Online Resources

 

 

 

 

Britannica Online
School Edition
3 great encyclopedias:
Encyclopedia Britannica
Britannica Student 
Britannica Elementary 

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EBSCO 
Online articles from more than 6,000 magazines and newspapers, plus many other resources for K-12 students and teachers.

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Sirs Discoverer Deluxe
Thousands of articles from more than 1,200 sources, ranging in difficulty from  easy to challenging. Excellent source for Elementary and Middle School students.

 

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World Book Online

Encyclopedias for three levels: World Book Kids (K-5), World Book Online Reference Center (6-8), and World Book Advanced (HS and college)

 

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Online Spanish language encyclopedia that is appropriate for younger Spanish-speaking students and students just learning the Spanish language.

 

L'Encyclopédie Découverte

Online French language encyclopedia that is appropriate for younger French-speaking students and students just learning the French language.


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SIRS Knowledge Source

SIRS Government Reporter - current and historic government documents and federal directories,
SIRS Researcher-thousands of full-text articles,
SIRS Renaisance- current perspectives on the Arts and Humanities.

 

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Public and College Library Catalogs

View library catalogs of Coldwater, Mercer County District Library and Jay County  Public libraries, plus links to all Ohio college library catalogs

Bartleby

Publishes the classics of literature, nonfiction, and reference books, including dictionaries, Bartletts' Quotations, etc.

Biography Reference Bank
Articles about more than a half-million people, most in full text, from around the world, both living and dead.


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Science Online

Thousands of essays on major topics and issues in science, math and technology, along with illustrations, experiments, activities and biographies.

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NetWellness
Information on health and disease from Ohio's major medical centers.

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OH! Teach

Web links for teachers, library media specialists, and other educators.

 

Digital Video Collection

The Ohio Area Instructional Media Centers Digital Video Collection includes hundreds of digital videos that have been made available at no cost to Ohio K-12 districts.

Ohio Government Information

Information about Ohio's executive, judicial, and legislative branches

Ohio Historical Society

Includes a link to the Society's Kids' Pages and other information about Ohio's past.

    NoodleTools
This site automates the process of creating, editing and publishing an MLA-style works cited list.


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The ART Collection

Online image collection of  paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs,
textiles, costumes, jewelry and more, from earliest times to the present. 


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FirstGov

Search engine for 31million + U.S. Government Web pages.

Scholastic Network

Internet projects, activities, learning games and more for K-8 students and teachers.

Ohio Career
 Information Service

Presents information on careers, colleges, scholarships and military service.

SchoolRooms

Thousands of K-12 Web sites to explore! Links to magazine and newspaper articles, encyclopedia articles and more from the Core Collection. Soon, INFOhio automated schools can search their catalogs.


*To access from home, contact school librarian for login information.

Literature Online from Chadwyck-Healy

Full-text, searchable works available online to supplement the library's print collections. Poetry, drama and fiction are included.. 


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Newsbank

 A collection of full-text newspapers available online. More than 15 titles are Ohio publications.


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Oxford Reference Online

More than 100 complete reference titles, fully indexed and cross-searchable, from a wide range of disciplines.


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First Gov for Kids

This site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with some of the best kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. Explore, learn, have fun.

Ohio Kids

Facts and fun about Ohio and its history from the Ohio Historical Society

Teachers First

Web links for teachers, library media specialists, and other educators

LANDSAT

Satellite views of Ohio updated regularly; part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center.


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SANBORN Fire Insurance Maps

More than 40,000 maps (1847-1970) of Ohio towns and cities. Provided by OPLIN as part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center.


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CountryReports

This site provides Quick Facts,  General Overview, Economy, Eating and Recipes, Flag Information, Government, Geography, In Their Language, Map, National Anthem, Population Demographics, Related Links, Today's Weather, Telecommunications, Transportation,  Past Reports, Compare and Contrast Countries, Holiday Calendar, Holiday Country Greetings, Largest Cities in the World, Capital Cities and Exchange Rates on countries around the world.

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Learning Express Library

More than 100 programs to learn, practice and prepare for tests on a variety of subjects in elementary, middle and high school. 

*To access from home, contact school librarian for login information.

INFOhio

INFOhio's state-funded resources are available to all Ohio's K-12 students and teachers.
Username and Password required for home access; see your local school media specialist.

A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia

In-depth information, color illustrations and animations on over 1,500 media topics; provided by NetWellness.

American Memory

Primary source materials for U.S. history and culture from the Library of Congress.

HomeworkNow

Free, statewide online reference service and is available 24 hours a day, every day.

KidSpace

 at the Internet Public Library has lots of information to help with school assignments and projects. Lots of Fun Stuff, too!

MEDLINEplus

 Health information from the National Library of Medicine.

National First Ladies' Library

Canton. Biographies, lesson plans for teachers, a timeline and a bibliography for every First Lady since Martha Washington.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Cincinnati. Lessons and learnings about the legacy of courage, cooperation and freedom embodied in the story of the Underground Railroad and the lives of historic and contemporary Freedom Heroes.

Ohio Historical Society's Ohio Kids!

An online encyclopedia of Ohio history, Bicentennial stuff, and more.

Ohio Memory

Ohio historical treasures in an online scrapbook of primary sources.

OhioLINK

Resources available from OhioLINK's Digital Media Center.

State of Ohio

 Information about Ohio's executive, judicial, and legislative branches.

TeenSpace

in the Internet Public Library pulls together "information to help you with life, school, friends and work." Also, Web links and Ask a Question service.

 

 


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