Ohio Web Library
The Ohio Web Library (OWL) is an evolving collection of thousands of online publications and research resources. OWL includes: popular magazines, trade publications, scholarly research journals, newspapers from Ohio and the nation, encyclopedias, dictionaries, speeches, poems, plays, maps, satellite images of Ohio, and more. OWL supports quality education, a skilled workforce, business growth, and lifelong learning in Ohio.
You can search all of the OWL databases in a single interface by going to http://www.ohioweblibrary.org
Or, if you wish, you can search a single database by clicking on the following subjects and choosing a database.
Genealogy
Heritage Quest
U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more.
Ohio Death Certificate Index
Database containing death certificates of persons that died in Ohio from 1913-1944.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Large scale street plans – including building outlines, property boundaries, and building use - produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company from 1867 to 1970.
Magazines & Newspapers
All EBSCOhost Databases
Complete range of citation and full-text reference content available from the EBSCO publishing company. Individual database services are also listed separately.
MasterFILE Premier
Full text for a wide variety of periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. Also contains full text for reference books, biographies, and primary source documents, and an image collection photos, map, and flags – updated daily from EBSCOhost.
NewsBank (Ohio's Newspapers)
Full electronic edition, excluding paid advertising, of the Cincinnati Post (04/01/1990-12/31/2007), the Columbus Dispatch (7/16/1985-current), the Dayton Daily News (1/1/1990-current), the Cleveland Plain Dealer (6/1/1991-current), and the Toledo Blade (1/1/1996-current). Searchable individually or in groups.
Newspaper Source
Cover-to-cover full text for 20 national (U.S.) & international newspapers and selected full text for more than 230 regional (U.S.) newspapers, plus TV and radio news transcripts – updated daily.
Reference & Research
Academic Search Premier
Full text for scholarly and academic magazines and periodicals - covering nearly every area of academic study including: computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and many more – from EBSCOhost.
Ohio History Central
An evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia from the Ohio Historical Society.
Oxford Reference Center
Wide variety of reference books online including English and bilingual dictionaries, maps and atlases, timelines, an encyclopedia, and subject references – from Oxford University Press.
Student Research Center
Student research tool for grades 6 through 12 from EBSCOhost.
World Book Online
Resources include encyclopedic content, e-books, multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents, and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work.
Wolrd Book Spanish
This is part of World Book Online Reference Center that is a Spanish-Language encyclopedia called Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. It contains 2,200 articles and more than 600 illustrations.
Students & Homework
Kids Search
Research tool for middle school and elementary age students from EBSCOhost.
Searchasaurus
Research tool for elementary age students from EBSCOhost.
Student Research Center
Student research tool for grades 6 through 12 from EBSCOhost.
World Book Kids
Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected for appeal and cirricular standards, with teacher guides, provide instuctions and stimulating ways to use content in the classroom setting or for homework.
Careers, Testing & Exams
LearningExpress Library
Comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic and licensing tests. Create your own personalized and private account to track your progress.
Career Library
Career Library offers a comprehensive information resource for career and college research. Users can explore interests and aptitude to match their interests to occupations and education prospects. Career Library also provides resources to practice tests and skills, build resumes and plan for technical, military or professional jobs.
Job & Career Accelerator from LearningExpress Library
The LearningExpress Job & Career Accelerator™ provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance for all levels of job seekers. Job seekers can explore suitable occupations from over 1,000 detailed occupation profiles and find available jobs in their area from a database of over 5 million up-to-date job postings.
Books, Art, & Literature
American English full text literature collections
Electronic books of American and English literature - poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible - originally published in print – produced by ProQuest / Chadwyck-Healey.
ART Collection
Digital images of a wide variety of art objects including paintings, sculpture, textiles, and decorative art – provided by AMICO and several art institutes within Ohio.
Oxford Reference Guide
Wide variety of reference books online including English and bilingual dictionaries, maps and atlases, timelines, an encyclopedia, and subject references – from Oxford University Press.
History & Biography
Biography Reference Bank
Biographies, obituaries, and photographs of thousands of individuals – both living and deceased. Biographies Plus Illustrated contains the full text of the articles from more than 100 volumes of biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson, plus thousands of profiles licensed from other respected publishers; updated monthly.
Explore Ohio
An ever-expanding directory of Ohio-specific websites and links.
Ohio Death Certificate Index (1913-1944)
Database containing death certificates of persons that died in Ohio from 1913-1944.
Ohio History Central
An evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia from the Ohio Historical Society.
Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook
Project to bring together digital versions of historical collections from more than 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums.
Sandborn Fire Insurance Maps
Large scale street plans – including building outlines, property boundaries, and building use - produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company from 1867 to 1970.
Science & Health
Netwellness
NetWellness provides the highest quality health information and education services created and evaluated by faculty of our partner universities.
Ohioline
Online database of publications from Ohio State University Extension Office; the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center; and the Agricultural Technical Institute.
Science Online
The award-winning Science Online offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines in a variety of useful formats. An ideal science solution for schools, libraries and homework assignments.
24/7 Online Reference Help
Know It Now
KnowItNow24x7 is the place on the Web where Ohioans can get live help from a librarian for finding resources for homework or research on any topic, suggestions for good books to read, or answers to satisfy your general curiosity, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Library's Delicious.com Page
The library's Delicious.com page contains hundreds of useful links in more than 50 categories.
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