Databases by Subject

A member card is needed to access these databases. If you need assitance with a database, please contact the library at 630-887-8760, extension 240.

*** Databases in Bold indicates "Best Bet" for that Topic

ARTICLES & NEWS

• Academic OneFile
• America's News Magazines
• Chicago Tribune & Historical Archives
• General OneFile
• Informe (in Spanish)
• InfoTrac Newspapers
• Issues and Controversies
• MasterFILE Premier
• Military & Intelligence Collection
• Newspaper Source Plus
• Pop Culture Collection
• Popular Magazines
• World News Digest

AUTOMOTIVE & ENGINE REPAIR

• ALLDATA (In Library Use Only) HTML clipboard
• Auto Repair Reference Center
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center

BIOGRAPHY

• Biography Reference Center
• Biography Resource Center

BOOKS AND LITERATURE

• Books & Authors
• Catalogs: SWAN (Indian Prairie and more) | WorldCat/SILC | I-Share
• Literary Reference Center
• Literature Resource Center
• Literature Resources from Gale
• LitFinder
• NoveList Plus

BUSINESS/INVESTING

• Business & Company Resource Center
• Business Economics and Theory
• Business Source Complete
• Insurance and Liability Collection
• Investor's Business Daily (In Library Use Only)
• LexisNexis
• Public Records
• Small Business Collection
• Small Business Resource Center

CAREERS

• Career Internet Database
• LearningExpressLibrary
• Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection
• WinWay Resume Delux (In Library Use Only)

CATALOGS

• SWAN - Search for books, movies and more at Indian Prairie and 73 area library.
• WorldCat/SILC - Search for books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
• I-Share-Online catalog for 65 college and university libraries in Illinois.

EDUCATION

• Educator’s Reference Complete
• ERIC (via Firstsearch)
• LearningExpressLibrary (online interactive practice tests)
• Professional Development Collection

GENEALOGY

• Ancestry Library Edition (In Library Use Only)
• Chicago Tribune Historical Archives
• HeritageQuest Online
• Latter Day Saints (In Library Use Only - Ask Reference Desk for CD-ROM)

HEALTH & MEDICINE

• Consumer Health Complete
• Health & Wellness Resource Center
• Medline
• Nursing and Allied Health Collection
• Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
• Psychology Collection

HISTORY

• History Reference Center
• Lands and Peoples
• U.S. History Collection
• World History Collection

HOBBIES & LIESURE

• Fine Arts & Music Collection

• Hobbies & Crafts Reference

• Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
• Small Engine Repair Reference Center

HOMEWORK HELP (KIDS)

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Grolier Kids
• Kids InfoBits (K-5)
• Kids Search (Middle & Elementary School)
• Lands and Peoples
• NoveList K-8 Plus
• Searchasaurus (K-3)
• Student Research Center (High School & Middle School)
• World Book Online

HOUSE & GARDEN

• Agriculture Collection
• Culinary Arts Collection
• Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
• Home Improvement Collection
• Home Improvement Reference Center

INFORMATON & PUBLISHING

• Information Science & Technology Collection
• Communications in Mass Media Collection

LAW

• Criminal Justice Collection
• LegalTrac
• LexisNexis

RELIGION

• Religion & Philosophy Collection

RESEARCH & HOMEWORK (ADULTS & TEENS)

• Encyclopedia Britannica
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• General OneFile
• Grolier Online Passport
• Issues and Controversies
• Lands and Peoples
• MasterFILE Premier
• Opposing Viewpoints
• Points of View
• Student Resource Center Gold
• World Book Online
• World News Digest

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Computer Database
• Military & Intelligence Collection
• Science Reference Center
• Science Resource Center

SOCIAL ISSUES

• Diversity Studies Collection
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues Collection
• Issues and Controversies
• Opposing Viewpoints
• Points of View
• War & Terrorism Collection