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Periodicals

Academic Search Premier

The world`s largest academic multidisciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,650 periodicals, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

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Genealogy

African American Genealogical Society of Cleveland

This membership organization is open to anyone interested in genealogy and family history. Members share their expertise through regular meetings as well as seminars and workshops held throughout the area. The AAGS website lists meeting and seminar dates as well as many online resources for African-American genealogical research. AAGS partners with Shaker Library and holds their regular monthly membership meetings here, which are open to the public. They also present a popular genealogy series of workshops and programs at Shaker Library each spring.

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Genealogy

African American Heritage

ProQuest® African American Heritage is a groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.

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History & Biography

African Americans in the Sciences

Selected internet resources from the Library of Congress about African Americans in science and technology. Links to historical as well as current inventors, engineers, doctors and others. Also links to many professional organizations such as the National Society of Black Engineers.

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Periodicals

Akron Beacon Journal from NewsBank

NewsBank gathers the major domestic and international news headlines and articles of the day. Founded in 1839, the Akron Beacon Journal is a four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper that serves readers in Summit, Medina, Portage, Stark, and Wayne counties. Read the Akron Beacon Journal from today or search past editions going back to 1984. Available with a Shaker Library Card.

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Health & Medicine

Alt HealthWatch from EBSCOhost

This alternative health database provides full text for more than 140 publications in the collection including full text for many peer-reviewed journals. Alt HealthWatch provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990.

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Books & Literature

American and English Full Text Literature Collections

(Chadwyck-Healey Ltd.) -- A fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama, and prose, plus biographies, bibliographies, and key secondary sources.

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Periodicals

America’s News – NewsBank

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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Genealogy

Ancestry Library Edition (In-Library Use Only)

Ancestry Library Edition provides easy access to more than 4,000 genealogy databases with a single search. Coverage focuses primarily on the United States and the United Kingdom although other areas are covered. Databases include the complete U.S. Census & Index (1790-1930), vital, church, court, and immigration records. The Map Center contains more than 1,000 historical maps. Other notable collections include Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Databases are updated continuously as new information becomes available.

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Consumer Information

AnnualCreditReport.com

AnnualCreditReport.com is the only official site explicitly directed by Federal law to provide credit reports.

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History & Biography

Biography Reference Bank

(H. W. Wilson) -- More than 72,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 20,000 photographs of the subjects. Many of the biographies are enhanced with full text, abstracts, and citations. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death, keyword, and presence of images.

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History & Biography

Business Leader Profiles for Students

Profiles of significant contributors to business and industry, past and present, written especially for high school students.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Business Source Premier

This is the industry`s most used business research database, providing the full text for more than 8,800 periodicals. Business Source Premier provides full text back to 1965 and searchable cited references back as far as 1998. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

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Consumer Information

ChiltonLibrary

ChiltonLibrary is great for individuals interested in automotive repair as a career or the car enthusiast. It provides quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on seven decades of the broadest range of vehicles available, including cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

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History & Biography

Cleveland Memory Project

A searchable and constantly growing online archives of books, photographic images, and exhibits showcasing the Special Collections of the Cleveland State University Library as well as materials housed in other institutions, including a collection of photographs from the Shaker Library's Local History Collection (go to our collection's homepage: http://clevelandmemory.org/shakerheights and enter search terms or click on 'browse all photos').

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Genealogy

Cleveland Necrology File

The Cleveland Necrology File contains local cemetery records and newspaper death notices for the following years: 1833, 1847-1848, 1850-1975. A more complete description of the file`s contents can be found in the about section of the database. For necrology information after 1975, please use the Cleveland News Index.

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Periodicals

Cleveland News Index

(Cleveland Public Library) -- The online Cleveland News Index lists citation information for local news stories, feature articles and reviews from The Plain Dealer (1983-June 1999), Cleveland Magazine (1983-present), Northern Ohio Live (Sept. 1990-June 2009), and Ohio Magazine (Oct.1990-present). Obituaries from the Plain Dealer and the Cleveland Press are included from 1976 to the present. Please note that this index does not provide full text access to these sources.

