American National Biography

American National Biography features nearly 18,000 biographies, and thousands of illustrations of famous Americans. Database is password protected. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

FirstSearch

FirstSearch is an online index of ten databases including books, periodicals and contents of periodicals, as well as the full text of some periodical articles. Database is password protected. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

Grove Dictionary of Art

Grove Dictionary of Art contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts--painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography--from prehistory to the present day, making it the ideal place from which to begin your research. Database is password protected. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

Grove Dictionary of Music

Grove Dictionary of Music contains 29,000 articles on all aspects of music throughout history and the world. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

ILLINET Online (IO)

ILLINET Online lists the library holdings of each state university, 25 private colleges and universities, five community colleges, the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy and the Illinois State Library.

Magazine Articles FULLTEXT

Magazine Articles FULLTEXT provides cumulative full text coverage for over 540 general interest magazines dating from January 1990 to the present. Database is password protected. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

News Gazette Online

News Gazette Online User ID and Password are posted on campus. When using this resource, please be sure to log out when you are finished. Thanks to the News Gazette Education Program for this donation.

NoveList

NoveList is a database of fiction books that will help you to discover your new favorite authors and topics.

Oxford African American Studies Center

Oxford African American Studies Center provides online access to the finest reference resources in African American studies. Database is password protected. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

Oxford Reference Online Premium

Oxford Reference Online Premium combines rich and scholarly resources with authoritative, quick-reference coverage of the full subject spectrum. It also offers excellent functionality, and a wide range of additional material such as maps, illustrations, and timelines. The password is posted on the CHS campus.

United Streaming Video

United Streaming Video is an educational digital video-on-demand library with thoudsands of videos, video clips, and images suitable for K-12 instructional use. Database is password protected, only Centennial faculty and staff have access to this database.

Encarta Academic

Encarta Academic access the Encarta Encyclopedia and other research related databases.

Urbana Free Library's Local History Online

Urbana Free Library's Local History Online Search for information on Champaign County history and genealogy. No library card number or password is necessary to search this free database.

New York Public Library Digital Gallery

New York Public Library Digital Gallery Free and open online access to hundreds of thousands of digital images.

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