Online Databases - Listed in Alphabetic Order

American History and Culture Online

If you need information on an American Revolutionary Battle, Native American tribes, or Presidential campaigns, it's all here in American History and Culture Online. Everything you want to know about American History is here in this easy-to-use database. Entries are organized into sections: People, Events and Topics, Primary Sources, timelines, Image Gallery, and Maps and Charts. In addition, the site provides a set of browsable U.S. History Eras and is searchable by topic, by historical era, and by keyword. Full database citations are available at the end of each entry.

CultureGrams

Experience the cultures of more than 200 countries with in-depth reports, maps and statistics and more. CultureGrams also offers a flag gallery, along with photos, lists of famous people and recipes from each country. Also look for great information all 50 states, including history, statistics, and fun facts.

Info Trac - Gale Group

Literature Resource Center

The Literature Resource Center is the most comprehensive literary collection available online. It provides students and other researchers access to an assortment of traditional literary reference works, critical information on authors and their works, current journal articles and more! This database brings such print resources as Contemporary Authors, Literary Criticism, and other Gale literary sets online

Magazine Index - Gale OneFile

InfoTrac OneFile is a comprehensive periodical index with 5,156 full-text titles (more than 9,200 titles in all) including general interest magazines; refereed academic journals; business publications; technology periodicals; plus specialty titles in law, health care and computers. OneFile also provides full indexing of The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor and other world leading newspapers. Finally, OneFile provides access to 89 wire services covering worldwide current events.

Testing and Education Resource Center

The Testing & Education Reference Center helps you prepare for higher education and the work world in a variety of ways. This database includes information on private high schools, undergraduate and graduate programs and executive education programs, searchable by location, major, tuition, sports and more. Also features interactive online practice tests for preparatory examinations including entrance exams and certification and licensing tests, including the ACT, CLEP, GED, GMAT, GRE, SAT and others. The Testing & Education Reference Center also includes PDF versions of respected college and career handbooks and includes "Essay Edge" and "Resume Edge" to help users organize and write application essays and resumes

Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Gale Virtual Reference Library lets you search over 300 titles, including multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

FirstSearch

FirstSearch, from OCLC, Inc., provides library staff and end users access to a full collection of reference databases. With FirstSearch, materials in your library's collection are highlighted in search results from an abundance of leading databases.

The Illinois State Library continues its 15th year of support to FirstSearch access for all ILLINET member libraries, which includes the Prospect Heights Public Library. FY2007 databases available at no charge include: ArticleFirst, Clase/Periodica, eBooks, Electronic Collection Online (ECO), ERIC, GPO Monthly, MEDLINE, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst, World Almanac--Full Text, WorldCat, WorldCatDissertations, ABI/INFORM, Periodical Abstracts, and Wilson Select Plus.

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

NewsBank Inc

Illinois Newspapers
Search the full text of the Chicago Tribune and the Daily Herald. Great for finding local information.

NoveList

Use NoveList to help you find that next great read.

Personal & Business Forms Online

If you need a form, chances are it’s included here.  Personal forms include college applications, financial aid and immigration/naturalization.  Business forms cover general office, sales and real estate.  Forms from the major federal government departments and tax forms from all 50 states are also included. 

ReferenceUSA

Use the ReferenceUSA database to find detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents. The remote access capability enables you to find quality business information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Science Online

Science Online contains thousands of entries covering animal anatomy, anthropology and archaeology, astronomy and space technology, atomic physics, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, general science, genetics, health and medicine, human anatomy and physiology, marine science, physics, and weather and climate. This site also has a great section on science fair projects!

USA.gov

This is the official web portal of the US Government for all government online information. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources. It is designed to give you a centralized place to find information from U.S. local, state and federal government agency websites. Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here!

World Atlas

More than just maps, World Atlas combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.  Great for homework!