Try-It! Illinois 2014, the fourteenth annual statewide database trial, sponsored by Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White and the Illinois State Library is now available. Come visit the Archives and get your password!
Try-It! Illinois offers the staff and library users of the more than 5,000 ILLINET member libraries the opportunity to survey and evaluate a wide variety of electronic resources. Thanks to the partnerships between the Illinois State Library and the participating electronic resource vendors, there is no charge for accessing these databases during Try-It! Illinois. This year's trial includes many excellent resource (find complete listing here) including Ancestry Library Edition and MyHeritage-WorldVitalRecords. And remember, these and many other resources are always available for you here at The Urbana Free Library free of charge.