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
• Chicago Tribune (current and historical)
• General OneFile
• Informe (in Spanish)
• InfoTrac Newspapers
• Issues and Controversies
• Military & Intelligence Collection
• Pop Culture Collection

AUTOMOTIVE & ENGINE REPAIR

• ALLDATA (In Library Use Only) HTML clipboard

BIOGRAPHY

• Biography in Context

BOOKS AND LITERATURE

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

BUSINESS/INVESTING

• Brands & Their Companies
• Business & Company Resource Center
• Chicago Consumers' Checkbook (In Library Use Only)
• Consumer Reports
• Insurance and Liability Collection
• Investor's Business Daily (In Library Use Only)
• Morningstar (In Library Use Only)
• Public Records
• Reference USA
• Small Business Collection
• Small Business Resource Center
• Value Line Investment Survey - (includes small and large cap companies)

CAREERS

• Job & Career Accelerator (includes Microsoft Office tutorials)
• LearningExpressLibrary (online interactive practice tests)
• 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)
• Job & Career Accelerator (includes Microsoft Office tutorials)
• LearningExpressLibrary (online interactive practice tests)

GENEALOGY

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

HEALTH & MEDICINE

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

HISTORY

• Lands and Peoples
• U.S. History Collection
• U.S. History in Context
• World History Collection
• World History in Context

HOBBIES & LEISURE

• Fine Arts & Music Collection
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection

HOMEWORK HELP (KIDS)

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Grolier Kids
• Kids InfoBits (K-5)
• Lands and Peoples
• World Book Online

HOUSE & GARDEN

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

INFORMATON & PUBLISHING

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

LANGUAGES & ESL (English As A Second Language)

• Mango Languages

LAW

• Criminal Justice Collection
• LegalTrac

RELIGION

• Religion & Philosophy Collection

RESEARCH & HOMEWORK (ADULTS & TEENS)

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• General OneFile
• Grolier Online Passport
• Issues and Controversies
• Lands and Peoples
• Opposing Viewpoints
• Student Resources in Context
• World Book Online

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Computer Database
• Military & Intelligence Collection
• Science in Context

SOCIAL ISSUES

• Diversity Studies Collection
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Issues Collection
• Issues and Controversies
• Opposing Viewpoints in Context
• War & Terrorism Collection