Online Databases

NetLibrary eAudiobooks

This database is available to Helen Matthes Library patron cardholders only.  Please click the above graphic to authenticate your library barcode number, found on the back of your library card.  If you are a resident of the City of Effingham, please stop by the library to get your card today!  This database can be used from home once you authenticate your library card number.

OCLC First Search
(please go to the circulation desk for the username and password)

http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org

First Search is provided free of charge by the Illinois State Library to all public libraries.  First Search contains databases of current periodicals and other online resources, some full-text.  This database can be accessed from home with the library's username and password.

Electric Library

http://elibrary.bigchalk.com

eLibrary Plus is a full-text article database that contains current news and research information.  Many journals provide full-text.  No username and password needed if you use eLibrary at a library computer.  Ask for a username and password for home use.

Find-It! Illinois
with access to the
Statewide Illinois
Library Catalog (SILC)

http://www.finditillinois.org/

This resource gives citizens of Illinois access to all the online card catalogs at libraries across the state.  No username and password is needed.  Home access is available by clicking on the above link.

I-Share (formerly Illinet Online)

http://library.ilcso.illinois.edu/ilcso/cgi-bin/welcome

This provides access to libraries across the state that participate in ILSCO, typically the colleges and universities.   If you want to order a book you find in I-Share, please contact a library staff member.   Home access is available to IO by clicking on the above link.

Value Line Online Database

http://www.valueline.com

As a print subscriber to the Value Line Investment Survey we also have access to their online database at the library. Click the above link, and then from Value Line's home page click on the  Print Subscriber Service button.  This database cannot be accessed from home!  Sorry! 

NoveList

http://search.epnet.com

NoveList is a Readers' Advisory database that allows users to search for their favorite book or author and then find similar reading material.  No username and password is needed when using NoveList on library computers. Ask for a username and password for home use!