Thursday, October 16, 2008

Try some fee-based electronic resources--Free!

TryIt! Illinois is a program provided by the Illinois State Library, offering free access to a number of fee-based electronic resources for the months of October and November. The business related databases include Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage, Morningstar Investment Research Center, Ebsco's Business Source Complete, Gale's Business and Company Resource Center, to name just a few. There are also resources in Public Affairs, Religion & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Careers, Children's, Consumer Affairs and more.

Participating in this trial requires a login name and password. All residents of Illinois can ask for the name and password, but rules of the trial prohibit posting them on any blogs or listservs. So, please e-mail the Reference Department at the Evanston Public Library, or call 847-448-8630, or use the Instant Messaging feature on the Research Page of EPL's website. You can also go directly to the TryIt! page, where you will see contact information for the coordinator of this trial at the Illinois State Library.