
Abdo Digital
E-books for Kids. Subjects include Animals, Geography, Cooking, Art, Early Readers, and Science. Log in with username: smfpl and password: smfplpass
Academic Search Premier
A popular resource found in many scholarly settings worldwide. This leading multidisciplinary research database provides full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources.
African American Heritage
Search essential historical records for African-Americans, including Federal Census, Marriage and Cohabitation Records, Military Draft and Service Records, Registers of Slaves and Free(d) Persons of Color, Freedman's Bank and more.
AHFS Consumer Med Info
A trusted source and recognized standard for patient drug information.
Akron Beacon Journal Collection
Alt. Health Watch
A full-text alternative health research database focused on complimentary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.
American and English Literature
The American and English Literature Collection contains many works of poetry, drama and prose based on books and other sources originally published in print.
America’s News from NewsBank
Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the Akron Beacon Journal Collection.
Ancestry
Ancestry is the #1 online source for family history information, including the web's largest collection of historical records. Available only in the library.
AtoZdatabases: Search Jobs
Includes 2.3 million job listings, 30 million business profiles, 1.1 million healthcare professionals; ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, etc.
Biography Reference Bank
Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 95,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 26,000 photographs of the subjects.
Business Source Premier
The industry's most widely used business research database. Features full-text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines.
Chilton's
Exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Service Bulletins.
Cleveland Necrology File
The Cleveland Necrology File contains local cemetery records and newspaper death notices for the following years: 1833, 1847-1848, 1850-1975. A more complete description of the file’s contents can be found in the about section of the database. For necrology information after 1975, please use the Cleveland News Index
Cleveland News index
(Cleveland Public Library) — The online Cleveland News Index lists citation information for local news stories, feature articles and reviews from The Plain Dealer (1983-June 1999), Cleveland Magazine (1983-present), Northern Ohio Live (Sept. 1990-June 2009), and Ohio Magazine (Oct.1990 -present). Obituaries from the Plain Dealer and the Cleveland Press are included from 1976 to the present. Please note that this index does not provide full text access to these sources
Community Legal Aid
Community Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm serving the legal needs of low-income individuals and families in central northeast Ohio. Services offered include screening for those seeking legal advice, legal information, advice, and representation for qualifying client, community education on legal issues, public advocacy and awareness of the needs of low-income individuals and families, and continuing legal education workshops and trainings for attorneys, social workers and other collaborative partners.
Computer Source
Provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology.
Consumer Health Complete
Designed for the everyday consumer of health care information, convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information.
Consumer Reports
Search Consumer Reports magazine for full text articles from 1991 to the present. Find product evaluations, articles on public safety, health, marketplaces, and legal decisions that affect consumers.
CreativeBug
Over 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
EBooks
Users can search within a wide range of relevant eBooks using the powerful EBSCOhost experience. With every search, relevant eBook titles will appear directly alongside databases and other digital content.
EbscoHost ALL
A powerful online reference system that offers a variety of full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers.
Explora Primary Schools
Database for teachers and students (k-5), with information covering animals, the arts, biographies, math, science, geography and social studies.
Explora Public Libraries
Articles, essays, and primary source documents to help students feel successful in their research, with topic overviews, reading level indicators, text-to-speech capability and curricular and Common Core standards included.
Explora Secondary Schools
Database for teachers and students (grades 6-12), with information covering arts and literature, biographies, business and goverment, current issues, geography, health, history and science and math.
FamilySearch
FamilySearch offers access to 400 million genealogical sources and digital records through affiliate libraries. You will need a free FamilySearch account to search and view records.
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Fold3
Featuring premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military.
Gale Legal Forms
Provides a wide selection of Ohio legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in easy to understand language
Gale Virtual Reference
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes Business Plan Handbook and Gale Everyday Law.
GreenFile
This comprehensive resource draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries. Information on many health topics including medical sciences, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health Source: Nursing
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
HeritageQuest (ProQuest)
Geneology and ancestor database.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference
This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Home Improvement Reference
Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly "how-to" information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.
Info Line
2-1-1 helps people across Summit County find local resources when they don't know where to turn for help.
Kids InfoBits
Features age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.
LearnFree.org
Learn essential skills for the 21st century. From Microsoft classes and smartphones, to grammar, math, and more— Goodwill Community Foundation offers more than 200 topics, 2,000 lessons, 1,000 videos, and 50 interactives and games, completely free.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) has more than 12,000 courses, ranging from computer programming to project management including instruction on various computer software, programming languages, and business topics. Log in with your library card number and 4-digit PIN.
Literary Reference Center
Information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It gives students, professors and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contrains full text for popular high school magazines covering a wide-range of subject areas including history, science, careers and more.
MasterFILE Premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, this database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents.
MedLine
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine,nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Middle Search Plus
Designed for middle school libraries, this database contains full text for popular middle school magazines, full-text biographies and historical essays.
