Reference Databases

Many of the Library's Reference Tools are available from your home or office computer. The databases below marked with a icon are only available at computer workstations located inside Library facilities. All others can be accessed remotely from outside the Library.

• Magazines, Journals, & Newspapers
• General References
• Art
• Auto Repair
• Biography
• Businesses
• Education
• Genealogy
• Geography
• Government
• Health
• History
• Languages
• Literature
• Movies
• Science

Or OneSearch will search many databases simultaneously.

Note:  If you are unable to access any database that is available from your home computer  (does not have the icon) you may need to enable cookies or change the privacy controls of your computer's firewall.

Magazines, Journals, & Newspapers
		Magazine, Newspaper, Health & Academic Information
		Magazines, Newspapers and the Encyclopedia
		Search America's Newspapers
		Magazine and Encyclopedia database for Children
		Country information, radio scripts, video, magazines & newspapers. Searches can be limited by reading level.
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General References
		Text of the Encyclopedia Britannica Includes a blog and daily world news
		Special features for teachers and students
		Interactive atlas, games and learning materials
		Explore la Enciclopedia Universal en Español
		World Book Encyclopedia and learning resources
		Librarians' Index of useful Internet sites
		Dictionary, Thesaurus, Spanish-English & Medical terms
		Ohio Public Libraries Information Network Includes research databases & Ohio information
		Language and subject dictionaries, maps and timelines
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Art
		Digital images of works of art from museums around the world
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Auto Repair
		The comprehensive source of auto diagnostic and repair information
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Biography
		American National Biography
		Biographical information on notable persons from around the world and throughout history
		Biographies of historical and current persons from around the world
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Businesses
		Full text coverage of all categories of business
		Company Information (Library computers only)
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Education
		College catalogs and profiles
		Free Application For Federal Student Aid
		Interactive Online Practice Tests for Academic and Licensing Exams
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Genealogy
		Census, birth, death, marriage and other records
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Geography
		Facts on File World Atlas Includes maps of world countries, U.S. states, Canadian provinces, regional geographic and thematic maps.
		Encyclopedia Britannica database of country comparisons and statistics
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Government
		Legislative Information
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Health
		Resource for consumer-oriented health content
		Información general importante en relación a enfermedades, afecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos
		Research database for nursing and medical information
		Consumer Health Information
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History
		Explore U.S. history through speeches, memoirs, poems, images & multimedia
		Ohio History Central Online Encyclopedia
		OHS Databases, including military rosters and death certificate indexes
		Maps from 1867-1970, Ohio
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Languages
		Offers electronic step-by-step instruction in 12 different languages
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Literature
		American and English Literature: Full-Text Collections
		Complete resource package on authors and their works
		Discover what to read next. Search by author, title or plot
		Find a variety of great books to read listed by school subject. Contains much information including lexile reading ranges
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Movies
		Internet Movie Database
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Science
		McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
		Some features of Access Science may not be available on your home computer; all features are available from Library computers.
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