24-Hour Resources

Books, Literature and Languages

• Authors & Literature Reference Books - A collection of reference titles on the subject of books and authors, such as Something About the Author.
• BooklistOnline - Book reviews from Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.
• Literature Resource Center - Provides background information for more than 90,000 authors and their books.
• Mango Languages - Mango is a self paced online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication in 36 languages including ESL. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective.
• MyMediaMall - Downloadable books, audiobooks and videos which you can use on your computer and media player (many iPod and Mac compatible).
• NetLibrary - You can download digital books from NetLibrary, which require Adobe Reader. Audiobooks which used to come from NetLibrary are now part of Recorded Books OneClickDigital.
• Novelist - Helps you find new books and authors based on the books and authors you already like.
• Novelist K-8 - Helps you find new children's books and authors based on the children's books and authors you already like.
• Rdio - Using your library card you can get a voucher for a month of unlimited streaming from Rdio, which has over 9 million songs ranging from classical to current top 40 hits. There are two levels of service available: web only - which must be used from a computer, and unlimited - which allows you to stream Rdio music from a computer or from a mobile device such as an iPhone or Android phone using the Rdio app.
• Recorded Books OneClickDigital - Audiobook downloads from Recorded Books for your iPod or MP3 player. After using your library card number to enter, you can create an account and start downloading audiobooks. Windows users should use the "OneClickDigital Media Manager" (available for download from the site) while Mac users just download the books directly. Audiobooks that used to be available from NetLibrary are now here, as well as other newer titles.
• Something About the Author - Get information about children's authors and their books. This online version of Something About the Author covers volumes from 2005 onward.
• Tumblebooks - A collection of animated, talking picture books. Using Tumblebooks requires the Adobe Flash Player to be installed.

Business and Finance

• Business & Company Resource Center - Search for background information about companies as well as investment reports and business rankings.
• Business, Finance & Law Reference Books - A collection of reference titles on the subjects of business, finance and law. Some sample titles in this collection include Business Plans Handbook, the Encyclopedia of Management, the Encyclopedia of Small Business, and West's Encyclopedia of American Law.
• Capital Changes Reporter - Company merger and acquisition information as well as stock splits and capital histories.  This resource can only be used inside the Winnetka Library.
• Illinois Legal Forms - Thousands of Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.
• Kroll Bond Ratings - Formerly L.A.C.E. bond ratings. This service provides bond ratings for many financial institutions and organizations.  This resource can only be used inside the Winnetka Library or the Northfield Branch.
• Mergent Online - Provides detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements for thousands of publically owned companies in the U.S. and worldwide.
• Morningstar Investment Research Center - Research stocks or mutual funds. Also includes an option to analyze your personal portfolio.
• Reference USA - Reference USA is a directory of over 13 million U.S. businesses including sales, number of employees, and contact information. Also includes U.S. residential listings.
• Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - Company and fund research information from Standard & Poor's.
• Value Line Research Center - Investment research information including online versions of the Value Line Investment surveys, the mutual fund survey, and more.

Computers

• Computer Skills Courses - Interactive computer skills courses from Learning Express Library. Included courses include Office 2003, 2007 & 2008 (Mac) and Windows XP, Vista and Mac OS X.
• Safari Computer Books Online - Access the full text of hundreds of up-to-date computer books online of subjects from using iPods and digital camera to creating a Microsoft Office document or writing a program.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• Encyclopaedia Britannica - Online version of Encylopedia Britannica.
• Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids - Online version of Encylopedia Britannica, with special features for kids.
• Oxford English Dictionary - The online version of the authoritative dictionary for word history, meaning, and pronunciation.
• World Book Encyclopedia - Online version of World Book Encyclopedia.

Genealogy

• Ancestry Library Edition - Census records, birth, marriage, and death records, and many other sources that can be used for genealogical research.  This resource can only be used inside the Winnetka Library or the Northfield Branch.
• HeritageQuest - Research genealogy and local history information.
• Proquest Obituaries - Search obituaries in major U.S. newspapers as far back as 1850.

Health and Science

• Access Science - Online encyclopedia of science and technology.
• Health & Wellness Resource Center - Search for up-to-date health information from medical magazines and journals.
• Health Reference Books - A collection of reference books on assorted health topics. Some sample titles in this collection include the Encyclopedia of Cancer, the Encyclopedia of Children's Health, and the Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders.
• Physician's Desk Reference - Search for information about prescription drugs.
• Science Online - Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
• Science Reference Books - A collection of reference books on scientific topics. Some sample titles in this collection include the Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia.
• Science Resource Center - Provides information and articles about many science topics as well as biographies of scientists and descriptions of experiments.

History and Biography

• American Decades - Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999.
• Ancient & Medieval History Online - Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
• Biography Resource Center - Search for biographies of actors, musicians, scientists, and others.
• History & Biography Reference Books - A collection of resources useful for historical and biographical research.
• History Resource Center - Research history from newspapers, magazines, and journals as well as from radio and television programs.
• Reconstruction Era Reference Library - Presents a comprehensive overview of the era stretching from the end of the Civil War in April 1865 to the inauguration of President Hayes in 1877.
• U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library - Chronicles and interprets the phenomenal waves of immigration to the United States from the earliest times up to the present day.

Homework

• CultureGrams - Kid-friendly reports on 190 countries and territories as well as all of the U.S. States and Canadian provinces.
• Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia - A comprehensive encyclopedia on animal life, including recent developments in animal research.
• Homework Reference Books - A collection of reference books useful for a variety of general homework topics. Some sample titles in this collection include Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, Shaping of America: 1783-1815 Reference Library, and Something About the Author.
• Kids InfoBits - Kids can search for information about current events, science, government, sports and more. Created for kids in kindergarten through 5^th grade.
• World Geography and Culture Online - Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.

Newspapers and Magazines

• Academic OneFile - Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
• Chicago Tribune - Search for articles in the Chicago Tribune from 1985-present.
• Chicago Tribune - Historical - The full text of the Chicago Tribune from 1849 to 1986.
• Consumer Reports - The Consumer Reports website available through library subscription. Includes Consumer Reports popular automobile and appliance ratings.
• Electric Library - Search for information from magazines, newspapers, TV and radio shows.
• FirstSearch - Search for information by topic (ex: education, medicine, or current events) or by choosing one of 15 databases (ex: MEDLINE, ArticleFirst, or WorldCat).
• InfoTrac OneFile - Search for newspaper and magazine articles on a variety of subjects, including current events, economics, sports and more.
• LexisNexis Library Express - Over 6,000 full-text news, business, and legal sources including hundreds of domestic and international newspapers, business news and trade publications, legal research (in the Library only), and company information and SEC filings.
• New York Times - Search for articles in the New York Times from 1986-present.
• New York Times - Historical - Search for articles in the New York Times - Historical from 1851 to the beginning of this decade.
• Wall Street Journal - Search for articles in the Wall Street Journal from 1985-present.