Encyclopedias

Grolier Online

The Grolier Online encyclopedia includes:

• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia — for middle school and up
• America the Beautiful — state by state current events, for elementary and middle school
• Encyclopedia Americana — complete encyclopedia with more than 45,000 articles on a range of topics, for middle school and up
• Lands and Peoples — countries, cultures, and current events, for middle and high school
• New Book of Knowledge Online — reference and current events, for elementary school and up

Golier encyclopedia, home use
Grolier encyclopedia, in-library

Gale Virtual Reference Library

The Virtual Reference Library includes encyclopedias, almanacs, and reference books on subjects including biography, environment, and multicultural studies. Over 150 titles, all in full text. Search one book at a time or all at once. Part of InfoTrac. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign Public Library card. No card? Use this at the library.

Gale Virtual Reference Library, home use
Gale Virtual Reference Library, in-library

Databases

Below, we’ve listed our databases by the kind of information they provide. Note that some have different links for use at home or the library.

Find Materials in Libraries Worldwide

WorldCat home & library use
Search other libraries for books, movies, sound recordings, and websites. You can request books from other libraries through WorldCat, for delivery and pickup at the Champaign Public Library. For access: Call 217/403–2070 for the authorization code.

Magazine Searches

General Reference Center Gold (part of InfoTrac) home & library use
Search by author, title, or subject. Some articles have complete text. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

WilsonSelectPlus home & library use
Full text articles in science, humanities, education, and business For access: Call 217/403–2070 for the authorization number and password.

Newspaper Searches

America’s Newspapers home & library use
Search hundreds of national and Illinois newspapers; complete text of articles dating back 5+ years. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number.

General Reference Center Gold (part of InfoTrac) home & library use
Search by author, title, or subject. Many articles have complete text. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Wall Street Journal Online home use | in library use
See articles from the Wall Street Journal issue by issue, or search topics from today back to 1984. At home, use your library card number to enter the Proquest site. Click the Wall Street Journal link. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Investment Information

Morningstar Investment Research Center home use | in library use
Determine best ways to invest, track fund progress, and compare stocks, funds or ETFs. Financial data on more than 7,500 companies and 23,000 funds, including analysts’ opinions, ratings, tax analysis, risk measures, and fees and expenses. Includes an interactive classroom teaching basic techniques.

Wall Street Journal Online home use | in library use
See articles from the Wall Street Journal issue by issue, or search topics from today back to 1984. At home, use your library card number to enter the Proquest site. Click the Wall Street Journal link. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Author Information

Literature Resource Center (part of InfoTrac) home & library use
Biographies, articles, overviews, and criticism of over 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Car/Small Engine Repair

Auto Repair Reference Center home use | in-library use
Repair your vehicle with help from step by step photos. This database covers 25,000 cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs from 1954 to today. You’ll also find factory drawings, technical service bulletins, recalls, wiring diagrams, and labor time guides. For access: For home use, enter all 14 digits of your library card number. No card? Use this at the library.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center home use | in-library use
Repair information for ATVs, generators, boats, motorcycles, lawn mowers, chain saws, rototillers, snowblowers, weed trimmers, jet skis, snowmobiles, and farm tractors For access: For home use, enter all 14 digits of your library card number. No card? Use this at the library.

E-Books

netlibrary home & library use
Complete text and graphics of well-known reference books such as the “Idiot” guides. Search hundreds of books simultaneously. E-books can be “checked out” for 4 hours at a time, to use online or download for offline use. A limited number of pages may be printed. For access: Set up an account. Call 217/403–2070 for instructions.

Virtual Reference Library (part of InfoTrac) home use | in-library
Encyclopedias; almanacs; reference books on subjects including biography, environment, and multicultural studies. Over 100 titles, all in full text. Search one book at a time, or all at once. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Encyclopedia & Databases
for Elementary to High School Students

Grolier Online home use | in-library use
Includes:
New Book of Knowledge Online (reference and current events for elementary school and up)
Lands and Peoples (countries, cultures, and current events for middle and high school)
America the Beautiful (state by state current events for elementary and middle school)
For access: Choose a link above; For home use, enter all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number.

Phone / Address Directory

ReferenceUSA home & library use
Look up by name, phone no., address, or type of business. Special uses: identify businesses for job searches, do market research, find census data, or identify neighbors near your home. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Reading Ideas

NoveList (on the Ebsco website) home & library use
Find fiction for all ages based on subjects/authors you already like. Also find titles in a series, suggestions for children and teens, and prize winners. For access: Enter all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Social Studies

Opposing Viewpoints (part of InfoTrac) home & library use
Facts and arguments on both sides of current social issues. Includes abortion, media violence, animal rights, biological weapons, capital punishment, censorship, and illegal immigration. For access: Enter all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Culturegrams home & library use
Details about places, people, food, and social customs in the fifty United States and countries around the world. For access: Call 217/403–2070 for the authorization number and password.

Test Practice & Study Guides

Testing and Education Reference Center (part of InfoTrac) home & library use
Learn about colleges and vocational and private secondary school programs; distance learning and executive education programs; and scholarships. Online practice tests for college admissions, to earn college credit, civil service/licensing, military entrance, and the G.E.D. For access: Type in all 14 digits of your Champaign library card number. (No card? Use this at the library.)

Travel / International Information

Global Road Warrior home use | in-library use
Demographics, histories, maps, pictures, and facts on over 175 countries. Helpful for writing papers and for practical travel information such as pictures of currency, visa requirements, transportation and cultural information such as social etiquette, customs, and superstitions.

Culturegrams home & library use
Details about places, people, food, and social customs in the fifty United States and countries around the world. For access: Call 217/403–2070 for the authorization number and password.

Statewide Databases

Statewide (Illinois) Resources home & library use
Includes Illinet Online, Illinois Governmental Information, Illinois State Archive and Genealogical Databases, National Parent Information Network (NPIN), and the Statewide Illinois Library Catalog (SILC). For access: Access is free and open to all.