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Links We Recommend

Many of the best research sites on the Internet are not free.  
Links marked with a check (a) are subscription databases paid for by Roselle Public Library; links marked with an asterisk (*) are subscription databases paid for in full or in part by the Illinois State Library. 

Business Resources

AreaCodeLocations.info
Area code locator for North America; this website provides a list of locations for each area code in the US, Canada and some Caribbean Islands. Look up by code or by location.

BigCharts
BigCharts is a comprehensive and easy-to-use investment research web site providing free access to professional-level research tools like interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary.

Forbes
The Forbes web site offers information on business, technology, markets, personal finance, and more.

Hoovers
"Hoover’s provides sales, marketing, business development, and recruiting professionals with the global business intelligence they need to prospect and prepare for client meetings, sales presentations, vendor and partner negotiations, and other business opportunities."

Inc.
The on-line edition of this popular financial magazine.

a Morningstar Investment Research Center
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
Online access to Morningstar Investment Research Center lets you research more than 20,000 stocks and mutual funds; build and analyze an investment portfolio; and learn about stocks, mutual funds and portfolios.
For access to Morningstar Investment Research Center from outside of the Library, click here.

a Reference USA
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
From finding old friends and planning vacations to conducting market research and choosing a health care provider, this extensive database offers the information you need -- in a fast, convenient format. Contains detailed information on more that 12 million U.S. businesses, 120 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. healthcare providers, and 1.3 million Canadian businesses. 
For access to ReferenceUSA from outside of the Library, click here.

Thomas Register
Thomas Register is a comprehensive online resource for finding companies and products manufactured in North America. 
For access to Thomas Register from outside of the Library, click here.

Consumer Resources

Automobiles

a Automobile Repair Reference Center
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Includes over 150,000 factory drawings and step-by-step photographs; approximately 70,000 technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer; over 100,000 enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing; specifications & maintenance schedules; and much more.
For access to Automobile Repair Reference Center from outside of the Library, click here.

Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
Includes detailed information on new and used cars and trucks.

Kelley Blue Book
A very user-friendly interface makes finding information on new and used automobiles fast and easy.

General Products

ConsumerSearch.com
Consumer Search brings together reviews from a variety of different sources. There is an overview of the field and what to look for when you are purchasing a product, and a "fast answers" section that ranks the products based on what various reviews in the field have said.

Real Estate

Chicago Tribune Homes
Comprehensive information on buying, selling or renting a place to live, including thousands of listings of homes for sale in the Chicago metropolitan area. Includes extensive school and community information.

Daily Herald Homes
The Daily Herald site includes the same type of information as the Tribune.

a Record Information Service (RIS)
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
RIS offers public record data for the areas of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, including information on new homeowners, real estate foreclosures, new businesses and bankruptcies.
For access to RIS from outside of the Library, click here.

Education

Local Scholarship Information

- Lake Park High School’s Scholarship Bulletin - Frequently updated scholarship information for Lake park students (pdf file)

- Roselle Lions Club – annual scholarship information and application

- Illinois General Assembly Scholarship – 23^RD District

- Illinois General Assembly Scholarship – 45^th District

- Roselle Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Program – Scholarship information available online at http://www.rosellechamber.com    Scholarship applications are available at area high schools, the Village of Roselle, Roselle Public Library and the Roselle Chamber office. F.A.F.S.A
Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Other Educational Sites

AcademicInfo: Online Degree Programs & Subject Guides
An online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information, providing free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers).

Federal Student Aid
The Federal government's Office of Federal Student Aid web site, designed to provide information for students, parents and families, teachers, principals, and education administrators.

FinAid
Originally established as a public service, FinAid has grown into a comprehensive collection of information about all types of student financial aid, including scholarships, grants, and loans.

GoCollege, the Collegiate Websource
Take SAT/ACT practice tests, find scholarship information and search for colleges that fit your profile.

Illinios H.O.U.S.E.
"H.O.U.S.E. is a network of homeschool support groups whose purpose is to support families in exercising their right to homeschool regardless of age, color, creed, ethnic background, family composition, financial condition, gender, learning disabilities, race, religion or lack thereof, sexual preference, or special educational needs.  H.O.U.S.E. is a non-sectarian homeschooling support group."

