Research & Learning

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List of research database titles, descriptions and links
ABCmouse.com

ABCmouse

ABCmouse is our award-winning early learning program with 10,000+ educational activities and 850+ complete lessons along the Step-by-Step Learning Path, all expertly designed to help prepare young learners for kindergarten and beyond.

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about:books

about:books

Information about books and authors.

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African American Heritage

African American Heritage

Search records, books, serials, and other historical records specific to African Americans to trace your genealogy or to do research.

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American Ancestors

American Ancestors

Explore your New England ancestors' lives using American Ancestors' collection of 1.4 billion records from the United States, the British Isles, continental Europe, and beyond. Available only at Medina and Brunswick Libraries.

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American and English Literature Collections

American and English Literature Collections

Features collections of 20th century African-American, American and English poetry, as well as many of Shakespeare's works and early American fiction.

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Ancestry Library Edition

U. S. Census records; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; petitions for naturalization; passenger lists and more. Video Overview.       

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beyond the storefronts

Beyond the Storefronts

Created by Robert Hyde. Learn about the history of Medina Square.

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Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States

Explore newspaper articles, diaries, correspondence and more, from periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

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Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938

Explore 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves.

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Business Source Premier

Business Source Premier

The industry's most used business research database provides full text for more than 8,800 serials. Find full text back to 1965 and searchable cited references to 1998. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. Updated daily via EBSCOhost.

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Chilton Library

Chilton Library

Fix your car, truck, van, or SUV with these diagnostics, maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, and step-by-step repair procedures. Video Overview.

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chronicling America

Chronicling America

Search the Medina Sentinel and historic newspapers from across the United States.

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Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database

Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database

Search an index of basic facts about 6.3 million soldiers who served on both sides during the Civil War.

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Cleveland Memory Project: Medina, Ohio Collection

Cleveland Memory Project: Medina, Ohio Collection

Enjoy photographs and manuscripts that illustrate the small-town appeal Medina, Ohio. Includes items from 1840 to 1960.

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Cleveland Necrology file and news index

Cleveland Necrology File and News Index

Find cemetery records and newspaper death notices for the following years: 1833, 1847-1848, 1850-1975. The Index lists citation information for local news stories, feature articles and reviews from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Magazine, Northern Ohio Live and Ohio Magazine.

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Cochrane Library

Cochrane Library

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making.

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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports

Research your next big purchase through unbiased product testing and ratings. The website provides updates on product availability and adds new products to previously published test results. Read product reviews and ratings on cars, appliances, electronics and more. Video Overview.

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Creativebug

Creativebug

Creativebug offers online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print and more. Video Overview.

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Culture grams

CultureGrams

CultureGrams is your source for 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. Video Overview.

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Data Axle Reference Solutions

Data Axle Reference Solutions

Provides information for 11 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households. Search for businesses by SIC code, sales volume, number of employees and more. Search for residence directory information by name, location or phone number. Video Overview.

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Digital Archives of MCDL

Digital Archives of MCDL

Search and browse Medina County newspapers and company newsletters from 1830 to 1977. Save and print articles for your personal family and local history research. Free; no sign in required.

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Driving-Tests.org

Driving-Tests.org

Gain free access to Driving-Tests.org, a website for learners who want to practice their skills before taking the BMV permit test.​

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Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

Search articles, images, and a timeline documenting Cleveland history.

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FamilySearch Affiliate Library

FamilySearch Affiliate Library

Search for your relatives in records from around the world. Access 135 million restricted records by using FamilySearch at any MCDL location.

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Find my past

Find My Past

Search the premier database for British and Irish records. Available only at Medina Library.

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Fold3

Fold3

A premier collection of historical U.S. military records that brings to life the details of America's military veterans with stories, photos, and personal documents.

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Gale in Context: Biography

This database provides contextual information on the world's most influential people. A user-friendly portal experience allows users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.

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Gale Legal Forms

Gale Legal Forms

View a wide selection of state-specific (and multi-state) legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord-tenant law, and many others. Includes a comprehensive attorney by state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in laymen's language. Video Overview.

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Heritage Quest Online

Heritage Quest Online

Locate the U.S. Census, 1790-1930 (1850-60 Slave Census Schedules not included), a digitized collection of more than 25,000 family and local history books, records from the Revolutionary War era, Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files and Freedman's Bank Records (1865-1874).

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Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery

Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery

Search 2,500+ ads published in U.S. newspapers between 1865 and 1920 by formerly enslaved people seeking information on loved ones after emancipation.

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Learning Express Library

Learning Express Library

This interactive collection of practice tests and tutorial courses to help members, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests. Benefit from immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Tests include GED Prep, College Prep including SAT and ACT, Grad School Entrance, Military, Nursing, Real Estate, Law Enforcement, US Citizenship, Civil Service and much more. Video Overview.

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Linkedin Learning Online

LinkedIn Learning

MCDL cardholders now have unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning. This on-demand learning solution helps you gain new skills and advance your career. Choose from more than 5,000 video tutorials covering business, creative and technology topics. Just enter your library card number and PIN. If the app asks for a Library ID, MCDL's is oh0141. Video Overview

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Mango Languages

Mango Languages

This language learning system teaches practical conversation skills for a wide variety of popular languages. With everyday dialog from native speakers, engaging interactive lessons, and a unique intuitive teaching style, Mango Languages increases your ability to use, adapt and build on what you learn. Video Overview.

