This is a list of the databases that can be accessed 24/7 from any location. Many of them can be accessed by entering your last name and your NPL barcode number.
The login/passwords for the others can be obtained free by Normal Public Library cardholders at the Library on a special bookmark. If you are a Normal Public Library patron please inquire at the main circulation desk. Access to most of these research databases was purchased for you by the Normal Public Library.

Bigchalk - This database provides access to hundreds of popular magazines, newspapers and other references for answers on virtually any topic. A good source for school research papers.

Books In Print - A comprehensive guide to published books, videos and other media.

Careers-Internet - A vocational guidance internet service.

CQ Researcher - Original comprehensive reports and analysis on issues in the news.

Country Watch - Comprehensive, up-to-date, political, economic, cultural, business and environmental information.

Facts On File - Access to 20 years of full-text news, background information on current events and the latest developments in science, health, and medicine.

Find-it! Illinois - Access a multitude of state information, including the virtual Illinois Catalog (one site from which you can search the holdings of 600 libraries), OCLC First Search and Illinois Government Information.

First Search - Provides instant online access to more that 75 databases used to find published works at virtually any library. Library holdings are displayed up front, so users can identify items in their own library's collection.

Heritage Quest Online (Library Bar Code Required) - Trace your roots, examine the events and people that shaped your city and state, study the development of settlements and early businesses in your area. You have access to: family genealogies, county & town histories, church and school histories, maps & atlases, vital records, tax lists, military records, wills, cemetary records, and the complete set of US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930....and much much more...

Infotrac - A collection of health, business, literary and social information. It includes following databases:

	-- Business and Company Resource Center: Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
	-- Contemporary Authors: Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
	-- Contemporary Literary Criticism: Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study.
	-- Health and Wellness Resource Center: Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
	-- Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center: Provides information on viewpoints about social issues. Accesses viewpoint articles, overviews, statistics, website links, and full text magazine and newspaper articles.
	-- Science Resource Center: Researching science topics has never been easier -- thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.

Learning Express Library - a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Click on new user and enter "61761" plus the 9 numerical digits of your library card number as the User Name and then create a password of your choosing. You will then be able to click on Returning User from then on and use your User Name and created password everytime you return.

NetLibrary - Click here for access to the following databases:
-E-Library - Access to our e-content collection, a digital version of books.
-AudioBooks Center - Downloadable audiobooks from Recorded Books. Choose from over 500 audiobooks to download to your own MP3 player for a checkout period of 21 days.

Novelist - An electronic resource to meet the needs of fiction readers, Novelist provides enhanced subject access to over 70,000 fiction titles. It also contains over 1000 subject-oriented booklists and complete lists for over 150 book awards.
When prompted, enter the first five digits of your library card. Example "D0305"

ProQuest Direct - A periodical database covering 16 topics including arts, business, education, health, law, sciences, social sciences, etc. This database also includes access to over 100 midwest newspapers as well as the Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Reference USA Business Database - A comprehensive database of over 12 million businesses. When prompted, enter your Normal Public Library card number.

Rosetta Stone Language Learning Center - A language learning program offering 28 different languages. To access the program click the provided link to get to the welcome page. Click on register and you will be prompted to create a username & password and enter your library card number and an email address. You will need to download Macromedia Shockwave Player if your computer does not already have it.

Sirs Researcher - A comprehensive database providing access to articles on social science, health, history, business, etc. An excellent source for government documents.

Standard & Poor's - The world's foremost provider of independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, data and valuations. It also gives you access to the most popular research products including Industry Surveys, Stock Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Bond Reports, Corporation Records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and The Outlook, among others. When prompted enter your user id: "normal" and your Normal Public Library barcode as the password.