Math Homework Help
A comprehensive source for formulas, functions, diagrams, theorems, and rules for algebra, geometry, and trigonometry.

ONLINE! Citation Styles
Every wonder how to cite online sources in papers? The online! Citation Styles website covers the MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE style guides, and gives samples of citations for websites, email messages, discussion forum posts, listserv messages, newsgroup messages, real-time communication, and Telnet, FTP, and gopher sites.
The Lake Park High School Style Manual (pdf file) includes this information and much more.

Princeton Review
Information on colleges, graduate schools, professional schools and careers. Also includes information on standard admission test such as the ACT, SAT and PSAT.

SAT Question of the Day
The College Board SAT Question of the Day is exactly that - a daily practice question for the SAT. The College Board site has numerous other interesting features, including code searches by major and country, and lists of testing centers and high schools.

Electronic Books

ArcaMax Book Club
The largest collection of free classic public domain books by email. Sign up for as many as you want. For each subscription, you'll receive the full text free by e-mail -- one chapter per day. You'll also get weekly updates of the newest books.

Bartleby.com
"Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge."

Baen Free Library
Science Fiction publisher, Baen Books, "is now making available — for free — a number of its titles in electronic format. We're calling it the Baen Free Library. Anyone who wishes can read these titles online — no conditions, no strings attached. Or, if you prefer, you can download the books in one of several formats."

Downloadable Audiobooks
See a list of freely downloadable audiobook sites on the web including LibriVox, Podiobooks.com and more.

a eMediaLibrary
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
Download free eBooks and audiobooks. The collection includes popular fiction and non-fiction including current best-sellers. Look for new additions to the collection monthly.

Electronic Text Center
A project of the University of Virginia, the Electronic Text Center's holdings include web versions of approximately 51,000 on- and off-line humanities texts in twelve languages, with more than 350,000 related images.  1,600 of these e-books are also available in versions for Palm devices and the free Microsoft Reader including classic British and American fiction, major authors, children's literature, the Bible, Shakespeare, American history, African-American documents, and much more.

Google Book Search
Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Book Search or on Google.com. When Google finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, Google will link to it in your search results.
If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given Google permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.

Online Books Page
Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania, this site features an index to thousands of books that can be freely read on the Internet, links to other directories and archives of online text, and special exhibits.

One-stop Guide to Online E-texts
This site is an E-text finder program you can use to search Bartleby, Bibliobytes, Bibliomania, Great Books Online, MIT Classics, Online Books,  Project Gutenberg, and other online book web sites. 

Project Gutenberg
An ongoing project for the past 30 years, an archive of classic light and heavy literature and references that are freely available for download.

a Tumblebooks
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
Tumblebooks Library is a online collection of books and games for children and young adults including: animated storybooks; "read-on-your-own" story, chapter and YA books; life learning stories; language learning books; and puzzles and games.

Employment

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Online access to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Career Guide to Industries, and other employment projection information.
BLS Career Information
Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics - 2006-07 Edition.
This website is especially geared toward high school students.

Career Connector
Information on full and part-time jobs, internships, co-ops, apprenticeships,  and job shadowing in Chicago and the suburbs.

ChicagoJobs.com
Covers job openings in an 11 county-area in and around Chicago, combining job postings from nearly every major newspaper in the Chicago area except the Chicago Tribune. Sources include the Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Herald, the Aurora Beacon News, the Elgin Courier News, Kane County Chronicle, Naperville Sun, Waukegan News Sun, Northwest Herald in Crystal Lake, and groups of weeklies including the Pioneer Press, Press-Republican and Reporter-Progress publications.

CareerBuilder.com
Search local and national job listings, connect to top employers, read news and advice, and place an advertisement on this Chicago Tribune job site, a joint-venture between the Tribune Co., Gannet Co. Inc. and Knight-Ridder Inc.

FedWorld
Developed in In 1992, FedWorld was established by the National Technical Information Service to serve as the online locator service for information disseminated by the Federal Government.  This information includes federal government job openings.

