Research Tools
Advantage Archives Newspapers
![Advantage Archives logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2022-01/Advantage%20Archives%20Newspapers.png?itok=SG6kFXWy)
America's Newspapers
![NewsBank logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-06/NewsBank_logo.png?itok=7Oz1XtPp)
Search full-text local, regional, and national news in The State Journal-Register, Chicago Sun-Times, Peoria Journal Star, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and more.
Ancestry Library Edition
![ancestry.com library edition logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-06/ancestry-library.png?itok=MsxPfAHL)
Unlock the story of your family through census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more. Available for in-library use only.
Brainfuse
![Brainfuse logo: "ignite your mind"](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-06/brainfuse.png?itok=2oyF25tX)
Brainfuse offers virtual live tutoring, a 24-hour writing assignment review, study groups, flashcards, and more for learners of all ages.
Britannica Library Reference Center
![Britannica Library Reference Center](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-06/BOLLE_Logo-0.png?itok=0P-D2Fye)
Discover encyclopedia articles, full-text journal and magazine articles, primary sources, multimedia, and other unique resources and tools that make research easier and more productive.
Chicago Sun-Times
![NewsBank logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-06/NewsBank_logo.png?itok=7Oz1XtPp)
Explore Chicago history through local news, events and people with the Chicago Sun-Times Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Consumer Reports
![Consumer Reports logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-07/consumer%20reports.png?itok=ezFhZN2S)
Get unbiased ratings and reviews for thousands of products and services from Consumer Reports, plus in-depth reporting, trusted buying advice, and more.
Data Axle Reference Solutions (Reference USA)
![Data Axle Reference Solutions logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2023-02/Data-Axle%20Reference%20Solutions%20Logo.png?itok=75nL9VLj)
Formerly ReferenceUSA. Same great resource with a new name! Reference Solutions helps users of all kinds search for jobs, research U.S. businesses, create marketing and small business plans, locate specific people, and more.
EBSCOhost eBooks
![EBSCOhost eBooks logo](/sites/default/files/styles/db_image_style/public/2020-07/EBSCOeBooks_logo.png?itok=6o608JYW)
The EBSCOhost eBook Collection provides full-text access to electronic books covering a wide range of subject areas including business, health, education, science, and literary criticism.