Databases

Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.

Reliable automotive help online. ChiltonLibrary provides access to repair, maintenance, and service information on most cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs on the road today. This resource offers detailed content to simplify even the most complicated tasks.

This reference database provides detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines, from motorcycles and ATVs to generators and outdoor power equipment.

Search for people and businesses, conduct market research and discover business opportunities

Business Source Complete features full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.

From conducting business research to helping students understand general business concepts, this collection offers the in-demand titles your library needs.

With over 460,000 company profiles, including 2,000 with deep links to related content and Refinitiv statistical data, Gale Business Insights: Global provides daily updates to keep up with the ever-changing corporate landscape.

Gale Directory Library offers an online collection of 23 premier directories that provide information on companies, publishers, associations, and more. These directories give access to sources that are unavailable or difficult to find on the Internet.

Morningstar provides investors with up-to-date information on over 10,000 stocks, 24,000 mutual funds, and over 850 Exchange Traded Funds.

Search for Illinois new businesses, foreclosures & auctions and real estate transactions

Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.

Small Business Source offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to understand and address a wide variety of small business topics. The database includes business videos, case studies, help and advice, a start-up kit and tips for writing business plans.

Covers stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks

Provides financial education guides as well as ratings for insurance and banking institutions. Users can take advantage of tools to compare and decide between supplemental Medicare insurance plans, banks, credit unions, and insurance companies.

ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world.

Only available for use in the library.

Access over 350 million restricted images and name indexes when you log into your free FamilySearch account within the library.

A digital copy of the Geneva Republican newspaper covering years 1878-2016. All years are text searchable.

Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. With more than 4.4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.

Includes Chicago Tribune (1849-1992), Wall Street Journal (1889-1998), New York Times (1851-2012), Los Angeles Times (1881-1991), Washington Post (1877-1999).

A digital copy of the Geneva Kane County Chronicle newspaper covering years 2016-2017.  The digital collection is text searchable.

Academic Search Elite is a leading multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.

Book Collection: Nonfiction is a cross-curricular database providing abstracts and searchable full text for thousands of popular nonfiction books. Designed for public libraries, it covers core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

Ratings for 9,000+ products from Consumer Reports world-famous test labs.

This robust collection includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials.

This general reference e-book collection features titles for both adults and juveniles, as well as best-selling and recommended titles from leading publishers.

This multidisciplinary subscription collection offers unlimited user access to thousands of juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books. These e-books support a quality learning experience for students in grades 6-8, across a wide range of academic subjects.

This unique e-book collection explores a wide range of subjects to help young readers from pre-K to 8th grade explore and expand their worlds.

This multidisciplinary subscription collection offers unlimited user access to thousands of juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books. These e-books support a quality learning experience for K-5 students across a wide range of academic subjects.

OCLC's FirstSearch provides online access to an extensive collection of general and specialized databases covering a wide range of subject areas. Features links to abstracts, articles, indexes, reviews, and full text of works such as dissertations, journals, reports, and conference proceedings and papers.

Gale’s premier periodical resource, Gale Academic OneFile, provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.

Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.

Most content in Gale General OneFile is full-text with no embargo and recommended by Bowker's Magazines for Libraries. Included is reference, newspaper, and audio content that complements the resource's robust collection of magazines and journals. 

Available resources include full-text proprietary content from top education publishers, like Encyclopaedia Britannica, Blackbirch Press, KidsPost from the Washington Post, Youngzine, and more.

National Geographic Virtual Library brings the National Geographic Society to the library in a cross-searchable platform that fits the way today's students and patrons conduct their research.

Designed for high school libraries, MAS Complete is a research database that contains full text for hundreds of popular magazines and e-books covering news, politics, science, sports, culture and more. It also includes thousands of full-text primary source documents and videos from the Associated Press.

MasterFILE Complete offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers. Covering virtually every general interest subject area, it also includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.

Designed for middle school libraries, Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags.

Primary Search is a full-text database of carefully curated content for elementary school libraries. It includes full text for the most popular children's magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.

WorldCat.org is a unique destination, representing the world’s largest library community on the web. It’s the only site where anyone can explore billions of items from a global network of thousands of library locations in a single search.

Alt Healthwatch is a full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies.

Consumer Health Complete supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.

Gale Health and Wellness offers 24/7 access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.

This rich collection of consumer health information provides access to full-text consumer health magazines. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition is a trusted full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more.

AtoZ Maps has a comprehensive collection of royalty-free downloadable maps for schools, academic institutions, and public libraries.

Access maps, flags, photos & facts about US states, counties, cities & territories.

AtoZ World Culture is an online database of information about the culture, language, history, food, religion, and much more, for 175 countries.

A detailed travel resource for business and leisure travelers for more than 200 world cities

This biographical database offers the in-depth profiles from Current Biography and World Authors, the periodical coverage of Biography Index and the specialist content of Junior Authors & Illustrators. It provides full-text articles, images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals.

This groundbreaking collection includes thousands of high-quality e-books assessed by EBSCO Collection Development Librarians on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.

Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars, researchers, and students at the college and university level. A multi-disciplinary resource, collections cover a broad range of topics from the Middle Ages forward-from Witchcraft to World War II to twentieth-century political history. Particular strengths include U.S. foreign policy; U.S. civil rights; global affairs and colonial studies; and modern history. Collections are chosen based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.

A digital copy of the Geneva Republican newspaper covering years 1878-2016. All years are text searchable.

Includes Chicago Tribune (1849-1992), Wall Street Journal (1889-1998), New York Times (1851-2012), Los Angeles Times (1881-1991), Washington Post (1877-1999).

Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, History Reference Source is a research database containing full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

Library & Information Science Source stands as the premier full-text database for studies in library and information science. Housing a collection of 322 active full-text journals, a substantial portion of which undergo peer review, this database encompasses a broad spectrum of related topics, such as librarianship, classification, information management, and the history of library studies.

Religion & Philosophy Collection is an essential full-text database for theology and philosophy research. It includes hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy and philosophy of language.

View thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.

Hobbies & Crafts Source is a DIY database of leading full-text hobby and craft magazines, hobby profiles, recipes and videos to inspire creativity and nurture extra-curricular interests.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center provides information on jobs, industry overviews, internships and scholarships.

Provides live job coaching, resume assistance, practice interviews and more to job seekers.

This database provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals and is designed to meet various vocational and technical research needs.

Many languages are offered in online courses from beginner to advanced.

MUZZY is an award-winning BBC Online Language Program for children from beginners to early intermediate language learners. Learn to speak Spanish, Latin-American Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese (Pinyin), Korean (RR) and English.

An unsurpassed guide for researchers in any discipline to the meaning, history, and usage of over 500,000 words and phrases across the English-speaking world.

Gale LegalForms offers a wide selection of essential state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms that may be customized for the most common legal procedures. These forms are used by attorneys and law firms. Includes real estate contracts, wills, premarital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant, and many others.

Legal Information Source is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms. 

BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks from Weston Woods with nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic.

Digital magazine that provides book reviews, recommendations, and author interviews.

Search multiple premier literature databases simultaneously--contains critical analysis, work overviews, author biography & more

Gale Literature Criticism provides literary criticism representing various modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres.

Gale Literature Resource Center is Gale’s most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource. It offers the broadest and most representative range of authors and their works, including a deep collection of full-text critical and literary analysis for literary studies.

The award-winning Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography provides comprehensive access to the series dedicated to making literature and its creators better understood and more accessible to students and interested readers while simultaneously satisfying the standards of librarians, teachers, and scholars.

Gale Literature: LitFinder provides access to a wealth of literary works and secondary-source materials covering world literature and authors throughout history. Including more than 132,000 full-text poems and 670,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays.

Browse original scholarly essays on authors from around the world. Places authors and their works in personal and historical context.

Gale Literature: Something About the Author provides comprehensive access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people.

Find in-depth critical introductions to the lives and works of major writers. Includes influences of literary movements.

LitBase is a world literature database with a modern search experience. A curated collection of critical primary texts and secondary sources, it supports research of the most studied authors, poetry, fiction, plays, and creative nonfiction worldwide.

Literary Reference Center Plus is the definitive literary database covering all genres and timeframes. It includes thousands of full-text poems, short stories, synopses, critical essays, literary journals, reference books and author biographies, plus lesson plans and literary study guides. 

Summaries and reviews of fiction, and suggestions for what to read next

Discover great books to read, both fiction and non-fiction

Explore and stay informed on local topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more.  Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the Chicago area including the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald and Kane County Chronicle. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Research Geneva history through the Chicago Daily News Historical Archive Collection with coverage from 1875-1978. Primary source information to examine events, issues and daily life in the context of the historical period, featuring archived full newspaper pages. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Full text of all articles in all editions and sections of the Chicago Tribune from 1996 to the present.

Explore Arlington Heights and suburban area history through local news, events and people with the Daily Herald Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more, Global Issues is updated daily and offers 250 country pages and more than 400 issue pages. Exclusive to Global Issues, more than 6,000 viewpoint commentaries provide background and guidance on significant topics like Food Security, Genocide, Human Rights, Extreme Weather, and more.

This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. Gale OneFile: News provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.

In-depth investigations of issues in business, politics, government, education and popular culture

Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues of the Kane County Chronicle.  Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers and newswires and offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.

This database contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue. Its rich content can help students better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

Includes Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times and Washington Post full text.

Presenting more than eight decades of authoritative news summaries and background articles, World News Digest contains a wealth of material and a dynamic interface that makes it easy to explore the events that shape our world. Provides over 350,000 original articles from 1940 to the present.

AccessScience is an authoritative and dynamic online resource that contains incisively written, high-quality educational material covering all major scientific disciplines. An acclaimed gateway to scientific knowledge, AccessScience is continually expanding the ways it can demonstrate and explain core, trustworthy scientific information that inspires and guides users to deeper knowledge.

Containing bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture. Citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials and technical reports to support agricultural research.

Integrating case studies, news, reference materials, academic journals, videos, and more, Environmental Studies is updated daily with relevant information. The resource offers nearly 400 topic, state, and province pages across the science, social studies, and humanities curriculum, including Water Privatization, Ecotourism, Air Pollution, Green Economy, and more.

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is an essential full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.

Science Reference Source contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images. 

Explains important developments in biology, chemistry, the environment, space, physics, and technology

Educate Station offers weekly and monthly lesson plans for teachers and home school parents of students in per-kindergarten through 5th grade.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, it is an essential tool for education researchers of all kinds.

Fiero Code is a comprehensive online platform designed to teach coding from the ground up. With a curriculum that spans HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, SQL, and block-based coding with Scratch, it's geared towards turning beginners into proficient coders.

Gale Courses provides more than 360 six-week long, online programs taught by college instructors. New courses begin each month, and lessons are assigned twice a week, enhanced with images, videos, and games to support varied learning styles.

Gale Presents: Udemy offers more than 10,000 high-quality, on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories for upskilling in the areas of business, technology, and design.

Live one-to-one homework help from 3-10 pm; practice tests and study aids

Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of do-it-yourself home improvement and repair projects.

LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Online tutorials on business, software, technology and other creative skills

Professional Development Collection includes full text for high-quality education journals and reports.