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Art
Atlas
Auto Repair
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Especially for Kids
For Librarians
Genealogy
Grant Resources
Health
History
Homework Help
Law
Literary Sources
Maps
Nation and World
Newspapers
Ohio History
Periodical Indexes
Periodical Indexes - For Students
Periodical Indexes - Subject Collections
Science
Social Science
Tests

In-Library Access Art
Art Collection 
This resource contains more than 80,000 images from the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO).
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

In-Library Access Atlas
The World Atlas On-line 
Maps, statistics and information about hundreds of countries, regions, states, and provinces.

In-Library Access Auto Repair
ChiltonLibrary  [ watch a video tutorial ]
Based on the Chilton manuals. Includes service instructions, close-up photos and illustrations, vacuum and wiring diagrams, troubleshooting and diagnostics, maintenance and specification tables.

In-Library Access Biography
Biography Reference Bank 
Covers 550,000 people, has 36,000 images and is updated daily.
Biography Resource Center 
Biographical profiles of more than 180,000 people from throughout history.

In-Library Access Business Information
Business Source Premiere 
Company and industry profiles, country reports, market research reports, articles covering business, management, economics, etc.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media  
"An annual guide to publications and broadcasting stations including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio stations, television stations, and cable systems."
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.
Reference USA 
Directory and market information on millions of businesses.
Regional Business News 
Business newswires from all over the world.

In-Library Access Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Oxford Reference Online  
Brings together language and subject dictionaries and other reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia 
Provides over 25,000 full text articles.
WorldBook 
Everyone's favorite encyclopedia is now online!
World Book Hispanica (Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica) 
A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes over 100,000 articles as well as images, maps, videos, animations, and sounds. It is designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
WorldBook Kids 
A special place for kids to "dive into information." It includes articles, pictures, maps, and activities.
WorldBook Spanish 
An intermediate Spanish-language encyclopedia intended for those who speak Spanish or are studying it. La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos está organizada de modo que los estudiantes puedan encontrar información rápida y fácilmente.

In-Library Access Educational Resources
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.


In-Library Access Especially for Kids
BookFlix
Watch online video storybooks.
Kids Search 
Intended for students in grades K-8. Includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, complete articles from 100s of magazines, biographies, photos, maps and flags.
Student Research Center 
Intended for students in middle school through high school. Contains complete articles from 100s of magazines, the Columbia Encyclopedia, 350 full text reference books, primary source documents, photos, and maps. It also includes a collection of vocational and career materials.
What Tree Is It? 
This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio.
What's That Snake? 
This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio.
What's the Point? 
Identifying flint artifacts. Includes a timeline of the archeological time periods of Ohio's prehistoric Indian cultures.

In-Library Access For Librarians
Wilson Web 
Book reviews and suggestions for librarians.

In-Library Access Genealogy
Heritage Quest 
Search Census - Find ancestors and relatives in the complete set of US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930. Search Books - Find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. Search PERSI - Find information about people and places from this index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.
Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913 - 1944  
This database indexes Death Certificates of persons that died in Ohio in the above years, useful for determining date of death and certificate number. Using the index information, a researcher can later obtain a copy of the certificate itself, which holds further information.

In-Library Access Grant Resources
Foundation Directory Online Professional (Xenia Library Only)
Information about grant makers and their giving interests to nonprofit organizations.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online (Xenia Library Only)
Database of more than 6,000 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers.

In-Library Access Health
NetWellness 
Consumer health information.

In-Library Access History
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

In-Library Access Homework Help
Kids Search 
Intended for students in grades K-8. Includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, complete articles from 100s of magazines, biographies, photos, maps and flags.
KnowItNow24x7 
Chat with a librarian for homework help available 24/7.
Live Homework Help 
Every day from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm chat with a tutor for help with math, science, English, and social studies homework.
Opposing Viewpoints 
Provides information needed to research, understand, and analyze an issue. Includes pro and con articles, full text reference articles, primary source documents, statistics, and links to hand selected web sites.
Student Research Center 
Intended for students in middle school through high school. Contains complete articles from 100s of magazines, the Columbia Encyclopedia, 350 full text reference books, primary source documents, photos, and maps. It also includes a collection of vocational and career materials.
WorldBook Kids 
A special place for kids to "dive into information." It includes articles, pictures, maps, and activities.

