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AtoZdatabases

Provides directory information on businesses, households, and healthcare professionals in the United States. Includes a job search, detailed maps, business email addresses, and much more.

Morningstar Investing Center

Presents comprehensive financial information and independent analysis on investments, including mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and CEFs.

ConsumerReports.org

Contains full access to the Consumer Reports website, with expert, unbiased ratings, reviews, product comparisons, and buying guides for many essential consumer products.

Reference Solutions

Formerly ReferenceUSA Contains directory information on businesses and households in the United States and Canada, as well as jobs and internships. Includes physicians and dentists.

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Consumer Health Complete

Provides health information to consumers, including topics such as aging, cancer, diabetes, fitness, nutrition, drug information, and more.

ConsumerReports.org

Contains full access to the Consumer Reports website, with expert, unbiased ratings, reviews, product comparisons, and buying guides for many essential consumer products.

Creativebug

Provides online instructional videos on a wide range of arts and crafts topics, including drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting, baking, and more.

CultureGrams

Features information on countries, states, and provinces, including recipes, customs, country data, and government information.

Dictionary of American History

Provides background information on the facts, events, trends, and policies of American History, with definitions for both familiar and obscure topics.

Disability in American Life

Covers aspects of disability critical to understanding disability in the United States. Topics include characteristics of disability, important historical developments and milestones for people with disabilities, and more.

Disasters and Tragic Events

Explores American tragedies, both natural and man-made, from the Salem Witch Trials to the present. Includes primary source documents.

Discoveries in Modern Science

Offers information on important scientific discoveries from the astronomical, life, and physical sciences, including important technologies and inventions.

EBSCO LearningExpress

Provided by the State of Ohio through the OhioMeansJobs.com, EBSCO Learning Express offers online practice tests and tutorials for academic and occupational exams, including the ACT, SAT, LSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, and exams in the civil services, cosmetology, plumbing, real estate, and more.  Select “Access Learning Express Anonymously” to get started right away. To create an account and save your progress, sign up or log into OH|ID before accessing this resource.

EBSCOhost Databases

Searches the contents of several databases at once, for scholarly and general coverage of business, consumer, education, health, and science information.

Encyclopedia of American Industries

Examines different industries in the United States with information on current leaders and conditions. Includes manufacturing, agriculture, service, mining, and construction industries, among others.

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