SEE UPDATES, CHANGES and ADDITIONS to some of your favorite online resources and downloadable APPs.
| Resource | Description | Tutorial |
|---|---|---|
| American History Online | Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover... more | |
| America's Obituaries & Death Notices | Full-text obituaries and death notices by name, date, or keyword. | |
| Ancestry - Library Edition | (In-Library Use Only) More than 3,000 databases and census records with more than 1... more | |
| Article First | ArticleFirst contains citations for items listed on the table of contents pages of... more | |
| Axis 360 | A collection of ebooks and audiobooks. | |
| Biblioboard | Biblioboard offers 4 collections of e-books, A Recovering the Classics collection... more | |
| Biography Reference Bank | Biographical articles and references, searchable by name, profession, place of origin,... more | |
| Booklist Online | More than 170,000 book reviews for librarians, book groups, and book lovers—from the... more | |
| Brainfuse HelpNow! | Whether you are going back to school, switching jobs, or just want to brush up on an... more | |
| Brainfuse JobNow! | Live job search assistance from job coaches, including resume and cover letter help and... more | |
| Britannica Library for Children | Student version of the encyclopedia, with supplemental materials and research guides. | |
| Britannica Library for Young Adults | The Encyclopaedia Britannica enhanced with research tools, history highlights, and... more | |
| Britannica Library Reference Center | The Encyclopaedia Britannica enhanced with research tools, history highlights, and... more | |
| Chicago Consumers' CheckBook | Nonprofit Consumers' CHECKBOOK can help you find the best-rated doctors, auto repair... more | |
| Chicago Tribune Digital Microfilm | Digital full-image microfilm of the newspaper from January 2008 to present. | |
| Chicago Tribune Historical Archive | Access to full page and article images with searchable full text from 1849 to 1989. | |
| Chicago Tribune Online | Full-text newspaper content, including obituaries and death notices, dating back to 1987. | |
| Consumer Reports | Full-text ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services with a 4-year... more | |
| Creativebug | Offers creative inspiration with 1000+ online art and crafts classes and expert step-by-... more | |
| Culinary Arts Collection | The Culinary Arts collection includes major cooking and nutrition magazines, culinary... more | |
| DearReader Online Book Clubs | Sample a tidbit of a book every day during the week by joining one of the DearReader... more | |
| DMV Permit Practice Test-Free | Free driver education program contains the following state-specific information:10 car... more | |
| Encyclopedia of Associations | Information on over 600,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local... more | |
| Encyclopedia of Chicago | Articles, maps, and special features from the Chicago History Museum, Newberry Library,... more | |
| ERIC(Education Resources Information Center) | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is the largest education database in the... more | |
| FamilySearch | (Affiliate Library Access is In-Library Use Only) Search over two billion genealogical... more | |
| Ferguson's Career Guidance Center | Profiles of over 2,800 jobs, plus skill level and educational requirements, and salary... more | |
| FirstSearch Databases | ArticleFirst, ClasePeriodica, ECO, ECO_FT, ERIC, Ebooks, GPO, IllinoisCatalog, MEDLINE,... more | |
| Fold3 | Fold3 Library Edition provides convenient access to US military records, including the... more | |
| Gale Academic OneFile | Full text articles from scholarly journals and authoritative sources, across many... more | |
| Gale Business: DemographicsNow | Business & People is a comprehensive business and residential reference and research... more | |
| Gale Business: Entrepreneurship | Small Business Resource Center is a comprehensive database offering content that covers... more | |
| Gale Business: Plan Builder | Comprehensive business software for planning, starting or running your business or... more | |
| Gale Directory Library | Information on over 600,000 international and U.S. national, regional, state, and local... more | |
| Gale General OneFile | A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business,... more | |
| Gale In Context: Elementary | Fun and easy-to-search resources especially for students in kindergarten through 5th... more | |
| Gale Legal Forms | Hundreds of customizable legal forms, drafted by attorneys. | |
| Gale Power Search | Time saving tool that cross-searches our Gale resources. | |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | The full-text of many literature reference books can be found here including Drama for... more | |
| General Science Collection | A collection of over 1,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing researchers with the... more | |
| Global Newsstream | Formerly Newstand. Access to full-text International, national, and regional newspapers... more | |
| Heritage Quest | Genealogy warehouse with U.S. Census data from 1790-1930, family and local histories,... more | |
| Home Improvement Collection | Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of home... more | |
