ILLINOIS STATE LIBRARY
Alphabetical List of Research Databases
Note: Resources marked with an asterisk (*) represent subscription databases that are available only to users at the Illinois State Library. Resources not marked with an asterisk are either available freely via the Web or through remote access by current Illinois state government employees.
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- Academic Search Premier
- African American Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2009 PDF
- AgingStats
- AGRICOLA National Agricultural Library (NAL) Catalog
- Agricultural Charts & Maps
- Agricultural Statistics PDF
- Alexander Street Counseling See also: Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volumes I, II and III
- Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC)
- AMA (American Medical Association) Doctor Finder
- America's Children
- America's Health Rankings United Health Foundation
- America's News Magazines via Newsbank
- American FactFinder
- American Memory: Map Collections
- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) eStandards Store
- Annual Energy Review
- Applied Science & Technology Full Text
- ArchiveGrid
- ArticleFirst via Firstsearch (Public)
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- Background Notes
- Bartleby Reference
- Benefits.gov
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present
- Biography.com
- BioMed Central
- Black Americans in Congress
- Black Thought and Culture
- Bookshelf National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
- Bound Congressional Record via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Budget of the United States via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Bureau of Transportation Statistics - The Intermodal Transportation Database
- Business.gov
- Business Source Elite
- C -
- Cambridge Dictionaries Online
- CAMIO: OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
- Cancer.gov
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Catalog of U.S. Government Publications via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- CCH Intelliconnect Tax Research and News
- CDC Wonder (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research)
- Census 2010
- Census 2000 Gateway
- Census 2000 Redistricting Data Map Products
- Census Briefs
- CensusScope
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Data & Statistics
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
- Chicago Tribune (1849-1989; See also: ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune)
- Chicago Tribune (1985-current; See also: ProQuest: Chicago Tribune)
- ChildStats.gov
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Citation Linker via SFX
- Civil War and Sailors System
- Civil War Maps, 1861 -1865
- Clase and Periodica via FirstSearch (Public)
- Climate.gov National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Climatological Data by State National Climatic Data Center
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Compilation of Presidential Documents via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- The Complete TrailSmart Maps: National Parks of the USA CD-ROM accessible in Map Library
- The Condition of Education
- The Conference Board Research Collection Online
- Congressional Bills via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Directory via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Documents via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Hearings
- Congressional Pictorial Directory via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Record via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Record Bound via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Record Daily
- Congressional Record Index via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Congressional Reports via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Constitution of the United States via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Consumer.gov
- Consumer Action Website
- Consumer Guide
- Consumer Guides and Protection via USA.gov
- Consumer Health Complete
- Consumer Price Indexes (CPI)
- Contemporary Authors
- Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)*
- Copyright Office Catalog
- Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
- Corporation/LLC Search
- Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volumes I, II and III See also: Alexander Street Counseling
- County and City Data Book: 2007
- County Business Patterns (NAICS; 1998-)
- County Business Patterns (SIC; 1994-1997)
- County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
- CQ Press State Stats
- CQ Researcher
- Crain's Chicago Business
- Crime in Illinois
- Crime in the United States PDF
- Criminal Justice DataNet
- Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video
- CRS Reports in Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law & Policy
- Current Population Survey
- D -
- Data.gov
- Data and Statistics via USA.gov
- Database of Professions Regulated by the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation
- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Decisions See also: Wage Determinations Online
- Descriptive Guide to the Holdings of the Illinois State Archives
- Dictionary.com
- Digest of Education Statistics
- Digital Archive of Illinois Historical Aerial Photographs
- Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 See also: Illinois Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
- Directory of Distance Learning Opportunities from Illinois Colleges and Universities Illinois Virtual Campus
- Directory of Illinois Community College Instructional Programs
- Directory of Open Access Books DOAB
- Directory of Open Access Journals DOAF
- Directory of Poets and Writers From Poet & Writers, Inc.
