- Alphabetical Listing of
Databases & Links -
- Antiques and Collectibles
- Arts and Entertainment
- Automotive
- Biography
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- Books & Authors
- Business/Entrepreneurship
- Consumer Information
- Education/Schools
- Employment/Job Seekers
- Foreign Language
- Genealogy
- General Reference
- Government/Law
- Health/Medicine
- History/Geography
- Home & Garden
- Homework & Tests
- Journals
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Ohio
- Phone Books/Directories
- Science/Environment
- Social Services
- Taxes
- Test Preparation
- Travel
Research & Database Links |
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(* Denotes Premium Database)
Antiques Roadshow Online
Kovels on Antiques & Collectibles
p4A Antiques Reference*
Used to estimate the value of similar items for sale, for purchase or for insurance purposes, to substantiate a formal appraisal, to assist in a family division of property or to learn what was paid for a specific item listed in the database.
Art Collection*
Provides high-quality, digital images of works of art from museums around the world. Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, Native American and Inuit art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, along with Japanese and Chinese works.
Artist Direct
News, music and information about entertainers plus free music downloads.
Dolmetsch music dictionary
Offers translations, explanations and comments about general (non-musical) words as well as specialist (i.e. musical, etc.) terms that might be found in musical scores, libretti, books on music, web sites, CD notes, concert programmes, etc.
GrooveShark
Grooveshark is a legal peer-to-peer music sharing service. This is a music search engine, music streaming service and music recommendation web software application.
Indiana University School of Music
The collection is comprised of well over 600,000 items
Pandora Internet Radio
Pandora is an online music recommendation and radio service.
Chilton's Auto Repair
Current, comprehensive automotive information.
Available: Library Only
Edmunds
New and used car prices, reviews, ratings, & advice.
Kelley Blue Book
Ratings on new and used cars.
N.A.D.A.
Get New and Used Car Prices, plus pricing on RV's, Classic Cars, Motorcycles and Manufactured Homes.
Biography Reference Bank*
H. W. Wilson's collection of 120,000+ biographies from over 60 reference titles, thousands of biographical magazine articles, and over 32,000 printable images.
Quick Tip Sheet (in PDF format) Quickstart Guide (in PDF format)
Biography and Genealogy Master Index*
Indexes current reference sources, such as Who's Who, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
Biography Resource Center*
A database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history.
Biography Resource Center: African Americans*
Business Leader Profiles for Students*
Covers 350 prominent individuals who have made significant contributions to business and industry.
Books & Authors
See Also our READING RESOURCES Page for Additional Links
American & English Literature*
American Library Assn. list of award-winners
Fiction db: Your Guide to Authors and Books
Business/Finance/Entrepreneurship
See Also the Morgan Entrepreneurship Center Resources page
Barron's Online*
America's premier financial weekly magazine.
User: hudsonlibrary Password: library
Big Charts
BigCharts is a comprehensive and easy-to-use investment research Web site, providing access to professional-level research tools such as interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis and intraday stock screeners, as well as market news and commentary.
Biznar
Biznar is a free, publicly available business search site.
Business Plans Handbook*
Business Plans Handbook is a collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. Typical business plans include type of business; statement of purpose; executive summary; business/industry description; market; product and production; management/personnel; and financial specifics.
Business Source Premier*
Provides full text for more than 3,650 scholarly business journals, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications.
First Research*
Hudson Library and First Research have partnered to deliver you critical knowledge tools that equip you with the targeted understanding needed to engage key prospects and deepen client relationships. First Research's knowledge tools (Industry Profiles, Call Prep Sheets, State & Province Profiles) are essential for call preparation, enhancing presentations, underwriting credit, and for quickly learning a company's key business issues.
Available: Library Only
Hoovers*
The Hoover's Online database provides access to in-depth company profiles for more than 40,000 companies, public and private, worldwide, as well as to financial information, news, and industry information. This database is an excellent starting point for company research.
Available: Library Only
LegalZoom
An online service that helps people create their own legal documents.
