Databases A-Z
Multi-Database Searching:
Consumer Health Complete
EBSCOhost Databases
Kids Search (grades K-8)
Ohio Web Library Databases 
Student Research Center (grades 6-12)
Note: Coverage dates represent the earliest record in a database. For the coverage dates of specific magazines and journals, check the publication list provided by each database.
Academic Search Premier provides journal articles from scholarly publications in multiple disciplines. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1865-present.
ALLDATA Automotive Repair Information provides automotive diagnostic and repair information for models 1982 to the present. Available only in the Library. Not available using the Library's wireless service.
Alt HealthWatch focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1995-present.
American and English Full Text Literature Collections contains poetry, drama, and fiction. Full text. Updated every six months. 600 A.D.-present.
American History Online provides information on 500 years of American history. Full text. Updated every six months.
Ancestry Library Edition is a source for conducting genealogical and local history research including the Federal Census. Available only in the Library. Ancestry is now available using the Library's wireless service.
ART Collection provides high-quality digital documentation of works of art from around the world, throughout history.
Biography Reference Bank 
is a collection of biographies, biographical magazine articles, and images. Full text.Peer reviewed. Updated daily.
Books In Print - Patron Edition and Books In Print - Professional Edition provide publisher information on books in print, forthcoming books, and books declared out-of-print or out-of-stock, with full-text book reviews. 1979-present.
Business Source Premier provides journal articles on management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1901-present.
Children's Core Collection is a guide for readers in preschool through grade 6 looking for fiction and nonfiction books, picture books, graphic novels, magazines, and more. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily.
Communication and Mass Media Complete offers journal articles for the communications field. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1930-present.
Computer Source provides journal articles about technology. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1965-present.
Consumer Health Complete is a resource for consumer-oriented health information, including complementary and holistic approaches. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1992-present.
CultureGrams Online provides information on culture, history, customs, and lifestyles around the world. Updated annually.
EBSCO Animals is the electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Animals. Full text.
eLibrary provides content from magazines, journals, reference and historical sources, television and radio transcripts, photographs, maps, newspapers, newswires, and classic books. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1963-present.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is World Book’s Spanish encyclopedia.
L'Encyclopédie Découverte is World Book’s French encyclopedia.
ERIC is a guide to published and unpublished sources on educational topics, provided by the US Department of Education. Full text. 1910-present.
Fiction Connection helps adults choose fiction to read through author, genre, or other criteria.
Foundation Directory Online is the nation's leading resource for locating nonprofit funding. Updated continually. Available only in the Library. Not available using the Library's wireless service.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia is a general knowledge encyclopedia for high school students and adults. Updated annually.
GreenFILE is a collection of scholarly, government, and general-interest titles about the environment. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1941-present.
Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition provides full text from nearly 600 scholarly journals. It also contains abstracts and indexing for over 850 journals. Updated twice a week. 1952-present.
HeritageQuest Online is a source for conducting genealogical and local history research including family and local history books.
Historic Map Works is a digital collection of historical maps from around the world.
How To Do It Information Index website is a guide to locating magazine articles that contain how-to information for home projects. 1963-present. The How to Do It Information Index is an external Internet source, not associated with Stark County District Library.
Humanities International Index is a comprehensive database covering journals, books, and other important reference sources in the humanities. 1925-present.
Issues and Controversies covers contemporary topics in politics, government, business, education, and popular culture, providing expert research from both sides of issues. Full text. Updated weekly. 1996-present.
Kids Search is designed for students in grades K through 8 researching any variety of subjects. Full text.
LearningExpress Library offers interactive courses in computer skills, math, reading, and writing, as well as hundreds of online practice tests including grade school achievement, SAT, GED, US Citizenship, and civil service positions.
LegalForms Online - Ohio provides legal forms drawn to meet the requirements of the state of Ohio.
Lexi-PALS is a database of Patient Advisory leaflets that provides information on medications. Full text.
