Research Databases

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Academic Search Premiere

Academic Search Premiere

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

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African American Heritage

African American Heritage

A database from ProQuest that provides detailed records for African Americans.  Records include Federal Census, Marriage and Cohabitation records, Military Draft and Service Records, Registers of Slaves and Free Persons of Color, Freedman's Bank, and more.  

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Akron Beacon Journal

Akron Beacon Journal

Explore current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available 24x7 with the use of your library card.

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Alliance Index

Search the Alliance Index for obituary, marriage, and newspaper article citations from The Alliance Review.

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Alliance Memory Project

Featuring sights, sounds, and recollections of the Alliance community, Alliance Memory offers over 3,000 images, interviews, and documents

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Alliance Review

Alliance Review

Explore current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available 24x7 with the use of your library card.

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Alt HealthWatch

Alt HealthWatch

Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine.  Featuring full text articles, pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts.  

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America's News

America's News

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The Alliance Review. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device with your library card

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American English & Literature

Electronic books of American and English literature - poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible.

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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 Branch for access.

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AtoZ databases

AtoZ databases contains financial information on over 30 million U.S. businesses & executives as well as addresses and phone numbers of over 220 million U.S. residents.  This service can be used to do reverse phone lookups as well as basic background searches.

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Biography Reference Bank

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.

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Business Source

Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles.  Business Source Premier covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics with full text articles. 

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Canton Repository

Canton Repository

Explore current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available 24x7 with the use of your library card.

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Chilton Online Auto Repair Mannual

ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

Explore current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available 24x7 with the use of your library card.

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Computer Source

Grants access to full text journal articles on a host of computer topics.

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Consumer Health Complete

This database offers full text journals, magazines, and reference books dealing with health, wellness, fitness, and nutrition. This resource allows you to browse medical, health-related,and drug reference books, read articles on health and fitness, and find sources for alternative health information.

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Consumer Reports

The same great resource users have come to expect from Consumer Reports, at the touch of your fingertips.  With a click of your mouse you can views 1000's of product reviews from the country's #1 rated review source.  Be sure to shop with confidence. 

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Creativebug

Creativebug

Creativebug gives you access to more than 1,000 video art & craft classes taught by design experts and artists. 

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CultureGrams

CultureGrams

CultureGrams is the source for concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on countries of the world. Beyond the facts and figures, find an insider's perspective on the history, daily life, and customs. Also covers US states and Canadian provinces.

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Digital Public Library

Digital Public Library of America

The DPLA connects digital collections from libraries across the country.  Rich histrocial collections from all over the the United States are at the touch of your fingertips. If looking for materials specific to Ohio, the Ohio Digital Network is a part of DPLA, with over 99,000 entries from across the state.  

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eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

Search and view the full text of eBooks.

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Encyclopedia Titanica

Great source for Titanic facts, history, and biographies

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ERIC

ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.

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Explora for Middle School

Explora for Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

Specifically designed with the needs of middle school students in mind. Includes full-text articles from popular, vocational, and trade magazines, full-text newspaper articles, along with images, videos, and primary sources.

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Explora Primary Schools (K-5)

Explora provides easy-to-use features that link you to a variety of content from the world leaders in magazines and reference materials. The content provided covers thousands of topics such as animals, biographies, business, government, current issues, geography, history, science, and math just to name a few.

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Explora Public Libraries

Explora provides easy-to-use features that link you to a variety of content from the world leaders in magazines and reference materials. The content provided covers thousands of topics such as animals, biographies, business, government, current issues, geography, history, science, and math just to name a few.

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Explora Secondary Schools (6-12)

Explora provides easy-to-use features that link you to a variety of content from the world leaders in magazines and reference materials. The content provided covers thousands of topics such as animals, biographies, business, government, current issues, geography, history, science, and math just to name a few.

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Family Search

Search for your ancestors using millions of online records

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Fold3

Fold3 specializes in military records, photos, and personal stories of those who have served in the military.  Fold3 allows you to share the information that you have along with the info provided to create memorials for those who have served.

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Forties in America

This eBook covers pop culture, historical events, and politics of the 1940's.

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Gale Legal Forms

Thousands of legal forms available with more forms being added daily. Official, State Specific, Federal, Business, Personal, Real Estate and General forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

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Health Source: Consumer Edition

This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.

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Health Source

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

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HeritageHub

HeritageHub

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HeritageQuest Online

This database offers access to Census images, Revolutionary War records, genealogy books, and more. Rodman Library card required for home access.

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Hobbies & Craft Source

Hobbies & Crafts Source

Find "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast.

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Home Improvement Source

Home Improvement Source

Home Improvement Source features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects.

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Literary Reference Source

Find full text articles from literary journals and respected literary reference works containing plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full text of thousands of poems and short stories. You may research an author, novel, or poem for school or personal interest, or learn more about a literary movement for book discussions.

