Preble County District Library

Databases

All the resources listed below are available for free to library patrons. Some are available to everyone, others require your library card to access from home, and a few are only available at library locations. All except the Genealogical Records of Preble County and PCDL Song Index can be searched through OPLIN OneSearch.

OneSearch

To search most of these databases (and more) try OPLIN OneSearch:

• Academic Search Premier

  The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.

• African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920

  The African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920 is a digital collection, which illuminates specific moments in the history of Ohio's African-Americans and provides an overview of their experiences during the time period 1850 to 1920 in the words of the people that lived them.  The story of the African-American Experience in Ohio is more diverse and complex than this collection can adequately portray.  All we can hope is, to provide the researcher with a place to begin.

• American & English Literature

  The American & English Literature Collection contains many works of poetry, drama, and prose based on books and other sources originally published in print. It also contains 21 historic editions of the Bible in English.

• Ancestry Library Edition

  With over 1.2 billion records in over 3,000 databases, Ancestry is the most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical and local history research available. Included in Ancestry are the digitized images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, and much more.

• ART Collection

  The ART Collection provides high-quality, digital images of works of art from museums around the world. Cultures and time periods represented range from contemporary art, Native American and Inuit art, to ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian works, along with Japanese and Chinese works.

• Arts: Films, Musicians, and Television

  This collection provides biographical information on musicians, musical groups, movies and television from around the world. Contemporary Musicians and Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever are two of the titles included.

• Biography Reference Bank

  H. W. Wilson's collection of 120,000+ biographies from over 60 reference titles, thousands of biographical magazine articles, and over 32,000 printable . by name, profession, ethnic background, place of birth, and more.

• Books and Authors

  Books and Authors explores the latest genre fiction, essential non-fiction and the authors behind the titles. Browse these and other works, using tools that make finding them and remembering them easy.

• Business, Finance & Management Resources

  This database is a collection of standard print reference titles that have been converted into an online format. The reference works cover a wide range of topics dealing with business, such as accounting; finance and banking; marketing; management; and information systems. One specific title is a collection of sample business plans and advice on how to create them. Another work provides entrepreneurs with how-to information that they can apply to their business.

• Business Source Premier

  As the world's largest full text business database, Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 8,500 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922.

• ChiltonLibrary.com

  ChiltonLibrary.com is an online "mechanic" resource that provides quick access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road to today.  Numerous makes and models are represented in the database, such as Ford, Chrysler, GM, Honda, and Toyota.  This resource contains more than 50 years of information on actual auto tear-downs provided in step-by-step procedures, work on the engine, chassis, electrical, drive train, suspension, and more is made easier for mechanics of any experience.  Photos, illustrations and repair procedures help to simply even the most arduous tasks.

• Cincinnati Enquirer (1841-1922) (Ohio)

  This resource provides a complete electronic edition of the Cincinnati Enquirer from 1841 to 1922. You can click through cover to cover, or search by topic, date or article type (article, photo, comic, birth/death/marriage notice, display ad, film review, etc.)

• College & Scholarship Collection

  This resource provides narrative descriptions on thousands of 2-year and 4-year colleges in the United States and Canada and information on what degrees and programs they offer.  Distance learning programs are also included in this online tool.  Over 7,500 sources of scholarships, fellowships, grants and other financial aid information can also be found within this database.

• Computer Source

  Computer Source provides researchers with the latest information and current trends in high technology. This database offers full text for more than 300 publications and indexing and abstracts for nearly 450 publications.

Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio)

The electronic full-text edition of the Dayton Daily News from 1990 to the present.

• Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online

  The Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides comprehensive literary biographies of more than 143,000 past and present authors, historians, journalists, screenwriters, publishers, and playwrights, written by literary scholars and critics. The biographies discuss the lives and careers of the literary figures profiled, along with the critical response to their works.

• ed2go

  Expert Instructors - Engaging Environment! Public libraries can now meet the needs of their onsite and online library users by providing ed2go, an instructor-lead online educational program designed to provide quality personal, professional and career development. Hundreds of online courses focused on educational and career development, along with personal enrichment - i.e. business development, writing skills, learning a language, and all levels of computer/technology offerings.

