Learning Resources

List of research database titles, descriptions and links
African American Heritage African American Heritage

Search essential historical records for African-Americans, including Federal Census, Marriage and Cohabitation Records, Military Draft and Service Records, Registers of Slaves and Free(d) Persons of Color, Freedman's Bank and more.

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Kids InfoBits Kids InfoBits

Features age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of educational topics. 

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Ohio History Central Ohio History Central

An evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history. Perfect fo anyone wanting to learn more about Ohio!

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Oxford Reference Online Oxford Reference Online

Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works.

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Science Reference Center Science Reference Center

For student researcher's needs, this database contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and a vast collection of images.

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Small Business Source Small Business Source

Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books.

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What Tree Is It? What Tree Is It?

Identify common trees of Ohio using this database, which walks users through qualities of leaves and fruits and other aspects of trees.

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What's That Snake? What's That Snake?

This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio.

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What's The Point? What's The Point?

A program designed to help users identify flint artifacts.

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World Book Early Learning World Book Early Learning

Books, educational activities and games, designed for young children.

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World Book for Kids World Book for Kids

The site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps, and dozens of activities tied to national curriculum standards.

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World Book Hispanica World Book Hispanica

La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos está organizada de modo que los estudiantes puedan encontrar información rápida y fácilmente.

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World Book Online World Book Online

From A to Z, the world of knowledge unfolds. World Book articles are written clearly. They're concise and interesting;packed with facts.

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World Book Spanish World Book Spanish

A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia. Designed for native speakers, bilingual students and ESL/ELL program participants.

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World Book Student World Book Student

Contains an extensive multimedia collection, including editor-selected websites, and correlations to state standards.

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World Book Timelines World Book Timelines

Build and share timelines. Use your own events and images or add content and images from World Book.

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