In-Library Access Law
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

In-Library Access Literary Sources
American and English full text literature collections 
Full-text, searchable works of literature. Poetry, drama and fiction are included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library 
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.
Literature Resource Center 
All about books, including criticism and author biographies.
NoveList K-8 
Find materials for all K-8 grade levels. Includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles.
NoveList Plus 
Find new fiction and non-fiction books to enjoy. Adult, young adult, and children's books.
Worldcat 
Catalog of worldwide resources. Request items GCPL doesn't own.

In-Library Access Maps
The World Atlas On-line 
Maps, statistics and information about hundreds of countries, regions, states, and provinces.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970 - OHIO 
These Sanborn Maps were digitized from microfilm copies by Chadwyck-Healey, a Bell & Howell Information and Learning company. This company owns the copyright to these digital files. The Library of Congress produced the descriptive data for each map.

In-Library Access Nation and World
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Associations  
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. is the only comprehensive source for detailed information on nonprofit American membership organizations. Each entry features a range of valuable data, typically including the organization's complete name, address, e-mail and/or web site, and phone; the primary official's name and title; founding date; purpose and activities; dues; national and international conferences; and much more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

In-Library Access Newspapers
Access NewspaperARCHIVE
This database is the world's largest archive of online newspapers containing tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s.
Accessible Archives 
Accessible Archives database contains primary source material from 18th and 19th century periodicals. Includes the following: African American Newspapers:19th Century, Civil War Newspapers, Godey's Lady Book 1830 - 1885, Liberator 1831 - 1835, Pennsylvania Newspapers of the Gazette 1728 - 1800, Delaware County 1819 - 1870 and Chester County 1809 - 1870.
Dayton Daily News 
Full text articles (1990-present).
NewsBank 
Full-text news resource containing coverage of current issues and events from 17 Ohio newspapers and 14 national newspapers.
Newspaper Source 
Regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times

In-Library Access Ohio History
Ohio Historical Society Resources 
Ohio historical documents.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 
Historical maps of Ohio towns and cities.

In-Library Access Periodical Indexes
Academic Search Premier 
Scholarly publications covering academic areas of study.
All EBSCO databases 
A list of all of the Ebsco databases. You can search multiple databases all at once, or one database at a time.
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier 
Magazines, newspapers, reference books, photos, maps, and flags.
ERIC 
Contains citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals.
MAS Ultra - School Edition 
Designed specifically for high school libraries, provides full text articles from popular general interest and current events publications covering general reference, health, science, and other areas.
Opposing Viewpoints 
Provides information needed to research, understand, and analyze an issue. Includes pro and con articles, full text reference articles, primary source documents, statistics, and links to hand selected web sites.
TOPICsearch 
Current events database includes periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, government information, and more…

In-Library Access Periodical Indexes - For Students
Kids Search 
Middle Search Plus 
Primary Search 
Searchasaurus 
A fun way to find magazine articles for elementary and middle school students. Also includes an animal encyclopedia and picture search.
Student Research Center 

In-Library Access Periodical Indexes - Subject Collections
Computer Source 
Articles from periodicals dealing with computers and technology.
Religion and Philosophy Collection 
Covers topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, etc.
Sociological Collection 
Articles providing information on all areas of sociology.

In-Library Access Science
Facts on File Science Online 
Explore Science subjects and search a Science Dictionary.
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

In-Library Access Social Science
Gale Virtual Reference Library 
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.
Opposing Viewpoints 
Provides information needed to research, understand, and analyze an issue. Includes pro and con articles, full text reference articles, primary source documents, statistics, and links to hand selected web sites.

