General/Multidisciplinary Databases

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Academic Search Completedates varyindexes 5,800+ full-text journals (5,350+ peer-reviewed)
Access World Newsdates varyindexes 6,000+ (4,000 U.S.) newspapers (selected full-text)
ArchiveGriddates varyindexes/describes worldwide library and museum archival collections
ArticleFirst1990-indexes 16,000+ periodicals
Biography & Genealogy Master IndexAntiquity to Presentindexes biographies covering individuals of all times and in all fields
Biography Reference Sourcedates varyindexes full-text biographies (390,000+ bios from major reference sources: Biography, Biography Today, Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, et al)
Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications1976-indexes 500,000+ government publications in all formats
Catalog of U.S. Gov. Publications1976-indexes 500,000+ government publications in all formats
Chicago Tribune (Recent)2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo)indexes full page images
Congressional Research Service Reportsdates varyindexes a publicly-released collection of CRS reports
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CQ Electronic Librarydates varyindexes full-text articles and Congressional info from CQ Press
CQ Researcher1923-indexes single-themed, 12,000-word reports (background, stats, assessment, biblio.)
data.census.gov1790-indexes demographic, economic and social data about the U.S., Puerto Rico & territories
Dictionary of Literary BiographyAntiquity to Presentindexes scholarly, full-text articles on authors & their works
Dissertations & Theses Global1861- (indexes); 1980- (abstracts); 1988- (theses abstracts)indexes 2.0+ million dissertations & theses of accredited institutions; 600,000+ in full-text
eBook Collectiondates varyindexes 7,000+ ebook titles
ECO1995- (varies by journal)indexes 900+ periodicals
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopediaupdated annuallyindexes 25,000+ full-text entries (w/ images)
GovInfodates vary (primarily 1995-)indexes official federal government information from legislative, executive & judicial branches
History Reference Sourcedates varyindexes 2,000 reference e-books, 140+ full-text periodicals; 56,000 full-text primary sources, 42,000 full-text biographies
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Illinois State Library DB Collectiondates varyindexes bibliographic databases granted to Illinois libraries by ISL
Ingenta1990-indexes/abstracts 10,000+ academic/professional publications
Learning Express: Education, Job & Career Acceleratorcurrentindexes educational, job preparation and career development materials; GED/ACT/GRE/LSAT/TOEFL/etc. test preparation; skill development. [Note: Users must create/register a free account]
MAS Completedates varyindexes 540+ full-text, high-school-level magazines; 590+ reference ebooks; 75,000+ Assoc. Press videos
MasterFILE Completedates varyindexes 2,300+ full-text magazines; 1,000+ reference e-books & general sources
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Onlinecurrentindexes monthly tables; quarterly/annual tables illustrating trends
New York Times (Recent)2008-Recent (30-day embargo)indexes full page images from The New York Times
Newspaper Source Pluscurrent, dates varyindexes 1,100+ full-text newspapers (500 U.S./600+ Intl.); 1.6M TV/radio news transcripts
Nexis Unidates varyindexes major U.S./Intl. newspapers (selected full-text), legal periodicals, & business sources
NoveList Pluscurrentindexes reviews & recommendations of popular fiction/non-fiction books
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OAIsterdates varyindexes 19+ million digital objects from 1,000+ organizations
Open Access Contentdates varyindexes Open Access books, journals, articles, reports from 1,000+ publishers
Oxford English Dictionary1150-indexes the complete 20+ volume (2nd. ed.) historical dictionary of English (full-text)
PapersFirst1993-indexes conference papers delivered worldwide
ProceedingsFirst1993-indexes worldwide conference proceedings
ProQuest Digitized Newspapers2008-Recent (3-mo. embargo)indexes full page images from Chicago Tribune and New York Times
Readers' Guide Abstracts1890- (includes R.G. Retrospective 1890-1982)indexes 550+ leading magazine periodicals
SAGE Referencedates varyindexes full-text encyclopedia articles
Time Magazine Archive1923-2000indexes the full-text of 4,000 Time magazine issues
U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps1817-1980indexes city, county, state, national maps (U.S.)
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Ulrich's International Periodicalscurrentindexes serials worldwide; circulation data, publisher contact info
WIU Authors Database2004-indexes books, chapters, articles, and more by WIU authors
WorldCatBefore 1000 BCE to presentindexes millions of bibliographic records from libraries worldwide
WorldCat Dissertations & Thesesdates varyindexes 8.0+ million dissertations & theses in libraries worldwide