Skokie Public Library's Guides to Databases
by subject
The librarians of Skokie Public Library have developed guides to many of the databases in the Library's collection of resources. These guides describe the contents, main features, and typical uses of each database, and provide tips for searching.
View the list of database guides by name
| Biography | Health and medicine |
| Business and investing | Literature |
| Directories | Newspaper and periodical articles |
| Education | Reference |
| Government and politics |
Biography
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Citations to biographical information
Business and investing
- Factiva
Full text access to over 9,000 magazines, journals, newspapers, and newswires - Hoover's Online
Directory, financial, product, and competitor information for U.S. companies and industries - Morningstar Investment Research Center
Information and analysis for mutual funds and stocks - Public Records Electronic Database
Access to business, residential, and bankruptcy filings in seven Chicagoland counties - ReferenceUSA
National telephone directory for businesses and residences
Directories
- ReferenceUSA
National telephone directory for businesses and residences
Education
- Atomic Learning
Short, simple tutorials for popular software applications - ERIC
Journal articles and reports on topics in education - LearningExpressLibrary.com
Practice tests for the SAT, ACT, ASVAB, Civil Service exams, and many more
Government and politics
- CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on social and political issues - FACTS.com
News, maps, photographs, speeches, and editorials - Gale Virtual Reference Library
Articles and information on cities, countries, and peoples of the United States and the world
Health and medicine
- MEDLINE
Medical journal article summaries and citations
Literature
- Literature Resources from Gale
Biographies of thousands of authors and criticism of their works - MagillOnLiteraturePlus
Plot summaries, literary criticism, and author biographies for current and classic literature - NoveList
Your guide to fiction - Play Index
Find plays in print or online - Short Story Index
Find short stories in print or online
Newspaper and Periodical Articles
- Chicago Tribune
Full text of articles from 1985 to the present - Chicago Tribune
Historical Archive via NewsBank
Selected articles, obituaries, and front pages from 1849 to 1977 - eLibrary
Articles, book chapters, photographs, maps, and radio and television transcripts - Factiva
Full text access to over 9,000 magazines, journals, newspapers, and newswires - General OneFile
General interest periodical articles - Historical Chicago Tribune via ProQuest
Every page of every issue of the Chicago Tribune from 1890-1984
- NewspaperDirect PressDisplay
Online access to over 250 newspapers in many languages - OCLC FirstSearch
A family of databases covering many topics - Wilson Select Full Text Plus
Periodical articles on a variety of topics
Reference
- ALLDATA Online
Car repair at your fingertips - Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Citations to biographical information - Gale Virtual Reference Library
Articles and information on cities, countries, and peoples of the United States and the world - OED (Oxford English
Dictionary) Online
The definitive guide to the English language - Public Records Electronic Database
Access to business, residential, and bankruptcy filings in seven Chicagoland counties - ReferenceUSA
National telephone directory for businesses and residences - World Book Online
Articles, maps, tables, and more from the World Book Encyclopedia