Research Databases

AtoZdatabases is the Premier Job Search, Reference & Mailing List Database including 30 million business & executive profiles & 240 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!

Helpful links to organizations in Champaign County, Ohio.  

Consumer buying guide & product reviews.

Cypress Resume is an online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in three quick and simple steps.

Driving-Tests.org offers free practice tests to teens and adults looking to learn more about driving in Ohio. The website also includes practice tests for those seeking a motorcycle license or their CDL. 

Magazine and journal articles.

Designed with students and educators in grades K through 5 in mind, Explora Primary Schools provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up facts for class projects or homework.

Designed with public library patrons in mind, Explora Public Libraries provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories.

Designed with students and educators in grades 6 through 12 in mind, Explora Secondary Schools provides a far better alternative to websites and search engines for students to look up articles and facts for research papers or homework.

Through Gale Virtual Reference Library you can gain access to eBook titles including Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Dictionary of American History, Encyclopedia of the Great Depression, Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, and College Blue Book.

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

Full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects. 

Ohio Means Jobs offers practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.

Long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars.

Essays on controversial subjects.

Recommend sites covering the following topics: books, business, education & financial aid, employment, government, health, maps, movies and weather.

An essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies. 

Science encyclopedias and reference books

Very Short Introductions provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects. 

Ohio snake identification guide.

Identify flint artifacts from Ohio's prehistoric peoples.

Thousands of colorful illustrations, diagrams, and maps enrich thousands of articles selected for appeal and curricular standards, with teacher guides, provide instructions and stimulating ways to use content in the classroom setting or for homework.

Information resources for pre-school through college.

Contains an extensive multimedia collection, including editor-selected websites, and correlations to state standards.

Online resource for preschoolers and early elementary grade students.