Morningstar Investments
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Morningstar Investment Research Center provides independent, in-depth research and recommendations on 11,000 stocks, 24,000 mutual funds, and 950 exchange traded funds. The format is user-friendly and includes an investment education section
Newspaper Source
Provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.
Northstar Digital Literacy
Northstar Digital Literacy defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of individuals to perform tasks based on these skills. Included are basic computer digital literacy standards and modules in three main areas: essential computer skills, essential software skills, and using technology in daily life. Test your skills on Microsoft products, Google Docs, Social Media, Career Search Skills and more.
Novelist K-8 Plus
Novelist K-8 helps librarians, teachers, parents, and other adults who care about children in grades K-8 find fiction and non-fiction books to read tailored to their reading level and interests. Or, kids can try it themselves to help them select books they will enjoy. Using simple search techniques, find helpful resources such as expert reading recommendations, read-alikes, book discussion guides, thematic book lists and more
NoveList Plus
Looking for your next book? Want to find more authors like your favorites? NoveList Plus has all your reading answers. Find books that match your interests, read-alikes for your favorite titles and authors, or ready-made book lists on your favorite genres. With NoveList Plus you'll fill up your to-read list in no time!
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.
Ohio Historical Society
The Ohio Historical Society offers full text historical documents online, as well as a searchable newspaper index and death certificate index.
Ohio History Central
An evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Perfect fo anyone wanting to learn more about Ohio!
Ohio Legal Help
Leveraging online innovation, Ohio Legal Help seeks to improve justice and fairness for all Ohioans by removing barriers to the law so that they can understand their legal options, make informed decisions and connect to local legal and community resources.
Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook
Ohio Memory is a statewide collaborative digital library.This freely available collection includes materials from more than 360 cultural heritage institutions representing all of Ohio's 88 counties.
Ohio News Sources
Search Ohio news sources including full-color image editions of the Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Columbus Dispatch.
Ohio Obituary Index
An index to over 3,500,000 obituaries, death and marriage notices, and other notices from Ohio from the 1810s to the present day.
Ohio Public Records Index
A searchable index which includes Ohio Department of Health Certificates.
Ohio Revised Code
Online access to the Ohio Revised Code.
Ohioline
Gain access to hundreds of OSU Extension fact sheets covering a wide array of subjects such as agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community develepment, and 4-H youth development.
OhioMeansJobs
This website allows job seekers to search for local opportunities, complete assessments to gauge level of interest/experience, and many other resources.
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.
Points of View Reference Center
Contains resources presenting multiple sides of issues. Provides rich content that helps assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Primary Search
Designed for elementary school libraries. Contains full text for popular children's magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection. Learn about endangered species, famous musicians, fitness, space exploration and more.
Professional Development
A highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.
Psychology and Behavior
This full-text database is an essential tool for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students, providing extensive coverage for a broad range of subjects in the fields of psychology, behavioral sciences and related disciplines.
Reference Solutions
Directory information for 11 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households. Search for businesses by SIC code, sales volume number of employees and more. Search for residence directory information by name, location or phone number
Regional Business News
Full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search newspapers, magazines and other resources from trusted news sources.
Religion & Philosophy
An essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies, providing a full-text source of content pertaining to the topics related to and discussed in disciplines of religion and philosophy.
Sanborn Maps
The Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provide a searchable interface for locating historical maps of Ohio towns and cities in the years 1867-1970.
Science Reference Center
Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, this database contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.
Small Business Reference
Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details how to create business plans.
Sociological
This full-text database offers a trusted source of sociology literature, making it an essential tool for sociology and social work researchers, professionals and students.
The New York Times
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- Use this link to redeem 72 hours of use.
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Transparent Languages
This resource provides a fun, effective and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language. With over 100 languages to choose from, including English for speakers of over 26 languages, there is something for every learner.
U.S. Goverment Printing Office
The official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government.
Very Short Introductions
Discover a new topic or subject with these intelligent and serious introductions written by authors who are experts in their field. This resource provides highly readable introductions to a vast selection of topics.
Vocational & Career
This database provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public.
What Tree Is It?
Identify common trees of Ohio using this database, which walks users through qualities of leaves and fruits and other aspects of trees.
What's That Snake?
This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio.
What's The Point
A program designed to help users identify flint artifacts.
World Book
World Book presents a universe of information. From A to Z, the world of knowledge unfolds. World Book articles are written clearly. They're concise and interesting;packed with facts instead of adjectives. And because each article is tightly written, there are more of them in each volume.
* Authored and edited by 3,700 experts
* Checked and rechecked
* Updated more than any other reference source
* Straightforward and understandable to students of all ages and levels.
World Book Early Learning
Books, educational activities and games, designed for young children.
World Book for Kids
With content from the award winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.
World Book Hispanica
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos está organizada de modo que los estudiantes puedan encontrar información rápida y fácilmente.
World Book Spanish
A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia. Designed for native speakers, bilingual students and ESL/ELL program participants.
World Book Student
Contains an extensive multimedia collection, including editor-selected websites, and correlations to state standards.
World Book Timelines
Build and share timelines. Use your own events and images or add content and images from World Book.