Morningstar*
Morningstar Investment Research features detailed, independent information on more than 20,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.
Available: Library Only
Proquest Entrepreneurship*
ProQuest Entrepreneurship provides unprecedented access to a wide array of resources and tools for starting your own business or supporting the study and practice of entrepreneurship. The database offers a vast collection of content types together in one product: business journal articles (updated weekly), video clips, market research, start-up plans, templates and forms, business cases, working papers, conference proceedings, and full text dissertations. The interface for ProQuest Entrepreneurship was designed for entrepreneurs wanting quick access to the latest information on business topics and quick links to the most highly sought information, regardless of their research experience.Remote access provided, 24-hours a day.
Click Here for Remote Access
ReferenceUSA*
Directory information for 11 million U.S. businesses, 1 million Canadian businesses, 120 million U.S. households, 11 million Canadian residents, and 683,000 U.S. health care providers. Search for businesses by SIC code, sales volume number of employees and more.
Small Business Taxes
IRS website for small businesses and the self-employed.
Survey of Current Business
A U.S. Department of Commerce monthly publication that provides data on U.S. business on the regional, national, and international levels. Among statistical series covered are personal income, inventories and sales, national income and product accounts, foreign direct investment in the United States, U.S. direct investment abroad, international transactions, and gross state product.
ThomasNet
Manufacturers, distributors and service providers. ThomasNet includes Thomas Register
Valueline Investment Survey*
The Value Line Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Available: Library Only
World Factbook(CIA)
Compiled by the CIA, this resource provides economic,demographic, political and vital statistics data along with other useful information on virtually all countries in the world. To find a basic country overview, start by clicking the ‘References’ tab at the top of the page and then “Guide to Countries’. Use the pull-down menu on the upper right side of the page to select your country of interest.
Better Business Bureau
Akron/Summit County area office.
Consumer Protection Agency
Federal agency under the Federal Trade Commission. Information on consumer goods and services.
Consumer Reports*
Full text that can be searched by issue.
GoodGuide Consumer Products Ratings
ALA Resources for Parents
Information for parents on helping their children to read.
CareerZone
CareerZone is an innovative online career exploration and planning system designed especially for today's high-tech youth.
College Board
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. The college board provides access to major programs and services in college readiness, college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning, including the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT® and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®).
College View
Free college search plus additional information on financial aid.
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Free application for student aid online.
FinAid
There are a variety of links to sources of financial aid, answers to frequently asked questions, and college and financial planning aids at this easy-to-use, well organized site.
Local Schools
This section lists schools surrounding the Hudson, Ohio area.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Covers hundreds of different jobs and includes training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job and working conditions. The handbook also covers job search tips and information about the job market in each state.
Peterson's
This user-friendly site provides college profiles, career information, and test preperation information, along with multiple links to other information of interest to the college bound student.
Parents & Teachers Corner
Resources for parents & teachers to use in helping their kids to learn, including the subsections of resources for parents and teachers found in each of the main sections of Kidspace sponsored by the Internet Public Library.
State
Ohio Graduation Test
Comprehensive site by the Ohio Dept. of Education, covering information for parents, teachers and students.
Ohio Graduation Test & Practice Tests
Pratice tests, additional study guides for tests given in K-12 published by the Ohio Dept. of Education Testing.
State of Ohio Department of Education
Government site covers, adult continuing education, colleges, K-12, daycare/preschool, homework help, financial aid, educator resources and libraries.
Federal
ERIC (Through EBSCO)*
(Educational Resources Information Center) Over 800,000 references to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, and standards and guidelines.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
Government portal for articles on education ranging from general to special needs and IEP's. Meant to be used by educators, parents and students. Contact information for users to apply for help from staff locating articles.
Professional Development Collection*
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
U.S. Department of Education
Comprehensive information on standards, policies, funding, grants, scholarships and jobs.
See our Job/Career Assistance Page
BBC Learning English & news in 32 Languages
Sponsored by the BBC to present tutorials and practice for students learning English as well as materials for teachers creating lesson plans.
