EBSCO is an online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of full text databases. These databases range from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate and school libraries.
EVERY LIBRARY IN ILLINET
ELI, Every Library in Illinet, is the source for information about Illinois libraries. ELI acts as an Illinois library directory and statistical data source.
For Library Directory information about the new Prairie Area Library System (PALS):
http://www.palsnet.info/members/
Find-It! Illinois is the portal to Illinois governmental and library information on the Web!
FirstSearch connects you to information in a wide range of subjects in 14 databases.
FirstSearch Guided Tour
Search Tips from OCLC
Get help with OCLC from their Librarian's Toolbox. Here are links to their most used resources
http://www.oclc.org/toolbox/
Periodical Titles in FirstSearch
Use this service to find specific periodical titles in FirstSearch databases.
http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/periodicals/default.htm
HAARGIS Historic
Architecture and Archaeology Geographic Information System from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
HAARGIS is an inventory of properties with historic, architectural, and/or archaeological significance in Illinois. Here is information, photographs, and background documentation for almost 78,000 buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts in Illinois.
http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/
Illinois Authors
Published Illinois authors who live, or have lived, in Illinois--or have written extensively about an Illinois subject. Illinois illustrators and photographers are included.
http://www.eliillinois.org/illinoisauthors/index.php
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.
Illinois Digital Archives
The Illinois Digital Archives (IDA) finds images, sound files, handbooks, and other multi-media events that exist on Internet sites throughout Illinois. These materials describe the history and experience of life in Illinois.
Illinois Periodicals Online
Look here for entire articles from magazines whose focus is Illinois. Some of the titles included are 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.
Illinois Maps
Illinois Highway map
http://www.enjoyillinois.com/roadmap.html
Illinois Cool Fire Technology
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/GEOGRAPHY/Illinois.html
Maps of Illinois and the old Northwest
http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/maps/
Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois University
http://www.illinoisatlas.com/index.htm
Illinois Dept. of Transportation
http://163.191.191.12/gis/statemap/statemap.htm
Illinois State Archives and Genealogical Databases
Locate information in the online Illinois State Archives on vital records, veterans, etc.
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html
I-Share (formerly Illinet Online) is a
I-Share Online is a resource sharing system for the 45 ILCSO libraries. Click the above image to access I-Share Online via the web.
ILLINET Online Instructions (PDF)
Magazine Requests using IO
Municipal
Library Consortium of St. Louis County
Municipal Library Consortium (MLC) and LCLS members
mutually share their resources. Members are able to access and electronically request material
owned by members of the MLC. To access go to,
http://www.mlc.lib.mo.us/select.asp
How to use the MLC database
NoveList is an electronic
readers advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new
authors and titles. NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as
a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. Readers can also
enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read and
NoveList retrieve titles that contain these words in the books subject
headings field. Users can also browse over 1000 theme-oriented booklists,
award-lists and fiction related web-sites.
Novelist Basics (PDF Format)
NoveList Tip of the Month
Subscribe to Novelist Notes (Libraries Only)
Talking Book and Braille Service
Illinois provides library service for patrons who cannot use standard printed material because of visual or physical disabilities. The Talking Book and Braille Service (TBBS) online library catalog has many titles available to Illinois residents who are participants in the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped program.
Search the TBBS catalog.
http://www.klas.com/ilbph
Who is eligible?
http://www.loc.gov/nls/eligible.html
What is available?
http://www.loc.gov/nls/what.html
How to sign up?
http://www.loc.gov/nls/signup.html
Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center
http://www.mitbc.org/
Webcat
Web based card catalog of holdings of the Gatenet member libraries. Searchable by keyword, author, title, and subject.
On May 24, 2005 Webcat will be live on the new Innovative Interfaces Millenium software!!!
WorldCat
Members are able to access and electronically request materials owned by members of OCLC. WorldCat is the OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other materials. To access WorldCat, use the FirstSearch address, http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org.
To go directly to the OCLC ILL Policies Directory, members use https://illpolicies.oclc.org
Use this to find a library, their symbol and policies. Enter whatever is known, their OCLC symbol, part of a name, city and state, etc.
http://www.oclc.org/contacts/libraries/
OCLC Guides from Illinet OCLC at the Illinois State Library:
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/who_we_are/OCLC/librarians_tools/illinet_documentation.html
A new updated and enhanced Periodicals Title Finder is now available on the OCLC website at: http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/periodicals/default.htm
WorldCat Resource Sharing tutorials available that covers the basics of resource sharing and will help you get started. http://www.oclc.org/support/training/firstsearch/tutorial/
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