Research Tools
Research By Subject
DATABASES:
Business Source Premier (Ebsco)
Legal Forms (Gale)
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Reference USA
Value Line Investment Survey Reports
WEBSITES:
Attorney General of the State of Ohio
Big Charts
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Patents and Trademarks
SCORE – Service Corps of Retired Executives
SEC Filings and Forms ( EDGAR)
Small Business Administration
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Yahoo Finance
DATABASES
Learning Express Library
LinkedIn Learning for Libraries (formerly Lynda.com)
Northstar Digital Literacy
Skills First (formerly known as Optimal Resume)
Vocational & Career Collection (Ebsco)
WEBSITES:
Mega Sites:
Nifty50’s – an online job service for applicants 50 and over
Ohio Department of Veteran’s Services
CareerBuilder.com
CoolWorks.com
Dice.com
Monster.com
Federal Sites:
CareerOneStop – Sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Federal Jobs Network
Search Federal Jobs
USA Jobs
Cleveland Plain Dealer Classified for Jobs
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Ohio Means Jobs
State of Ohio Job Opportunities
Career and Job and Resume Guide:
Career Search
Job Hunter’s Bible
Occupational Outlook Handbook
Riley Guide
Small Business Information:
Ohio Business Gateway
MISCELLANEOUS:
DATABASES:
Ancestry Library Edition – For use in the library only.
Black Life in America (Newsbank)
Fold3
HeritageHub (Newsbank)
Heritage Quest Online
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
WEBSITES:
Cleveland Necrology File / Cleveland News Index
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites
Ellis Island
FamilySearch
National Archives
Ohio Death Certificate Index ( 1913 – 1944)
Ohio Genealogical Society
Ohio Historical Society
RootsWeb
US GenWeb Project
Western Reserve Historical Society
World GenWeb Project
DATABASES
Biography Reference Bank
EbscoHost
Eric
Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia
Points of View Reference Center
Reference USA
World Book Online
WEBSITES
Bartleby Reference Books
Embassies and Consulates (U.S. ) Worldwide
Fedstats
Google Translate
Infoplease Almanac
National Weather Service
Perpetual Calendar
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Time
U.S. Census Bureau
World Fact Book – CIA
Zip Code Directory
DATABASES:
Alt. Health News
Consumer Health Complete
Health Source: Consumer Edition (Ebsco)
Lexi-Pals Drug Guide
MEDLINEPlus
WEBSITES
American Board of Medical Specialities
CDC – Centers for Disease Control
Clinical Trials
Drugs@FDA
Family Doctor
Kids Health
Mayo Clinic
MEDLINEPlus
National Institutes of Health
NetWellness – Consumer Health Information
PDRhealth
State of Ohio Medical Board
WebMD
DATABASES
Ancestry Library Edition
Mango Languages
National Geographic
Prices4Antiques
Universal Class: New Users Login | Return Users Login
DATABASES
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
Access World News (Newsbank)
American History: The Decades
Biography Reference Bank
BrainFuse HelpNow
DKFindout
EBSCOhost
Explora
Find A Topic (America’s News)
GreenFile (Ebsco)
Kids Search
Little Pim
Literary Reference Center (Ebsco)
Mango Languages
MAS Ultra – School Edition (Ebsco)
MasterFile Premier (Ebsco)
Middle Search Plus (Ebsco)
National Geographic
Novelist K-8
Points of View Reference Center (Ebsco)
Primary Search (Ebsco)
Science Reference Center
World Book Online
WEBSITES
CliffNotes
Country Studies – Library of Congress
Shmoop
Sparknotes
DATABASES
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
Access World News (Newsbank)
America’s News featuring the Plain Dealer
Black Life in America (Newsbank)
Business Source Premier (Ebsco)
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Chronicling America – Library of Congress
EBSCOHost
Global Newsstream
Los Angeles Times
MasterFile Premier (Ebsco)
National Geographic
Newspaper Source
New York Times
– New York Times (July 1980 to Present)
– New York Times All Access (in Library only)
– New York Times News, plus Games, Cooking, Wirecutter and The Athletic (24 hour access codes).
NOTE: In order to use All Access or Access Codes, you’ll need to create a free account or log in using an existing free account.
Vocational and Career Collection (Ebsco)
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
DATABASES
America’s News featuring the Plain Dealer
Plain Dealer (e-Edition) – in Library access only
WEBSITES
City of Rocky River
Cleveland Memory Project
Cuyahoga County Auditor (Property Search)
Cuyahoga County of Ohio
Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts
Cuyahoga County Probate Court
Explore Ohio
Ohio.gov: Government Information & Services
Ohio History Central – An Encyclopedia of Ohio History
Ohio Memory Online Scrapbook
Ohio Revised Code
Ohio Schools Online – Ohio College Finder and Mapping Tool
Rocky River City Schools
Rocky River Civic Organizations
Rocky River Codified Ordinances
Western Reserve Historical Society
DATABASES
Gale Legal Forms Library
Universal Class: New Users Login Here | Return Users Login Here
WEBSITES
AARP
Administration on Aging
Benefits Check-Up
Eldercare Locator
Family Caregiver Alliance
Meals on Wheels
Medicare
National Council on the Aging
Resources For Aging Adults
Senior Living Map
SeniorNet
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