In-Library Access Tests
Learning Express Library 
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform 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.
Use your library card number as your "username" and select your own password.


























































Home Access Home Access Databases
 

Select a category:
Art
Atlas
Auto Repair
Biography
Business Information
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Educational Resources
Especially for Kids
Genealogy
Health
History
Homework Help
Law
Literary Sources
Maps
Nation and World
Newspapers
Ohio History
Periodical Indexes
Periodical Indexes - For Students
Periodical Indexes - Subject Collections
Science
Social Science
Tests

Home AccessArt
Art Collection 
This resource contains more than 80,000 images from the Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO).
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

Home AccessAtlas
The World Atlas On-line 
Maps, statistics and information about hundreds of countries, regions, states, and provinces.

Home AccessAuto Repair
ChiltonLibrary  [ watch a video tutorial ]
Based on the Chilton manuals. Includes service instructions, close-up photos and illustrations, vacuum and wiring diagrams, troubleshooting and diagnostics, maintenance and specification tables.

Home AccessBiography
Biography Reference Bank 
Covers 550,000 people, has 36,000 images and is updated daily.
Biography Resource Center 
Biographical profiles of more than 180,000 people from throughout history.

Home AccessBusiness Information
Business Source Premiere 
Company and industry profiles, country reports, market research reports, articles covering business, management, economics, etc.
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media  
"An annual guide to publications and broadcasting stations including newspapers, magazines, journals, radio stations, television stations, and cable systems."
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.
Reference USA 
Directory and market information on millions of businesses.
Regional Business News 
Business newswires from all over the world.

Home AccessDictionaries and Encyclopedias
Oxford Reference Online  
Brings together language and subject dictionaries and other reference works into a single cross-searchable resource.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia 
Provides over 25,000 full text articles.
WorldBook 
Everyone's favorite encyclopedia is now online!
World Book Hispanica (Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica) 
A comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes over 100,000 articles as well as images, maps, videos, animations, and sounds. It is designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
WorldBook Kids 
A special place for kids to "dive into information." It includes articles, pictures, maps, and activities.
WorldBook Spanish 
An intermediate Spanish-language encyclopedia intended for those who speak Spanish or are studying it. La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos está organizada de modo que los estudiantes puedan encontrar información rápida y fácilmente.

Home AccessEducational Resources
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.


Home AccessEspecially for Kids
BookFlix
Watch online video storybooks.
Kids Search 
Intended for students in grades K-8. Includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, complete articles from 100s of magazines, biographies, photos, maps and flags.
Student Research Center 
Intended for students in middle school through high school. Contains complete articles from 100s of magazines, the Columbia Encyclopedia, 350 full text reference books, primary source documents, photos, and maps. It also includes a collection of vocational and career materials.
What Tree Is It? 
This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from the common trees of Ohio.
What's That Snake? 
This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio.
What's the Point? 
Identifying flint artifacts. Includes a timeline of the archeological time periods of Ohio's prehistoric Indian cultures.

Home AccessGenealogy
Heritage Quest 
Search Census - Find ancestors and relatives in the complete set of US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930. Search Books - Find information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. Search PERSI - Find information about people and places from this index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.
Ohio Death Certificate Index, 1913 - 1944  
This database indexes Death Certificates of persons that died in Ohio in the above years, useful for determining date of death and certificate number. Using the index information, a researcher can later obtain a copy of the certificate itself, which holds further information.

Home AccessHealth
NetWellness 
Consumer health information.

Home AccessHistory
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

Home Access Homework Help
Kids Search 
Intended for students in grades K-8. Includes a dictionary, encyclopedia, complete articles from 100s of magazines, biographies, photos, maps and flags.
KnowItNow24x7 
Chat with a librarian for homework help available 24/7.
Live Homework Help 
Every day from 2:00 pm to 9:00 pm chat with a tutor for help with math, science, English, and social studies homework.
Opposing Viewpoints 
Provides information needed to research, understand, and analyze an issue. Includes pro and con articles, full text reference articles, primary source documents, statistics, and links to hand selected web sites.
Student Research Center 
Intended for students in middle school through high school. Contains complete articles from 100s of magazines, the Columbia Encyclopedia, 350 full text reference books, primary source documents, photos, and maps. It also includes a collection of vocational and career materials.
WorldBook Kids 
A special place for kids to "dive into information." It includes articles, pictures, maps, and activities.

