Note: OverDrive has acquired RBDigital. All the RBDigital eBook and audiobook content is available now via the Libby app.
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! | Interact with live tutors in math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT,... 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 | |
| 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 eBooks | The full-text of many literature reference books can be found here including Drama for... 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. | |
| 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 | |
| IL DMV Practice Driving Tests | Free driver education program contains the following state-specific information:10 car... 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 - 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. | |
| Washington Post | Full-text articles from the American daily newspaper published in Washington D.C. | |
| 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 |