| ABC-CLIO Databases
Overviews of important time periods, regions, countries, and concepts. Includes government documents, photographs, other works of art, video clips, historic maps, biographies, and more.
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| Academic Search Premier
Articles from hundreds of academic and professional journals.
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| Access Science
Online version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Articles, dictionary terms, scientist biographies and more
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| African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
Illuminates moments in the history of Ohio's African-Americans and provides an overview of their experiences during 1850 to 1920 in the words of the people that lived them.
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| African American Song
Documents the history of African American music in an online music listening service. Contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others.
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| All EBSCO host Databases
Complete range of citation and full-text reference content available from EBSCO.
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| American Government
Impeccable content, helpful study tools, and innovative ways of matching current events with enduring themes of American politics and public policy at all levels.
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| American History
From the first explorers in the New World to the developments in today’s headlines, the website investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation’s evolution.
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| American National Biography
Over 17,000 biographies of men and women who shaped the nation.
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| Ancestry Plus (In-library Only)
A wealth of genealogical information, including U.S. census records, birth, marriage, and death records, Social Security Index records, and more. Search by name, city, state, and date of birth/death.
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| Annals of American History Online
Thousands of articles, essays, speeches, biographies and more, covering the span of U.S. history from 1493 to the present.
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| Art Collection
More than 54,000 digital images from seventeen art museums around the world, including Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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| Auto Repair Reference Center
Information on approximately 25,000 vehicles, including most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1954.
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| Biography Reference Bank
Over 500,000 biographies, as well as images, articles, interviews, speeches, obituaries, and more.
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| Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who(r)
More than 422,000 biographies on more than 335,000 people gathered from more than 135 reference sources as well as full-text articles from magazines specifically chosen for their renowned biographical content in a broad range of subject areas. Updated daily, Marquis Who’s Who ® contains more than 1.3 million biographies.
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| Birds of North America
Detailed information on each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the U.S. and Canada.
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| BookFlix
Introducing BookFlix, the new interactive literacy resource that builds a love of reading and learning – online! BookFlix pairs classic children's fiction video storybooks with children's nonfiction eBooks to reinforce reading skills and develop essential real-world knowledge and understanding.
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| Business and Company Resource Center
Wide range of business information including company profiles and histories, brand information, rankings, investment reports, ticker symbols, and more.
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| Business Decision
Household consumer, market segmentation, housing, and demographic data with population forecasts covering the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) presented in geographically-based, customized reports and maps that provide market analysis resources for developing small businesses.
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| Business Source Premier
Articles from thousands of scholarly business journals and hundreds of peer-reviewed business publications.
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| Chilton's Auto Repair
Thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
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| Clark County Public Library Catalog (Polaris PowerPAC)
Here’s a quick link to the library’s online catalog. Search for books, DVDs, music CDs, and more in the library’s collection, place hold requests for items, renew your items, view your account information, and more.
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| Classical Music Library
A fully searchable classical music resource—a comprehensive database of distinguished classical recordings. It includes tens of thousands of licensed recordings that users can listen to over the Internet. Audio selections are cross-referenced to a database of supplementary reference information. Browse, search, click, and then listen to the music.
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| Computer Source
The latest information on topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, robotics, and software.
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| Consumer Health Complete
Current, consumer-oriented medical information on a wide variety of issues, including men’s & women’s health, fitness & nutrition, cancer, aging, and more.
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| Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
Full text of 8,500 classic poems, 3,000 quotations from an additional 1,500 poems, and anthology citations for another 60,000 poems.
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| CQ Congress Collection
Information on the U.S. Congress, including the history, powers, personalities, current developments and legislation considered and passed by the United States Congress.
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| CQ Encyclopedia of American Government
Current, concise, up-to-date information on a wide range of topics in U.S. government.
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| CQ Public Affairs Collection
Information covering 22 subject areas related to public affairs and provides information on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses plus a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations.
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| CQ Researcher
In-depth exploration of issues in the news.
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| CQ Supreme Court Collection
Historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court history, and the U.S. Constitution.
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| CQ Voting and Elections Collection
Information on presidential and congressional elections, political parties, voters, and demographics.
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| CQ Weekly
Weekly legislative reports, including a complete wrap-up of news of the previous week, status of bills in play, behind-the-scene news, committee and floor activity, debates, and all roll-call votes
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| Critical Companions
Insight into over 400 titles by 46 of the most widely read contemporary writers. Each “companion” provides an author background; character, plot and theme analysis; and alternative literary analysis.
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| Daily Life Online
Exploring everyday life past and present.
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| Discover Ohio
Information on just about everything there is to know about the Buckeye state.
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| Encyclopedia Britannica Online
All of the articles found in the Encyclopedia Britannica, plus thousands of additional articles, images, links to websites, and more.
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| Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition
Additional classroom resources for students and teachers.
