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A to Z Maps Online

Users will find world, regional, country, and state maps as well as environmental, climate, antique and other maps. The database also contains extensive teaching tools for educators with lesson plans.

A to Z The USA

The database covers 110 topics for each state, territory, and the District of Columbia, and 118 topics for the USA as a country.

A to Z World Culture

This library resource includes 121 topics for 175 countries. Starting with a country snapshot and cultural overview, topics include:  climate; food and recipes; history; language; maps; money and much more. AtoZ World

African American Heritage

Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

Ancestry Library Edition

In-Library use only. U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. You must be in the

Biography Reference Bank

Access biographical information on more than 335,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines.

Business Source Primer

Boost your business knowledge by researching company and industry profiles, country and market research reports, and magazine articles.

Careers in Business

Careers in Business contains twenty-five alphabetically arranged chapters describing general fields of interest in business and business administration. Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook provides business and

Careers in Human Services

Careers in Human Services contains twenty-five alphabetically arranged chapters describing specific fields of interest in this broad industry segment. Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook provides human

Careers in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services

Careers in Law, Criminal Justice & Emergency Services contains twenty-four alphabetically arranged chapters describing specific fields of interest in these industries. Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook

Careers in Technical Services & Equipment Repair

Merging scholarship with occupational development, this single comprehensive guidebook provides those interested with technical service and equipment repair with necessary insight into potential careers, and provides instruction on what job

Chilton Library

Fix your car, truck, van, or SUV with these diagnostics, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, and step-by-step repair procedures.

Chronicling America

Search America’s historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present.

Consumer Health Complete

Browse medical, health-related and drug reference books. Read articles on health and fitness. Find sources for alternative health information.

Digital Public Library of America

Historic digital collections from libraries, museums, and archives across Ohio and more. The DPLA portal to photographs, maps, documents, and AV materials from across the country is a great starting

EBSCOhost

Search thousands of magazines, academic journals, newspapers, reference books, photos and maps on millions of topics.

Family Search

In-Library access only – must create your own account but will be able to access locked materials from the Library computers or wi-fi. FamilySearch is the largest genealogy organization in the

Fold3

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

Great Events from History: The Nineteenth Century

The 667 chronologically arranged essays cover the world’s most important events and developments from 1801 through 1900 in the century that witnessed the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, colonialism, a realignment of world nations, Romanticism, and

Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives

Notorious Lives includes 637 biographies of notorious personages, from the merely controversial to extremely negative, from ancient times to the present and worldwide, with emphasis on their roles in historical

HeritageQuest

Search census records, books, serials, and other historical records to trace your genealogy.

Home Improvement Reference Center

Home Improvement Reference Center features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects.

LinkedIn Learning

Self-directed online learning for technology, business, and creative skills. Access more than 12,000 video courses taught by industry experts to help you stay ahead in your current job or change

Literary Reference Center

Research an author, novel, or poem for school or personal interest. Learn more about a literary movement for book discussions.

Novels Into Film: Adaptations & Interpretations

Novels Into Film: Analysis & Interpretations offers a unique look at how a story makes its way from the printed page to the screen. The 100 novels covered in this work represent a wide range of years, genres,

NuWav Legal Documents

The online tool that lets you create professional-quality documents in three simple steps: 1. Search for the document specific to your situation. 2. Answer the questions in the web input

Ohio History Connection

The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization chartered in

Oxford English Dictionary

The OED is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than 600,000 words, past and

Points of View Reference Center

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this resource provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and

Science Reference Center

Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

Small Business Reference Center

Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section

The 1950s in America

The Fifties in America surveys the events and people of all of North America during the 1950’s.

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