Research Databases

Scholarly collection covering nearly every area of academic study; peer-reviewed full-text articles as well as indexed and abstracted articles, and searchable cited references.

Stay informed on local and national topics from news sources spanning the U.S. including regional papers such as Columbus Dispatch and Akron Beacon Journal, national news magazines like Newsweek, National Review, and The Atlantic, plus transcripts of popular TV and radio news programs.

E-books of American and English literature--poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible. Search for a word or phrase across all the literature, or browse collections.

Open primary source documents from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom. Find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more.

Concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on countries of the world. Beyond the facts and figures, find an insider's perspective on the history, daily life, and customs. Also covers US states and Canadian provinces.

Take practice tests for the Ohio BMV permit test, written driver's license test, and the senior citizens refresher test. Includes tests for car, motorcycle, and commercial driver's licenses.

Search across ​all databases which Wright Library and the Ohio Web Library purchase from EBSCOhost.

Beginning-level Spanish World Book encyclopedia site with an easy-to-use, bilingual interface.

Este es un sitio de la enciclopedia Spanish World Book de nivel inicial, con miles de artículos, ilustraciones y mapas, y una interfaz bilingüe fácil de usar.
 

GRADES K-5
Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research, designed specifically for Primary School (K-5) students and teachers.

Includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research; articles, essays, and primary source documents to help students feel successful in their research; and reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content

GRADES 6-12
Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research, designed specifically for Secondary School (6-12) students and teachers.

Full-text literary journals, literary reference works, plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full-text of thousands of poems and short stories.

Full-text articles from more than 700 popular, high school magazines.

Full text articles from popular magazines for middle and junior high school research. Includes biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection.

Database of young adult, children's and easy titles with a student-focused interface, designed for PreK through Middle School ages

This website provides access to numerous Ohio history resources.

Take practice tests, search for jobs, post your resume.

Practice tests for licensing exams (Civil Service, Allied Health, ASVAB, etc.) and academics (SAT, ACT, GRE, MCAT, etc) are found in the Assessment and Training section. You can use access practice tests anonymously, or register/sign in to save your progress and results.

A digital collection of Ohio historical artifacts.

Covering today’s hottest social issues, Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations, and more.

Authoritative reference content exploring topics in humanities, social sciences, and science. 

Presents multiple sides of issues; content to help students develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

Full text for nearly 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator.

Covers topics including 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.

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.

An excellent way to get an authoritative and accessible overview of a subject.

Spanish-language World Book encyclopedia that includes over 100,000 articles as well as images, maps, videos, animations, and sounds.