Resources by Category
This is a curated list of databases* the District subscribes to and websites we use for information. When accessing databases we subscribe to from outside of our Branches, you will be prompted to enter your library card number to obtain access. Please note that Ancestry® Library Edition may only be accessed from inside our Branches.*Databases have an asterisk * after their name. AUTOMOTIVE BIOGRAPHY BUSINESS & CONSUMER INFORMATION
- Business Source Premier*
- Consumer Reports*
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Public Records Database*
- Reference USA*
- Regional Business News*
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Explora for Educators*
- Explora for Primary Schools*
- Explora for Public Libraries
- Explora for Secondary Schools
- GoodCall Scholarship Finder
- History Reference Center*
- Primary Search*
- Science Reference Center*
GENEALOGY HEALTH & MEDICAL
- Consumer Health Complete*
- Drugs.com
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Genetics Home Reference
- Health Finder
- Mayo Clinic
- Medline Plus
- Medline/PubMed
- NIH Senior Health
- ReferenceUSA*
- Toxnet
- WebMD
- Consumer Health Complete*
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Explora for Educators*
- Explora for Primary Schools*
- Explora for Public Libraries
- Explora for Secondary Schools
- History Reference Center*
- Literary Reference Center Plus*
- Novelist Plus*
- Novelist K-8 Plus*
- Primary Search*
- Science Reference Center*
JOURNALS LANGUAGES
LAW & GOVERNMENT
- Congress.gov
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Illinois General Assembly
- Illinois Issues
- Illinois Tax Forms
- IRS Federal Tax Forms
- Public Records Database*
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law (Only in the Library)
- United States Tax Forms & Publications
- Chicago Sun Times
- Chicago Tribune: Joliet & Romeoville
- Bugle Newspapers
- EBSCOhost Research Databases*
- Frederick Douglass Newspapers, 1847 to 1874
- Joliet Patch
- Primary Search*
- Romeoville Patch
- Book Riot
- Illinois Group Catalog
- LibraryReads
- Novelist Plus*
- Novelist K-8 Plus*
- Overdrive
- Read, Watch, Binge! by NPR
- Subscribe to eNewsletters
- White Oak Blogs