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MasterFILE Premier

MasterFILE Premier

Access thousands of magazines through EBSCO. Type the magazine name in the Publication search field and click "Full Text" to search for full-color PDF results of the current issue and all back issues. Full-text files go back to January 1990, while indexing and abstract files date to January 1984.

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Morningstar

Morningstar

Provides data on approximately 330,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 5 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Video Overview.          

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News for You

News forYou

News for You offers easy-to-read news stories that can help you learn to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. Seven new stories are posted each Wednesday, along with audio, exercises, vocabulary, a crossword puzzle, a word search, and a poll. Listen to each story in full or sentence-by-sentence. Use password E94B95 to log in.

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Newsbank: America's News

Newsbank: America's News

Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate, and other sections.

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Newspapers.com - World Collection

Selected full-text of 19th and 20th century local newspapers from the United States, with additional coverage of local newspapers from Canada, England, Ireland and Northern Ireland. Sign in with your MCDL library card number.

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northstar digital literacy

Northstar Digital Literacy

Northstar Digital Literacy tests your computer skills. You can build skills in key areas, and demonstrate your knowledge by earning certificates and badges. Prepare for your future now!

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NoveList

NoveList

This comprehensive readers' advisory resource for fiction and nonfiction is designed to help you find what to read next. Video Overview.

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NovelListK8Plus

NoveList K-8 Plus

Kids will enjoy this comprehensive reading resource for fiction and nonfiction.

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Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook offers information on hundreds of occupations that provide most of jobs in the United States. Each occupational profile describes the typical duties, the work environment and median pay of that occupation, the education and training needed to enter the occupation, and the job outlook over the coming decade for that occupation.

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Ohio Criime Victims Toolkit

Ohio Crime Victims Rights Toolkit

Designed to help victims of Ohio and federal crimes understand and exercise their rights. If a crime victim is having difficulty exercising his or her rights, he or she may contact the Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center directly to request assistance.

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Ohio History Connection

Ohio History Connection

From automobiles to wedding gowns, this collection documents both the ordinary and extraordinary stories of Ohioans. Search the archives and museum databases for books, serials, pamphlets, maps, and newspapers.
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Ohio Legal Help - need legal information, forms or a lawyer?

Ohio Legal Help

Ohio Legal Help provides plain language legal help information, interactive self-help tools and connections to local legal and community resources that can help people resolve their legal issues.

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Ohio Means Jobs

Ohio Means Jobs

Search for jobs, discover career pathways, obtain free online training and plan your future at this comprehensive employment site. Special sections for K-12 students, veterans and employers.

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Ohio Memory Project

Ohio Memory Project

View photos, newspapers, and manuscripts from collections across the state of Ohio.

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OWL

Ohio Web Library

A complete listing of the Ohio Web Library resources provided by Ohio libraries to all Ohio residents.

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Periodical Source Index

Periodical Source Index

PERSI is the premier subject index for genealogy and local history periodicals. Search more than more than 3 million citations to readily-available periodical sources.

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Professional Development Collection

Professional Development Collection

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a specialized collection of nearly 550 high-quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. Contains more than 200 educational reports, a professional development collection and the most comprehensive collection of full-text education journals in the world.

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R. B. Hayes Ohio Obituary Index

R. B. Hayes Ohio Obituary Index

This index covers obituaries, death notices, and probate notices from the Medina County Gazette and the Medina County Sentinel. It also includes obituaries and other resources indexed by more than 60 partner libraries across Ohio.

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Regional Business News

Regional Business News

Access comprehensive, full-text coverage of regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Updated daily.

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Sanborn Insurance Maps

Sanborn Insurance Maps

Features detailed maps at building level for more than 400 Ohio communities from 1868 to the 1960s. An excellent resource for local historians to locate and identify buildings and neighborhoods, urban historians to study the growth of towns and cities, and environmentalists concerned about impact of new developments.

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small business source

Small Business Source

Offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. Includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

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Small Engine Repair Reference Center

Small Engine Repair Reference Center

Provides reliable information, detailed illustrations and photography, and step-by-step procedures for routine maintenance (such as tune-ups and brake service) or more extensive repairs (involving engine and transmission disassembly). Information for large engines (motorcycles, ATVs, marine/boat, personal watercraft engines and snowmobiles) as well as small engines (lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, tillers, generators) and more. Video Overview.

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Standard & Poor's

Standard & Poor's Global NetAdvantage

Gain insight into industry and company analysis and investment rankings including Equity Research (formerly Stock Reports) and the Outlook investment newsletter. Stock price history charts and executive bios also provided. Screening tools to find companies and create lists from a global universe of more than 3 million private companies and 250,000 public companies.

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Tombstone Transcription Project: Medina County, Ohio

Tombstone Transcription Project: Medina County, Ohio

Explore Medina County cemeteries.

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Very Short Introductions

Very Short Introductions

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

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Vocational and Career Collection

Vocational and Career Collection

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 340 trade and industry-related periodicals.

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