| Hoopla | Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer,... more | |
| Illinois Administrative Code | Full text of the Code from the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, searchable by... more | |
| Illinois Career Resource Network | Illinois Department of Employment Security's network for career information,... more | |
| Kanopy | A video streaming service featuring Criterion, indie, early cinema and cult classic films... more | |
| Kanopy Kids | Streaming videos including animated storybooks, anime favorites, TV series, learning... more | |
| Learning Express Library | LearningExpress Library features nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and... more | |
| Literature Criticism Online | Commentary and analysis of classic and contemporary works of literature | |
| Literature Resources GVRL | Literature criticism, review and biography from many resources such as Twayne’s, Gale,... more | |
| Lynda.com | Lynda.com is an online library of instructional videos that can help anyone learn... more | |
| Mango Languages | Learn one of 70 languages provided. Includes English as a second language. Includes... more | |
| Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator | Searchable database of lawyers and law firms, with additional indexes by location and... more | |
| Medline Plus | The National Library of Medicine's health and medicine database for consumers,... more | |
| Merck Manual Online Medical Library | Current information about medical disorders, including symptoms, diagnosis, prevention,... more | |
| Mergent Intellect | Public, private and international business data and profiles, plus consumer demographic... more | |
| Mergent Online | Delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market intelligence. Provides profiles and... more | |
| Morningstar Investment Research Center | Reports and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs, with screening and portfolio x-... more | |
| Naperville Heritage Digital Collection | Full-text information about Naperville's history from primary source materials.... more | |
| Naperville Heritage Film Collection | These films about Naperville's history can be viewed in their entirety online, for... more | |
| Naperville Sun | Full text of the Naperville newspaper back to 1997. | |
| Naperville Sun Digital Microfilm | Digital images of pages and articles in the Naperville Sun back to January 2019. | |
| Naperville Sun Index | The Naperville Sun Index database contains more than 35,000 citations to major articles... more | |
| New York Times | Full-text articles from the financial newspaper of record dating back to 1992. | |
| NoveList K- 8 Plus | Reader's advisory information for young readers' fiction and non-fiction titles... more | |
| NoveList Plus | Reader's advisory information for fiction and non-fiction titles with lists of read-... more | |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | Outlines of jobs with training and educational requirements, working conditions, earnings... more | |
| Overdrive | Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and more on your phone and tablet. An OverDrive account can... more | |
| Overdrive for Kids | For kids - borrow e-Books, audiobooks, and more on your phone and tablet. An OverDrive... more | |
| PressReader | Read hundreds of newspapers and magazines from across the U.S. and in foreign languages... more | |
| RBdigital - eAudiobooks | e-audiobooks can be accessed in the new RBdigital app. Includes the Great Courses,... more | |
| RBdigital - magazines | (Name change from Zinio) No holds, no limits, and no returns! Download popular digital... more | |
| Record Information Services | Public record information for Chicago and the collar counties, as well as other parts of... more | |
| ReferenceUSA | A premier source of business and residential information with more than 40 million... more | |
| Salem Press History | Salem History is an online database that covers American history, ancient history, and... more | |
| Salem Press Science | Salem Science is an online database that includes the content of science encyclopedias. | |
| Scholastic go! | Provides students credible, reliable research content on almost every core-curricula... more | |
| Science Online | Experiments, diagrams, and other data on standard science subjects. | |
| Science Source Online | Full text of a variety of science reference books including Grzimek's Animal Life... more | |
| Scientific American | Full-text articles from Scientific American magazine online from January 1993 to present... more | |
| TumbleBookLibrary | Listen or read along at your own speed to these entertaining and amusing picture books. | |
| Tumblemath | TumbleMath is the most comprehensive collection of math picture books you will find... more | |
| ValueLine | Online version of ValueLine, with ratings and reports for 3,500 stocks and 2,000 mutual... more | |
| Wall Street Journal Online | Full-text articles from the financial newspaper of record dating back to 1984. | |
| Weiss Financial Ratings Series | Weiss/Street ratings for Banks, Credit Unions, Insurance Companies, Stocks, and Mutual... more | |
| WorldCat | A catalog of books, videos, music and other materials in libraries worldwide. This is... more |