Research Databases

Resource	Group	Description
Chilton Library		Represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.
Gale Legal Forms		Provides a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language.
Price IT! Antiques and Collectibles		An electronic database antique/collectibles pricing tool, containing data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land-based auction houses. The database currently has over 23 million prices realized for art, antiques and collectibles in more than 100 categories and subcategories with over 10 million images.
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Mango Languages	All	Online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills. By listening to and repeating after material designed from native conversations, you'll not only learn the individual words and phrases, you'll know how they're used in practical situations and conversations. You'll learn more than grammar, vocabulary and conjugation, you'll learn how to communicate.
AllData Pro	Consumers	Resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. NO HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE.
America's Genealogy Bank	Genealogists	Easily search and browse millions of genealogies, obituaries, marriage and birth announcements, and more from 1652-the present. Includes historical newspapers, books and documents, along with modern obituaries and the social security death index.
America's Newspapers on Newsbank	News Seekers Students	Local, State and National Newspapers including Elgin Courier News (1997-current), Chicago Tribune (1985-current), Chicago Sun-Times (1986-current), Daily Herald (1995-current), and Kane County Chronicle (12/9/05-current). Search by name, date, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation, and geographic location.
America's Obituaries and Death Notices	Genealogists News Seekers	Search newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States.
Ancestry Plus	Genealogists	Genealogy Resource. Gain instant access to more than 1 billion names, more than 3,000 databases,and a variety of genealogical research features. NO HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE.
Chicago Area News	News Seekers	Full text articles from 170 sources of News covering Chicago and surrounding suburbs.
Chicago Sun-Times From (1986-Current)	News Seekers	Search unique coverage of local and regional news including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.
Courier News	News Seekers	Access news articles from 1997.
eLibrary	Researchers Students	Search a variety of sources such as newspapers, encyclopedias, etc.
ERIC Educational Database	Researchers Students	Journal articles and reports on education topics.
FirstSearch	Researchers Students	Links to many indexes and full-text resources and scholarly articles including ArticleFirst, ClasePeriodica (Latin America), ECO (Journals), PapersFirst (Conferences), PerAbs (Periodical Abstracts), and WorldCatDissertations.
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Business Users Researchers Students	Search and read online some of our most popular reference books including business, medical, and educational titles.  Alphabetical list of titles.
GPO	Consumers Researchers	U.S. government publications.
Heritage Quest	Genealogists Students	Genealogy Resource: Start your family history search here. Includes complete US Federal Census images.
Hoover's	Job Seekers Business Users	Covers public and private companies along with detailed company and industry information. Includes information from Hoover's Industry Database and D&B Company Database. NO HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE.
Hoover's First Research	Business Users	Search by SIC or NAICS codes for industry profiles (ex. employment, unemployment, personal income, tax revenues, and exports) across state boundaries. NO HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE.
Infotrac General Reference Center Gold	Researchers Students	Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, etc.
Kane County Chronicle From (12/9/05-Current)	News Seekers	Search unique coverage of local and regional news Including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.
Learning Express Library.com	Job Seekers Students	(formerly Learnatest.com)-Interactive practice exams and test preparation. Follow directions about how to become a new user or access your tests.
Medline Health Database	Consumers	All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Morningstar.Com	Business Users	Identify stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs that meet your needs.
Newspapers on Newsbank	News Seekers Students	Local, State and National Newspapers including Elgin Courier News (1997-current), Chicago Tribune (1985-current), Chicago Sun-Times (1986-current), Daily Herald (1995-current), and Kane County Chronicle (12/9/05-current). Search by name, date, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation, and geographic location.
NoveList & NoveList K-8	Fiction Readers Kids	Explore by fiction types, describe a plot, match a novel, or best fiction. You can choose level of adult, young adult, children, or easy.
Record Information Services	Consumers	Find local public information in Kane and surrounding counties on new homeowners and businesses, foreclosures and auctions, and bankruptcies.
Reference USA	Business Users Job Seekers	Gain Business and Residential Database Information.
Thomas Register	Business Users	The most comprehensive resource for industrial information. Go straight to the source of product, company information, CAD drawings and more...
Value Line Research Center	Business Users Investors	Includes on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, and more. NO HOME ACCESS AVAILABLE.
WorldCat	Business Users Researchers Students	Find Books in Library Catalogs all over the world.