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Consumer Information

Consumer Health Complete

Filled with full text from journals, magazines, and reference books from EBSCOhost dealing with health, wellness, fitness, and nutrition this reference includes a focus on the complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health and wellness. Browse medical, health-related and drug reference books. Read articles on health and fitness. Find sources for alternative health information.

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Consumer Information

Consumer Reports from EBSCOhost

Presents articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial & regulatory actions that affect consumers.

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Consumer Information

ConsumerReports.org

This library subscription offers 1,000+ ratings, reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips.

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Books & Literature

Contemporary Novelists

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Contains biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.

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Books & Literature

Contemporary Poets

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Provides biographical and bibliographical information on 789 of the world`s most important contemporary English-language poets, including 120 new to this edition. Entries include personal and career information, addresses, a detailed bibliography, a list of further reading sources, and more. Each entry also includes a signed critical essay covering each poet`s career and works, written by an expert in the field.

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General Reference

CultureGrams

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.

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General Reference

Data Axle (formerly Reference USA)

Directory information for 11 million US businesses and 120 million US 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.

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General Reference

DataOhio Portal

the DataOhio Portal offers over 300 other datasets from 14 State of Ohio agencies (including health, education, workforce and natural resources data) that can be leveraged as a helpful research resource. View a brief demonstration that highlights some of the DataOhio Portal’s key features. The vision of the DataOhio Portal is to be the centralized location for State of Ohio data for state agencies and their partners – which delivers transparency across the state, while helping to inform programs and policy, for a better Ohio.

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Education, Language, & Careers

Driving-Tests.org

Free Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) practice tests specifically based on the Ohio’s DMV materials. It is the only site of its kind to include accessibility tools that let users hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask portions of the screen for greater visibility on the practice tests. Driving-Tests.org includes 12 Car Tests, 9 Motorcycle Tests, 12 CDL Tests, 3 Handbooks, and an Ohio BMV FAQ.

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General Reference

EBSCOhost Databases (All)

Academic Search Premier, Alt Health Watch, Business Source Premier, Computer Source: Consumer Edition, ERIC, Health Source: Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing & Academic, MAS FullTEXT Ultra, MasterFILE Premier, MEDLINE, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, Professional Development Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Science Collection, Religion & Philosophy Collection, Sociological Collection and Vocational Search & Career Collection.

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Business, Law, & Finance

EDGAR

All publicly owned companies are required to submit financial data electronically to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This website provides access to the full text of these reports.

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Consumer Information

Edmunds

Search ratings for new and used cars and other automobile consumer information.

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History & Biography

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is the online and updated version of the reference book compiled by David D. Van Tassel and John J. Grabowski. You may browse topics or search for a particular person or subject.

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History & Biography

Enslaved.org

Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade. Enslaved.org’s primary focus is people—individuals who were enslaved, owned slaves, or participated in slave trading. A robust, open-source architecture to discover and explore the lives of the enslaved in richer detail.

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Periodicals

ERIC (EBSCOhost)

(Educational Resources Information Center) -- Over 800,000 references to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines.

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General Reference

Explora

Designed with students and educators in mind, Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects, or homework. A far better alternative to websites and search engines, Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.

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Homework Help

Explora Primary

Explora is EBSCO's interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Simple search that quickly delivers relevant results Easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research Colorful, mobile-friendly design with feature areas that provide context to students Reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content Text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards

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Homework Help

Explora Primary

Explora is EBSCO's interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Simple search that quickly delivers relevant results Easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research Colorful, mobile-friendly design with feature areas that provide context to students Reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content Text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards

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Science & Technology

Explora Science Reference Center

This wide range of topics (biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife) satisfies the demand for standards-based content and provides teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. It is designed to meet student researchers’ needs, with full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

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Homework Help

Explora Secondary

Explora is EBSCO's interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with the following features: Simple search that quickly delivers relevant results Easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic Topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research Colorful, mobile-friendly design with feature areas that provide context to students Reading level indicators (Lexile® Measures) to simplify discovery of grade-appropriate content Text-to-speech for HTML articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English Curriculum Standards Module to help educators correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state- or province-specific curriculum standards.