  
  
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

  This Spanish language encyclopedia is ideal for early learners though middle school and contains more than 3,000 colorful illustrations, diagrams, and map enrich over 2,100 articles selected for appeal and curricular relevance.

• Encyclopedia of World Biography

  This resource contains nearly 7000 biographies of notable figures from many cultures and time periods to the present day. Each entry contains a brief summary paragraph, longer essays about the individuals' life and work and a picture.

• ERIC

  ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources.  The databases provide access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index.  Eric provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.

• Facts on File Science Online

  Science Online contains thousands of diagrams, definitions, biographies, essays, and expiraments covering animal anatomy, anthropology and archeology, astronomy and space technology, atomic physics, biology, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, general science, genetics, health and medicine, human anatomy and physiology, marine science, physics, and weather and climate.

• Gale Encyclopedia of Science

  The Gale Encyclopedia of Science and other eBooks cover all major areas of science, engineering and technology, including biology, chemistry, life sciences and mathematics to name a few.  Entries typically describe scientific concepts, provide overviews of scientific areas and, in some cases define terms.  This resource provides a good comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology.

• Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

  Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries.

• Genealogical & Historical Records of Preble County, Ohio

  An on-going index of Preble County marriage records, obituaries and more.

• Government and Politics Encyclopedia

  The Government & Politics Encyclopedia provides information on how government works, its branches and agencies, and politics. Coverage is current and historical.

• Health & Medical Encyclopedias

  This resource provides health and medical information on a variety of topics, such as cancer, genetics and children's health. The topics discussed are presented in language accessible to the adult layperson and vary from one to two paragraphs for minor topics, to several pages or more for major references. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more.

• HeritageQuest

  HeritageQuest is an online resource for those doing family & genealogical research. The resource contains over 25,000 family and history books, the U.S. Federal Census, PERSI (a subject guide to genealogical and local history magazines), Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files and the U.S. Serial Set.

• History: American Resources

  The history of the United States of America is covered from the colonial period to the present day in this collection of online reference books.  Articles range from brief entries to survey length articles and are on a variety of subjects, such as the Barbary Wars, the Civil War, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, elections and the Greenville Treaty.  Entries on noted Americans, organizations, political parties, government agencies, and holidays are also included.

• History: World Resources

  The history of the world is documented in this online database, from the ancient times to the present day.  Examples of broad topics discussed include the Middle Ages and the history of the modern Middle East and North Africa.  Biographies and articles of important people and events are included as well.  The People's Chronology provides a timeline history to the world covering the most important dates and events in human history.

• Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Food and Recipes

  This tool provides a comprehensive coverage of the foods and recipes from 70 representative countries and culture groups worldwide -- from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Entries provide 10-15 recipes for each group and include data on the agriculture and dietary habits of each group as well as an overview of each group's nutrition and health. Each entry also describe both traditional and modern methods of preparation and cooking foods.

• Learning Express Library

  The Learning Express Library provides a completely interactive online learning resource of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.  You’ll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.  Some of the categories of exams include civil service, college entrance exams, GED, math skills improvement, nursing, and resume & interview skills.

• Literature: Biographical and Critical Resources

  This literature collection includes numerous electronic reference materials, containing biographical and critical information on authors and their literature from the United States and the world. Literature and its Times, Novels for Students, and UXL Graphic Novelists are some of the titles included.

• Mango

  Mango is an online language learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more.

• MasterFILE Premier

  Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,050 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 84,606 biographies, 88,463 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.

• MEDLINE

  MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows users to search abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals.

• Nation, Cultures & the World Collection

  This resource presents profiles of countries of the world and the U.S. states. The profiles provide information on the capitals, cultures, government, education, people and other information about each place or group.

• Net Wellness: Consumer Health Information

  A non-profit consumer health Web site that provides high-quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University.

• Newspaper Source

  Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

• Ohio.gov

  The State of Ohio created this web site to provide online access to their services and provide resource information to the citizens of Ohio.  This site provides addresses to government agencies, where to write to obtain vital records, health information, renewal license plates and even pay taxes, to name just a few services.

• Ohio History Online

  Ohio History is a scholarly journal on the history of Ohio, that has peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on topics spanning political, military, social, economic and cultural history of our region.  This journal is an essential tool for researchers of Ohio and the Middle West.  This site is a comprehensive online archive of the journal, including footnotes, and images published from 1887 to 2004.  Ohio History was established in June 1887 as the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly.