Home AccessLaw
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

Home AccessLiterary Sources
American and English full text literature collections 
Full-text, searchable works of literature. Poetry, drama and fiction are included.
Gale Virtual Reference Library 
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.
Literature Resource Center 
All about books, including criticism and author biographies.
NoveList K-8 
Find materials for all K-8 grade levels. Includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult titles.
NoveList Plus 
Find new fiction and non-fiction books to enjoy. Adult, young adult, and children's books.
Worldcat 
Catalog of worldwide resources. Request items GCPL doesn't own.

Home AccessMaps
The World Atlas On-line 
Maps, statistics and information about hundreds of countries, regions, states, and provinces.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970 - OHIO 
These Sanborn Maps were digitized from microfilm copies by Chadwyck-Healey, a Bell & Howell Information and Learning company. This company owns the copyright to these digital files. The Library of Congress produced the descriptive data for each map.

Home AccessNation and World
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Associations  
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S. is the only comprehensive source for detailed information on nonprofit American membership organizations. Each entry features a range of valuable data, typically including the organization's complete name, address, e-mail and/or web site, and phone; the primary official's name and title; founding date; purpose and activities; dues; national and international conferences; and much more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library  
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.

Home AccessNewspapers
Access NewspaperARCHIVE
This database is the world's largest archive of online newspapers containing tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s.
Accessible Archives 
Accessible Archives database contains primary source material from 18th and 19th century periodicals. Includes the following: African American Newspapers:19th Century, Civil War Newspapers, Godey's Lady Book 1830 - 1885, Liberator 1831 - 1835, Pennsylvania Newspapers of the Gazette 1728 - 1800, Delaware County 1819 - 1870 and Chester County 1809 - 1870.
Dayton Daily News 
Full text articles (1990-present).
NewsBank 
Full-text news resource containing coverage of current issues and events from 17 Ohio newspapers and 14 national newspapers.
Newspaper Source 
Regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times

Home AccessOhio History
Ohio Historical Society Resources 
Ohio historical documents.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps 
Historical maps of Ohio towns and cities.

Home AccessPeriodical Indexes
Academic Search Premier 
Scholarly publications covering academic areas of study.
All EBSCO databases 
A list of all of the Ebsco databases. You can search multiple databases all at once, or one database at a time.
Ebsco MasterFILE Premier 
Magazines, newspapers, reference books, photos, maps, and flags.
ERIC 
Contains citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals.
MAS Ultra - School Edition 
Designed specifically for high school libraries, provides full text articles from popular general interest and current events publications covering general reference, health, science, and other areas.
Opposing Viewpoints 
Provides information needed to research, understand, and analyze an issue. Includes pro and con articles, full text reference articles, primary source documents, statistics, and links to hand selected web sites.
TOPICsearch 
Current events database includes periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, government information, and more…

Home AccessPeriodical Indexes - For Students
Kids Search 
Middle Search Plus 
Primary Search 
Searchasaurus 
A fun way to find magazine articles for elementary and middle school students. Also includes an animal encyclopedia and picture search.
Student Research Center 

Home AccessPeriodical Indexes - Subject Collections
Computer Source 
Articles from periodicals dealing with computers and technology.
Religion and Philosophy Collection 
Covers topics such as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, etc.
Sociological Collection 
Articles providing information on all areas of sociology.

Home AccessScience
Facts on File Science Online 
Explore Science subjects and search a Science Dictionary.
Gale Virtual Reference Library 
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.

Home AccessSocial Science
Gale Virtual Reference Library 
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.
Opposing Viewpoints 
Provides information needed to research, understand, and analyze an issue. Includes pro and con articles, full text reference articles, primary source documents, statistics, and links to hand selected web sites.

Home AccessTests
Learning Express Library 
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform 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.
Use your library card number as your "username" and select your own password.