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Columbus Dispatch Digital

Columbus Dispatch Digital

Get full-text coverage of the Columbus Dispatch from 1871 to the present.

Columbus News Index

Columbus News Index

Index of news articles of local interest from 1960-1997 and obituaries from 1931-1997.

Columbus Newspapers

Columbus Newspapers

Explore historical Columbus newspapers and search full-text through the Internet Archive.

Columbus Yearbook Collection

Columbus Yearbook Collection

Searchable Columbus and Ohio high school and college yearbooks 39 years old or older.

The Columbus and Ohio Yearbook Collection is a collection of Columbus and Ohio yearbooks older than 39 years. The yearbooks are full-text searchable, making them a great source for school history and genealogy research. Check back regularly as this collection is still in progress.

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete

Fact sheets, images and full text articles on all areas of health and wellness.

Consumer Health Complete is designed to help users gain an overall understanding of key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. Includes full-text journals, magazines, health reference books and evidence-based health reports.

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

Ratings, reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services.

Creativebug

Creativebug

Expert video workshops and classes on painting, sewing, knitting and more for all skill levels.

With Creativebug you can stream thousands of art and craft classes taught by experts in each discipline as well as download patterns, templates, supply lists and recipes.

CultureGrams

CultureGrams

Explore cultures of the world with 4 editions: States, Provinces, World and Kids.

Contains primary-source reports on over 200 countries, US states and Canadian provinces, focusing on 25 cultural categories, including language, personal appearance, greetings, visiting, family, food and diet, life cycle, recreation, government, education, health and more.

DearReader Online Book Clubs

DearReader Online Book Clubs

Read the latest books in your email with our Online Book Clubs.

Sign up to receive chapters from popular books in your daily email for free! Each weekday, participants will receive a portion of a book that takes only five minutes to read. You can read chapters from a wide variety of areas including fiction, nonfiction, romance, teen, business and mystery books.

DemographicsNow – Business & People

DemographicsNow – Business & People

Research consumer, demographic and marketing segmentation data, as well as residential and business records.

DemographicsNow is a marketing insight tool for users seeking detailed demographic data. It connects users with information on more than 24 million U.S. businesses and 206 million consumers. The resource utilizes Census data, consumer expenditures, retail spending, and specialized segmentation groups to create easy-to-use reports and maps.

EBSCO eBook Collection

EBSCO eBook Collection

Access over 35,000 non-fiction eBooks.

EBSCOhost – Articles

EBSCOhost – Articles

Full-text articles or abstracts from thousands of magazines, newspapers and journals.

Search a robust collection of databases on a variety of topics with authoritative content for researchers of various ages and interests. Users can find academic, medical and professional journal articles as well as content from magazine and newspapers. Many articles provide full text with images, and can be printed, downloaded, or shared.

Encyclopedia of Associations

Encyclopedia of Associations

Directory of associations, societies and nonprofit membership organizations in the US.

Find information on over 120,000 associations, societies and other nonprofit membership organizations at the national, regional, state and local level. Encyclopedia of Associations provides detailed information about organizations in the categories of legal, business, trade, educational, sports, fan clubs and many more.

Explora for Middle Grade students

Explora for Middle Grade students

Student research tool for grades 6 through 8.

Explora for Middle Grade students provides rich, reliable information for middle school student research and tools for educators. Search or browse a wide array of topics with high-quality articles, videos and more. Explora also features full-text translation in over 30 languages for many articles and text-to-speech for struggling readers.

Explora for Primary Students

Explora for Primary Students

Student research tool for grades PreK through 5.

Explora Primary provides rich, reliable information for primary school student research and tools for educators. Search or browse a wide array of topics with high-quality articles, videos and more. Explora also features full-text translation in over 30 languages for many articles and text-to-speech for struggling readers.

Explora for Public Libraries

Explora for Public Libraries

Find articles, essays and primary source documents on a variety of topics with easy-to-browse categories.

Explora for Public Libraries provides access to reliable content from the popular magazines and research collections on thousands of topics to help you find information quickly and easily. Search or browse hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.

Explora for Secondary Students

Explora for Secondary Students

Student research tool for grades 9 through 12.

Explora for Secondary students provides rich, reliable information for secondary school student research and tools for educators. Search or browse a wide array of topics with high-quality articles, videos and more. Explora also features full-text translation in over 30 languages for many articles and the ability to filter content for specific Lexile reading levels.

Exploring Race in Society

Exploring Race in Society

Contains journals and essays on how current issues stem from past actions and policies.

Designed for high school and undergraduate students, Exploring Race in Society contains scholarly journals and essays that provide a deeper understanding of how current issues stem from past actions and policies. Each topic includes an overview article and three essays suggesting potential solutions. Solutions essays are written by a diverse group of writers representing the fields of academia, journalism, medicine and other disciplines working to address issues related to race.

Financial Information Inc. (FII) Online

Financial Information Inc. (FII) Online

Information on active and inactive stocks, including obsolete securities. IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.

FII Online provides users easy access to current and historical information on corporate activity affecting publicly traded stocks.

Find My Past

Find My Past

Billions of genealogy records from around the world.

Fold3

Fold3

Discover your family’s past through millions of military and genealogical records.

Fold3 is a premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America’s military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents. It contains millions of records from world-class archives--many of which are exclusively available on Fold3.

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