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A To Z World Food

  • National cuisine, regional cuisine, daily meals, dining etiquette, special occasion foods, and food trivia for 174 countries of the world
  • 6,000+ recipes

Use it for: researching food culture and recipes for country reports, finding new recipes, learning about food history

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Crafts & Making
Education & Learning
Research
Travel

AtoZdatabases

  • Find people by name or phone number
  • Detailed information on U.S. businesses and consumers
  • 7 million job and internship postings
  • Resume & cover letter templates, interviewing tips, videos, and more

Use it for: Finding a job, compiling a list of businesses in a geographical area  market research, competitive analysis

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Business & Finance
Consumer
Job & Career
Research

Biography Reference Source

  • More than 390,000 unique and reliable full-text biographies
  • Search biographies by keyword, occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace, and more

Use it for: School or research projects

Resource Type
Education & Learning
Kids
Research

Consumer Health Complete

  • Designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
  • 483 full-text journals and magazines
  • 348 health-reference books and encyclopedias
  • 2,628 full-text, evidence-based health reports
  • Consumer health pamphlets and leaflets from the CDC, FDA, NIH and others

Use it for: Basic health research, school work, accessing government health publications

Resource Type
Education & Learning
Research

Consumer Reports

  • Reviews, ratings and recommendations on appliances, automobiles, babies and kids products, food, and money/personal finance
  • Money-saving advice and tips
  • Reliable information on new and used cars
  • Consumer news

Use it for: Researching products before buying, finding the best healthcare, cell phone and credit card plans

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Automotive
Consumer
Research

Explora

  • Topic overviews that provide a starting point for research
  • Search full text reference books, journal articles, and primary source documents
  • Subjects include Arts & Literature, Biography, Business & Careers, Current Events, Geography & Culture, Health, History, Science, and Math

Use it for: Homework and research projects, developing school curriculum, satisfy curiosity

Resource Type
Education & Learning
Kids
Research

Historical Newspapers: U.S. Major Dailies

Access ending July 1, 2026.

Look for our new subscription to Newspapers.com for thousands of historical newspapers.

  • Full text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849-2010, Los Angeles Times from 1881-2010, New York Times from 1851-2015, Wall Street Journal from 1889-2002, and the Washington Post from 1877-2002. 
  • Includes photographs, ads, and obituaries

Use it for: Locating a specific article or obituary, historical and genealogical research

Resource Type
History & Genealogy
Newspaper & Magazines
Research

History Reference Source

  • Covers topics in U.S. and world history from earliest civilizations through the 21st century
  • Full-text journals, magazines, reference books, and primary source documents

Use it for: School reports, research, and genealogy

Resource Type
Education & Learning
History & Genealogy
Research

Home Improvement Source

  • Includes information on home maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, and garden
  • Comprehensive full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books

Use it for: DIY home improvement and repair projects

Resource Type
Consumer
Education & Learning
Research

Legal Information Reference Center

  • User-friendly interface designed to assist consumers and small businesses in general legal matters
  • Full-text legal reference books from Nolo, the nation's oldest and most respected provider of legal information
  • Thousands of federal, state-specific, and multi-state legal forms.

Use it for: Getting How-To instructions for legal issues and copies of legal forms

Resource Type
Business & Finance
Government & Legal
Research

Literary Reference Source

  • Comprehensive database of full-text information on thousands of authors and their works
  • Contains plot summaries, synopses, overviews, author biographies and interviews, literary criticism and book reviews

Use it for: Book reports, find literary criticisms

Resource Type
Books & Reading
Education & Learning
Kids
Research

MasterFILE Complete

  • Contains full text for more than 1,000 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags
  • Covers an extensive range of subject areas including business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY and fashion.

Use it for: Any research project

Resource Type
Education & Learning
Newspaper & Magazines
Research

Points of View Reference Source

  • Presents multiple sides of over 500 issues
  • Features a Guide to Critical Analysis for evaluating controversies and enhancing critical reading and thinking skills

Use it for: Any research project, understanding controversial issues

Resource Type
Education & Learning
Research

Public Records

  • Public record data for real estate transactions, foreclosures, bankruptcies and new businesses in Illinois

Use it for: Market research, competitive analysis

Resource Type
Business & Finance
Consumer
Government & Legal
Research

Science Reference Source

  • Provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books, and high-quality videos
  • Supports teaching and learning in high school science classrooms with more than 2,500 science lesson plans
  • More than 1,050 science experiments

Use it for: Science research projects, High school science lesson plans

Resource Type
Education & Learning
Research

U.S. Major Dailies

Access ending July 1, 2026.

Look for our new online subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune and Wall Street Journal on July 1. 

  • Full text of premium newspapers from 1980 to present day; includes Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, and Washington Post
  • Daily papers are added at 8am each morning.

Use it for: Locating a specific article or obituary, general research, reading current local, national, and world news

Resource Type
Newspaper & Magazines
Research