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Mas Ultra

MAS Ultra - School Edition

Contains full text articles for popular high school magazines covering a wide-range of subject areas.

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MasterFile

MasterFILE Premier

This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags.

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MEDLINE

MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.

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Merck Manuals

Provide the most current medical information to health care professionals and consumers alike. Merck uses easy to read articles, a searchable dictionary of medical terms, and video content to explain each entry in order to make make all the content more accessible.

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Middle Search Plus

Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags. 

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Newspaper Source

Newspaper Source provides selected full text for severeal national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts as well as full text articles from over 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

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Northstar

Northstar Digital Literacy

Nortstar Digital Literacy provides online, self-guided modules that assess an individuals ability to perform tasks on a computer an online. The modules address three main area of digital literacy, Essential Computer Skills, Essential Software Skills, and Using Technology in Daily Life. Along with assessing ones computer skills, several of these modules have accompanying classes. Proctored assessments are offered to obtain a certificate to share with future employers.

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NoveList K-8 Plus

The same great resources found with NoveList, but with a targeted audience in mind. 

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NoveList Plus

Tired of reading the same authors? Looking for something similar to your favorite author or something new in your favorite genre? Try NoveList Plus and find something new to read.

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Ohio Digital Library

Thousands of eBooks on a variety of topics from many favorite authors.  All materials are available for checkout with a Rodman Library card

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Ohio Driver Education

This resource provides free practice tests for the written portion of Ohio Department of Transportation's various driving exams.

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Oxford Research Encyclopedias

Oxford is one of the most trusted names in encyclopedias.  Oxford Research Encyclopedias provide users with authoritative information on a variety of topics for students and researchers alike. All the content provided is reviewed by experts from around the world.

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Points of View Source

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this resource provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

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Primary Search

Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary 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.

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Professional Development Collection

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods.  Offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals

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Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions is a powerful online reference and research tool providing library cardholders instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses (64 million) and U.S. residents (299 million).  Reference Solutions makes it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more.

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Regional Business News

This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

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Religion and Philosophy Collection

Religion & Philosophy Collection™ provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. 

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Salem Health : Magill's Medical Guide & Cancer

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. Search both Salem Health titles from this link or specify Magill's Medical Guide or the Cancer guide from the home page of the site.

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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

Sanborn Historic Maps are large scale street plans produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867 to 1970.

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Science Reference Source

Science Reference Source

Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.

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Small Business Source

Small Business Source

Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

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Sociological Collection

This database provides coverage of more than 500 full text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. Sociological Collection offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.

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St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Burials

Use this form to search for individuals of the Catholic faith who were buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Alliance, Ohio from 1900 to present. Also included in the database are those individuals who had Catholic funeral services in Alliance, were buried elsewhere, or were cremated.

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TOPICsearch

TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information

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Transparent Language

Transparent Language

Language learners can build vocabulary, practice skills, and maintain what they have learned with Transparent Language Online, available anytime, anywhere in 110+ languages.

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Universal Class

Universal Class

Universal Class provides a host of online classes on variety of topics.  The classes offered are all self-paced and provide CEUs upon completion.  Registration is easy and free with your Rodman Library card.

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Very Short Introductions

This resource grants users access to a series of eBooks designed to breakdown key issues in society in a concise way.  Each introduciton is written by experts in their respective field to help the user better understand the topic being covered.  

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Vocational and Career Collection

Vocational and Career Collection

Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for nearly 340 trade and industry-related periodicals.

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Weiss Financial Ratings

Weiss Financial Ratings

Weiss Financial Ratings provides independent, unbiased financial strength ratings of banks, credit unions & insurance companies.  It also provides conservative buy-hold-sell ratings of thousands of stocks, mutual funds & exchange traded funds. Those shopping for Medicare Supplement Insurance can use this resource to help a choose a carrier by comparing rates & plan benefits. 

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What Tree is it? Ohio Tree Identification

This resource will help to identify Ohio trees by leaf, fruit, or by name.

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What’s that Snake? Ohio Snake Identification

Use this resource to identify Ohio snakes based on characteristics or by name.  This resource also helps to dispel many snake related myths.   

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What’s the Point? Ohio Arrowhead Identification

What’s the Point? Ohio Arrowhead Identification

Identify flint artifacts, found in Ohio, using this resource.

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World Book

World Book

Allows you to pick the type of encyclopedia that relates to the content you are researching.

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World Book Early World of Learning

This encyclopedia uses games, fun facts, art, and traditional reading to cater to the youngest group of users.

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World Book French

World Book French

Encyclopedic information with French speaking patrons in mind.

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World Book Kids

Encyclopedic information with the school-aged children in mind.

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World Book Spanish

World Book Spanish

An encyclopedia for Spanish speaking patrons.

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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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