Databases

The Crete Public Library subscribes to a number of quality electronic databases that cover a wide range of content for all ages and interests. Access to databases requires cardholders to enter their 14 digit Crete Public Library card number, and most databases can be accessed from home with this number. A few databases can only be accessed while at the Library.

For certain databases, patrons from other libraries can request access to databases while in the Library building but cannot access them from home.

For additional information or for questions on how to use our databases, please contact the Information Desk at 708-672-8017 or cpldas@cretelibrary.org. The Library staff is happy to give patrons a brief tutorial as time allows. Appointments are welcome for more in-depth instruction.

Alphabetical

Academic Search Premier
For the serious researcher. Provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.

AGRICOLA
From the National Agricultural Library. Contains citations about all aspects of agriculture and related fields. Includes: journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports.

Alt HealthWatch
Provides information on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to healthcare and wellness. Sources include journals (some peer-reviewed) and reports.

Ancestry.com
Search for your ancestors, check U.S. Census Records, view Birth/Marriage/Death records, and more. Ancestry Library is the largest family history site online with over 4 billion names in worldwide historical records, family tree services, and genealogy learning materials. This resource is only available within the library building.

Auto Repair Source
Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.

Biography Reference Source
More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.

Biography Reference eBook Subscription
A companion to the Biography Reference Source database, this encompasses a rich selection of biographic titles, covering popular and important figures in business, film, history, music, politics, sports and more.

Book Collection: Nonfiction
Designed for public libraries, thousands of books cover core subject areas as well as information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more.

Business Source Premier
Articles, market research, industry reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.

Consumer Health Complete
For the health-conscious consumer. Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.

Consumer Reports
1,000+ ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips from ConsumerReports.org.

EBSCO eBooks Business Subscription Collection
Equip students and faculty with access to thousands of e-books dedicated to the study of business.

EBSCO eBooks Cricket Media Subscription Collection
Build strong literacy skills in students from pre-K to 8th grade by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles.

EBSCO eBooks Diversity & Ethnic Studies Subscription Collection
This groundbreaking collection includes over 6,000 high-quality e-books on the topic of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

EBSCO eBooks High School Subscription Collection
Give students, educators, and administrators on-the-go access to popular e-books. This robust collection includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents, and general reference materials.

EBSCO eBooks K-5 Subscription Collection
This e-book collection supports a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools.

EBSCO eBooks 6-8 Subscription Collection
This e-book collection supports a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas taught in elementary and middle schools.

EBSCO eBooks Public Library Subscription Collection
Access to high-quality e-books covering a wide range of topics such as self-help, fitness, games, hobbies, and cooking. This general reference e-book collection features titles for both adults and juveniles.

EBSCOhost
A list of all EBSCOhost offerings, including MasterFILE and Academic Search Premier.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is the optimal beginner’s Spanish language reference tool. The site offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and engaging features in Spanish.

ERIC: Education Resources Information Center
Index of journal articles, books, theses, curriculum guides, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.

Ethnic Diversity Source
This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of diAerent ethnic groups in America.

FamilySearch
FamilySearch maintains a collection of records, resources, and services designed to help people learn more about their family history. FamilySearch gathers, preserves, and shares genealogical records worldwide, adding more than 300 million records and images every year. It offers free access to its resources and services online. While many of FamilySearch’s online genealogical resources are available to anyone, anywhere, the Crete Public Library is also a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, which means patrons have access to some exclusive records and images not available on the general, free website. These can only be accessed in the Library building. Ask at the Info Desk for details.

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedia entries about various subjects.

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women’s health, children’s health, and more. Information comes from magazines, books, Clinical Reference System reports, and pamphlets.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines. Provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for hundreds of nursing and allied health journals, many of which are peer reviewed.

HeritageQuest Online
Census data, family records, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage, and death records, etc. All documents include original page images.

History Reference eBook Subscription
A companion to the History Reference Source database, this contains a rich selection of historical titles, covering global topics from the ancient world through today.

History Reference Source
Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, this database contains full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

Hobbies & Crafts Source
Subject areas include arts & crafts; games & electronics; models; needlework; outdoors & nature; and scrapbooking & paper craft.

Home Improvement Source
Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books.

Illinois Public Records
Thousands of the most current Illinois public records on real estate transactions, foreclosures & auctions, bankruptcies, business licenses, and incorporations.

Inkie.org
Inkie is a suite of free resources that supports local authors with online creation and publishing tools and allows readers to access locally-produced content. Users can create ebooks using Pressbooks software, share their works, and read ebooks by local independent authors. Inkie currently has three modules of particular interest: Arcadia Publishing/The History Press, Indie Illinois, and the RAILS Libraries Community Collection, which includes collections from specific libraries’ local authors and local history resources.

LearningExpress Library Complete
Supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, explore careers, join the military, study for occupational certification tests, become a U.S. citizen and much more. Contains practice tests, interactive tutorials, e-books, articles, and flashcards.

Legal Information Source
Legal Information Source is an online database designed to assist the general public in legal matters of all kinds. It includes exclusive full text for many top consumer legal reference books, as well as thousands of legal forms.