Indeed
Indeed is a search engine for jobs - with a radically different approach to job search. In one simple search, Indeed gives job seekers free access to millions of employment opportunities from thousands of websites. Indeed.com includes all the job listings from major job boards, newspapers, associations and company career pages.

NationJob Network
"NationJob's services include a network of "Specialty Sites" promoting jobs in specific employment categories, Custom Jobs Pages, Community Pages, cross-postings to other sites on the web, and a job opening "search-and -delivery" service.

Skokie Public Library Career Information
The Skokie Public Library has done a fantastic job of compiling a large variety of job-hunting resources.  This site has links to career exploration web sites, interactive test, salary guides, local and national job listings, company information, and other valuable resources.

General Reference

Calculator.com
A directory of on-line calculators for many uses, including brewing, clothing, cooking, engineering, manufacturing, pricing, scientific, sports, and time.

Free Translation.com
An easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages.  Provides translations to and from English for French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

a Grolier Online
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
Grolier Online Passport, created for older students and adults, provides quick and easy access three encyclopedia databases: America the Beautiful, Lands and Peoples, and The New Book of Popular Science, as well as dictionaries, an atlas and daily news features.
Access an alternative kid-friendly interface, Grolier Online Kids, from the Youth Services page.
For access to Grolier Online or Grolier Online Kids from outside of the Library, click here.

How Stuff Works
Like the name says, this site provides explanations of how stuff works.  Some of the categories included are automotive, computers, electronics, engines, Internet, money, science, and transportation.

Information Please
Combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, and several up-to-the-minute almanacs that provide statistics, facts, and historical records.

Internet Public Library Reference Center
The "reference desk" at the Internet Public Library, with links to information resources for associations, arts and humanities, computers and the Internet, education, business and economics, entertainment and leisure, health and medical sciences, law, government and political science, science and technology, and social sciences.

a Literary Reference Center
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
The Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a highly graphical interface intended to assist high school and undergraduate English and Humanities students with homework and research assignments of a literary nature.
For access to Literary Reference Center from outside of the Library, click here.

Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary
The on-line edition of this popular dictionary and thesaurus, it also features word games, audio selections, and a site for kids.

Mouserobics
A nice tutorial for beginning computer users, this series of exercises teaches the novice user how to manipulate a mouse.  It also introduces the user to many of the popular Internet functions, such as check boxes, radio buttons, drop-down menus, and fill-in forms.

Online Conversion.com
This site boasts over 5,000 units and 30,000 conversions!  You can find conversions of length, temperature, speed, cooking, angles, power, time, volume, weight, etc.

Refdesk
Links to online encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, newspapers, television news, sports, homework helpers, and more.

Reference Sources
This site covers all the bases from acronyms and grammar guides to telephone directories and zip codes.

Reverse Lookup
Using this reverse look-up site, you can locate a person, business, or place by entering their phone number, address, area code, or email address.

a SIRS Researcher  
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
One of the Social Issues Research series.  This database has full text articles from a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, and is an excellent resource for middle school, high school, and college students. 
For access to SIRS Researcher from outside of the Library, click here.

Symbols.com
More than 2,500 symbols indexed into 54 groups by their graphic characteristics.

50states.com
All kinds if information on each state: birds, flags, news, songs, capitals, newspapers, colleges, state tax forms and more.  Also has information on United States commonwealths and territories.

a Tutor.com Learning Suite (including Live Homework Help)
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
The Tutor.com Learning Suite includes resources for all ages, elementary students through adults. One-on-one help from live tutors is available 4 pm-10 pm, daily. In addition to live help, the new Skills Center Resource Library provides 24/7 access to thousands of worksheets, tutorials, study guides and more.

a World Book Online Reference Center
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
An encyclopedic database of more than 25,400 articles from the World Book Encyclopedia; 248,000 definitions of words from the World Book Dictionary; and a media database of audio, maps, panoramic photographs, videos and animations.
For access to SIRS Researcher from outside of the Library, click here.

Genealogy and History

Digital Illinois
Digital Illinois is a website that contains digital collections from libraries, historical societies, museums, and other cultural institutions in Illinois.

