Research Databases

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

Fix your vehicle with these diagnostics, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, and step-by-step repair procedures.

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 place for your local history and genealogy reference.

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

A trustworthy environment for students and educators in grades K through 5 to look up facts for class projects or homework.

Grades 6-12: A far better alternative to websites and search engines for students to look up articles and facts for research papers or homework.

An easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.

Find "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

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.

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

Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press's Dictionaries, Companions, and Encyclopedias.

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 develop analytical thinking skills.

Find large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. Locate and identify buildings and neighborhoods. Study the growth of towns and cities, and the impact of new development

An excellent way to get a quick authoritative and accessible overview of a subject.

Information resources for pre-school through college: Atlas; citation builder; dictionary; government websites; interactive maps; timelines; world newspapers, and more.

Access thousands of articles, primary sources, and online books designed to support personalized learning and enhance digital citizenship. Contains up-to-the-minute access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia reference materials

Contains an extensive multimedia collection, including editor-selected websites, and correlations to state standards.

Investigate the chronological significance of world events and the lives of notable historical figures.  Build and share timelines. Use your own events and images or add content and images from World Book.