Research Databases

Information on books and authors.

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

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

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

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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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​ArtistWorks connects you with world-class musical instruction from Grammy Award-winning music and artistic professionals.  This service uses self-paced video lessons to teach a variety of topics like banjo, guitar, scratching, art, and many more.  Course levels offered go from beginner to advanced.  All courses are free of charge.

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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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AtoZ World Food features recipes from 173 countries across the world.  With this resource you can search for recipes by region, dietary restrictions, or by ingredient.   

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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 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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A guide to the best fiction books, nonfiction books, graphic novels, magazines, and more for school aged children.  

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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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Grants access to the digital copy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Only for access from within Rodman Public Library's Main or Branch locations.

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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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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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A guide to the best fiction books, nonfiction books, graphic novels, magazines, and more.  Core Collection Complete is for users of all ages.  This resource combines all the valuable resources of the H.W. Wilson collection in one, easy to search database. 

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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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Search and view the full text of eBooks.

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Searchable database of the world's historic newspapers.

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Great source for Titanic facts, history, and biographies

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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 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 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 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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Search for your ancestors using millions of online records

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Your guide to the best fiction materials out there.

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

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Gale Courses offers interactive, instructor-led courses that can be taken entirely online to support lifelong learning and continuing education. This program is free, with unlimited usage to library patrons and includes courses on Computer and Technical, Careers and Professional, Writing and Publishing, and Personal Development.

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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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Thousands of trusted, authoritative reference eBooks on virtually any subject are available 24/7.

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Global Road Warrior is a resource that connects you to the information about countries all over the world.  You can access this database to research customs procedures, general historical information, sites to view, word and phrase pronunciations, and much more.

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

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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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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 & Crafts Reference Center is a great resource to find "how-to" guides for fun crafts, rules for games, as well as a wealth of information on various hobbies.  This resources takes the information found in various crafting & hobby magazines and brings it all together in one place. 

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Home Improvement Reference Center provides step-by-step guides and tips on how complete projects around your home. 

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Covers a variety of topics with age appropriate content for school-age children.  This resource provides easy to browse topics, with full color photos to help guide users in their searching.  All information provided is authoritative and reliable. 

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LearningExpress Library provides users access to materials to prepare for a variety of student and career based testing.  Create a free login to get yourself ready for things like SAT, ACT, or a variety of job based testing.  With helpful videos to get you started and to help you get the most of this service.

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Provides you with a place to go to practice or learn new skills to help you find a job or enhance your current career.

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

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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 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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Provides 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 to make help make all the content more accessible.

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A guide to the best fiction books, nonfiction books, graphic novels, magazines for Middle and Junior High students.

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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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Search and browse all the issues of National Geographic Magazine from its very first issue in 1888 through 1994.

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Newsbank grants access to full text articles of the Alliance Review from December 2002 to present.

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NewspaperArchive grants access to full text newspaper articles from all over Ohio, from 1800-present.

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

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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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Index of Ohio Death Records for certain time periods.

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

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A variety of online research databases provided to all Ohio residents 

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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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This database contains many topics, each with an overview, point, and counterpoint. Providing a balance of materials from all viewpoints using political magazines, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. It also offers guides for writing position papers, developing arguments and debating.

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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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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 & 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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A guide to the best nonfiction books for general library patrons. 

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Access 100's of magazines, ebooks, and audiobooks digitally from your own device.

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

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Topics covered in this resource include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, 

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A guide to the best fiction books, graphic novels, magazines, and more for High School aged students.

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The Small Business Reference Center is a collection of resources to help small business owners.  This database is for small business owners, from those just starting out to those who have been in business for years.  With a collection of business eBooks to help aid in answering a variety of topics.

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Information and diagnostics on how to repair small engines including snowmobiles, lawn mowers, ATVs, motorcycles, tractors, and more.

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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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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 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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Learn to read, speak, and write over 100 different languages. Transparent Language Online uses self-paced lessons and games to teach language in a fun, low stress way. 

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

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

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

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

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Encyclopedic information with the school-aged children in mind.

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An encyclopedia for Spanish speaking patrons.

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