DuPage Roots
This history of DuPage County and each of its municipalities, written in 1985, is available online on the DuPage County Historical Society's website. The Society is currently working on the next phase of its Website Project, which will include updating each of the histories in the book, adding municipalities that were not originally included, and integrating this material on the website  

a HeritageQuest Online
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
A collection of resources for tracing family history and American culture. Great for beginning or accomplished genealogists.
For access to HeritageQuest Online from outside of the Library, click here.

Illinois Digital Archive
A project sponsored by the Illinois State Library, this archive indexes images, sound files, and other multimedia resources recording the history and life experiences in Illinois.

Roselle Digital Archive
The Roselle History Museum and the Library partnered to create a Digital Archive of historical artifacts that illustrate the growth and development of Roselle, IL.

Schaumburg Township District Library Local History Digital Archive
Begun in 2001, the Local History Digital Archive is designed to be a historical collection of digitized photographs, documents, maps, and videos that are relative to the Schaumburg Township area.

Geography and Travel

CIA World Factbook
A Central Intelligence Agency website that offers profiles and information on over 250 countries and other entities.

Excite Travel
A feature of the Excite search engine site, this is guide covers 250 countries and 700 cities.  Here you can find travel information, weather, public transportation, maps, and guides to local governments.

National Geographic "MapMachine"
Dynamic maps, world maps, U. S. maps, street maps, atlas maps, historical maps, world flags and facts, and even a map of Mars can be found at this site.

Travel Information
Links to interactive trip planners, maps and tourist information compiled by Northwestern University Library.

Government and Politics

Local

Village of Roselle
Information on Village business and meetings, as well as community information and current events.  Also listed are local officials, the Village Code, and contact information for the Village departments.

Bloomingdale Township
Information about Bloomingdale Township Departments, Services, Elected Officials and Township government.
- Bloomingdale Township Assessor's Office
Search for any residential parcel in the township. Information includes house style, lot size, square footage, number of rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, and other amenities.  Sales information is also available, including the date and selling price of residential parcels sold in the past 10 years.

Cook County
Links to Cook County government information including agencies, ordinances, meetings, and more.

DuPage County
Links to DuPage County government information and agencies, including the Judicial Center, administration, the Convalescent Center, the sheriff's office, the Health Department, the coroner's office, and animal control.

State

Find-It! Illinois
Find-It! Illinois is the Illinois State Library's statewide digital library. Find-It! Illinois brings Illinois information into one convenient web site by bringing all of the Illinois State Library's online services together in one Web page. 

2007-2008 Illinois Blue Book
Past Illinois Blue Books 
Click on this link and scroll down to access full-text of the bi-annual volumes of the Illinois Blue Book. The Illinois Blue Books are excellent resources for unique historical articles about Illinois, biographies and portraits of legislators, and the history of state agencies and officers. These volumes include extensive indexes, both general and name. In addition, most of the Blue Books contain a chronological outline of Illinois history, information on legislative apportionments, the popular vote of Illinois, and much more. The Illinois Blue Books are made available in pdf format from the Illinois State Library's collection.

Illinois County Statistical Abstract
The 2003 Illinois County Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive compilation of economic and demographic data relating to specific Illinois counties.

Illinois Department of Revenue
Taxpayer services are available at this site, including state tax forms, publications, and electronic filing.

Illinois General Assembly
Illinois law information, including the Illinois Compiled Statutes and pending legislation.  You can use this site to find your state legislator.

Illinois Poet Laureate, Kevin Stein
This website's objective is simply to promote the art of poetry. Its special focus, however, is the rich bounty of work created by Illinois' poets, past and present. Includes links to Illinois poets performing their work, audio performances of Kevin's poetry, selected state and national poetry websites, and samples of work written by some of Illinois' most promising young poets.

State of Illinois
The official state page featuring links to news, information on living and working in Illinois, and business, technology, government sites.

Federal

Federal Web Locator
This web site has links to any federal government agency you can think of, and more!  Provided are quick links to the legislative, judicial and executive branches, Federal boards, commissions, and committees, agencies, departments, and more.