- DIRLINE (Directory of Information Resources Online)
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- E-Journal Finder via SFX
- E-Journal Finder / Citation Linker via SFX
- Early Illinois Women & Other Unsung Heroes
- eBook Collection on EBSCOhost
- EBSCOhost
- Economic Indicators via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Economic Report of the President via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- ED.gov
- Education in Video
- Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
- Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) via Firstsearch (Public)
- Education Statistics at a Glance
- Electronic Documents of Illinois (EDI)
- The Encyclopedia of Chicago
- Energy Citations Database
- Energy Information Administration
- Entrez, The Life Sciences Search Engine
- EPA (U.S.) Publications
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- eRead Illinois via Baker & Taylor Axis 360
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- Familiar Quotations, 10th Edition
- Federal, State, and Local Governments U.S. Census
- Federal Citizen Information Center
- Federal Depository Library Directory (FDLD)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Map Store
- Federal Funds Information for States*
- Federal Highway Administration State Highway Briefing Sheets See also: Highway Statistics
- Federal Judges Biographical Database
- Federal Register via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Federal Reserve Board Economic Research and Data
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
- Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804-1891) CD-ROM version accessible from Map Room Pcs
- Federal Trade Commission: Business Information
- FedForms.gov
- FedStats
- FedWorld
- FinancialStability.gov
- FinAid!
- Find a Library via NCES Library Locator
- First Ladies of the United States
- FirstSearch (Public)
- Flu.gov
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Foreign Relations of the United States
- Fuel Economy.gov
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- G -
- Gale's Literary Index
- Gale Directory Library
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Genetics Home Reference
- Geodata.gov
- Geographic Areas Reference Manual
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS): U.S. and Territories
- Geography Network
- Government Accountability Office - Reports and Testimonies
- GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- GPO Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications via FirstSearch (Public)
- GPO Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Green Book via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- GreenFILE
- H -
- HarpWeek: Electronic Access to Harper's Weekly: 1857-1912
- Hazard Maps
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank
- Health.gov
- Health, United States PDF
- Health and Society in Video
- Health Services Research Projects in Progress (HSRProj)
- Health Source: Consumer Edition
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- Healthfinder
- HeinOnline
- Highway Statistics
- Highwire Free Online Full-text Articles
- Historical Decennial Census Population and Housing Counts
- Historic Map Works Library Edition
- Historical Maps Online
- Historical Statistics of the United States
- History of Bills via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Homeland Security Digital Library*
- Household Products Database
- I -
- I-Share (Library Catalog)
- Illinois Administrative Code CD-ROM accessible from PC Number 12
- Illinois Administrative Code via Illinois General Assembly
- Illinois Atlas.com
- Illinois Authors Wiki
- Illinois Agricultural Statistics
- Illinois Bibliographic Information System (IBIS)
- Illinois Blue Book, 2009-2010
- Illinois Board of Higher Education Degree Program Inventory
- Illinois Business Portal
- Illinois Catalog via FirstSearch (Public) See also: Illinois Group Catalog
- Illinois Census 2000
- Illinois Child Abuse and Neglect Statistics PDF
- Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Illinois Comptroller's Office-Reports
- Illinois Congressional District Maps and Boundary Descriptions See also: State Representative/Senate District Maps and Boundary Descriptions
- Illinois Counties & Incorporated Municipalities PDF
- Illinois County Data Book PDF
- Illinois Courts-Statistics and Reports
- Illinois Crash Facts and Statistics
- Illinois Department of Corrections Reports and Stats
- Illinois Department of Public Health Statistics
- Illinois Department of Revenue Tax Stats PDF
- Illinois Department of Transportation Maps
- Illinois Digital Archives
- Illinois Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
- Illinois Districts/Officials
- Illinois Easy Miler Program is accessible in Map Library
- Illinois Economy at a Glance
- Illinois Fact Sheets PDF
- Illinois Corporation/LLC Search
- Illinois Fatal Crash Data
- Illinois General Assembly
- Illinois Government: Agencies, Boards, and Commissions
- Illinois Government News Network
- Illinois Group Catalog via FirstSearch (Public)
- Illinois Handbook of Government
- Illinois Higher Education Institutional Profiles
- Illinois Highway and Street Mileage Statistics PDF
- Illinois! Illinois! An Annotated Bibliography of Fiction
- Illinois Lawyer Finder
- Illinois Legislative/Congressional Boundary Descriptions
- Illinois Legal Aid Online
- Illinois Libraries via Library Learning (L2)
- Illinois Libraries via NCES Library Locator
- Illinois Local Area Unemployment Statistics