Library Literature and Information Science Full Text contains articles and book reviews about library and information science. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1982-present.
Literature Resource Center contains literary criticism, author biographies, journal articles, and more. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily.
LitFINDER contains the full text of poems, stories, plays, speeches, essays, and more. Full text. Updated constantly.
MAS Ultra - School Edition provides articles from general interest and current events magazines. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1865-present.
MasterFILE Premier provides journal articles from periodicals covering general interest, business, science, and more. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1965-present.
MEDLINE provides medical information covering nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and more. Full text. 1979-present.
Middle and Junior High Core Collection is a guide for readers in grades 5 through 9 looking for fiction and nonfiction books, electronic resources, and more. Full text. Updated daily.
Middle Search Plus provides articles from magazines covering general topics for late elementary, middle, and junior high students. Full text. Peer reviewed.
Modern World History Online covers world history from the mid-15th Century to the present in text and multimedia formats. Full text.
Morningstar Library Edition is a comprehensive financial database for both the beginner and the expert investor. Updated continuously.
National Newspapers Premier provides access to newspapers from all over the country. Full text. Updated daily. 1980-present.
NewsBank|America's Newspapers is a collection of Ohio and several national newspapers. Full text. Updated daily.1977-present.
Newspaper Source contains articles from various regional, national, and international newspapers and newswires, as well as television and radio news transcripts. Full text. Updated daily. 1985-present.
Nonfiction Connection helps adults choose nonfiction books to read through author, genre, or other criteria.
NoveList helps readers of all ages choose fiction books to read through author, genre, or other criteria. Updated daily.
NoveList K-8 helps young readers choose fiction books to read through author, genre, or other criteria. Updated daily.
NoveList Plus helps readers of all ages choose nonfiction books to read through author, genre, or other criteria. Updated daily.
Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject dictionaries and reference works.
Primary Search provides articles from children's magazines and pamphlets, designed for elementary school students. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1985-present.
Professional Development Collection provides a specialized collection of journal articles designed for professional educators. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1930-present.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection provides articles about psychiatry, psychology, and behavior. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1930-present.
Public Library Core Collection: Fiction is a guide for adults looking for classic and contemporary fiction written in or translated into English. Updated continuously.
Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction is a guide for adults looking for nonfiction books and reference works. Updated continuously.
ReferenceUSA provides phone numbers, addresses, and detailed information for residents and businesses in the United States.
Regional Business News provides coverage from regional business publications. Full text. Updated daily. 1985-present.
Religion and Philosophy Collection is designed for researchers and students of theology and philosophy. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1975-present.
Research Library contains journal articles covering a broad range of subjects. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1970-present.
Salud en Espanol is the Spanish language version of Consumer Health Complete, a resource for consumer-oriented health information, including complementary and holistic approaches. Full text. 2002-present.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps provides historical maps of Ohio towns and cities from 1867 to 1970.
Science Online offers comprehensive information on the sciences for students in grades 6 through 12. Full text.
Searchasaurus is a search tool designed for children covering various topics. Full text.
Senior High Core Collection is a guide for readers in grades 9 through 12 looking for fiction and nonfiction books, as well as curriculum-related materials. Updated continuously.
Sociological Collection provides information on different areas of sociology. Full text. Peer reviewed. Updated daily. 1930-present.
Student Research Center is designed for students in grades 6 through 12 researching any variety of subjects. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1965-present.
TOPICsearch is a current events database for students. Full text.
Vocational and Career Collection provides articles from trade and industry related journals and magazines. Full text. Peer reviewed. 1985-present.
World Book Advanced is a general knowledge encyclopedia for high school students and adults with ebooks and primary sources.
World Book Kids is an easy to use encyclopedia for children.
World Book Student consists of over 40,000 articles, a dictionary, an atlas, over 10,000 biographies, weblinks, educator tools, student activities and correlations to state and provincial curriculum and achievement standards.
WorldCat is an online catalog for locating books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Updated daily.