FedStats
Access to the full range of statistics and information produced for public use by over 100 agencies in the United States Federal Government.

FindLaw
Links to legal resources on the Internet for legal professional, students, business and the public. Online services include LawCrawler, a legal website and database search, and Lawyer Search.

IRS
Federal tax forms, instructions, publications, and contact information are accessible through this user-friendly site.

Project Vote Smart
Information about your elected representatives including biographies, issue positions, special interest groups, and voting records.

Recovery.gov
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides for unprecedented levels of transparency and accountability so that you will be able to know how, when, and where your tax dollars are being spent to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges. This website will be the main vehicle to provide each and every citizen with the ability to monitor the progress of the recovery. (Abstracted from the Recovery.gov mission statement)

Social Security Online
The official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Supreme Court
A database of Supreme Court decisions, searchable by topic, author, and party. (Maintained by Cornell University)

U. S. Congress
The Library of Congress maintains this site named "Thomas" (in the spirit of Thomas Jefferson).  The site provides access to current legislation, the Congressional Record, committee information,  e-mail addresses, and the full text of historical documents, including the United States Constitution.

U. S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk
A directory of current U.S. Representatives. At this web site "you can obtain copies of House documents, including public disclosure forms, made available by the Clerk as part of his official duties.  You can also find historical information about the House of Representatives and information about its members and committees."

The White House
The official web page of the president's home, the White House.  Subjects include the president, the first lady, the vice president and his wife, news and policies, history and tours, kids, and contact information.

Health and Nutrition

Cancer News
The latest information on cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A variety of public health resources and statistics. Includes the CDC travel information page.

CDC National Prevention Information Network
Prevention information about HIV, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis.

Clinical Trials
The U.S. National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, has developed this site to provide patients, family members and members of the public current information about clinical research studies.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
This site includes links to and about the Dietary Guidelines, and to additional resources.  Published every 5 years by the US Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture, Dietary Guidelines for Americans offers advice on what types of foods to eat for the maximum amount of nutrition and encourages exercise. 
See also: MyPyramid.gov

Health-E Illinois
Health-E Illinois was created for the purpose of providing online access to information about health-care and related services to all Illinois residents.

Hospice Education Institute  
The Hospice Education Institute's HOSPICELINK service helps people seeking information about good hospice and palliative care practices.  HOSPICELINK offers a toll-free telephone line (800-331-1620) with information and education about good hospice and palliative care, and about care and support of the dying and the bereaved.

Meals for You
Recipes, meal plans, nutritional information, and customized shopping lists. Select from recipes and meal plans grouped into such categories as Lower Fat, Lower Sodium, Quick and Easy, Gourmet and Tex-Mex, using a database of over 10,000 recipes.

MedLine Plus
A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, this site has information on health topics, drug information, dictionaries, directories, and other resources. 

MyPyramid.gov
The new Food Guide Pyramid developed by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This new Pyramid, unveiled April 19, 2005, replaces the original Food Guide Pyramid.

* PDR Electronic Library (in-library use only)
A searchable index of the Physicians’ Desk Reference prescription drugs database.  This database offers searches by product name, manufacturer, product category, product photo, indication, contraindication, side effect, and  drug interaction

ReleMed
Search millions of biomedical articles for the most relevant answers
Covering the whole MEDLINE®, and updated daily. Similar to PubMed, retrieving almost the same articles, but ReleMed displays the results with the most relevant articles first.

Salem Health
This online access to Magill’s Medical Guide provides an authoritative reference that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is up-to-date easy-to-use suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
Salem Health covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues including recent developments in medicine.

Spine-health.com
This non-commercial site includes hundreds of articles about back pain, neck pain and treatment options, including conventional and alternative treatment techniques, examination, diagnosis and other related topics.

Periodicals

Databases

a EbscoHost  
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
A full-text periodical abstracting and indexing service.  This database is available to Roselle Public Library patrons in-house and from home computers.  
For access to EbscoHost from outside of the Library, click here.

FindArticles
FindArticles.com is a vast archive of published articles that you can search for free. Constantly updated, it contains articles dating back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.

