The following are selected resources available in the library and on the Internet.
Please note that most of the links listed below will not work if you are accessing this page from off campus. You can remedy this by going to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles & Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals & Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College e-mail login and password. If you don't know your E.C. login or password, you'll want to see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC. You can find instructions on accessing materials off-campus here.
* Please note that clicking Internet Resources will open a new window.
We do not have an extensive collection of government documents. However, the following resources may be of some help:
A list of federal depository libraries is available online. Federal depository libraries are open to anyone, and often have a wide variety of documents.
You can locate books owned by the library using Illinet Online, using either subject headings or keywords.
If a book appears in the catalog, but is not available at Elmhurst, you can request the item directly in Illinet Online. Please ask a librarian if you need assistance. Books not available through Illinet may be ordered through our online Interlibrary Loan book request form.
A complete list of our databases is available online.
Remember that databases can find both scholarly and popular sources. Learn how to distinguish a scholarly article from a magazine article.
A list of electronic newspapers is available online; feel free to explore them.
For older articles, you'll need to use a print index; some of the more useful ones are:
The print indexes are located behind the reference section, towards the back of the library. They are arranged alphabetically.
Once you've identified your articles, use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or in microfilm. Because there are also journals available electronically, you'll want to check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If you cannot find an article at Elmhurst, you can request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.
Many older issues of journals and newspapers are available in microfilm. You can look up in Illinet Online to see which are available in microfilm, or you can simply browse the microform area. The following may be helpful:
Created 12 February, 2001
Revised 14 February, 2001 by Ayanna Gaines,
Assistant Reference Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College