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Homework Help

Fact Monster

Find all kinds of facts and information, play games, or take fun quizzes.

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Genealogy

FamilySearch

This database provides family history information collected from public birth, marriage, death, and census documents from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

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Business, Law, & Finance

FindLaw.com

A gateway to reliable legal information on the web.

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History & Biography

Fold3

Fold3 features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come from the U.S. National archives, The National Archives of the U.K. and other international records.

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Consumer Information

Fueleconomy.gov

This website is the combined effort of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency and provides fuel economy estimates for passenger cars and trucks from 1985-present, energy and environmental impact ratings, fuel-saving tips, and other useful information.

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General Reference

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Gale Legal Forms

Provides a wide selection of Ohio legal forms across the most popular legal areas. Includes real estate contracts, wills, pre-marital agreements, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord/tenant and many others. Also included is a comprehensive attorney state directory and a dictionary of legal definitions explained in layman's language.

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General Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library

More than 12,000 eBooks from over 100 industry-leading publishers for every discipline and a unique research experience. From "how-to" to health to homework help, eBooks on GVRL from Gale and our premier publishing partners serve the research needs of everyone.

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Education, Language, & Careers

GED Information

Answers questions and provides forms for taking the GED test from the Ohio Department of Education.

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Health & Medicine

Health and Medical Databases from EBSCOhost

If you`re looking for health or medical-related information or articles, check out this collection of databases from EBSCOhost.

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Health & Medicine

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

This resource provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, including full text from Creative Nursing, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Journal of Community Health Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Forum, Nursing Inquiry, and many more. In addition, this database includes the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

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Homework Help

HelpNow from Brainfuse

Brainfuse HelpNow offers a personalized homework help in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science and social studies) including SAT preparation. The Adult Learning Center is included in the HelpNow suite. Login with your Shaker Library Card.

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Genealogy

Heritage Hub

Explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. Heritage Hub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Access is available 24/7.

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Genealogy

HeritageQuest

HeritageQuest Online provides genealogical and historical sources for more than 60 countries, with coverage dating back as early as the 1700s.

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Consumer Information

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center

This database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.

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Consumer Information

Home Improvement Reference Center

Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.

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Education, Language, & Careers

JobNow from Brainfuse

Live online assistance, powerful tools, and other resources for job-seekers. Featuring live interview coaching, a resume lab, 24/7 access to a carefully-selected library of job resources, and The Adult Learning Center. The Adult Learning Center offers test preparation (including the GED and the USCIS citizenship test) and a unique academic skills center featuring live, online tutors. Login with your Shaker Library Card.

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Consumer Information

Kelley Blue Book

Find new and used car prices and reviews.

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Education, Language, & Careers

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is a leading online learning platform that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. As a Shaker Heights Public Library card holder, you have access to the LinkedIn Learning video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. Once you have logged into LinkedIn Learning with your library card number and PIN you must create a personalized LinkedIn Learning account by entering your name and e-mail address. This account can help you manage your course history, playlists, bookmarks, and Certificates of Completion.

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Books & Literature

Literary Reference Center

This respected literary reference contains the full text of literary journals, plot summaries, literary criticism, author biographies and interviews, and the full text of thousands of poems and short stories. Use it to research an author, novel, or poem for school or personal interest, or to learn more about a literary movement for book discussions.

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History & Biography

Local History

The library's Local History Collection, located in the Moreland Room on the first floor of the Main Library, is committed to preserving and making accessible archival material about the history of Shaker Heights and the development of the community.