* FirstSearch  
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
A full-text periodical abstracting and indexing service.  This database is available to Roselle Public Library patrons in-house and from home computers. 
For access to FirstSearch from outside of the Library, click here.

Illinois Periodicals Online (IPO)  
A project of the Northern Illinois University Libraries, DeKalb, Illinois. To date, the IPO project has reached agreement with ten journals: Illinois Country Living, Illinois Heritage, Illinois History: A Magazine for Young People, Illinois History Teacher, Illinois Issues, Illinois Municipal Review, Illinois Parks & Recreation, Outdoor Illinois, Point of View, and Prairie Farmer. The digital imaging of these titles is an ongoing process. The goal is to scan a magazine's entire backrun up to the current time.

Magazines

NewsDirectory
A guide to English-language media on the Web including links to over 5,400 newspapers and magazines.

National Geographic
Links to everything about National Geographic, including the Society, books, magazines, television, and cool stuff for kids.

Newspapers

Chicago Suburban Newspapers
Local news from a variety of sources, including the Roselle Press.

Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times web page.

Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune web page.
For access to full-text articles from the Chicago Tribune (1985-current), see the Databases page.

Daily Herald  
The Daily Herald web page. The Herald provides an index of major local stories published from 1901 to 1944 (index includes headline and brief story content).  1944-1995 coming soon.

a Newsbank
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
Full-text articles from local newspapers:
Chicago Sun-Times (1986-current)
Chicago Tribune (1985-current)
Chicago Tribune RedEye edition (10/25/2002-current)
Daily Herald (1995-current)
And full-text articles from 26 leading magazines providing coverage and analysis of current events in a range of categories including: news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, science and technology, and sports.
For access to NewsBank from outside of the Library, click here.

"Today's Front Pages"
An online presentation of one of the Newseum's most popular exhibits. Every morning, more than 400 newspapers from around the world submit their front pages to the Newseum via the Internet. Each front page links to both a .pdf file of the page and to the newspaper's website. 
Try your luck on the NewsMania Quiz!

Top 100 Newspapers
Links to newspapers from across the United States, including the online editions of the New York Times, USA Today, and the Washington Post.

Wall Street Journal Online
Some features on this site require free registration.

Readers Advisory

Amazon.com
One of the largest e-retailers still around, Amazon started out as an on-line book buying site.  Though they have considerably expanded their wares, you can still find listings and reviews of thousands of books and authors.

Chicago Sun-Times Books
The Chicago Sun-Times on-line book review page.

Genreflecting
The on-line version of well know reader's advisory book by the same name.  This site provides links for many of the fiction genres, lists of must-read authors and genre favorites, the best genre guides, and more.

a NoveList  & NoveList K-8
A premium subscription service for Roselle Public Library patrons.
The ultimate reader's advisory web page.  Match a favorite author, story, or style, browse lists of award-winning titles, and read articles and interviews.  For access to NoveList from outside of the Library, click here.

Oprah's Book Club
This is the section of Oprah's web site where you can find information on all her Book Club choices.

Pulitzer Prize
The official web site of the Pulitzer Prizes, here you can search nominated finalists and winners, read about the history of the prizes, and examine the entry forms.

Readers Circle
If you've been looking for a way to connect with book-related groups, this is it. Reader's Circle is a free public directory, searchable by ZIP Code™, that specializes in listings for book clubs and reader's circles.

Stop, You're Killing Me!
This site is a resource for the lovers of mystery, intrigue and suspense books.  Stop! has hundreds of authors, with complete, chronological lists of their books in this sub-genre. Indexed by authors and characters; keyword search for location, profession of character; and more.

Uchronia: The Alternate History List
This site is an annotated bibliography of over 2500 novels, stories, essays and other printed material involving the "what ifs" of history. The genre has a variety of names, but it's best known as alternate history. Alternate history consists of fictional realities in which historical events turned out differently from our reality.

Who Reads What?
Read what the celebrities read!  An annual list of celebrities' favorite reading materials.

