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Access Reference Materials Online

Our online databases & reference eBooks provide access to thousands of respected magazines, newspapers, and professional journals—plus business and investment, science, history, literature, and genealogy sources. They provide information you can’t find by simply doing a Google search. So whether you need to do business research or a homework assignment, this page should be your first stop.

Most of these databases are also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from your own home or office!

Reference Databases & eBooks

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America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook

Presents a concise, statistical, 4-volume work identifying America's top-rated cities with populations of 100,000 or more. It covers 100 cities that have received high marks for their business and living environment.

America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities

Provides concise statistical profiles of top U.S. cities with populations between 25,000 and 99,999. Cities are ranked in multiple categories from Roadway Congestion to Economic Growth.

Auto Repair Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

Contains repair information on more than 31,600 domestic and imported vehicles from 1945 to the present. ARRC includes over 200,000 drawings and photographs, 75,000 technical service bulletins, and 130,000 wiring diagrams. All content is created by ASE certified technicians.

Chilton Auto Repair Manuals

Provides detailed repair information, photographs, diagrams, and maintenance tables for cars, trucks, vans and SUVs.

Comparative Guide to American Hospitals

Reports on how 4,383 hospitals in America measure up when caring for patients with a number of specific conditions. Each hospital is rated on 24 recognized quality measures and is compared to both state and national averages.

Comparative Guide to American Suburbs

Details and ranks the living and business environment of 2,756 suburban communities in America's 75 largest metro areas.

ConsumerReports.org

Provides full access to the Consumer Reports website for product ratings and buying advice, plus exclusive online content such as new product evaluations, consumer reviews and much more.

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center (EBSCO)

Provides comprehensive coverage for many popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities. Includes full text for more than 740 magazines and books and hundreds of videos. Subject areas include arts & crafts; collecting; needlework; outdoors & nature; scrapbooking and much more.

Home Improvement Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

Assists homeowners in do-it-yourself home repair, maintenance, and remodeling projects with step-by-step instructions for thousands of projects around the house. Additionally, thousands of articles from magazines and reference books provide tips and suggestions to supplement the step-by-step project instructions.

Legal Forms (Gale)

Provides access to thousands of Ohio legal forms including business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues.

Price It! Antiques & Collectibles

Offers the most comprehensive pricing tool in the world, containing data from eBay, Go Antiques, and TIAS.

Reference USA

Contains directory information on 12 million U.S. businesses and 120 million U.S. households.

Small Engine Repair Reference Center (EBSCOhost)

Contains thousands of accurate and concise step-by-step maintenance and repair instructions for hundreds of small engine machines and their supporting components. Engines types include: motorcycles, ATVs, personal water craft, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, snow blowers, generators, and more.

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James Dulley's $ensible Home

Provides product reviews, home remodeling tips and do-it-yourself guides for all manner of projects. Update Bulletins are only available in a UAPL library location.