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DATABASES:
Chilton Library
Consumer Reports
WEBSITES:
Edmunds
J.D. Power
Kelley Blue Book
Ohio Driving Practice Tests
DATABASES:
Biography Reference Bank
Black Life in America (Newsbank)
Fold3
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
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FIND A BOOK TO READ:
Bookbrowse
Novelist Plus
Novelist K-8 Plus
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American and English Literature
Literary Reference Center (Ebsco)
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Business Source Premier (Ebsco)
Legal Forms (Gale)
Morningstar Investment Research Center
Reference Solutions by Data Axle
Regional Business News (Ebsco)
Small Business Source (Ebsco)
Value Line Investment Survey Reports
Wall Street Journal
WEBSITES:
Big Charts
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Explore Census Data
Investopedia
MarketWatch
Rocky River Chamber of Commerce
SCORE – Service Corps of Retired Executives
SEC Filings and Forms ( EDGAR)
Small Business Administration
State of Ohio
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers
Yahoo Finance
DATABASES
Brainfuse eParachute
Brainfuse Skillsurfer
LinkedIn Learning for Libraries
Northstar Digital Literacy
Skills First (formerly known as Optimal Resume)
Vocational & Career Collection (Ebsco)
WEBSITES:
Mega Sites:
CareerBuilder.com
Indeed.com
Monster.com
NCDA.org – National Career Development Organization
O*Net
Themuse.com
Federal Sites:
CareerOneStop – Sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
Federal Jobs Network
USA Jobs
Careers.Ohio.Gov
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Ohio Department of Veteran’s Services
Ohio Means Jobs
Career and Job and Resume Guide:
Career Search
Myperfectresume.com
NCDA.org – National Career Development Organization
Occupational Outlook Handbook
SkillsFirst
Themuse.org
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WEBSITES:
Annual Credit Report
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Advice – Federal Trade Commission
ThomasNet
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
Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)
Access World News (Newsbank)
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)
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)
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
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