Search Library Catalogs

Search Individual Libraries (below):

Public Libraries

Area Library Catalogs

LINC Consortium
The combined library catalog of Batavia, Bloomingdale, Franklin Park, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Itasca, St. Charles, Villa Park and West Chicago.

MAGIC Consortium
The combined library catalog of Bensenville, Carol Stream, Elburn (Town & Country), Kaneville, North Aurora (Messenger), Oak Brook, Streamwood (Poplar Creek), Sugar Grove, and Wood Dale libraries.

Other Chicago & Suburban Public Library Catalogs

Chicago Public Library

North Suburban Library System - CCS
The combined library catalog of the Cooperative Computer Services, 21 public libraries in the north and northwest suburbs.

North Suburban Library System
Links to the library catalogs of academic, public, school and special libraries in the North Suburban Library System.

Metropolitan Library System - SWAN
The combined library catalog of 75 libraries located in the south and near west suburbs.

Academic Libraries

College of Dupage Library 

I-Share Catalog
I-Share includes the resources of 65 Illinois libraries belonging to CARLI, the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois.

Lake Park High School Library

William Rainey Harper College Library 

Other Library Catalogs

Internet Public Library
An outstanding collection of original articles, online texts, on-line periodicals, links, and more.

LibDex
LibDex, the Library Index, is a worldwide directory of library homepages, web-based OPACs, Friends of the Library pages, and library e-commerce affiliate links.

Library of Congress
The Library of Congress online catalog.

Search the Internet

Internet Safety Awareness  
This site was developed by the ELA Area Public Library, in conjunction with the North Suburban Library System and the Lake Zurich and Hawthorn Woods Police Departments. It is designed to help individuals learn about Internet safety issues and concerns, as well as providing general information about using the Internet.

About
About, the Human Internet, is a web portal that features 500 expert guides mining the net on thousands of topics.  The guides build a comprehensive environment around each of their specific topics, including the best new content, relevant links, how-to's, forums, and answers to just about any question.

Alta Vista
"Alta Vista provides integrated search results, offering users immediate access to the most relevant information including Web pages, multimedia files, up-to-the minute news, products and services, and a free language translation service with Babel Fish."

Google
This is a newer search engine that is very fast and gives good search results.  If you misspell a search word it will let you know.  It also has a "cache" selection that will highlight your search words on the page it connects you to.

Illinois CLICKS!
Illinois CLICKS! is an information website with quality internet resources, reviewed and selected by Illinois librarians, well-organized for easy access by all Illinois citizens.

Librarians' Index to the Internet
Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 14,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.

Lycos
A search engine with a directory, this site also offers chat, e-mail, horoscopes, maps, recipes, and links to other information sources.

Open Directory Project
"Human's do it better..." The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors.

Search
Access to all of the familiar search engines in one place, plus information on new search engines, meta search engines, search engine reviews, specialty search engines and search tips and link guides.

WebCrawler
This is another directory with a large collection of links to various informative web sites. 

Yahoo!
Probably the best know directory/search engine on the Internet, Yahoo! offers links to thousands of web sites, free e-mail, a map program, and much more.

Sports

Chicago Sports Teams

Bears
The official web site of the National Football League Chicago Bears.

Blackhawks
The official web site of the National Hockey League Chicago Blackhawks.

Bulls
The official web site of the National Basketball Association Chicago Bulls.

Cubs  
The official web site of the Major League Baseball National League Chicago Cubs.

Fire
The official web site of the Major League Soccer Chicago Fire.

White Sox
The official web site of the Major League Baseball American League Chicago White Sox.  

Wolves
The official web site of the American Hockey League Chicago Wolves.

Sports Organizations

AFL 
The official web site of the Arena Football League.

AHL
The official web site of the American Hockey League.

MLB
The official web site of Major League Baseball.

MLS
The official web site of Major League Soccer.

NBA
The official web site of the National Basketball Association.

NHL
The official web site of the National Hockey League.

NFL
The official web site of the National Football League.

Olympic Games
A themed collection of links to Internet sites on all aspects of the Olympic Games; past present and future. (Collected by Librarians' Index to the Internet)

Yahoo! Sports
Scores, stories, scoops, and more about just about every sport you can imagine.

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