• Ohio Legal Forms

  This resource provides a wide selection of Ohio specific legal forms across the most popular legal areas. It includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord tenant and many other forms. A comprehensive attorney directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language are also included.

• Ohio Memory

  Ohio Memory is an online scrapbook of Ohio History that contains over 26,000 primary sources from 330 archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums that document Ohio's past from prehistory through the present.

• Ohio Newspapers

  This resource contains full text of the following Ohio newspapers: Cleveland Plain Dealer, 06/01/1991-; Cincinnati Post, 04/01/1990-12/31/2007; Columbus Dispatch, 7/16/1985-; Dayton Daily News, 01/01/1990-; and Toledo Blade, 01/01/1996-. Due to publishing changes and budget cuts at OPLIN/State of Ohio this resource was reduced in size from 32 to 4 newspapers.

• Opposing Viewpoints in Context

  Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed series published by Greenhaven Press and other Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an intergrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated standards.

• Oxford Reference Online

  Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.

• Plants and Animals & Their Environment

  The focus of this resource is on the plants and animals that make up our living world and the forces/processes of nature that affect them.  Weather, water, hurricanes and tornadoes are some of the forces of nature discussed here, as well as the different environmental habitats/biomes that wildlife live in.  This tool also provides specific information on the wild animals that make up our world, such as lions, primates, monkeys, elephants, and bears.  Also included are the names of and information about those wildlife species that have been listed as endangered or threatened.

• Price It

  Price It! is an electronic antique/collectibles pricing tool, containing data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land-based auction houses. The resource currently has over 23 million prices realized for art, antiques and collectibles in more than 100 categories and subcategories.

• Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

  This database provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, including more than 500 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO.

• Reference USA

• The Reference USA resource contains two parts a Residential Database with address and phone numbers for 120 million households and 65 million homeowners. The second part is a Business Database containing information 14 million businesses, which can be search by 27 different data elements. A detailed business listing is provided containing everything on a business, from a list of executives, financial information to public filings and news articles.

• Regional Business News

  This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated on a daily basis.

• Religion and Philosophy Collection

  This database provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Religion & Philosophy Collection offers more than 300 full text journals, including more than 250 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

  Religion, Philosophy and Ethics Resource

  An overview of the world's religious and philosophical beliefs from antiquity to the present day is introduced in this database in a clear, concise and easy to understand format.  Christianity, Islam, Native American Religions, Buddhism, Logic, Existentialism and ancient Greek beliefs are but a few examples of the beliefs and philosophies covered.  Biographies of important people, such as Thomas Hobbes, Iamblichus, Martin Luther, Plutarch, Pope Gregory I, and the Wesley brothers are also included in this resource.

• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps

  The Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provides a searchable interface for locating historical Maps of Ohio towns and cities.

• Social Sciences Resource Collection

  This resource seeks to explain how human society as a whole functions and how its individual members interact with each other through their relationships. Some of the topics explained include: bioethics, occult and parapsychology.

• Sociological Collection

  This database provides coverage of more than 500 full text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. Sociological Collection offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.

• Song Index

  A guide to locating songs that appear in our collection of song books.

• Vocational and Career Collection

  Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for nearly 400 trade and industry-related periodicals.

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law

  Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes completely revised articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. Covers such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide. This encyclopedia is enhanced/updated by the American Law Yearbook, which provides court cases, legal news and other events that happened in the preceding year.

• World Book Encyclopedia

  Designed for high school and college students, World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully intergrated in a single search. It contains individual accounts that allow users to create and save their work and timeline and citation builders.

• World Book Kids

  World Book Kids is designed to give younger students a rewarding online learning experience. It includes thousands of easy to read articles, engaging images, and illustrations.

• WorldVitalRecords

  WorldVitalRecords contains over 600 million images of genealogical and historical records. These records include birth, marriage and death records; military records; newspapers; maps and history books; yearbooks; tombstone photos; census; and much more.

Need Information? Contact Guy Humphrey at prebleref@oplin.org or 456-4331.

Locations

Camden | Eaton | Eldorado | New Paris | West Alexandria | West Elkton | West Manchester | Preble County Room | Administration and Resource Center