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Magill's Medical Guide                                                           Full Text   Only Available at WCPL
Magill’s Medical Guide have been glowingly reviewed by every major reference reviewer. It is a staple in high school, college, public and medical school libraries.

The Guide is a perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
MAS Ultra - School Edition                                                                    Full Text
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(EBSOhost) Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating as far back as 1975 for key magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. Updated daily.
MasterFILE Premier 1984-                                                                    Full Text
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
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 backfiles go as far back as January of 1990, while indexing and abstracts backfiles go as far back as January of 1984. Updated daily
MEDLINE 1966-                                                                                         Full Text
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
(® 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.                                         
Medline Plus Current                                                                        Full Text Free web access.

MedlinePlus provides authoritative information fromt he National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies and health-related organizations. This database includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and the latest health news. Updated daily.

Miami Herald 5/19/82- Current                                                             Full Text 
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(NewsBank) Access to Miami Herald newspaper.                           
Middle Search Plus 1984-                                                                     Full Text 
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(EBSCOhost) Middle Search Plus provides full text for nearly 140 popular magazines for middle and jr. 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. Updated daily.                 
Milestone Documents of American History                            Full Text   Only Available at WCPL
                                                                                             Available to Wayne County Public Library card holders.
Conceived and produced by an expert group of teachers, librarians, and historians, Milestone Documents in American History represents a unique and innovative approach to history reference. Each entry offers the full text of the document in question as well as an in-depth, analytical essay that places the document in its historical context. With content aligned with the National History Standards and signed essays written by a team of nearly 100 esteemed historians, Milestone Documents in American History offers an unparalleled reference tool for students conducting primary source research.
Modern World History Online 15th Century-present                         Full Text
                                                                                                    As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.(Facts on File) Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present. Includes primary sources such as documents, photographs, video clips and maps.
National Agricultural Statistics Service 1994-present    
                                                                                                                       Free web access.
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.           
Naxos Music Library Sheet Music                                             Full Text
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Database to be cancelled 10-31-08                                  As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.(powered by FreeHand Music) An online catalogue of currently 40,000 editions of classical music and jazz from some of the world’s most famous publishers, artists and composers. including the whole range of classical master, famous classical and jazz artists,
thousands of original sheet music editions and exclusive archive collections such as those from Göteborg Library and Uppsala University Library. Authorized users may download and print sheet music from the online catalogue, without any limitation. Authorized users are NOT permitted to store a digital copy of the file downloaded, nor to store the product in an electronic format. The username and password will be provided when you access this resource, located in the upper left "Welcome" box of this Resource.      
NEO CANDO Online DatabaseAs a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.

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.
netLibrary | CLEVNET                                                                            Full Text 
                                                                                                   As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.
Additional downloadable econtent; the digital version of books, journals, and reference resources. Accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.                                                                    
NetWellness                                                                                     Full Text  Free web access.

(© University of Cincinnati) -- Includes periodicals (indexing to over 150 titles with selective indexing and full text of health-related articles from over 2500 general interest periodicals), pamphlets (full text coverage of over 500 medical education pamphlets) and reference books (full text coverage of Mosby's Medical Dictionary, The People's Book of Medical Texts, Oryx Press Consumer Health Information Source Book, USPDI Drug Information in Lay Language, and Columbia University Complete Home Medical Guide.

New England Ancestors   1847-1994                                         Full Text  Only Available at WCPL
                                                                                              Available to Wayne County Public Library card holders.
Resources and databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Offers full text access to the New England Historical and Genealogical Register from 1847 to 1994, genealogies, vital records of many New England towns, military records, and church records. Updated weekly.
New York Times 1980-                                                                          Full Text
                                                                                                    As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.
 (ProQuest Direct, © UMI) -- Coverage of the US newspaper of record. Offers superb coverage of national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions and presidential press conference transcripts. Full text coverage of the previous 90 days.
NewsBank Newspapers & Current Events                                      Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
Access to several national newspapers including the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, and lot more.
Newspaper Abstracts  various years depending on paper          Full Text 
                                                                                                    As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.
(© UMI) -- Indexes and abstracts more than 30 U.S. and regional newspapers, including The New York Times (08/1986 - ), Los Angeles Times (04/1984 - ) Washington Post (02/1988 - ), USA Today (1989 - ) and The Wall Street Journal (1982 - ).       
Newspaper Source 1997-                                                                    Full Text  
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
(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. Updated daily.                                                                                              
Nonfiction Classics for Students                                                         Full Text
                                                                                                    As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.
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.
Novelist
This database is provided by OPLIN and is available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
NoveList allows readers of all ages to use a favorite author or title to discover new books to read. You can also search NoveList's 96,000 title database by subject or genre.                               
Novelist K-8 
This database is provided by OPLIN and is available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
"Curriculum-connected Book Lists for the Librarian on the Go!" Explore NoveList's expert-created Grab and Go Topical Book Lists, covering a range of topics for grade levels from Kindergarten through Eighth.                                                                                
Occupational Outlook Handbook                                          Full Text Free web access.