Babelfish
Quick translation from English to multiple languages or from another language to English. Additional feature of translation webpages by entering the URL.
Mango Languages*
All of the educational tools essential to learn foreign languages are available online now with Mango Languages. This database provides its users with remarkable conversational results after each and every lesson, and immerses them in real, everyday conversations in 12 different language courses. Remote access provided, 24-hours a day.
See our Historical Society Research Websites page
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
Bartleby
The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
Black History Month Resource Center*
Includes over 75 biographies, a four-century-long historical timeline, excerpts from the Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia*
Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display.
Hispanic Heritage Month Resource Center*
Includes over 50 biographies, a five-century-long historical timeline and an assortment of activities such as the Hispanic culture quiz or planning a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
INFOTRAC OneFile*
Search over 8 million articles by subject or keyword. The General Reference Center is a single point of access to full-text and image sources: periodicals, journals, reference books, investment reports, dictionaries, newsletters, pamphlets, maps, and more.
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. Search Help
ReferenceUSA*
Directory information for 11 million U.S. businesses, 1 million Canadian businesses, 120 million U.S. households, 11 million Canadian residents, and 683,000 U.S. health care providers. Search for businesses by SIC code, sales volume number of employees and more.
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.
World Book Student*
The articles of the venerable World Book Encyclopedia form the foundation of this expansive reference database that includes the World Book Dictionary, the World Book Atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected Web sites, correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards, and much more.
Available: Library Only
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 laymen's language.
LegalZoom
An online service that helps people create their own legal documents.
New Lawyer
Find legal assistance by location or specialty. A resource and legal tool for those looking for legal information
Ohio Legal Services Directory
Guide to legal services for Ohioans; includes searchable directory of free and low cost legal assistance, law library materials, and more.
Federal
Oyez Project
Information on Supreme Court cases and justices, both current and historic.
Thomas-Legislative information
United States Government
The official U.S. gateway to all government information and services.
United States Code
The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
State
Ohio Revised Code
All statutes of a permanent and general nature of the state as revised and consolidated into general provisions, titles, chapters, and sections including all bills passed and filed through June 15, 2009.
State of Ohio
The official U.S. gateway to all government information for the State of Ohio departments, services and taxes
Local
Domestic Relations Court of Summit County
Ohio Legal Services Directory
Lists resources and contacts, such as Community Legal Aid Services, for individuals who need legal help but cannot afford a lawyer.
Summit County Clerk of Courts
The Summit County Clerk of Courts Office is comprised of two Divisions - Legal and Title. The Clerk of Courts - Legal Division maintains records for the Summit County Common Pleas Court - General Division, the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, and the Ninth District Court of Appeals. The Clerk of Courts - Title Division, with three offices throughout Summit County, is responsible for issuing Certificates of Title for watercraft and motor vehicle owners throughout the region.
Summit County Probate Court
The Ohio Revised Code places over two hundred separate duties upon the Probate Court. Those duties range from issuing marriage licenses to overseeing testamentary trusts valued in millions of dollars.
AltHealthWatch*
Focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Offers full text articles, from more than 180 international, and often peer reviewed, reports, proceedings, association and consumer newsletters. In addition, there are hundreds of pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts. Provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990.
Health & Medical Databases*
Health or medical-related information or articles.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition*
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Mayo Clinic
Comprehensive guides on hundreds of conditions. Explore possible causes for symptoms. Look up prescription and over-the-counter drug information. Tests and Procedures: What it is, how it's done, how to prepare, risks and results.
Medicare
Government site explaining benefits and offering contact information for further help as well as preventative healthcase tips.
MEDLINE*
The National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Contains bibliographic citations (e.g., authors, title, and journal reference) and author abstracts from over 3,900 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 foreign countries during the current four years. Contains over 9 million records dating back to 1966.
