Reference Databases
Revised March 2007

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All Lisle Library's Reference Databases are available from within the library

Some databases are available through remote access from home: America the Beautiful, American National Biography, Encyclopedia Americana, First Search, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Heritage Quest, Infotrac, Lands and Peoples, New Book of Popular Science, Newsbank, Public Record, Reference USA, World Book Online & Gale Vitual Reference:  a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.  Click here: HOME ACCESS

 

ARTICLES BIOGRAPHY  BUSINESS EDUCATION ENCYCLOPEDIAS GENEALOGY
GEOGRAPHY HEALTH LITERATURE NEWS

SCIENCE

 

ARTICLES
Biography Resource Center...full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals...search by date, ethnicity, occupation as well as name.
Literature Resource Center     ...biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
Infotrac Magazine Articles ....A one-stop source for information focusing on business, current events, popular culture, sports and entertainment. Access hundreds of full text periodicals, newspapers, general interest sources and major reference books (1997 - current).
OCLC First Search...a family of databases made accessible to residents of Illinois by the Illinois State Library.  Use this link from within the Lisle Library. If you are outside the Lisle Library District building, use this link:  OCLC First Search . Call the Library for your authorization and password.  (630) 971-1675 Ext 129 or 114.
Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

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BIOGRAPHY
American National Biography...offers portraits of more than 17,400 deceased men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation...Winner of the American Library Association's Dartmouth Medal as best reference work of the year.
Biography Resource Center...full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals...search by date, ethnicity, occupation as well as name.
Literature Resource Center     ...biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
Student Resource Center...thousands of primary resources and full text articles keyed to students' research needs regarding cultures, history, geography, literature and science.
Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

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BUSINESS
Associations Unlimited...contains information for 444,000 international and national, regional, state, and local nonprofit membership organizations.
Business and Company Resource Center  ...a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Public Record...access information gathered through Illinois counties, the state of Illinois and federal government record sources.
Reference USA...find business and residential data using location, industry code, volume of revenue and number of employees as search criteria .
Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

EDUCATION
LearnATest...Find unlimited access to practice tests based on official exams, including ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB, Firefighter, Citizenship and real estate.
NOTE: For home access you must type a "0" (zero) before your LLD barcode -- this is your password.  You create your own user name.

 

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Encyclopedia Americana...a general reference database for upper elementary and junior high school students.
Grolier  Interactive...a general reference database of multimedia content for upper elementary and junior high school students.
WorldBook...a general knowledge encyclopedia for upper elementary school grades.

Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

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GENEALOGY
Ancestry Library Edition. Research tool providing access to more than 1.5 billion names in over 4000 databases including U.S. federal census; military records; court, land & probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more.
HeritageQuest  Resource for census data, family records and local histories. It assembles every extant U.S. federal census, banking & military records, genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical & local history serials.

 

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GEOGRAPHY
America the Beautiful...timeline of United States history, biographies of all American presidents, information about Native American Indian tribes, articles about famous U.S. cities,  natural wonders, and historical sites....facts about state government, economy, education, population and symbols.
Lands and Peoples...Atlas, Almanac, Maps, comparison of cultures, and international news.

Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

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HEALTH
Health and Wellness Resource Center  is a comprehensive resource for libraries, schools, and hospitals that provides integrated access to medical, health, and wellness information through an intuitive Web interface.
OCLC First Search...a family of databases made accessible to residents of Illinois by the Illinois State Library.  Use this link from within the Lisle Library. If you are outside the Lisle Library District building, use this link:  OCLC First Search . Call the Library for your authorization and password.  (630) 971 - 1675 Ext 129 or 114
Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

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LITERATURE
Literature Resource Center     ...biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
Student Resource Center...thousands of primary resources and full text articles keyed to students' research needs regarding cultures, history, geography, literature and science.
Novelist: Your guide to Fiction -- Besides locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks. These features have been developed specifically with NoveList users in mind, offering support for librarians, teachers, and individual readers.
Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

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NEWS
Newsbank ...Newsfile contains  news articles covering social, economic, environmental, government, sports, health and science issues and events from more than 500 U.S. regional and national newspapers, wire services, and broadcasts. Data is dated from 1991- current.  News Illinois includes 1997-current  articles about regional and state events and issues from wire service and state newspapers. Articles of importance to Illinois from surrounding states are also included.
Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

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SCIENCE
New Book of Popular Science Online...animal world, astronomy and space, biology, chemistry, earth science, energy, environment, human life, mathematics, physics, plant world, technology.

Access Science ...the online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology... the first place to start your research into science and technology subjects....provides information quickly and reliably using 20 main subject areas, each of which has its own topical home page.

Gale Virtual Reference:  is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Subjects covered include Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

 

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