(U.S. Dept. of Labor)  Includes information about the nature of the work, working conditions, training and educaton, earnings, and job outlook for hundreds of different occupations.                                   

Ohio Battle Flags: Fight for the Colors                                                  Free web access.
Ohio Historical Society    
Ohio Death Certificate Index                                                                  Free web access.
Ohio Historical Society                     
Ohio Historical Society Searchable Databases                      Full Text  Free web access.

Includes the following databases: Death Certificate Index, 1913-1937, Newspaper Index, and Ohio Historical Society's Online Collection Catalog.                                                                                                      

Ohio History Central Encyclopedia                                             Full Text  Free web access.
Ohio Historical Society
Ohio History Online                                                                         Full Text  Free web access.
Ohio Historical Society                           
Ohio Memory                                                                                   Full Text  Free web access.
Ohio Historical Society                               
Ohio Military Rosters                                                                     Full Text  Free web access.
Ohio Historical Society                 
Ohio School Websites                                                                   Full Text  Free web access.

Ohioline                                                                                             Full Text  Free web access.

Online Texts Collection                                                                 Full Text  Free web access.

(IPL) A catalog of over 20,000 texts freely available through the Internet. Can be browsed by author, by title, or by Dewey Decimal Classification.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center                                            Full Text 
                                                                                                   As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center provides full text access to the social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other sources to provide a one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on over 100 controversial issues.
Oxford Reference Online coverage varies 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
Oxford Reference Online brings together 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works - containing well over 60,000 pages - into a single cross-searchable resource.
PapersFirst Oct. 1993- 
                                                                                                   As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.(©OCLC) Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide. A major research aid covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Users may order the full text of papers cited in PapersFirst from The British Library using the FirstSearch online ordering service. Updated semimonthly.       
Periodical Abstracts 1986- 
                                                                                                   As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.(©OCLC) Contains records for transcripts of significant segments of more than 80 news- and lifestyle-oriented television and radio programs. Includes for each record a bibliographic citation and a concise abstract.                                                  
Philadelphia Inquirer 1981-Current                                                     Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
(NewsBank) Access to the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper.
Plain Dealer 1991-Current                                                                     Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
(NewsBanks) Access to the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper.
Points of View Reference Center                                                        Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 200 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Topics covered include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more. This database contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 800 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century.
Primary Search (Grades K-6) 1989-                                                   Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
(EBSCOhost) Elementary school students should click here to go to Searchasaurus, a research tool from EBSCOhost. 
ProceedingsFirst Oct. 1993-      
                                                                                                    As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.(©OCLC) Provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. Like its companion, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst provides access to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference proceedings. Updated semimonthly.                                                                   
Professional Development Collection 1995-                                    Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.  
(EBSCOhost) 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.                                                                                              
PsycFirst 
                                                                                                    As a patron of either Wayne County Public Library or of a CLEVNET member library, you have access to many specialized online resources with just your library card number and PIN.
(© American Psychological Association) -- Covers psychology and related fields and describes journal articles, technical reports, monographic series, dissertations, and other materials. Indexed materials are selected from psychology and related journals published globally. Abstracts included for most records.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection                            Full Text 
The Ohio Web Library databases are funded in part through an Institute of Museum and Library Services LSTA grant awarded by the State Library of Ohio and available to all Ohio residents. You may be asked to enter your zip code and/or your local public library card number before entering.
(EBSCOhost)  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.  Updated monthly.                    

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