MEDLINEPLUS
MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news. FAQ
NetWellness
Includes periodicals (indexing to over 150 titles with selective indexing and full text of health-related articles from over 2500 general interest periodicals), pamphlets (full text coverage of over 500 medical education pamphlets) and reference books (full text coverage of Mosby's Medical Dictionary, The People's Book of Medical Texts, Oryx Press Consumer Health Information Source Book, USPDI Drug Information in Lay Language, and Columbia University Complete Home Medical Guide.
Prescription Drug Coverage
Government site for Medicare and drug coverage facts.
WebMD
Provides in-depth reference material about health subjects through:
Creating and maintaining up-to-date medical reference content databases; medical imagery, graphics, and animation; communities; live web events; user experience and interactive tools.
The American Civil War Homepage
Hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865)
Archiving Early America
Explore the World of Early America through the media of the day, newspapers, maps, magazines and writings.
Civil War Homepage
The Civil War Home Page contains thousands of pages of Civil War material including Photos, Images, Battles, Documents, Southern Historical Papers, Troops Furnished, Death Stats, Associations, Letters & Diaries, Census of 1860, Maps, Official Records, Message Board, Dyer's Compendium, Fox's Regimental Losses, Regimental Histories, Genealogy, Biographical Information, Reenacting and Unit Information.
CIA World Factbook
Maps, flags, country information
Evolution of Ohio*
This site provides information about the eleven major territories in Ohio such as economic patterns, population trends, migratory patterns, and historical information.
Explore Ohio*
Explore Ohio is the place to go to learn about anything you ever wanted to know about the Buckeye State. State symbols? How to get a driver's license? Population information? Fun places to visit? Explore Ohio has all of that and more.
Global Road Warrior*
A comprehensive social/cultural, travel, and international business resource, covering 175 countries and territories. Content includes 11-million-plus words of editorial, over 6000 color photos, and 1575 country maps, all presented in a consistent 97-category framework for each country.
Mapquest-Travel directions and maps
Mapquest's simple interface makes it easy to find maps or routes; it can e-mail or send directions to a cell phone or a PDA; advanced route options avoid tolls or highways.
Ohio Battle Flags*
Explore the history of the Ohio Battle Flag Collection housed at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio soldiers carried the flags, known as colors, in the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I and World War II. There are more than five hundred flags in the collection, the majority of which are from the Civil War. There are 552 battle flags in the Adjutant General’s battleflag collection, including 434 from the Civil War. Learn more about the personal, military and historical significance of the flags. The Behind the Lines section tells true stories of the soldiers and civilians who fought to preserve the colors both in war and in peace. Illustrating the featured stories are images and documents from the society's collections. The Ohio Statehouse once had a room called the "Relic Room" where Ohio's military colors were first displayed. Take a virtual tour of this new Online Relic Room section and to browse or search the Ohio Battle Flag Collection. Gain more insight into the history and significance of the Ohio Battle Flag Collection. The About the Flags section defines flag terminology, explains how the flags were acquired by the state, and provides information about the project to catalog and digitize them.
Ohio History Central/Online Encyclopedia*
Ohio History Central is 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. Many of these pages link with one another to form a complete and informative perspective.
U.S. Geological Service-Maps, images, geography
USGS maps range from detailed local areas to the world. Because they can show many kinds of information, they are excellent for a wide range of uses, including emergency response, outdoor recreation, scientific research, and resource management.
Ohio State University Agricultural Extension
OSU Extension is the community out-reach department developed to share the resources of Ohio State University. They offer practical information on issues of home, family, farm, 4-H, business, and community and well-being.
Plant Facts
They host a search engine which is the most concentrated search engine that deals strictly with plants. There are over 260,000 pages of information from every land-grant university in the U.S. and several government institutions across Canada. There is also a searchable database of high quality images of several plants, diseases, and insects. The video section includes how-to videos ranging from basic landscaping to deadheading roses.
Reader's Digest: Family Handyman
A variety of print and digital resources for do-it-yourself homeowners.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A collection of links on current agricultural news and research.
Homework and Tests
See our Homework page
Magazines, Newspapers, Journals
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
Akron Beacon Journal*
Full text coverage from 02/27/1997 to present. Founded in 1839, the Akron Beacon Journal is a four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper that serves readers in Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark and Wayne counties.
