- A.M. Best Company
- The Insurance Information Source
- African-American History Online
- African-American History Online is a comprehensive reference database, covering more than 500 years of African-American history—from the slave trade to the Civil Rights movement to the present day. Thousands of extensively hyperlinked and informative entries include topical entries, biographies, primary source documents, images, timelines, and maps and charts.
- America's Newspapers from NewsBank
- The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
- American History Online
- American History Online is a comprehensive and authoritative reference to the most important individuals, events, and topics in U.S. history. The thousands of entries—topical entries, biographies, maps, timeline entries, primary source documents, and images—are hyperlinked and allow users a path to related entries. Extensive overview essays provide detail on each time period.
- American Indian History Online
- American Indian History Online is an authoritative reference database that provides in-depth coverage of more than 5,000 years of culture, legends, and leaders. More than 500 Native American groups are covered in hyperlinked entries, including topical entries, primary source documents, biographies, maps, images, and timelines. The content is also searchable by tribe and culture area.
- American Women's History Online
- American Women's History Online is an authoritative reference database, extensively hyperlinked, providing thousands of entries—biographies, topical entries, maps, timelines, tables and charts, primary sources, and images—that are essential to understanding the experiences of women throughout U.S. history.
- Ancestry Library Edition
- This resource is only available in the library.
One of the most popular resources for genealogical information, with family history data for over 500 million names, including census information for 1790-1930, city directories, military records, and much more.
- Ancient and Medieval History Online
- Focusing on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia, Ancient and Medieval History Online gives a balanced, global view of the world in ancient and medieval times. Thousands of entries on events, people, and primary source documents are hyperlinked and allow users a comprehensive and comparative view of the pre-modern world.
- AP Images
- An electronic library
containing current Associated Press photos and a selection of pictures from
their 50 million image print and negative library.
- ArticleFirst
- Includes items listed on the table of contents pages of journals. Some links to full-text. Provides a list of libraries that have the journal title for most items.
- Auto Repair Reference Center
- Information about most makes and models of cars and trucks in over 33 maintenance and care categories, plus glossary of automotive terms.
- Biographies Plus
- Biographical coverage of notable, famous and historical figures in over 56,000 profiles, articles and essays. Includes 20,000 images.
- Bloomington City Code
- Bloomington Public Library's Catalog
- Search here for books, videos, DVDs, CDs, art prints, magazines, computer software and reference books.
- College Zone
- Whether you’re a student, parent or ISAC business partner, at College Zone you’ll find information just for you. Click on the appropriate link (above) to enter your zone.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism
- Extensive collection of critical essays on the works of contemporary English language authors. Also available as a set of books in Adult Services Reference.
- Country Background Notes
- These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the State Department's regional bureaus.
- CQ Researcher
- In-depth, non-biased full-text coverage of current political and social issues such as health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
- Curriculum Resource Center
- Handouts, maps, experiments and diagrams for middle school, high school, and junior college teachers and students seeking material to supplement their coursework in core subject areas—including U.S. and world history, science, and geography.
- Curriculum Resource Center: Junior Edition
- Handouts, maps, experiments and diagrams for elementary teachers
and students seeking material to supplement their lessons. Coverage includes people and events in history, maps and flags, timelines, science diagrams, science projects, career ideas and other handouts.
- Drugs.com
- Drug Information Online
- eBooks/NetLibrary
- A collection of electronic books available to download to your PDA, smart phone or home computer. Requires in-library account set-up.
- ERIC (Information for Educators)
- Index of journal and non-journal articles and reports covering the field of education from 1966-present. Provides extensive abstracts, and selected full-text.
- Facts on File Personal & Business Forms
- Contains reproducible forms and checklists for a wide range of personal, business, and government situations—from applying for financial aid to submitting federal and state tax forms to negotiating a rental agreement.
- Family Search
- The largest collection of free family history, family tree and genealogy records in the world.
- familydoctor.org
- Health Information for the whole family
- Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
- In-depth job descriptions with resource listings, detailed industry descriptions, career resources, and career preparation information for over 2000 jobs. Searchable archive of Career Opportunities News, a newsletter covering the most recent trends and news in the job market.
- Foundation Center
- Established in 1956, and today supported by more than 600 foundations, the Foundation Center is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy, connecting nonprofits and the grant makers supporting them to tools they can use and information they can trust.
- Giving Alliance
- The Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance helps donors make informed giving decisions and advances high standards of conduct among organizations that solicit contributions from the public.
- GPO Access
- Online access to US Federal Government publications. Includes Ben's Guide to US Government for students K-12.
- GPO Monthly Catalog
- Index of U.S. government documents, including
Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and
documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the
President, etc.).
- Grolier Online
- Health Reference Center
- Contains more than 20,000 entries on pressing health and social issues. Covers causes, cures, key research, medical terms, symptoms, treatments, and medical tests. Wellness and mental health resources included.
- Health-E Illinois
- Find high quality credible consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus and other sites selected by librarians.
- HeritageQuest
- Family history resource that includes U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and more.
- History Database Center
- Search multiple history databases for American, Native American, African-American, World, Ancient, and Women’s history resources. Jr. High through High School.
- I-Share
- Academic Libraries in Illinois. Online catalog for ISU, IWU and other college and university libraries in Illinois.