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Education, Language, & Careers

Mango Languages

Mango Languages is an interactive language-learning platform, offering more than 70 different languages and 18 different ESL courses. Learn real-life conversations with native-speaker audio and cultural context so that you can speak like a local. Mango features authentic content, interactive features, and an algorithmic review activity designed to adapt to your individual learning path. Sign up for Mango with your library card today!

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Business, Law, & Finance

Martindale Lawyer Locator

A gateway site to the legal industry.

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Periodicals

MasterFILE Premier

Full text articles from nearly 1,800 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multicultural periodicals. It also offers indexing and abstracts for over 2,700 periodicals. Full text back files go as far back as January of 1990, while indexing and abstracts back files go as far back as January of 1984. Updated daily.

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Health & Medicine

MEDLINE (EBSCOhost)

(U.S. National Library of Medicine) -- The National Library of Medicine`s (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Contains bibliographic citations (e.g., authors, title, and journal reference) and author abstracts from over 3,900 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 foreign countries during the current four years. Contains over 9 million records dating back to 1966.

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Health & Medicine

Merck Manuals

The Merck Manuals, one of the world’s most widely used medical information resources is available for free in digital form in multiple languages to professionals and patients around the world.

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Science & Technology

Merck Veterinary Manual

For over 50 years, The Merck Veterinary Manual has been a trusted source of animal health information for students and practicing veterinarians. It contains authoritative guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of animal disorders and diseases. More than 1100 full-color images, audio examples, videos, and links to related information enhance the expansive coverage of companion, production, exotic, and laboratory animals.

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Homework Help

Middle Search Plus

Middle Search Plus provides full text for nearly 140 popular magazines for middle and junior high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Morningstar Investments

Morningstar Investment Research Center provides independent, in-depth research and recommendations on 11,000 stocks, 24,000 mutual funds, and 950 exchange traded funds. The format is user-friendly and includes an investment education section.

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General Reference

NEO CANDO

NEO CANDO is an information sharing network providing a comprehensive collection of demographic data describing the 17 county Northeast Ohio region, or for specific neighborhoods within the region. Data regarding population trends, poverty, employment, educational attainment, housing and crime statistics are available.

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Periodicals

New York Times

Enjoy Complimentary All Access to NYTimes. NYTimes All Access includes News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic. To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in or register first.

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Periodicals

New York Times Cooking

Enjoy delicious recipes, advice and inspiration daily with The New York Times All Access. Compliments of your Shaker Library. To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in or register first.

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Periodicals

New York Times Games

Unwind with Spelling Bee, Wordle, The Crossword and more with The New York Times All Access. Compliments of your Shaker Library. To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in or register first.

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Periodicals

New York Times Wirecutter

Choose products confidently with reviews and real-world testing with The New York Times All Access. Compliments of your Shaker Library. To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in or register first.

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Periodicals

New York Times – The Athletic

Follow in-depth, personalized coverage of your favorite sports with The New York Times All Access. Compliments of your Shaker Library. To activate your subscription, you’ll need to log in or register first.

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Periodicals

NewsBank – America’s News

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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Periodicals

Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost)

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. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

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General Reference

NODIS

NODIS is your online connection to demographic and economic data for Ohio, especially post-1990 data tables and area profiles. The majority of data, maps and reports are based on geographies in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Metropolitan Statistical Area (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties).

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Homework Help

Nonfiction Classics for Students

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies, and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers, and special projects.

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Education, Language, & Careers

Northstar Digital Literacy

A self-directed assessment and learning tool that covers a variety of technology scenarios. It comes complete with short lessons and practice exercises to improve skills on a number of common computer topics. The Northstar resource is available 24x7 on the library webpage, and library staff are available to help with the resource during regular hours. Ohio library access to Northstar is funded through a federal Institute of Museum and Library Services ARPA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio.

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Homework Help

Novelist K-8 Plus

Novelist K-8 helps librarians, teachers, parents, and other adults who care about children in grades K-8 find fiction and nonfiction books to read tailored to their reading level and interests. Or, kids can try it themselves to help them select books they will enjoy. Using simple search techniques, find helpful resources such as expert reading recommendations, read-alikes, book discussion guides, thematic book lists and more.

