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Other Library Sites
These helpful Library sites are not connected with the Oak Park Public Library. However, Oak Park Public Library cardholders can contact the Oak Park Public Library's Information Services at 708-452-3480 to see if items they would like to borrow from these sources are available via interlibrary loan.

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I-Share
Search the resources of 71 academic and research libraries in Illinois.

Library of Congress
Search the resources of this national library.

Libraries on the World Wide Web
Find other libraries in the US and the world.

SWAN Catalog Search the catalogs of libraries in the System Wide Automated Network (SWAN) of the Metropolitan Library System. The SWAN Catalog is down for regular maintenance Monday through Friday 9:45 p.m. to 10:45 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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Internet Sites
These helpful Internet sites are not connected with the Oak Park Public Library but are recommended as useful in finding information.

Best Free Reference Sites
List of websites recommended by the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association Machine-Assisted Reference Section

All Recipes
Search more than 25,000 recipes and 30 subject categories. There is free registration where members can submit their own recipes. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

AltaVista's Babel Fish
Get translations of individual words, paragraphs up to 150 words, or whole web pages into various languages. Besides Western European languages, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean are offered. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

American Hospital Directory
Link to hospital websites and basic statistics using the free look-up tool. View data on total numbers of beds, discharges, patient days, gross patient revenue, and Medicare claims. Subscribe for more details. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

American Memory
Find written and spoken words, images, maps, and more maintained by the Library of Congress.

AmericanPresident.org
Find information about the Presidency in History and the Presidency in Action. This is an excellent source about the presidents for highschool teachers and students, undergraduates, and the general public. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Answers.com
Search and cross-index over 100 online research tools. Some of the tools included are Who2, Wikipedia, The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, and Merriam Webster's Dictionary. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Ben's Guide to the United States Government for Kids
Find information about how the US government works and locate primary sources. This site provides tools for K-12 students, parents, and teachers. Teachers will find curriculum links. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

ConsumerSearch
Find consumer information. More than 50 researchers are employed by the site to identify and rank certain products. A Fast Answers page summarizes the research. Links are provided to The Full Story page for additional information. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Digital History
Get in depth historical resources without advertising. There is an interactive timeline of US history from 1590 to the present, as well as lesson plans for teachers and classroom handouts. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Find reseach articles. The aim of DOAJ is to increase the use of scientific and scholarly journals. To date there are 1,954 free, full-text journals. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Download.com
Dowload more than 30,000 free and trial-version programs, including music, games, and utilities. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Encyclopedia of Chicago
Find historical information, maps, and more maintained by the Chicago Historical Society, the Newberry Library, and Northwestern University.

Federal Citizen Information Center
Get "answers to questions about consumer problems and government services" with this one-stop source. The site contains the free offers, call to consumer action, and dozens of links. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Illinois Clicks
Search Internet sites on a variety of subjects maintained by librarians in Illinois.

Internet Public Library
Search Internet sites on a variety of subjects maintained by the University of Michigan School of Information.

Librarian's Internet Index
Search Internet sites on a variety of subjects maintained by librarians in California and Washington.

Modern Language Association Language Map
Learn about languages. This site uses data from the 2000 US census to display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty languages and three groups of less commonly spoken languages in the US. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Find justice and substance abuse information that supports research, policy, and program development worldwide. It contains very good statistics. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

NationMaster.com
Search this huge compilation of data taken from sources such as the CIA World Factbook, UN World Health Organization, World Bank, UNESCO, UNICEF, and World Resources Institute. This is the place to find country statistics and maps. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

New York Times Article Archives 1851-1995
Search over 15 million New York Times articles with abstracts, from September 1851 to December 1995. Full text articles costs $2.95. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Nutrition.gov
Search nutrition information from many government databases. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Search statistics from countries, government agencies, and intergovernmental organizations. It is easy to find statistics that compare countries in various categories. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

PubMed
Search over 15 million citations for articles from over 4,800 biomedical journals and magazines from the US and 70 other countries. It provides links to many full-text article sites. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

United States Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications Department
Find all types of astronomical information. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.

Webrary
Search Internet sites on a variety of subjects maintained by Morton Grove Public Library.

Wikipedia
Find information in this online encyclopedia compiled and edited by its readers. Articles can be translated into over 150 languages available on the site. Recommended by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library Association.