- Illinois MapStats
- Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
- Illinois Newspapers via Newsbank
- Illinois Pro Bono Legal Resources
- Illinois Public Library Statistics PDF
- Illinois Register PDF
- Illinois Representative District Maps and Boundary Descriptions
- Illinois School District and State Report Cards
- Illinois Senate District Maps and Boundary Descriptions
- Illinois State Board of Elections Vote Totals
- Illinois State Budget Book PDF
- Illinois State Licensed, Certified and Registered Occupations
- Illinois State Parks and other Natural Areas
- Illinois State Telephone Directory See also: State of Illinois Toll-Free Telephone Numbers
- Illinois Travel Statistics
- Illinois Writers Directory
- Immigration Statistics
- Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data Analysis
- informa Healthcare
- informaworld
- ingentaconnect
- Interactive Illinois Report Card
- The Intermodal Transportation Database
- Internal Revenue Code
- Internal Revenue Service: Forms and Publications PDF
- Issues in the News via NewsBank
- L -
- Labor Force Statistics from Current Population Survey
- Lawyer Finder (Illinois)
- The Ledger Illinois Comptroller's Office
- Legal Information Institute (LII)
- LexisNexis State Capital
- Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
- Library Locator
- Library Statistics
- License Look-Up Illinois Division of Professional Regulation
- Liebert Online: Mary Ann Liebert Science Journals
- Lincoln Legal Papers DVD Edition DVD set accessible from PC Number 12
- List of CFR Sections Affected via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- LitLine
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
- Locate a Federal Depository Library via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- M -
- MapStats: United States
- Mary Ann Liebert Science Journals
- MAS Ultra-School Edition
- Medline via Firstsearch (Public)
- MedlinePlus
- The Merk Manual Home Health Handbook for Patients and Caregivers
- Military & Government Collection
- Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976
- Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications 1976-- via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Monthly Labor Review PDF
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
- N -
- National Agricultural Library (NAL)
- National Archeological Database-Maps Library
- National Archeological Database-Reports Module
- National Atlas of the United States of America
- National Center for Education Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database
- National Geographic MapMachine
- National Geologic Map Database
- National Information Standards Organization (NISO) Standards
- National Inventors Hall of Fame/Inventor Search
- National Library of Medicine Gateway
- The National Map
- National Nutrient Database See also: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Virtual Data System
- National Park Service Maps
- National Technical Information Service (NTIS) Product Search
- National Transportation Statistics
- National Women's Health Information Center
- NCSLnet Search: State Legislative Websites Directory provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures
- NetLibrary See eBook Collection on EBSCOhost
- Newsbank Illinois Newspapers & St. Louis Post Dispatch
- Newspaper Source
- NIHSeniorHealth
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- Nutrition.gov
- O -
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- OAIster via FirstSearch (Public)
- OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson)
- Online Dictionary for Library and Information Science (ODLIS)
- Open Book: A Searchable Database of State Contracts and Campaign Contributions Illinois Comptroller's Office
- Open CRS (Congressional Research Service)
- OpenSecrets.org
- Opportunity.gov
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- PAIS International* via FirstSearch (Expanded)
- Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases
- PapersFirst via FirstSearch (Public)
- PDRhealthfrom the publishers of Physicians' Desk Reference
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
- Population Reference Bureau
- The Presidents of the United States
- Primary Search
- Proceedings First via FirstSearch (Public)
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
- Producer Price Indexes
- Professional Development Collection
- Professions Regulated by the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation
- ProQuest Chicago Tribune 1985 - Current
- ProQuest Congressional
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune 1849-1989
- Public and Private Laws Also known as slip laws. Accessible via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Public Health Reports (PHR)
- Public Libraries.com
- Public Libraries Search Source: Public Libraries Survey, 2011
- Publications of the State of Illinois 2010 PDF
- PubMed
- PubMed Central
- R -
- Recalls.gov
- Recreation.gov
- Regional Business News
- Regulations.gov
- Reports of the Surgeon General PDF
- RouteMap Illinois
- S -
- Sage Journals Includes Sage Deep Backfile
- Sage Reference Collection Online
- Sanborn Maps See also: Illinois Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970
- Saskia Art Images Collection
- School District Demographics System
- Schools, Colleges, and Libraries
- Science.gov
- Science Direct*
- Science Tracer Bullets Online
- Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR) Access temporarily unavailable.
