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
| Business and investing | Health and medicine |
| Directories | Literature |
| Education | Newspaper and periodical articles |
| Government and politics | Reference |
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
- 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
- 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
Newspaper and Periodical Articles
- 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 Reference Center
General interest periodical articles
- NewspaperDirect PressDisplay
Online access to over 250 newspapers in many languages - OCLC FirstSearch
A family of databases covering many topics
Reference
- ALLDATA Online
Car repair at your fingertips - 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