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| Enciclopedia Universal en Español
Sobre 47.000 artículos, 65.000 palabras, 8.300 fotos e imágenes, y mas que 390 mapas y 500 tablas.
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| Facts on File World News Digest
Domestic and world news coverage from 1940 to the present. Includes a wire-service news feed, updated hourly, along with original features, primary documents, newspaper editorials, and other materials that give perspective and context to the events.
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| Ferguson Career Guidance Center
Detailed description of over 2,000 jobs in 94 industries.
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| Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online e-book versions of encyclopedias, almanacs, and other specialized reference sources.
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| Health and Wellness Resource Center
Provides a one stop, full-service resource for health-related research. It provides an integrated collection of general interest and fitness magazines, medical and professional periodicals, reference books and pamphlets.
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| HeritageQuest Online
Contains ProQuest's Genealogy & Local History Collection of 25,000+ family and local history books, Complete U.S. Federal Census, 1790-1930, PERSI™ - The PERiodical Source Index, a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6,500 genealogy and local history periodicals, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, records of 80,000+ individuals who served in the Revolutionary War.
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| Historic Events of the 20th Century
Interpretative histories of the most significant events of the century.
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| History Resource Center: US
Historical documents and articles covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
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| Index To How to Do It Information
A guide to locating magazine articles that contain how-to information, instructions, plans, suggestions and tips on how to solve and prevent problems, construct projects, pursue an art, craft, hobby, etc.
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| Issues & Controversies on File
Objective articles on controversial, complex social issues of our times.
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| Kids Search
Geared for children in grades K-5. A kid-friendly way to search: EBSCO Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, and TOPICsearch.
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| Learn A Test (Learning Express Library)
Interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.
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| Legal Forms Database
Wide selection of Ohio-specific (and multi-state) legal forms. 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.
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| Literary Reference Center
Information on thousands of authors and their works, taken from major reference works, books, and journals in literature.
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| Literature In Context
Enriches readers’ understanding of the historical, social and cultural context that shaped great pieces of classic literature.
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| Literature On-Line
Full-text of works of literature, including poetry, drama, and fiction from a variety of time periods.
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| Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 authors from every age and literary discipline.
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| LitFinder
Complete text of 125,000 poems, thousands of short stories, essays, plays and speeches, along with excerpts from 850,000 poems.
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| MasterFILE Premier
Full-text for almost 2,000 general reference publications and magazines, as well as thousands of biographies, photos, maps, and flags. Covers virtually every subject area of general interest back to 1975.
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| MEDLINE
Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE contains information from professional medical journals, addressing a variety of topics such as nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and health care.
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| NetLibrary
Online library of digital books (eBooks) digital audiobooks, and more, that can be downloaded to your home computer or portable listening device.
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| NetWellness
Non-profit consumer health website that provides high-quality information by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University.
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| NewsBank America's Obituaries & Death News
Obituaries and death notices from hundreds of newspapers nationwide.
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| NewsBank
Feature content from newspapers, newswires, business journals, historical and scholarly documents, periodicals and more. Support classroom instruction in virtually every subject area and used by researchers the world over to delve into contemporary and historical issues and events.
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| Newspaper Source
Current events information from 25 national and international newspapers, over 200 regional newspapers, and television & radio transcripts from major networks, such as FOX News, CBS News, NPR, and more.
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| NoveList
Can’t remember the fourth book in a series by James Patterson, or need a list of books written by Janet Evanovich? NoveList is here to satisfy your fiction reading needs. Search by author, title, series, keyword, subject, or genre, and find detailed title information, similar titles and authors, and more!
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| NoveList K-8
Guide to fiction for young readers with additional resources for teachers.
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| OCLC FirstSearch
Search for articles, books, and information contained in three databases: ArticleFirst (contains popular magazine articles), ECO (contains scholarly articles), and WorldCat (worldwide library catalog).
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| OH! Kids
Website intended for kids 11 years of age and younger. There are four sections of OH! Kids: WebTots (under 6 and their parents), WebKids (ages 6-9), WebTweens (ages 9-11), Homework Help (all ages).
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| OH! Teens
Topics include homework help, getting a job, real-life issues, good reads, entertainment and life after high school.
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| OH! Teach
Provides information for Ohio's teachers, educators, and school library media specialists.
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| Ohio Battle Flags: Fight for the Colors
Online access to the Ohio Battle Flag Collection from the Ohio Historical Society. There are more than five hundred flags in the collection, the majority of which are from the Civil War.
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| Ohio Capitol Connection
Focuses primarily on legislative and regulatory activities of Ohio government, providing the full text of bills, laws, budgets, and reports on issues. Other features include selected newspaper articles and links to information on Ohio counties.
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| Ohio Death Certificate Index
Death certificates of persons who died in Ohio in 1913-1944.
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| Ohio History Central Encyclopedia
Information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Contains written information, maps, timelines, and images.
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| Ohio History Online
Ohio History was established in June 1887 as the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly. This online version contains peer-reviewed articles and book reviews covering the political, military, social, economic, and cultural history of Ohio.