All You Can Read
A database of magazines and newspapers on the Internet, with listings for about 22,800 magazines and newspapers from all over the world.The site also includes a complete guide to world media sources where readers find stories quickly -- whether it's news from Time Magazine or a small regional weekly newspaper in Asia. This site is aimed at teens and up.
America's News Magazines*
America's News Magazines from NewsBank provides full-text articles from various familiar magazines in one easy-to-search database. These leading magazines provide coverage and analysis of current events in a range of categories including: news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, science and technology, and sports. Paid advertisements are excluded.
Cleveland News Index*
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-present), 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.
Computer Source*
Computer Source™ contains nearly 300 full-text journals and magazines covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software.
EBSCOhost Databases*
Academic Search Premier, Alt Health Watch, Business Source Premier, Computer Source: Consumer Edition, ERIC, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing & Academic, MAS FullTEXT Ultra, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, Professional Development Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection, Religion & Philosophy Collection, Sociological Collection and Vocational Search & Career Collection.
ERIC-(Through EBSCO)*
(Educational Resources Information Center) Over 800,000 references to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, and standards and guidelines.
Humanities International Index*
A comprehensive database covering journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston Publishing (an imprint of EBSCO Publishing), Humanities International Index provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for over 1,700 journals and contains more than 1.6 million records.
MasterFILE Premier*
Provides full text from over 1,900 magazines - general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multicultural. It also offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,510 other publications. For some titles, full text backfiles date from 1975. The database also contains full text for nearly 200 reference and travel books; 88,000 biographies; 60,000 primary source documents; and 91,000 photos, maps, and flags. Updated daily.
Newseum Newspapers from around the world
News museum in Washington D.C. offers the ability to search for newspaper headlines throughout the world.
Newspaper Source*
Newspaper Source™ provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, including Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Times (London), Toronto Star, etc. The database also contains selective full text for more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full-text television & radio news transcripts are provided from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.
Ohio Newspapers*
Plain Dealer, Toledo Blade, Cincinnati Post, Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News
TeenInk
This site is written by teens and provides a forum for teen writers to contribute to magazines and books since 1989. Sponsored by the Young Authors Foundation, teen contributors can express themselves through poetry, essays, stories, reviews, art and photography.
African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920*
This digital collection of historical documents is part of "American Memory", an online resource by the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program and was brought to you with the assistance of an award from The Library of Congress / Ameritech National Digital Library Competition. It provides an overview of Ohio's African-American experiences during the time period 1850 to 1920 in the words of the people that lived them.
Evolution of Ohio*
This site provides information about the eleven major territories in Ohio such as economic patterns, population trends, migratory patterns, and historical information.
Explore Ohio*
Explore Ohio is the place to go to learn about anything you ever wanted to know about the Buckeye State. State symbols? How to get a driver's license? Population information? Fun places to visit? Explore Ohio has all of that and more!
Ohio Battle Flags*
Explore the history of the Ohio Battle Flag Collection housed at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio Historical Society
The main internet portal for everything offered by the Ohio Historical Society including: Events; Historical Sites and Museums in Ohio; the Archives/Library and Education Resources including Distance Learning.
Ohio Historical Society Searchable Databases*
This collection of searchable databases (many of which were created under the Ohio Vital Information for Libraries Center, a grant-funded project of OHS supported by the State Library of Ohio and OPLIN) includes: Online Documents, Online Research Tools, Online Services, and On-location Services.
Ohio History Central Encyclopedia*
© 1998 - 2005 Ohio Historical Society -- Ohio History Central is 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. Many of these pages link with one another to form a complete and informative perspective.
Ohio Memory Online*
Discover 26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries and museums that document Ohio's history from prehistory to present.