LGBTQ+ Source
LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms.

Library & Information Science Source
Journals and periodicals that help librarians and researchers keep pace with the latest trends in the field.

Literary Reference eBook Subscription
Contains a broad range of literary-related subjects with selections including literary criticism, study guides, and classics such as Emma, Dracula, and Frankenstein.

Literary Reference Source
Full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories, and poems.

MAS Complete
Designed for high school libraries and offers coverage of popular high school magazines and reference books. Wide range of subjects oAered including art, history, sports, and music. Over 1,000,000 photos, maps, and flags. Full text magazines include Discover, US News & World Report, Scientific American, and more.

MAS Reference eBook Subscription
This encompasses a rich selection of titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, careers, language arts, literature, government, math, science, current events, and social-emotional health.

MasterFILE Complete
Broad collection of popular full-text magazines and reference books. Magazines include People, Better Homes and Gardens, TIME, and Newsweek. Covers subjects including business, health, education, fitness, sports and leisure, personal finance, general science, multicultural issues, DIY, and fashion. Also includes photos, maps, and flags.

MasterFILE Reference eBook Collection
Contains reference books covering a broad range of general reference subjects, including biography, history, architecture, literature, cooking, health and wellness, science, self-help, religion, current events, sports, travel, and more.

Medline Plus
Abstracts of articles in medicine, dentistry, and nursing.

Middle Search Plus
For middle school students. Contains full text for more than 150 popular magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile). Also contains biographies, photos, maps, and flags.

Middle Search Reference eBook Subscription
A broad range of general reference subject coverage for middle school students, with topics including social studies, math, history, language arts, technology, geography, culture, and science.

Newspaper Source Plus
Includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires, and news magazines. Offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources. Newspapers include St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Washington Post, USA Today, and more.

NoveList Plus
NoveList provides summaries and reviews for fiction and many nonfiction titles for adults, teens, and children, as well as reading recommendations and series lists. Try NoveList if you are wondering what to read next. Also includes “read-alike” lists, book discussion guides, and teaching materials for educators.

NoveList K-8
Provides summaries and reviews for fiction and nonfiction books for children through eighth grade, as well as book lists for children, award-winning titles, and books by grade-level or Lexile score.

Poetry & Short Story Reference Center
This full text database provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements, and techniques.

Points of View Reference Source
Provides essays for students on more than 300 topics, presenting multiple sides of a current issue, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and critical thinking guide. Also offers guides to debates, developing arguments, and writing position papers.

Primary Search
Contains more than 80 popular elementary school magazines. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile). Also contains the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary and thousands of photos, maps, and flags.

Primary Search Reference eBook Subscription
A range of general reference subject coverage for primary school students, with topics like social studies, history, language arts, geography, culture, math, and science.

Professional Development Collection
Specialized information for librarians, teachers, and education researchers.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Covers a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences, and related disciplines. For psychologists, counselors, researchers, and students.

Regional Business News
Incorporates 50 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Religion & Philosophy Collection
Hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy, and philosophy of language.

Scholastic Teachables
Scholastic Teachables is a database featuring learning resources for teachers, parents, and students. Find thousands of resources including lesson plans, mini-books, and activity sheets ready to print and share. These ready-to-use resources cover a variety of subjects for Pre-K through 8^th Grade.

Science Reference Source
For the student doing scientific research. Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals. Also provides teachers with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards.

Science Reference eBook Subscription
This encompasses a rich selection of titles covering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Small Business Source
Covers all aspects of starting and operating a business. Includes information on accounting, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. State-specific information included.

Small Business Source eBook Subscription
The Small Business Reference eBook Collection is offered as a companion to Small Business Source, containing reference books from top educational publishers and presses. This encompasses a rich selection of titles centered on sustainable and ethical business practices for small businesses.

Small Engine Repair Source
This reference database provides detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. All of the content is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly find the information they need

Virtual Reference Library (Gale)
Contains full text for hundreds of reference books on a wide variety of subjects, including history, business, medicine, science, and humanities.

World Book
Online version of the popular World Book Encyclopedia. Find encyclopedia articles, primary source documents, ebooks, and multimedia resources in one search.

World Book Advanced
A reliable source for high school students and adults to check the facts. World newspapers promote global awareness and international perspective, while primary source documents, biographies, Back in Time articles, and Teaching with Documents all aid in more in-depth understanding.

World Book Discover
For middle school and high school students. Easy to read articles with a text-to-speech feature.

World Book Early Learning
Premier online resource for preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades. Developed with experts on early childhood education, Early World of Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum.

World Book Kids
For both pre-school and elementary school students. Easy-to-read articles along with engaging images, illustrations, interactive games, and activities.

World Book Student
Includes all the articles from the print version of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.

World Book Timelines
Offers hundreds of pre-generated timelines across eight broad topics, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures. Users can also create their own timelines from scratch, adding events, descriptions, and media.

WorldCat Discovery
OCLC WorldCat Discovery is a free catalog that shows the holdings of more than 72,000 libraries worldwide. See the Crete Public Library Information Desk staff for information on how to request WorldCat Discovery items.