This page contains links to Databases of Information,
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Library Web Sites, Library Catalogs,
Research Assistance and Virtual
Reference Resources.
All databases and indexes are available from home unless otherwise noted.
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Databases and Indexes
 | ALLDATA Pro Comprehensive resource for automotive diagnostic and repair information. Available only from Rodman Public Library Internet computers. Please come to the Main Library or Carnation Mall Branch for access. |
| Ancestry Library Edition One of the most comprehensive genealogy databases available. This database is NOT available for home access. Please come to the Main Library or Carnation Mall Branch for access. |
| p4A Antiques Reference This database is used by most leading personal property appraisers throughout the United States, antiques dealers, museums, and agencies like the Internal Revenue Service to evaluate almost every kind of antique in today's collections. This database is NOT available for home access. Please come to the Main Library or Carnation Mall Branch for access. |
| Associations
Unlimited
This in the premier source for information on more than 152,000 associations, professional societies, and nonprofit membership organizations, covering everything from local Chambers of Commerce to the American Medical Association, and beyond. |
| Automobile Reference Center
Find out how to repair your automobile. |
| Biographies
Plus Illustrated H. W. Wilson's collection of 95,000+ biographies from over 50 reference titles, thousands of biographical magazine articles, and over 20,000 printable images. Search by name, profession, ethnic background, place of birth, and more |
| Biography Resource
Center Includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender |
| Book Index
with Reviews
BIR helps you find information on the books you want and need to read. It is a cooperative effort between NoveList, EBSCO Publishing and Baker & Taylor. |
| Consumer Health Complete A comprehensive set of medical databases, reference books, and diagrams from EBSCO |
| EBSCOhost Includes MagillOnLiterature, Funk & Wagnall's Dictionary, health and business databases, and full text for over 1,880 periodicals covering nearly all subjects |
| eLibrary
Designed for the novice user, but powerful enough for an experienced researcher to use this full-text database of magazines, newspapers, photos, and more. |
| ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center |
| HeritageQuest Online
This database offers access to Census images, Revolutionary War records, genealogy books, and more. Rodman Library card required for home access. |
| History Resource Center
Provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present |
| LearningExpress
Library A comprehensive set of training tools for exams such as GED, nursing, GRE, civil service, elementary school through graduate school, law enforcement, cosmetology, and many, many more |
| Literature Resource Center
Provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline |
| MagillOnLiterature
MagillOnLiterature is the definitive online source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature. This database, which is compiled by Salem Press, contains all of Masterplots and Masterplots II, Cyclopedia of World Authors, Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, and Magill's Literary Annual. |
| Magill's
Medical Guide
A perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. |
| NoveList
Tired of reading the same authors? Try NoveList for suggestions of new titles |
| Ohio Web Library (formerly
known as OPLIN databases) Health information, magazine & newspaper indexes, reader's advisories, encyclopedias including Electric Library, netLibrary, Netwellness, Ohio Historical Society, EBSCOhost, and Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps. Search all at once or one at a time. |
| Opposing
Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. |
| Project Wombat Stumpers-L has been answering the unanswerable since 1992. It has morphed into its current format at Project Wombat |
| Scirus "In addition to searching more than 167 million science-specific web pages, Scirus covers 18 million full-text articles and abstracts from journal sources that include Medline, ScienceDirect, BioMed central, and preprint archives." Library Journal |
| Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Sanborn Historic Maps are large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970. |
| SIRS Discoverer Includes articles and graphics from more than 1,400 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents for middle and elementary school students. |
| SIRS Knowledge Source
SKS provides valuable information on social issues, economics, business, politics, global issues, scientific developments, health, history, government, culture, the arts and humanities. It includes full-text articles, primary source documents and Internet resources selected from thousands of reputable domestic and international publications and respected organizations. |
| What Do I Read
Next? Includes over 100,000 recommended titles, more than 54,000 plot summaries, and awards information from 561 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures |
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
| Dictionary.com |
| World Book Online
A favorite for young and old alike. |
| Your Dictionary This useful site has 260 foreign languages on it, including many Native American languages. "A portal for the language enthusiast" |
Library Web Sites
| Libdex Lists library home pages, web catalogs, and Friends of Libraries pages from around the world |
Library Catalogs
Research Assistance
| Research 101 From the University of Washington. Good for college-bound students, those already in College, and those wishing to learn how to do research. |
Virtual Reference Desks
| Bartleby.com Online reference books including quotations, dictionaries, a thesaurus, encyclopedia, and English usage information |
| Fast Facts |
| Government Information From the University of North Texas. Search for Federal, State, Local, Regional agencies and information or search by subject |
| Internet Public Library Reference Center |
| iTools |
| Library
Digitization Projects and Copyright A short, breezy, illustrated introduction to the topic of copyright law |
| Library of Congress Home Page |
| Martindale's 'The Reference Desk' |
| Measure 4 Measure Calculators for health, science, mathematics, and finances |
| OPLIN (Ohio Public Library Information Network) Homepage |
| U.S. Copyright Office |
| Cool Quiz Formerly UselessKnowledge.com |
| WINSLO - World Wide Web Info Network-State Library of Ohio |
