eBooks & Primary Sources
eBooks & Primary Sources Databases
Unless specified, the following resources are available to all in Ohio or have a library card from any public library in Ohio.
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Gale Reference Ebooks (previously Gale Virtual Reference Center)
Gale Reference Ebooks (previously Gale Virtual Reference Center) is a database of eReference titles that includes encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources. This collection spans topics within the subject of general reference.
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General Science Full Text
This database features full text, plus the graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, and illustrations that convey an abundance of scientific information. A full range of topics are covered, including anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health. Other media such as graphs, charts, diagrams, and high resolution photos and illustrations are included.
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GreenFILE
Freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways […]
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Hannah Capitol Connection
This is your “one-site stop” for comprehensive Ohio legislative and governmental information. Features include status of bills, updated daily, text of amendments, legislative analyses, and fiscal impact statements, text of opinions as well including useful links to government information throughout Ohio and the United States which is updated regularly.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
This full-text database contains full-text content from over 80 magazines, over 100 reference books, thousands of reports, and current health pamphlets. Health Source: Consumer Edition covers a wide variety of subjects including information on specific diseases, fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women’s health, children’s health, and more.
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Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from ‘, Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, […]
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Historical Abstracts
[Historical Abstracts, ‘ is the leading index of literature covering world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for the period 1450 to the present. Begun in 1955, ‘, Historical Abstracts, ‘ features more than 700,000 concise abstracts and citations to journal articles (many with links to full-text), books and dissertations on a diverse range of […]
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HistoryMakers Digital Archive
Unique scholarly and educational resources for exploring African American history and culture. Large and varied scope, with interviewees from across the United States, from a variety of fields, and with memories stretching from the 1890s to the present. Rather than focus on one particular part of a person’s life or a single subject, such as […]
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Hoopla
Hoopla is a digital media service that enables you to borrow a great selection of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, television shows, and music albums via your browser, smartphone or tablet (via select Android devices and iPads). Easy-to-use No waiting to borrow Automatic returns
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James Meredith, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Integration of the University of Mississippi
When James Meredith sought to legally become the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi, the duty of upholding the federal law allowing him to do so fell upon the Justice Department and the FBI. Meredith launched a legal revolt against white supremacy in the most segregated state in America and the iconic […]
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