Research Databases

A trustworthy environment for students and educators in grades K through 5 to look up facts for class projects or homework.

Grades 6-12: A far better alternative to websites and search engines for students to look up articles and facts for research papers or homework.

Features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects.

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

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this resource provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

Over 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962. 

Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

Ohio tree identification guide.

Ohio snake identification guide

Identifying flint artifacts.

Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles, with teacher guides.

Information resources for pre-school through college