Online Articles & More
Reliable sources for articles, information, and leisure reading
The library purchases subscriptions to over 50 online resources to provide you with reliable information.
Alphabetical List of Resources
Featured
- ALLDATA Online car repair [in-library use only] - diagnostics & repair, diagrams, technical service bulletins
- AtoZ World Travel - Tourist and cultural information on more than 175 of the top travel destinations in North America and around the globe.
- BYKI Online - learn 70+ languages via flashcards and interactive practice Use your library bar code to log in.
- ConsumerReports.org - Ratings, reviews, buying advice
- LawDepot - Create an account and gain access to thousands of legal forms across all categories, including Real Estate, Business, Wills, Family, and more instantly.
- Learning Express Library - practice tests for ACT, SAT, GED, TOEFL, and more
- Universal Class - Over 500 online, non-college credit continuing education courses. Each course has a real instructor with whom you can communicate via email. (You’ll need a valid email address to create an account.)
All of Our Resources/Databases
Browse the topics below for recommended resources.
Classic Reference
- EBSCO Mas Ultra - full-text articles in popular magazines
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - over 200 full-text reference ebooks
- Medline (OCLC) - medical research
- Newsbank - News-Gazette and more
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Reference USA - telephone numbers
- Wilson Select Plus (OCLC) - full-text articles in academic journals
- Wilson Web OmniFile Full Text Select - Full text of articles from approximately 2,700 publications, many of them academic or peer-reviewed.
- World Almanac (OCLC)
Magazine/Newspaper Articles
- America's News Magazines - full-text articles in popular magazines
- Clase & Periodica (OCLC) - indexes to Spanish-language, Latin American journals
- EBSCO Green File - full-text articles on the environment
- EBSCO Library, Infoscience & Technology Abstracts - full-text articles on information or librarianship
- EBSCO Mas Ultra (PL ed.) - full-text articles in popular magazines
- EBSCO Primary Search - full-text magazine articles, for grades K-8
- EBSCO Teacher Reference Center - articles geared towards education
- ECO (Electronic Collections Online) (OCLC) - full-text articles in scholarly journals
- Historical Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
- Historical Newspapers(1849-1986) [in-library use only]
- News-Gazette - full-text articles of local news, June 1997 to present
- Urbana Courier - local newspaper 1903-1935
- Wilson Select Plus (OCLC) - full-text articles in academic journals (OCLC)
- Wilson Web OmniFile Full Text Select - Full text of articles from approximately 2,700 publications, many of them academic or peer-reviewed.
Books & Reading
- Baker & Taylor Title Source 3 [in-library use only] click on the anonymous login link - forthcoming, in-print, and out-of-print titles
- eBOOKS (OCLC) - catalog of electronic books available worldwide
- NoveList - fiction booklists, what to read next
- NoveList Plus - fiction & nonfiction booklists, what to read next
- NoveList K-8 - fiction booklists, what to read next, grades K-8
- NoveList K-8 Plus - fiction & nonfiction booklists, what to read next, grades K-8
Homework Help/Tests
- EBSCO Mas Ultra - full-text articles in popular magazines
- EBSCO Primary Search - full-text magazine articles, for grades K-8
- EBSCO Teacher Reference Center - articles geared towards education
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - over 200 full-text reference ebooks
- Learning Express Library - practice tests for ACT, SAT, GED, TOEFL and more
- Learning Express Library e-books - full-text study guides and test-preparation ebooks
- Universal Class - Over 500 online, non-college credit continuing education courses. Each course has a real instructor with whom you can communicate via email. (You’ll need a valid email address to create an account.)
Just for Kids
- EBSCO Primary Search - full-text magazine articles, grades K-8
- MUZZY Online - A comprehensive, interactive, and fun way for kids to learn Spanish, French, English, German, and Italian.
- NoveList K-8 - fiction booklists, what to read next, grades K-8
- NoveList K-8 Plus - fiction & nonfiction booklists, what to read next, grades K-8
- TumbleBooks - animated, talking picture books, including story books, read-alongs, language learning, and nonfiction
Job Hunting/Careers
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - business section with small business guides
- Illinois Skills Match - Illinois Dept of Employment Security, matches employers and job seekers
- Learning Express Library Job Search & Workplace Skills - job search, interviewing, resumes
- News-Gazette Classified - Job Section - local job ads
- Universal Class - Over 500 online, non-college credit continuing education courses. Each course has a real instructor with whom you can communicate via email. (You’ll need a valid email address to create an account.)
Consumer Information
- ALLDATA Online car repair [in-library use only] - diagnostics & repair, diagrams, technical service bulletins
- AtoZ World Travel - Tourist and cultural information on more than 175 of the top travel destinations in North America and around the globe.
- ConsumerReports.org - Ratings, reviews, buying advice
- LawDepot - Create an account and gain access to thousands of legal forms across all categories, including Real Estate, Business, Wills, Family, and more instantly.
Language
- BYKI Online - learn 70+ languages via flashcards and interactive practice Use your library bar code to log in.
- Clase and Periodica (OCLC) - indexes to Spanish-language, Latin American journals
- EBSCO Mas Ultra - machine-translated text, 9 languages
- Gale Virtual Reference - machine-translated text, 11 languages
- Learning Express Library - TOEFL practice test. Recursos para Hispanohablantes Use your barcode to create your account.
- MUZZY Online - A comprehensive, interactive, and fun way for kids to learn Spanish, French, English, German, and Italian.
Downloadable/Audio
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - listen to text via MP3
- My Media Mall - download audiobooks, ebooks, and movie's
Genealogy & Local History
- Ancestry Library Edition [in-library use only] - Over 4,000 genealogical databases and census records
- Fold3 - over 46,000,000 historical documents and photos
- Heritage Quest - federal census records and more
- Historic Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
- Illinois State Archives - Illinois birth, death, marriage, and veterans records
- Local History Online - Champaign County Historical and Genealogical Index
- Local History Online - Urbana Municipal Documents Index - City of Urbana records (1855-2001)
- News-Gazette - full-text articles of local news, June 1997 to present
- Urbana Courier - local newspaper (1903-1935)
- World Vital Records - genealogy databases and family history tools, from 12+ countries
Local Interest
- Daily Illini - University of Illinois campus newspaper (1916-1945)
- Helpsource - social service resources for East Central Illinois
- Local History Online - Champaign County Historical and Genealogical Index
- Local History Online - Urbana Municipal Documents Index - City of Urbana records (1855-2001)
- IHLS Community Resources - contact information for local organizations
- News-Gazette - full-text articles of local news, June 1997 to present
- Reference USA - Telephone numbers
- Urbana Courier - local newspaper (1903-1935)
Library Catalogs
- CU Catalog - The shared catalog of The Urbana Free Library and Champiagn Public Library.
- eBOOKS (OCLC) - catalog of electronic books available worldwide
- Worldcat (OCLC) - public, special, and academic libraries in Illinois first, then worldwide
- Worldcat Local - libraries worldwide starting with Urbana-Champaign
