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Databases

New Off Campus Online Database - Username is first initial lastname ex.  jdoe / password is your ID number

The following databases are available for on campus use only.

EBSCOHost Select - Fourteen databases of journals, magazines, newspapers, newswires, reports, pamphlets, monographs, television and radio news transcripts, encyclopedic entries, primary sources, biographies, photos, maps, flags, abstracts, digests, indexing. Areas covered include academic studies, business, nursing, consumer health, clinical

Enciclopedia Universal en Español - Comprehensive online Spanish-language encyclopedia published by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online - Complete Encyclopaedia Britannica plus three other Britannica encyclopedias, Year in Review (1993-2003), Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, interactive timelines, standard citation formats, links to over 300,000 websites.

Facts On File and World News Digest Issues & Controversies - Facts on File includes National and international events, issues, people, statistics; 1940-current; primary source documents, newspaper editorials, biographies, maps, country profiles, obituaries, photos, maps, timelines, world-press links, Reuters News; Issues & Controversies includes“Pro & Con” coverage of 600 key topics, background information, timelines, primary sources, interviews, bibliographies, contact directories.

Library Materials Search - Electronic access to holdings of Rolling Prairie Library System, of which Lincoln College is a member. Access Lincoln College holdings: enter appropriate information in search box, click go. On the search results screen, click selected item and in the limit by box select Lincoln College or another institution.

National Newspapers - Five full-text national newspapers: Historical New York Times, 1851-2001; New York Times 1995-current; New York Times Book Review and Magazine, 1997-current; St. Louis Post Dispatch, 1992-current; USA TODAY, 1987-current; Wall Street Journal, 1984-current; Washington Post, 1987-current.

Newsbank - Twelve full-text Illinois newspapers: Belleville News-Democrat, 2001-current; Chicago Sun-Times, 1986-current; Chicago Tribune, 1985-current, and RedEye Edition, 10/25/2002-current; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights), 1995-current; Edwardsville Intelligencer, 6/26/2000-current; Herald & Review (Decatur), 1995-current; News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana), 6/1997-current; Pantagraph (Bloomington), 1989-current; Peoria Journal Star, 1992-current; Rockford Register Star, 1999-current; Southern Illinoisan, 2/2002-current; State Journal-Register (Springfield), 1985-current.

Net Library eBooks - Contains digital versions of career-related books, journals, and database content.

Illinois Websites - (Access available only to Illinois residents)

Find-It! Illinois - Access to a variety of databases including the following:

Illinois Periodicals Online - Browse Illinois Periodicals Online.

FirstSearch - (Contact the librarian for logon and password) - Provides access to over 75 databases, including H. W. Wilson Select Plus (journals, magazines, newspapers, reports, pamphlets, etc.).

Updated 2/7/11

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