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Books & Literature

Novelist Plus

Novelist Plus helps readers of all ages or those who help readers find fiction and nonfiction books they will enjoy. Using simple search techniques, find helpful resources such as expert reading recommendations, read-alikes, book discussion guides, thematic book lists and more.

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Education, Language, & Careers

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Hundreds of job descriptions, including education requirements and salary information.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Ohio Administrative Code

The rules adopted by the agencies of the state of Ohio. State agencies adopt rules to carry out the policies and intent of laws passed by the General Assembly. The rules are collected and published in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC or AC).

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Consumer Information

Ohio Building Code

The Ohio Building Code online.

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Genealogy

Ohio Death Certificate Index

A searchable database of selected Ohio Public Records including death certificates.

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Genealogy

Ohio Genealogical Society

The Ohio Genealogical Society is the largest state genealogical society in the United States with links to a great variety of helpful research sites.

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History & Biography

Ohio Historical Society Digital Resources

This collection of searchable databases (many of which were created under the Ohio Vital Information for Libraries Center, a grant-funded project of OHS supported by the State Library of Ohio and OPLIN) includes: Online Documents, Online Research Tools, Online Services, and On-Location Services.

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History & Biography

Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio's natural history, prehistory, and history. Ohio History Central is perfect for anyone wanting to learn more about Ohio.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Ohio Legal Help

Ohio Legal Help seeks to improve justice and fairness for all Ohioans by removing barriers to the law so that they can understand their legal options, make informed decisions and connect to local legal and community resources. 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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Education, Language, & Careers

Ohio Means Jobs

A free website that connects employers and Ohio job-seekers. This site also provides access to the practice tests, courses, tutorials, and ebooks from LearningExpress Library, Job & Career Accelerator, and Workforce Skills for 21st Century Success.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Ohio Revised Code

The general laws of the state of Ohio. The Revised Code is organized into 31 general titles broken into chapters dealing with individual topics of law. The chapters are divided into sections which contain the text of individual statutes. The laws are collected and published in the Ohio Revised Code (ORC or RC).

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General Reference

Ohio Web Library

These online research resources are provided by Ohio libraries to all Ohio residents.

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Homework Help

Oxford Research Encyclopedias

With today’s overabundance of information, and misinformation, students and researchers alike can be overwhelmed in identifying what’s trustworthy, what’s up-to-date, and what’s accurate. Oxford University Press has invested in the Oxford Research Encyclopedias to meet this challenge. Working with international communities of scholars across all fields of study, they are developing new comprehensive collections of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries on an ever-growing range of topics.

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Periodicals

Plain Dealer Collection

Explore Cleveland history through local news, events and people with The Plain Dealer Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. Available with a Shaker Library Card.

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Homework Help

Points of View Reference Center

This reference contains many topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Providing a balance of materials from all viewpoints, it includes over 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from all sides of the political spectrum, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. It also offers guides for writing position papers, developing arguments and debating. This database provides the basis from which students can develop persuasive arguments and essays on multiple sides of an issue, better understand controversial issues, and help to develop analytical thinking skills.

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Education, Language, & Careers

Professional Development Collection (for Educators)

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.

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Periodicals

Professional Development Collection (for Educators)

Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.

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Health & Medicine

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 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.

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Education, Language, & Careers

Public School Statistics

Statistics from all the nations' school districts from the National Center for Education Statistics. Also useful for finding Magnet Schools, Charter Schools, and schools offering special programs.

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Business, Law, & Finance

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.

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History & Biography

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.

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History & Biography

Research Your Shaker Home

Shaker Library’s Local History Collection offers a guide to numerous tools and tips to help you research the history of your Shaker Heights home. Some resources are available within the Local History Collection, others are accessible online, and still other relevant materials can be found in local partner institutions.

