Research Databases

Search for author, title, subject… anything about books.

Need an article from a peer-reviewed journal? Click here for the world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database with full-text articles from 4,500 journals.

African American Heritage is a digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.

Find free access to ebooks of American and English literature in the subjects of poetry, drama, and fiction, as well as titles such as the Bible and beyond.

Search historical records with information on over 6 billion people. Collaborate with others doing similar research. This service may only be used in the library; it will not allow access outside the building.

AtoZdatabases is the premier Reference, Research, Marketing, Mailing Lists/Sales Leads, and Job-Search Database. The database includes 65 million business & executive profiles, over 240 million residents with interests, hobbies, and lifestyles information, over 7 million real-time job listings, 2 million new businesses, over 12 million healthcare professionals, over 12 million new movers, 2 million new homeowners, and much more. The databases are ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends, relatives, and a whole lot of other possibilities.

Offering the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Authors series, the thorough periodical coverage of Biography Index, and the specialist biographical content of Junior Authors & Illustrators, this database contains biographical full-text articles, page images, and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals—providing the most current coverage of an individual’s life and work.

Brainfuse HelpNow! provides learning help for all ages, including one-on-one live tutoring for young students and adults. This expansive resource has practice tests, homework help, writing feedback, career support, and foreign language help. There is something for everyone!

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

Chilton is a name that mechanics and do-it-yourselfers have depended on for many years for car repairs. This 24/7 online “mechanic” provides quick access to repair, maintenance, and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs on the road today.

Doing a report on another country? Studying a foreign language and need to find out more about the culture? Need a recipe from another culture? Click for many age-appropriate, easy-to-use resources about the world’s cultures with colorful pictures and videos.

Families, caregivers, educators, and librarians can use the Day By Day Ohio Family Literacy Calendar at home, in the library or classroom, or on the go. With a perpetual calendar featuring songs, activities, book suggestions, and videos, Day By Day Ohio supports early literacy skills and helps young children get ready for school.

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.

With everything from topic overviews to informational videos and in-depth scholarly research journals, Explora is an easy-to-search tool that provides an excellent starting point for any research topic.

Explora Primary Schools is an interface designed for students in grades K through 5. Provides elementary school students with an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface they can use to search databases, with more than 80 popular full-text elementary school magazines, books, and encyclopedia articles.