Welcome to our database collection! Click on the title to access the database. A Fossil Ridge Public Library District card may be required.
THESE DATABASES ARE AVAILABLE FOR IN LIBRARY USE ONLY:
Ancestry.comSearches a wide variety of databases, census records, U.S. marriage and death records, immigration records, passenger lists, and much more.
Chicago Tribune
Searchable complete full-text articles of local and regional news from 1985-present. Does not include advertisements.
THESE DATABASES CAN ALSO BE ACCESSED FROM HOME
Online Library CatalogAccess our catalog online to search for items and place your own holds.
FirstSearch
Click here to access FirstSearch from home
Search for books, sound recordings, videos, journal and magazine articles (many full-text), dissertations and conference proceedings, and ready-reference tools such as directories, almanacs, and encyclopedias. Subjects include education, science, arts and humanities, consumer affairs, etc. Library holdings are displayed to identify items in our collection. Other items can be requested thru Interlibrary Loan.
EBSCO Host
MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,750 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, and much more. There are also general reference books, primary source documents, and an Image Collection.
Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-related health content. It is designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related issues.
Business Source Premier provides full text to 2,300 journals in areas such as business, marketing, management, accounting, banking and finance. There are also market research repots, industry reports, country reports and company profiles.
HeritageQuest
Click here to access HeritageQuest from home
Resource for census data, family records, and related books and articles. Index is fully searchable by name, location, birthplace and more. Includes collections of over 25,000 fully searchable family and county histories, city directories, business directories, church histories and a special index specifically for the Revolutionary War.
Novelist
Assists readers in finding authors, titles and series by genre and includes articles, reading lists, and reviews. Also has the same information for use by students K - 8. Note: Requires a Fossil Ridge Public Library card for home access.
Issues and Controversies (Facts.com)
Contains up-to-date, in-depth, and objective information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.
Find-it Illinois
Portal for Illinois government and other information. Includes information on Illinois government, authors, and the Illinois Digital achives.
Yahoo