- Scirus
- Search for Schools, Colleges, and Libraries
- SFX: Citation Linker
- SFX: E-Journal Finder
- Social Security Bulletin
- Social Security Handbook
- SocINDEX with Full Text
- SourceBook of Criminal Justice Statistics
- Springer Medicine eBook Collection
- SpringerLink
- Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search
- State and County Quick Facts
- State and Metropolitan Area Data Book PDF
- State Education Data Profiles
- State Government Home Pages
- State Government Tax Collections
- State Health Facts Online Kaiser Family Foundation
- The State Journal-Register via Newsbank
- State Legislative Websites Directory provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures
- State of Illinois Business Portal
- State of Illinois Toll-Free Telephone Numbers PDF
- State Policy Reports
- State (IL) Representative District Maps and Boundary Descriptions
- State (IL) Senate District Maps and Boundary Descriptions
- State Stats See also CQPress State Stats
- State Tax Forms
- State Transportation Profiles
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Statutes at Large via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Storm Data National Climatic Data Center
- Storm Events Database National Climatic Data Center
- Subject Compilations of State Laws (1960-2012) via HeinOnline
- Supreme Court Collection (LII)
- Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975 via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Supreme Court of the United States Website
- Supreme Court Opinions Archive via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Survey of Current Business PDF
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- Tax Statistics
- Techstreet
- THOMAS: Legislative Information Service Library of Congress
- ThomasNet Includes Thomas Register
- TOXNET
- Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
- Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) Bibliographic Database
- Transportation Statistics (Bureau of Transportation Statistics)
- Travel.State.Gov
- Treaties in Force U.S. Department of State
- Treaties Search via THOMAS Legislative Information Service
- U -
- The Unified Agenda via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Uniform Crime Reports
- Uniform Law Commission Acts / Legislation
- United Nations Cartographic Section
- United Nations News Centre
- United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
- United States Census 2000
- United States Census 2010 See also: Census 2010
- United States Census Bureau
- Census Bureau Maps and Cartographic Resources
- United States Code via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- United States Code via the Office of the Law Revision Counsel
- United States Congressional Serial Set via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- United States Copyright Records Search
- United States Courts Opinions via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Publications Search
- United States Gazetteer: 2010, 2000, and 1990
- United States Government Manual via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- United States Historical Census Browser
- USA.gov
- USA.gov - Data and Statistics
- USA Counties
- USA Trade Online*
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
- W -
- Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies (52nd Edition)
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents via GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
- Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
- Women in Congress: Congresswomen's Biographies
- womensHealth.gov See also: National Women's Health Information Center
- Work 4 Illinois.org: State of Illinois Web-based Hiring System
- World Almanac via FirstSearch (Public)
- WorldCat via FirstSearch (Public)
- WorldCat Dissertations via FirstSearch (Public)
- WorldCat.org
- The World Factbook
- World Health Data and Statistics World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Health Report World Health Organization (WHO)