Digital Resources

Research Links

Links identified as “for use in the library only” are available through the library's wifi and on our public workstations.  

ALPLM Request System and Finding Aids

Aeon - Register as a Researcher
https://alplm.aeon.atlas-sys.com/ 

ALPL Online Catalog
https://i-share.carli.illinois.edu/vf-alp/

ArchivesSpace
https://illinois.as.atlas-sys.com/

Boys in Blue
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/alp_bib
ALPL Civil War Photograph Database PDF

Chronicling Illinois
http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/

Surname Index

White House Historical Association
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/digital-library/partners/lincoln-library

Newspapers / Serials

America's News (For use in the library only)
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=NewsBank

Chicago Tribune (For use in the library only)
http://search.proquest.com/hnpchicagotribune/indexSave & Return

HarpWeekly Electronic Access (For use in the library only)
http://app.harpweek.com/default.asp

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections (UIUC)
https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/

Newspapers.com - Illinois Edition (For use in the library only)
https://newscomil.newspapers.com/

The State Journal-Register (Historical and Current) (For use in the library only)
https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/?p=EANX-NB

Research and Genealogy Databases

America: History and Life (For use in the library only)
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx

America's Genealogybank (For use in the library only)
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/gbnl/

Ancestry Library Edition (For use in the library only)
http://www.ancestrylibrary.com

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System Search
https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm

Family Maps (For use in the library only)
http://www.historygeo.com/v2/forlibraries/

FirstSearch Login Screen (For use in the library only)
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip

Fold3 by Ancestry (For use in the library only)
https://fold3library.proquest.com/?accountid=58100

Heritage Quest Online (For use in the library only)
www.heritagequestonline.com

JSTOR (For use in the library only)
http://jstor.org

Illinois State Archives
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/home.html

Sanborn Maps of Illinois (For use in the library only)
http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/sanborn

Lincoln

Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/l/lincoln/

Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association 
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala?page=home

Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln
http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Search.aspx

Lincoln Log
http://www.thelincolnlog.org/Home.aspx

Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/about-this-collection/

Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library
https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/