Wood Dale Public Library - Online Databases

A to Z Maps Online

AtoZMapsOnline - with its collection of more than 146,000 maps offers a large database of static, animated, real-time, scientific, and antique maps in one easy-to-access place. A sampling of features contained in AtoZMapsOnline includes outline maps, political maps, physical maps, environmental maps, topographic maps, and weather maps. You can use the thousands of maps in any way you wish. This includes use for print and electronic reports so long as the map is not resold.

Ancestry® Library Edition - IN-LIBRARY USE ONLY

Ancestry Library Edition makes family research easy for beginners while still providing in-depth tools for even the most advanced genealogists. Recent search enhancements offer intuitive content organization, image enhancing and simplified on-screen navigation. Plus, a new Enhanced Viewer allows nearly all content to be viewed through this one interface.
Ancestry Library Edition also allows access anywhere within the library system, to any number of patrons. There are no simultaneous user restrictions. It’s a resource that both the beginner and the advanced researcher can use again and again to explore history, and their own family’s history. In-Library use only.

Find-A-Book The Lexile Framework for Reading

The Find-a-Book website uses a student’s reading score in Lexiles, a measure of reading ability and
text difficulty derived from state standardized tests, including the ISAT. Attached is a flier about the
Find-a-Book site that will explain how to use a Lexile measure to find just the right books for students.
The website also features a search option to access appropriate book choices based on grade level
and comfort with typical reading materials at that grade level.

HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest Online™ combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical and historical researchers, with coverage dating back to the late 1700s. Researchers can use HeritageQuest Online to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.

Homework Help Illinois

Get an online tutor. Find a resource 24/7. Wood Dale Public Library offers free academic and career resources and tutoring from Tutor.com for all students and adults through the library's Homework Help IL link.
K-12 and college students can get help with homework, studying, projects, essay writing and test prep in every subject, including algebra, statistics, chemistry, physics, social studies and English.
Adults can get help with resume writing, GED prep, and academic support.
All sessions are online and one-to-one with a live tutor. There are also tutors available in Spanish for math, social studies, and science.

Learning Express Library

The Wood Dale Library has now made LearningExpress Library available to our patrons. This wonderful site makes it possible to practice and take tests whenever you want. LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, 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.

Mango Languages

Mango Languages is a welcome addition to the library for those wanting to study a foreign language easily and at their own pace. Mango Languages currently offers 12 language courses – Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Greek, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, ESL for Polish speakers, ESL for Spanish speakers, and ESL for Brazilian Portuguese speakers – with many more on the way.

Immediate Online E-Books and Audio Books
	Hundreds of new books can now be checked out from the comfort of your home. This new service allows Wood Dale Library patrons to download e-books to their computer to read. The service also has audio books available to download and play on your pc, mp3 player or you can burn them to cd for listening. If you would like to visit this service please click on the “My Media Mall” icon.

Novelist Plus

NoveList Plus is a complete resource for fiction and nonfiction pleasure reading. NoveList Plus offers bibliographic information on more than 200,000 titles, including over 50,000 nonfiction titles selected for their appeal to the general reader. NoveList Plus offers a rich array of customized feature content such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles by the top names in the industry. Hundreds of ready-made, hand-crafted reading lists on popular fiction and nonfiction genres provide additional support for readers looking for their next great read.

Novelist K-8 Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus is a powerful tool to support learning, develop reading ability and encourage life-long appreciation of fiction and nonfiction for K-8 readers. Books can be found matching many different search criteria including the Lexile readability measure, a plot description, a favorite author, an award, or a book similar to one already read and enjoyed based on theme, setting or a myriad of other factors.

OCLC FirstSearch

OCLC FirstSearch is a comprehensive and complete reference service with a rich collection of databases and with links to the World Wide Web, over 10 million online full text articles, full-image articles from over 4,000 electronic journals, library holdings, and interlibrary loan. It supports research in a wide range of subject areas with well-known bibliographic and full-text databases in addition to ready-reference tools such as directories, almanacs and encyclopedias.

Record Information Services
	This resource lets you access various public records for the following counties: Cook, Dekalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Mc Henry & Will. The database includes public records for new homeowners, new businesses, bankruptcies, and foreclosures & sales.

Business and Company ASAP - 1980 to present
	Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.

General Reference Center - 1980 to present
	A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center to find articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images. Find articles on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

Health and Wellness Resource Center - 1980 to present

Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.