Research
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Books & Reading
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction. Beyond recommendations, BookBrowse suggests read-alikes, gives a peek at what is coming soon, and offers resources for Book Clubs.
Literary Reference Source Plus
Literary database covering all genres and timeframes including author biographies, criticism and synopses.
Readers' resource for read alikes, series, and recommendations for adults and teens.
Read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. Helps kids find books that are just right for their level and interests.
A global catalog of library materials. Includes the ability to request interlibrary loan for books and articles unavailable in HPL or SWAN.
Business Resources
Business research database featuring top journals in accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and operations.
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Up-to-date information on mutual funds, stocks and ETFs, including Morningstar newsletters.
Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)
Business and residential directory covering the US and Canada, including new homeowners. Includes demographic and marketing tools.
A premier resource for stock research.
Consumer Resources
Full access to the premiere unbiased consumer review and testing source.
Genealogy
Provides over a billion names in hundreds of databases, including records from the complete U.S. Census (1790-1930); military records; church records; passenger lists; and more. Access by visiting the Hinsdale Public Library.
Fold3 provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.
Includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, including historical photos, public records, indexes and more that span the past five centuries. It is the industry's most multilingual family history research database.
Health and Medicine
Supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Index of article summaries and and citations from over 3,500 medical journals.
Journals
A multidisciplinary research database. It provides acclaimed full-text journals, magazines and more.
ERIC is an authoritative database of indexed and full-text education literature and resources.
Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
Large collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other sources from the world's leading publishers. Covers every general interest subject area and includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.
Newspapers and Magazines
America's News Magazines: Newsbank
Access magazines as text, including The Atlantic.
Chicago Community Collection: Newsbank
Access to the Chicago Sun-Times as text and image, Crain's Chicago Business, Hinsdale Suburban Life, The Doings and other local newspapers.
Search or browse every issue of the Chicago Tribune as it appeared in print from 1849-1998.
The Doings Archive (In-Library Use Only)
The Doings digitized, searchable and browsable 1896-2017. Access by visiting the Hinsdale Public Library.
eMediaLibrary offers over 5000 magazines, including current and popular titles. You can also access these using the Libby app.
Hinsdalean Archive (In-Library Use Only)
The Hinsdalean searchable and browsable 2006-present. Access by visiting the Hinsdale Public Library.
Newspapers.com: World Collection
The World Collection is a massive online newspaper archive consisting of 231 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 23,700+ newspapers from around the United States and beyond.
Newspapers and magazines from around the world, including The Economist, presented in full-image format. A PressReader app is also available for your smartphone or tablet.
Online Learning
Thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Language learning resource offering over 60 languages and "Lil Pim" for children's language learning. To use the app, choose "Find Free Mango," and select your language to get started.
Take online practice tests for many standardized tests including the SAT, ACT, AP courses, civil service/licensing, law enforcement, military entrance, college admissions, medical school, and more.
A learning platform that offers a wide range of courses in the fields of Cloud Computing, Data Science, Development, IT Operations, Leadership & Management, Marketing, Personal Development, Project Management and Operations. The majority of courses offer a Udemy certificate of completion. A Gmail or Outlook account is required to sign in to Udemy.
Students
Reading, Math, and More — ABCmouse is the award-winning early-learning program for math, phonics, reading, and more. Designed by learning experts, your child can practice anytime, anywhere. Ages 2-8.
A trusted resource on topics of all descriptions.
Covers both U.S. and world history topics, featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.
Designed for middle school students, providing popular magazines, biographies and an image collection.
Points of View Reference Source
A resource for examining multiple sides of an issue that provides materials from all viewpoints for analysis.
For elementary school student research with popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and images.
Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, with hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and images.