Informational Databases
 

Portage County District Library provides access to the following subscription databases. To begin, click onto the link:

Optimal Resume A career management software platform offering a variety of tools to help you create, present, manage, and share your professional credentials. Share your credentials- resume, cover letter, etc.-across social networking websites, manage an unlimited number of career documents from one central location, or present your materials online with an easy-to-use website builder.

Ancestry Plus Access is limited to in-library use. Genealogical research tool which includes census, military, immigration and selected court records. Provides links to some periodicals and newspapers, family and local history sites and more.


Auto Repair Reference Center Access is restricted to subscribing libraries. Complete automotive repair information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. Approximately 23,000 vehicles covered from 1954 to the present.

Facts on File Science Online is one of America's leading publishers of print and online reference materials. Includes information on many subject areas such as biology, chemistry, forensic science, environmental science, and the weather. Offers timelines, special features, and a science dictionary.


Learn-a-Test A resource for test preparation and skill-building practice. Includes practice tests which are based on official exams, an instant score report with detailed answer explanations, and a customized analysis. Subjects include Basic Reading Skills for Adults, Civil Service, College Preparation, Cosmetology, Elementary School Grade 4, EMS, Firefighter, GED, Graduate School Entrance, High School Grades 9-12, Law Enforcement, Middle School Grades 5-8, Military, Postal Services, Real Estate, Teaching, Technical and Career College, and U.S. Citizenship.

Reference USA A detailed listing of 10.5 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, type of business, geography, business size, and more. Conduct market research, radius searches for a select location for similar businesses in the area, find news articles for research on businesses for papers and class projects, and find company descriptions.

Wilson's Biography Reference Bank is a collection of biographical articles from a variety of sources, accessed via WilsonWeb interface. Click the box next to the database name before searching. Search by name, genre, profession, gender, ethnic group, date, place of origin or a combination of any or all of them. 32,000 printable images.


Worldbook is the online version of the print encyclopedia that has set the standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, and reliability in research materials for both children and adults.


Worldbook Kids includes a multitude of subject areas geared towards children. Subject areas include plants and animals; sports and hobbies; history and government; science and matematics; arts; people and places.


Worldbook Spanish includes all of the essential features of the online version of the print encyclopedia in the Spanish language.

The EBSCO site hosts additional electronic databases to which the library subscribes, including the following sites and links: Select the database icon to begin:

All EBSCOhost Databases   Academic Search Premier   Business Source Premier   Auto Repair Reference Center   NoveList   Searchasaurus   Student Resource Center   Kids Search   GreenFile Freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment. The total number of records is approximately 295,000 and full text is provided for more than 4,600 records from open access titles. Also included, a 6,800-term Thesaurus and 5,000 author profiles.

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Academic Search Premier | (EBSCOhost)
African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920
America's Newspapers | (NewsBank)
Annals of American History Online
ART Collection
Auto Repair Reference Center | (EBSCOhost)
Biographies Plus Illustrated
Book Index with Reviews | (EBSCOhost)
Business Source Premier | (EBSCOhost)
Explore Ohio
Facts on File Science Online
HeritageQuest | (ProQuest)
Kids Search | (EBSCOhost)
LearningExpressLibrary
Literary Reference Center | (EBSCOhost)
Literature Online
MasterFILE Premier | (EBSCOhost)
NetWellness
Newspaper Source|(EBSCOhost)