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BookFlix
BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
Tags: Books, Literature, Children's, Literacy, Learning to Read, E-Books, Video Books
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CultureGrams
There are four different CultureGrams editions: World, Kids, Provinces, and States. This resource includes, a worldwide photo gallery, slideshows, video clips, a famous people collection, five homegrown recipes from all countries in the database, and create-your-own data tables to help put dozens of facts into perspective.
Tags: world history, United States history
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Explore Ohio
ExploreOhio staff search the Internet for links to information about Ohio arts, business, education, history, government, travel, attractions, jobs, science, sports, and much more. These links are then organized to make browsing and searching easy. It's a great way to explore Ohio!
Tags: Ohio, Arts, Travel, History, Science, Business, Education, Government, Sports, Local
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Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Provided by OPLIN. Must have an Ohio library card to access from home.
Tags: Encyclopedias
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Global Road Warrior
The Global Road Warrior is an international resource for social, cultural, travel, and business information. The database covers 175 countries and territories and includes information on demographics, economy, holidays, currencies, visas, climate, passports, immunization, entry and departure, emergencies, internal travel information, country and regional maps, airports, international dialing guides, and more. Research a country for a report, or plan to travel internationally.
Tags: Travel, Country Project, Geography, Cultures, Maps,
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Great Web Sites for Kids
A collection of great kid's websites presented by the Association for Library Service to Children. You can browse by subject or use their search feature.
Tags: Websites
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Grolier Online
Search Grolier's encyclopedias, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, America the Beautiful. Provided by Cleveland Heights-Univeristy Heights Library. Must have a CHUH library card to access.
Tags: Encyclopedias
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HeritageQuest Online
Use HeritageQuest Online to find ancestors, trace their paths across America, and learn what life was like in the areas where they settled. Provided by CLEVNET. Must have a Clevnet library card to access from home.
Tags: Genealogy
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How Products Are Made
This database describes the details of how products are made, from everyday household items to complicated industrial machinery.
Tags: Science, Consumer Information
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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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Knowplay?
KnowPlay is a collective search engine that is kid-friendly and allows users to search dictionaries, thesauri, rhyming dictionaries, encyclopedias and more, from a single page.
Tags: Children's, Dictionaries
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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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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Online
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is responsible for the regulation of out of home child care environments and the administration of the publicly-funded child care program. Child Care assistance is provided to eligible parents to keep Ohio's families engaged in work and training efforts, while on the road to self-sufficiency. Child care is the stabilizing force that contributes to skilled, healthy Ohioans, successful businesses and strong communities.
Tags: Consumer Information, Children, Child Care, Family, Ohio
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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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Primary Search (Grades K-6) from EBSCOhost
Elementary school students should click here to go to Searchasaurus, a research tool from EBSCOhost.
Tags: Children's, Research
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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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What Snake Is That?
A handy online guide to over 30 species and subspecies of snakes native to Ohio. Quickly identify a snake by its appearance. Provided by Ohio Web Library. Must have an Ohio library card to access.
Tags: Ohio, Science, Animals
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What Tree Is That?
This website will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio. Provided by Ohio Web Library. Must have an Ohio library card to access.
Tags: Ohio, Science
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World Book en Espanol
World Book Encyclopedia available in a Spanish edition. Paid for by Ohio Web Library. Must have an Ohio Library card to access from home.
Tags: Encyclopedias, Spanish
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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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