Research Tools
Research tools from the Ohio Web Library will set off your research on the right track!
Digital Resources
Ohio Digital Library
Audiobooks, eBooks, magazines, and video provided by Overdrive. Resources available in multiple formats for tablets, phones, and computers.
Mometrix Test Prep
Find test prep materials in categories like education, real estate, finance, construction and industry, and more.
NuWav Legal Documents
Access many of the most common legal documents with Nuwav.
Northstar Digital Literacy
Northstar Digital Literacy is an assessment and learning tool that covers a variety of tech topics. It comes with lessons and practice exercises to improve your digital skills.
Hoopla
Audiobooks, eBooks, music, graphic novels, documentaries, movies and TV shows. Resources formats available for tablets, phones, and computers.
LinkedIn Learning
An online learning site that hosts a constantly growing library of 3,000 video courses covering a variety of topics.
DIY Resources
Chilton Library
ChiltonLibrary’s dynamic search engine helps users find specific procedures quickly and offers other benefits.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Offers detailed how-to instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.
Home Improvement Reference Center
Collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly how-to information covering a variety of home-improvement and repair projects.
Genealogy
African American Heritage
This collection was created to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.
Heritage Quest
Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more.
Ancestry - Library Edition
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 ONLY
Fold3
Access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of men and women who served.
Defiance County Veterans Directory
A collection of Defiance County veterans who served in local militias, state National Guard units, federal branches of service, active duty or reserve.
Ohio Obituary Index
An index of more than 3,500,000 obituaries, death & marriage notices & other sources from Ohio from the 1810s to the present day. Actual obits may be ordered from more than 60 partner libraries.
Health
Alt HealthWatch
Focuses on the many perspectives of healthcare and wellness. Full-text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports.
Consumer Health Complete
Research tool searches articles in popular magazines, journals, and online publications. Search for current health-related topics.
MEDLINE
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
History and Geography
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
Search through more than 40,000 detailed historical maps of Ohio cities. These grayscale maps were drawn by Sanborn between 1882 and 1962.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Topics include religions, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and more.
Biography Reference Bank
Offers a breadth and depth of information you'll find in no other biography database. It covers more than 500,000 people and includes more than 36,000 images!
Homework Help
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines, plus full-text reference books, biographies, documents, and an image collection.
World Book: Early World of Learning
An online resource for preschoolers and children in early primary. Developed with experts of early childhood education, designed for integration into the classroom curriculum.
Explora
Includes information on thousands of magazine articles, book chapters, biographies, source documents, images, videos, and more.
Gale in Context: Elementary
Educational product for today's young learners. Easy-to-use digital resource featuring age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics.
Explora Secondary Schools
Designed for grades 6-12, includes information on thousands of magazine articles, book chapters, biographies, primary source documents, images, videos...
Explora Primary Schools
Designed for grades K-5, includes information on thousands of magazine articles, book chapters, biographies, primary source documents, images, videos...
World Book
Presentation app includes Arts, Literature, Notable People, Parts of the World, Science & Technology, Society & Culture, Sports, and World History
World Book Infofinder
Enabling users to search numerous resources from one place with a modern interface that also includes ways to explore info from several categories.
World Book Timelines
Designed for young readers, these richly illustrated books feature graphical timelines and curious facts following developments in communication, medicine, space research, and much more.
Middle Search Plus
Full-text magazines, biographies, primary source documents, and historical essays. Includes a School Image Collection of photos, maps, and flags.
WorldBook Kids
Focusing on late elementary school learning. This site include activities, games, projects, images, videos, and research vital to answering research questions.
World Book Student
Contains numerous tools to engage users in 21st-Century education and blended-learning practices for student researchers.
L'Encyclopedie Decouverte
A full-featured, beginner-level reference source, Découverte provides users with a database written at basic French reading levels.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia written from a Latin American perspective. Content is updated monthly. Includes maps, timelines, videos, images, and interactive activities.
World Book Advanced
Engage advanced students and adults with thousands of articles, primary sources, and online books designed to support personalized learning and enhance digital citizenship.
Journal and Magazine Articles
Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for more than 4,600 journals. PDF backfiles are available for more than one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
MasterFILE Premier
Database provides full text for periodicals, reference books, and primary source documents, as well as, an image collection of photos, maps & flags.
Business Source Premier
Journals and peer-reviewed titles covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics.
ERIC
Provides access to information from journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
Oxford Research Encyclopedias
Oxford Research Encyclopedias are comprehensive collections of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.
Newspaper Source
20 national & international newspapers and selected full text for more than 230 regional newspapers. TV and radio news transcripts – updated daily.
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of education journals, including peer-reviewed titles.
Points of View Reference Center
Essays on controversial subjects, including categories such as politics, culture, censorship, crime & punishment, health & medicine, and more.
Small Business Reference Center
Full-text small business reference books, as well as tools to address topics, including business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.
Vocational and Career Collection
Designed for high schools, community colleges, and the general public. This collection provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals.
Very Short Introductions
Offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to sociology, politics to classics, and literary theory to history. Not simply a textbook of definitions
Regional Business News
Incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Language and Literature
Literary Reference Center
Full-text database that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing.
about:books
Search for information about books by title, author, subject, and more. Access to book is, normally, limited to previews.
Transparent Language
Combining extensive courses and supplemental resources for over 100 languages, including English, Transparent Language Online is the most complete language-learning system.
American & English Literature
Browse African-American poetry, American poetry, English poetry, American drama, English prose drama, English verse dramas, early American fiction…
Local Resources
Explore Ohio
Ohio History Connection's evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory, and history.
Find an Ohio Library
Search for Ohio public libraries using an interactive map or by zip code. Includes links to websites, driving directions, and contact information.
What's That Snake?
Interactive guide to identify Ohio snakes. Guide includes information on appearance, lifestyle, and location.
What tree is it?
Guide to Ohio tree identification. Search resource using interactive interface by leaf, fruit or name.
What's the point?
Interactive guide to identifying flint artifacts from Ohio.
Science and Technology
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines, including 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.
Computer Source
Searches provide latest information and current trends in high technology from 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for 450 publications.
Sociological Collection
Sociology information, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
Science Reference Center
Research biology, chemistry, earth & space , the environment, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, technology and wildlife.