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| Ohio Link
Easy access to information and rapid delivery of academic library materials throughout the state. OhioLINK offers services: a library catalog, research databases, a multi-publisher electronic journal center, a digital media center, e-books, and an electronic theses and dissertations center.
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| Ohio Memory
26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums that document Ohio’s past from prehistory to the present.
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| Ohio Military Rosters
Full text of the roster from the Adjutant General records of Ohio soldiers enlisted during the War of 1812. Ohio furnished 1,759 Officers and 24,521 enlisted men for the War of 1812.
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| Ohio Newspapers
Links to major Ohio newspapers.
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| Ohioline
Fact sheets and bulletins on subjects including agriculture, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community development, 4-H and youth.
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| OPLIN OneSearch
OneSearch allows the searching of multiple online databases from a single search box.
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| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Information on current social issues, including topic overviews, viewpoint articles, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and magazine/newspaper articles.
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| Oxford Reference Online - All Subjects
Nearly 200 full text dictionaries and reference works published by Oxford University Press. Coverage includes Languages, Science and Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Business.
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| Personal & Business Forms
Reproducible forms for personal, business and government situations.
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| Price It!
Pricing information on over 20 million pieces of art, antiques & collectibles using data from eBay, GoAntiques, and TIAS.
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| Recorded Books e-audiobooks
Digital versions of the latest best sellers, book club favorites, and award winning authors that you can download and listen to on your computer or portable listening device.
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| ReferenceUSA
Contact information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses, 102 million U.S. residents, 683,000 U.S. Health care providers, 1 million Canadian business, and 11 million Canadian residents.
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| Regional Business News
Information from 75 business journals, newspapers, and newswires from the nation’s metropolitan and rural areas.
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| Rosetta Stone Language Learning Success
Language library is an immersion-based learning method.
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| Sam's PhotoFact
Over 200,000 repair schematics and manuals.
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| Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Large-scale maps for towns and cities in Ohio, which can be used to estimate potential risk to urban structures. These maps are also a source of historical and genealogical information.
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| Science Resource Center
Articles on science topics from magazines and academic journals, including experiments, biographies, illustrations, and features for teachers.
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| Searchasaurus
A fun, interactive way for children to search for information on a variety of topics, such as animals, history, science, health, and current events. Includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, and pictures.
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| SIRS Discoverer
Designed for young students, SIRS Discoverer contains articles and images from thousands of magazines, newspapers, government documents. Includes the World Almanac for Kids, an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, biographies, activities, maps, current events, teacher’s resources, and more.
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| Smithsonian Global Sound
Virtual encyclopedia of the many diverse musical forms of the world.
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| Sociological Collection
Information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
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| State Geography
Profiles on each U.S. state including photos, maps, biographies, facts and figures, current events, and more.
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| State of Ohio Government & Services
Official Ohio Government website.
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| Student Research Center
A simple way for junior high and high school students to search for information contained in: Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Source – Consumer Edition, MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, and Vocational and Career Collection.
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| Today's Science on File
Science news coverage from 1992 to the present for secondary students, illustrated generously, updated weekly, and fully linked to background information.
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| United States at War
Information on the important themes and consequences of major U.S.-involved wars, from the Revolutionary War to the present.
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| Washington Information Directory
Over 10,000 contacts in federal, congressional and state government offices, nongovernmental organizations, policy groups and foundations.
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| Web Feet Public Library Collection
A subject guide to the internet, containing thousands of educator-selected, accurate and current websites covering hundreds of research topics.
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| What Do I Read Next
Powerful search functions and an easy-to-use interface make What Do I Read Next? the most powerful readers' advisory tool available today.
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| What's that Snake?
Includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio.
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| What's the Point?
Identifies flint artifacts around Ohio.
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| What Tree Is It?
Identifies leaves and fruits from common trees in Ohio. By choosing from a series of leaf and fruit images, you can find the leaf or fruit that most closely resembles your sample.
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| Wilson Web
Combines Biography Resource Bank (biographical information on half a million people, from antiquity to present), Children's Catalog, Fiction Catalog, and Public Library Catalog (selected lists of titles for libraries) into one database.
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| World Almanac Encyclopedia
Combines new and past editions of The World Almanac and Book of Facts with the World Almanac Encyclopedia.
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| World Almanac Reference Database
Combines new and past editions of The World Almanac and Book of Facts with The World Almanac Encyclopedia.
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| World Data Analyst
Detailed statistics for more than 200 countries, including tables and charts.
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| World Folklore and Folklife
Traces the origins and development of traditional cultures around the world. Topics covered include literature, social and religious practices, history, art, music, and languages.
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| World Geography
Profiles of hundreds of the world’s countries and includes photos, maps, biographies, facts and figures, current events, and more.
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| World History Ancient/Medieval
Information on historical world events, from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.
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| World History Modern
Information on world history from 1500 to the present.
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