics from popular and professional sources

General Reference Center Gold 
Articles from hundreds of general interest magazines and newspapers

GPO Monthly Catalog
Citations for most information published by the U. S. federal government

Grolier Online Passport
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Popular Science (information on science and technology) Lands and Peoples (countries, cultures and current events), dictionaries, and an atlas

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Medical reference material from encyclopedias, pamphlets and journals

Heritage Quest
Genealogical information in census records, periodicals, local and family histories, including the Freedman's Bank (1865 to1874)

Historical Newspapers
Chicago Tribune, including advertisements, from 1849 to1985, in original newspaper format

Illinois Newspapers (Newsbank)
Articles from Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune RedEye edition, Daily Herald, and the Lake Villa Review, as well as from major newsmagazines

MEDLINE
Scholarly articles on medicine, dentistry, and nursing; citatations and abstracts, with list of holding libraries

Novelist
Reviews, reading suggestions, and more for over 120,000 fiction titles

Novelist K-8 
Book reviews and more, including Lexile ratings, for kindergarten through 8th grade

PapersFirst
Citations for papers presented at international congresses, symposia conferences, expositions, and workshops

ProceedingsFirst
Lists of papers presented at international congresses, symposia, conferences, expositions, and workshops

ProQuest Obituaries 
Obituaries and death notices from prominent newspapers such as The New York Times, dating back to 1851

ReferenceUSA
Information on businesses and residences nationwide

The Statesman’s Yearbook For use inside the library only
Current statistical information on all the countries in the world

Student Resource Center - Junior
Curriculum-targeted materials for students

Testing & Education Reference Center
Preparatory materials for standardized tests, including free sample tests, and information on college, graduate, and vocational program

Wilson Select Full Text Plus 
Full-text articles from science, humanities, education, and business magazines

World Almanac
Statistics, facts, calendar information, and trivia

WorldCat (OCLC)
Records of books, sound recordings, movies, etc., held in OCLC member libraries