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Kids Search (EBSCOhost)
Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8. Kids Search makes it easier for students to look for their subjects of interest by automatically searching across all applicable databases simultaneously. Important features and functionality of Kids Search include a completely new, visually appealing look and feel; the ability to search by topic, subtopic, or keywords; simultaneous searching across all subscribed databases; the ability to sort results by relevance, as well as by date; the option of filtering search results by source type; and the ability to add search results, images, or persistent links to searches to the Folder.
Tags: Research, Search
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MAS Ultra - School Edition
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating as far back as 1975 for key magazines. MAS Ultra School Edition also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Tags: Biography, History, Research, Primary Documents, Articles, Images
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Middle Search Plus
Middle Search Plus provides full text for nearly 140 popular magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
Tags: Biography, History, Research, Primary Documents, Articles, Images
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National Portrait Gallery
This website, run by the Smithsonian Institute, has over 80,000 portrait records and collections of 12,000 searchable records of sculptures, prints, drawings and photographs.
Tags: History, Arts
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Ohio Historical Society Searchable Databases
Access to primary and original sources including Civil War documents and military rosters as well as death and newspaper indexes.
Tags: Ohio, History
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Our Documents
You can view primary documents from America’s history up close, and also read them full-text and learn about their history and impact.
Tags: Documents, History, Politics
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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. Provided by Ohio Web Library. Must have an Ohio library card to access at home.
Tags: Dictionaries
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Picture History
This digital collection offers photographs and footage spanning 200 years of American history.
Tags: Photography, History, Documents
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Ohio
A treasure trove of information, detailed maps at building level for more than 400 Ohio communities from 1868 to the 1960s. Provided by OPLIN. Must have an Ohio library card to access at home.
Tags: Maps, Documents, Ohio, History
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Student Research Center (EBSCOhost)
EBSCO's Student Research Center makes it easy for students to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference books, photos, flags, etc.
Tags: Children's, Research, Encyclopedias, Magazines, Dictionaries
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U.S. National Archives
The National Archives houses the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and other important U.S. documents. Their website provides informative and fun online exhibits and further information about our history.
Tags: History, Documents
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Wardmaps.com
Company offers reproduction plat books of historical maps. View these maps online for free.
Tags: Maps, Documents, Ohio, History
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World Book Kids
Intended for grades K-8, World Book Kids is a fun and interactive way to introduce younger students to the world of online learning. Searching is simple and can be done by keyword or by choosing a general subject that breaks down into specific topics. The encyclopedia also provides images, diagrams, maps and activities tied to national curriculum standards.
Tags: Encyclopedias, Primary Documents, Children's
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World Book Online
World Book Online is a research tool that includes encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search. News, images and "today in history" are additional features.
Tags: Encyclopedias, Primary Documents, Children's
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World Book Reference Center
World Book Encyclopedia articles 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.
Tags: Encyclopedias, Primary Documents, Reference
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