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History & Biography

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps for Ohio

A treasure trove of information, detailed maps at building level for more than 400 Ohio communities from 1868 to the 1960s. Negotiating the site may require some practice. Try the 1024 x 768 pixel size. Use a city and street name or city and building`s name where possible to search in keyword or limit your search by date.

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Science & Technology

Science Reference Center

This wide range of topics (biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife) satisfies the demand for standards-based content and provides teachers and librarians with articles correlated to state and national curriculum standards. It is designed to meet student researchers’ needs, with full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Shaker Heights Codified Ordinances

Online codified ordinances of various Ohio municipalities, including Shaker Heights. Municipal Codes hosted by American Legal Publishing are in the public domain and available free to the internet community.

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Business, Law, & Finance

Small Business Reference Center

Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

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Periodicals

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. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

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TOPICsearch

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today`s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 102,800 articles from more than 2,500 diverse sources, including more than 1,550 full text periodicals.

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Tutoring Online – HelpNow from Brainfuse

Brainfuse HelpNow offers a personalized homework help in core subjects (math, reading, writing, science and social studies) including SAT preparation. The Adult Learning Center is included in the HelpNow suite. Login with your Shaker Library Card.

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General Reference

Very Short Introductions

Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and Literary Theory to History. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given topic.

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Education, Language, & Careers

VetNow from Brainfuse

Free career and academic assistance for veterans transitioning to civilian life. VetNow helps veterans transition to civilian life through live, interactive career assistance, academic tutoring, and much more. Login with your Shaker Library Card.

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Genealogy

Vital Records

Where to write for vital records, such as birth, death, marriage or divorce information from all the 50 states. Maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics.

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Education, Language, & Careers

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 more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.

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Periodicals

Wall Street Journal

Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Simply click here to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately Your access will be available for the next 3 days After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created

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History & Biography

Western Reserve Historical Society

The Western Reserve Historical Society website provides information about exhibits and programming at its University Circle location as well as at Hale Farm and Village and other auxiliary sites. The website also offers online searching of its library and museum holdings.

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Science & Technology

What Tree Is It?

You see an unknown tree. Or perhaps have found part of a tree, and you want to know from what kind of tree it came. Often, you can identify an unknown tree by just one part, such as a leaf or a fruit. This web site will lead you through qualities of leaves and fruits from common trees. You will work your way through these choices by selecting images that more closely resemble your sample. To be certain of your identification of an unknown tree, however, you must use as much of the tree as possible.

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Science & Technology

What’s That Snake?

This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio. Of these 30 kinds of snakes only three are poisonous and dangerous to people and domestic animals. We also have included one species of poisonous snake that does NOT live in Ohio, the Water Moccasin. We added the Water Moccasin to our list for this program because a great many people think that it does live in Ohio.

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Science & Technology

What’s That Snake?

This program includes 30 species and subspecies of snakes that are found in Ohio. Of these 30 kinds of snakes only three are poisonous and dangerous to people and domestic animals. We also have included one species of poisonous snake that does NOT live in Ohio, the Water Moccasin. We added the Water Moccasin to our list for this program because a great many people think that it does live in Ohio.

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Science & Technology

What’s the Point

Identifying flint artifacts

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General Reference

World Book Advanced

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 integrated in a single search. It also contains individual accounts that allow users to create and save their work and timeline and citation builders.

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World Book Early World of Learning

The premier online resource for preschoolers and children in the early elementary grades. Developed with experts on early childhood education, Early World of Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum.

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World Book Kids

Intended for grades K-8, World Book Kids is a fun and interactive way to introduce younger students to the world of online learning. Searching is simple and can be done by keyword or by choosing a general subject that breaks down into specific topics. The encyclopedia also provides images, diagrams, maps and activities tied to national curriculum standards.

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World Book Students

World Book Encyclopedia articles form the foundation of this expansive reference database that includes the World Book Dictionary, the World Book Atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected websites, correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards, and much more.

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Books & Literature

WorldCat

(OCLC) -- The world`s most comprehensive bibliography with 40 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Covers information back to the 11th century. Includes holdings information from the world`s libraries.

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