Databases – Most Popular Resources

Careers and Career Infomation

Full text for more than 4,500 magazines and journals. Contains unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc.

INFOOhio

INFOhio transforms student learning by providing equitable access to quality resources and cost-effective instructional and technical support for each student, educator, and parent in Ohio.

Academic Search Premier

Full text for more than 4,500 magazines and journals. Contains unmatched full text coverage in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, etc.

Ancestry Online

U.S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.

Health Source

Provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals on many medical disciplines. Also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

NoveList Plus

Electronic reader’s advisory tool that helps fiction readers of all ages uncover new authors and titles.

NoveList K-8 Plus

Electronic reader’s advisory tool that helps fiction readers in grades K-8 uncover new authors and titles.

EBSCO Databases

Research databases and scholarly journal articles on a variety of different subjects.

American and English Literature

The American & English Literature Collection contains many works of poetry, drama, and prose based on books and other sources originally published in print. It also contains 21 historic editions of the Bible in English.

Business Source Premier

Full text business journals, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Updated daily! Includes regional business conditions around the country in newspapers and business journals.

City of Columbus Income Tax Division

Tax forms and instructions.

Consumer Health Complete

Browse medical, health-related and drug reference books. Read articles on health and fitness. Find sources for alternative health information.

Register To Vote

We are proud to partner with vote.org through a grant from Non-Profit Vote to bring you our online voter registration form. It only takes two minutes to register to vote so please take a moment and register.

Driving Test Practice

Free Ohio BMV permit practice tests.

Duolingo

Offers free courses in Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese, and Italian. Offers a mobile app!

Find an Ohio Public Library

Map and searchable database of all public libraries in Ohio with contact information.

Heartland Science

Heartland Science takes you on a journey that begins with the geological history of Ohio-the original cornerstone of Ohio’s economy, and continues to the frontiers of knowledge – the future of Ohio’s economy.

Household Products Database

Links over 7,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by manufacturers. Consumers can research products based on chemical ingredients.

Internet Movie Database

Online database of information about movie stars, movies, television shows, commercials, and video games.

IRS Federal Tax Forms

Forms, instructions & publications.

IRS Help Resources

Answers to frequently asked questions of the IRS.

Kelley Blue Book

Automotive pricing, reviews, ratings, advice and finance information.

Learning Express Library

Online, interactive practice tests, career building tools, and writing aids. Tests including advanced placement, Civil Service, College Entrance Exams, GRE, GED, Law Enforcement, Writing skills, U.S Citizenship, Teaching, and many more.

Literary Reference Center

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

Merriam-Webster Online

Dictionary is based on the print version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.

Ohio Department of Taxation

Local tax forms and instructions.

Ohio History Central

An evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio’s natural history, prehistory and history. Each section contains written information, maps, timelines, and images.

Ohio History Connection

The Ohio History Connection, formerly the Ohio Historical Society, is a statewide history organization with the mission to spark discovery of Ohio’s stories.

Ohio Means Jobs

Hundreds of practice interviews, millions of scholarship opportunities and endless information on career planning.

Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook

Digital versions of 26,000 primary sources of historical collections from more than 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums. Take the Ohio Memory Challenge. Read essays about Ohio topics. Create your own scrapbook.

Ohio Secretary of State

Information for Ohio voters and business owners.

Ohio Web Library

Search thousands of online publications and research resources, including: popular magazines, trade publications, scholarly research journals, newspapers and much more!

Safer Car

The premier government source for vehicle safety. Information on defects, recalls, tires, airbags, crash test and rollover ratings, etc.

Sanborn Insurance Maps

Large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. These maps are heavily by a wide range of researchers including local historians to locate and identify buildings and neighborhoods, urban historians to study the growth of towns and cities, and environmentalists concerned about impact of new developments.

Science Reference Center

Full text articles for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

What Tree Is It

Search for trees by leaf, fruit, or name.

What’s That Snake

Identify and learn about snakes found in Ohio.

What’s The Point

Identify flint artifacts and learn about Ohio’s Prehistoric people.

Workforce Skills for 21st Century

Improve key workplace skills such as business writing, use step-by-step job search and resume building tools to land better jobs, improve or learn computer and internet skills, prepare for specific careers with professional licensing and aptitude tests, master the art of interviewing for career change or workforce entry, improve or refresh basic skills in reading, writing and math, prepare for the GED exam.

World Book for Kids

Includes thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, interactive games and activities, and teacher resources.

World Book Online

Includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search. It is tailored for the needs and skills of students in grades 8 and up.

World Factbook

Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress – part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook Series. Guide to country profiles, maps, flags, and rankings in various categories.

Explora

Explora Public Libraries provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories. Explora provides research collections on thousands of topics to help them find the information they need quickly and easily.

GCF Learn Free

Free online learning website that has tons of incredibly useful tutorials that are often times interactive! They thoroughly cover various versions of Microsoft programs, social medias, and provide practice for typing and using a mouse.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau provides a suite of resources to help people manage their finances in preparation for, recovering from, or rebuilding after a natural disaster.

VIN Decoder

Enter your vehicle’s 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) in the field above to receive an instant report on its manufacturer, brand, make and model, body style, engine size, assembly plant, and model year. The information is provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) from the data submitted by the manufacturers to NHTSA

DMV Written Test

All applicants for an Ohio driver license must pass a written test that is given in two parts and covers Ohio motor vehicle regulations and traffic signs. The Motor Vehicle Regulations part contains 20 multiple choice questions equally weighted. The applicant must correctly answer 75% or 15 questions to pass this portion of the test. The questions cover: Motor vehicle laws; rules of the road pertaining to safety; regulations of the BMV as prescribed by the director of public safety.

Reading Fluency and Literacy in School

To understand why reading fluency is so important, we must first understand exactly what it is. The most basic definition is the ability to read text aloud, accurately and quickly. The ability to read accurately and quickly, as well as to do it with good flow and expression, leads to reading comprehension.

Web Poison Control

webPOISONCONTROL® is an innovative, online triage tool and app that guides users faced with a poison emergency through a series of simple questions to determine the toxicity. It helps you decide what to do when substances are swallowed, splashed in the eye or on the skin, inhaled, or injected.