Ohio Social Studies Resource Center
Ohio Web Library*
The Ohio Web Library has resources to help Ohioans of all ages and at all stages of life. It is an evolving collection of thousands of online publications and research resources. It 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. The Ohio Web Library supports quality education, a skilled workforce, business growth, and lifelong learning in Ohio. Students can get help with homework by finding research sources for term papers. Teachers and professors can use resources to support their teaching. Find reliable business information, access trade journals and keep current on industry levels. Stay current with world events, professional news and topics of personal interest.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps*
The Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provides a searchable interface for locating historical Maps of Ohio towns and cities. These maps were digitized from microfilm copies by Chadwyck-Healey, a Bell & Howell Information and Learning company. The searchable database is a joint project of OPLIN and OhioLINK. Sanborn Maps Help
State of Ohio
The official U.S. gateway to all government information for the State of Ohio departments, services and taxes
Free phone directory
Free directory assistance for both businesses and people.
ReferenceUSA*
Directory information for 11 million U.S. businesses, 1 million Canadian businesses, 120 million U.S. households, 11 million Canadian residents, and 683,000 U.S. health care providers. Search for businesses by SIC code, sales volume number of employees and more. Help
PeopleSpot
Directory information for for phone numbers and reverse phone numbers and addresses. Search both white pages and yellow pages nationally and internationally with multiple search enginges.
U.S. Postal Service-Find a zip code
Zabasearch
Free People Search and Public Information Search Engine
Encyclopedia of Global Warming*
For two decades, merely granting credence to the phenomena of global warming could be politically divisive. Though far from the visionary move toward neutralizing emissions that many delegates had hoped, the Copenhagen climate summit acknowledged a causal relationships between first-world industry and environmental degradation and warming. As the emissions doomsday date of 2050 looms, Salem Press' three-volume subject encyclopedia on global warming provides a number of ways for students to investigate the phenomena of climate change and greenhouse gases and their effects on many species and environments.
Available: Library Use Only
GreenFILE*
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
NASA
The official NASA web site.
NASA Earth Observatory
Images, stories, and discoveries about climate and the environment that have emerged from NASA research
National Climatic Data Center
Government site providing weather records of cities across the U.S
Science Online*
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA was established to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment—air, water, and land.
United States Geological Survey
Biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water
Summit County Social Services
Info Line is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1975. Our mission is to connect people who need services with the local agencies providing those services. Info Line is accredited by AIRS, the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems
United Way
United Way of Summit County is a nonprofit fundraising and community service organization supporting over 130 programs
Local
Regional Income Tax Agency
The Regional Income Tax Agency (also known as R.I.T.A.) provides services to collect income tax for 179 municipalities in the State of Ohio.
State
Federation of Tax Administrators
The Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA) was organized in 1937 to improve the quality of state tax administration by providing services to state tax authorities and administrators. These services include research and information exchange, training, and intergovernmental and interstate coordination. The Federation also represents the interests of state tax administrators before federal policymakers where appropriate.
Forms from other states
Federal
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress.
College Board
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. The college board provides access to major programs and services in college readiness, college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning, including the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT® and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®).
LearningExpress Library*
Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you. Learning Centers Available: Elementary School; Middle School; High School; College Preparation;College Students; Computer Skills; GED Preparation; Job Search & Workplace Skills; Jobs & Careers; Skill Building for Adults; U.S. Citizenship; Recursos para Hispanohablantes
A to Z World Travel*
AtoZ World Travel is a comprehensive, informative, and fun e-content travel database offering free and exclusive tourist and culture information on more than 160 of the top travel destinations in North America and around the globe.
Global Road Warrior*
A comprehensive social/cultural, travel, and international business resource, covering 175 countries and territories. Content includes 11-million-plus words of editorial, over 6000 color photos, and 1575 country maps, all presented in a consistent 97-category framework for each country.
InsideTrip
Rates air-travel itineraries on 12 quality factors such as legroom, aircraft age, security wait time
Kayak
Searches many other sites for hotel, car rentals and flights
LonelyPlanet
Travel information depository site featuring a massive wealth of information about a large variety of destinations that is well organization, and very accessible.
TripAdvisor
Includes seat selection and pricing information
U.S. State Department
Information on foreign travel; visas, passports, travel warnings, country information