- Idealist
- An interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
- Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Illinois Labor Market Information
- your source for Illinois labor market information
- Illinois Legal Aid
- McLean County Legal Information
- Illinois Newsstand
- Provides full-text coverage of major Illinois newspapers including the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Peoria Journal Star, Bloomington Pantagraph, State Journal Register, plus selected coverage of other regional sources.
- Illinois State Archives
- Illinois State Archives Online Databases
- Info Space
- An easy way to find businesses and people, InfoSpace offers a comprehensive experience that includes searches on Web sites, e-mail addresses, yellow pages, world directories, and more.
- International White and Yellow Pages
- International telephone directory, inquiry names, addresses, telephones and faxes.
- Internet 800 Directory
- Founded in 1995, the is an excellent Web site for people to locate products or services via a toll free number.
- ISU's Milner Library
- Catalog for the Illinois State University library
- IWU's Ames Library
- Catalog for the Illinois Wesleyan University library
- LearningExpress Library
- Practice tests and tutorial course series to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic, basic skills or licensing tests. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and analysis of your results. Grade school through adult learners. Registration required.
- LitFinder
- Index for poetry, short stories, essays, plays and speeches, many full-text. Jr. High through adult users.
- MEDLINE
- Citations to articles from over 3,600 journals with abstracts for about 67% of the items. Subjects
covered include medicine, dentistry, nursing, veterinary medicine, and other fields as they relate to the medical sciences.
- MedLine Plus
- Extensive information on over 650 diseases and conditions from the National Institutes for Health and other trusted sources. Also available: lists of hospitals
and physicians; a medical encyclopedia and dictionary; health information;
in Spanish; information on prescription and nonprescription drugs;and links to thousands of clinical trials.
Easy-To-Read Version
- Modern World History Online
- Modern World History Online covers the important people and events of world history from the age of exploration in the mid-15th century through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timeline entries provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history.
- NIH Senior Health
- NIHSeniorHealth features authoritative and up-to-date health information from Institutes and Centers at NIH. In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides expert and independent review of some of the material found on this web site. Each health topic includes general background information, open-captioned videos, quizzes and frequently asked questions (FAQs). New topics are added to the site on a regular basis.
- Normal Public Library
- Catalog for the Normal Public Library. You can use your Bloomington library card at NPL.
- NoveList
- A "what do I read next" resource for young adult through adult fiction readers covering more than 120,000 titles. Search by subject heading, plot description, read alikes and more. Includes discussion guides, booktalk ideas, and feature articles.
- Novelist K-8
- A "what do I read next" resource for fiction readers in grades K-8. Search by plot or browse genre and award lists. Teacher resources including book talk examples and reading lexiles.
- Periodical Abstracts
- Index of articles from
hundreds of major magazines and journals from 1987-present and selected full-text from
1992-present. High school through adult use.
- ProQuest
- Index of millions of articles and reviews from thousands of magazines, journals and newspapers covering a world of topics, many full-text. Middle school through adult use.
- PubMed
- PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
- ReferenceUSA
- Phone, address and demographic directory listings for over 12 million US businesses and 100 million US households.
- Researching Companies Online
- This business research tutorial presents a step-by-step process for finding free company and industry information on the World Wide Web.
- Resource Sharing Alliance
- Resource Sharing Alliance Global Database
- Rosetta Stone
- Online Language Learning Center
- Science Online
- Printable diagrams, definitions, biographies, experiments and essays covering a broad array of science topics for middle school through high school students.
- SILC: Statewide Illinois Library Catalog
- Catalog of materials in Illinois libraries. Limit by region or type of library.
- Teen Health & Wellness
- Real life, real answers
- ThomasNet
- Powered by ThomasRegister and ThomasRegional, search this comprehensive resource for industrial information, products, services, CAD drawings, and more.
- Town of Normal Municipal Code
- Tumblebooks
- The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) TumblePuzzles, and TumbleQuizzes, as well as TumbleResources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which we have licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- The mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. As more and more first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes, and send children to college, our investor protection mission is more compelling than ever.
- Value Line Investment Survey
- This resource is only available in the library.
Weekly updated investment resource. Year-ahead and three- to five-year probable relative price performance, projections of key financial measures, and concise, objective commentary on current operations and future prospects.
- WhitePages.com
- White Pages Phone Directory with Free People Search
- Wikisource
- Wikisource is an online library of free content publications (see the inclusion policy) collected and maintained by the community. See the help pages for information on getting started and the community portal for ways you can help. Feel free to ask questions at the community discussion page or experiment in the sandbox.
- WilsonSelectPlus
- Full-text articles on a variety topics from hundreds of magazines and journals, 1994-present .
- World Atlas Online
- More than 1,200 printable, full-color maps and over 270 flags, accompanied by statistics, images, and information about geography, government, history and culture for more than 200 countries and territories, the 50 U.S. states, and the 13 Canadian provinces.
- WorldAlmanac
- Funk & Wagnalls
New Encyclopedia and four almanacs. Basic reference source for users in upper grade school through adults. Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics.
- WorldCat
- Worldwide library catalog that includes books, manuscripts, maps, computer programs, musical scores, film, newspapers, journals and magazines, and everything else found in a library.
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