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America: History and Life OLOnly
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=ahl
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Index and abstracts of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. (more…)

American Periodicals Series Online OLOnly
http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=SU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTE0NEQ@&clientId=3338
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Digitized images of the pages of over 1,100 historic American magazines, journals, and newspapers. (more…)

Finding Aid Repository
http://ead.ohiolink.edu

Descriptions of archival collections from contributing institutions in Ohio. (more…)

HarpWeek OLOnly
http://app.harpweek.com/
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://app.harpweek.com/

Page images and indexes to Harper's Weekly, covering the Civil War and Reconstruction periods. (more…)

Heritage of the Printed Book OLOnly
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=HeritagePrintedBook&done=referer
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=HeritagePrintedBook&done=referer

Union catalog of European printing from the 15th century to the middle of the 19th century, compiled by the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL). Formerly known as Hand Press Book Database. (more…)

Historical Abstracts OLOnly
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=hia
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Index and abstracts to articles covering world history from 1450 to present (excluding U.S. and Canada). (more…)

Historical Statistics of the United States OLOnly
http://hsus.cambridge.org
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://hsus.cambridge.org

Quantitative facts of American history. (more…)

History & Archives Digital Media
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/history.htm

Pictures, archives, and oral histories about Ohio history, contributed by Ohio museums and libraries. (more…)

Kent State Shootings Oral Histories
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=kentmay4

Oral histories related to the May 4, 1970 shootings of Vietnam War protestors at Kent State University. (more…)

Lake Erie’s Yesterdays (digital photos) OLOnly
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=ley

Historic photographs of the Erie Islands and Lake Erie’s western basin; from the Charles E. Frohman Collection in the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. (more…)

Morgan Bibliography of Ohio Imprints, 1796-1850
http://olc7.ohiolink.edu/morgan/

Bibliography of books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in Ohio, 1796–1850. (more…)

Morgan Index of Ohio People, Businesses and Institutions, 1796-1850 OLOnly
http://morgan.ohiolink.edu/mgohio/Login

This index includes names of Ohio people, businesses and institutions appearing in various publications between 1796 to 1850. (more…)

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Digital Images OLOnly
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=nurfc

Digital documents related to slavery, abolition, and emancipation; includes broadsheets, letters, speeches, and photos. (more…)

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center E-Books OLOnly
http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu

Now part of the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center. (more…)

OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository
http://ead.ohiolink.edu

Descriptions of archival collections from contributing institutions in Ohio. (more…)

Oxford Reference, History OLOnly
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s11
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/

Reference books on History. (more…)

Oxford Reference, Military History OLOnly
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/SUBJECT_SEARCH.html?subject=s15
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/

Reference books on Military History. (more…)

Sanborn Digital Maps OLOnly
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=sanborn

Large-scale street plans of Ohio communities, produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance company from 1867-1970. (more…)

E. W. Scripps Papers, 1868-1926
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=scripps

Digitized letters and photographs from the Scripps archive at Ohio University. (more…)

Wright Brothers Digital Photographs
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=wbc

Photographs documenting the invention of the airplane and the lives of the Wright Family. (more…)

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Academic Search Complete OLOnly
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h
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Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study. (more…)

AP Images OLOnly
http://apimages.ap.org/unsecured/logip.aspx
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://apimages.ap.org/unsecured/logip.aspx

Photos from The Associated Press, plus graphics, text and audio. (more…)

ArticleFirst (OCLC) OLOnly
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=Article1st;done=referer;FSIP
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=Article1st;done=referer;FSIP

Index to articles from over 12,000 journals (more…)

Arts and Humanities Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) OLOnly
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/wok

Index and cited references for articles in the arts and humanities. (more…)

ATLA Religion Database (OSearch interface) OLOnly
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/login/reli

Index to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology. (more…)

ATLA Religion Database (EBSCO interface) OLOnly
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=reh
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Index to articles, book reviews, and essays in religion and theology. (more…)

Bibliography of Native North Americans OLOnly
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=fph
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Citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents covering native North American culture, history, and life. (more…)

China Online Journals OLOnly
http://www.wanfangdata.com/COJ/advanced_search.asp
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://www.wanfangdata.com/COJ/advanced_search.asp

Chinese language full-text online journals. (more…)

Digital Media Center (OhioLINK)
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/

Collections of electronic images, videos, and sound. (more…)

Digital Resource Commons OLOnly
http://drc.ohiolink.edu/

The OhioLINK Digital Resource Commons is a network of centrally hosted institutional repositories featuring local branding, remote submission and administration, and federated searching. (more…)

Digital Video Collection OLOnly
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=dvc

Full-length educational films and documentaries on many subjects. (more…)

Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses) OLOnly
http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=REJTPTNiMTAmU01EPTQmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=
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Index to doctoral dissertations and master's theses from North America and Europe. (more…)

EBSCO Databases OLOnly
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Menu of databases provided through EBSCO Publishing. EBSCOhost Text Only Interface will no longer be available as of July 1, 2009. (more…)

Electronic Book Center (OhioLINK) OLOnly
http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu

Thousands of scholarly and reference e-books covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. (more…)

Electronic Journal Center (OhioLINK) OLOnly
http://journals.ohiolink.edu/

Full text of 7000+ research journals. (more…)

Electronic Journals Check In and Claiming System
http://serials.ohiolink.edu/search

Electronic journal issues received and claimed. (more…)

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center (OhioLINK) OLOnly
http://etd.ohiolink.edu

Online theses and dissertations from Ohio graduate students. (more…)

Greek and Latin Inscriptions (digital squeezes)
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=squeezes

Digitized squeezes (paper impressions) of Greek and Latin inscriptions from Greece, Italy, and Macedonia. (more…)

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine OLOnly
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=HistSciTechMed&done=referer
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=HistSciTechMed&done=referer

Index to international resources in the history of science, technology, and medicine. (more…)

Index to 19th-Century American Art Periodicals OLOnly
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=Index19thCAmArtPer&done=referer
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=Index19thCAmArtPer&done=referer

Index to articles from 42 periodicals published in the United States during the 19th century. (more…)

ISI Web of Knowledge OLOnly
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/wok

Portal to Web of Science®, the renowned citation database, and other high quality, diversified scholarly information in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. (more…)

MasterFILE Premier (popular magazines) OLOnly
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=f5h
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Index, abstracts, and full text covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. Designed for a general (as opposed to academic) audience. (more…)

Mayan Archeology Digital Photographs
http://dmc.ohiolink.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?page=index;c=maya

Mayan architecture and scenery from Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. (more…)

NetLibrary OLOnly
http://www.netlibrary.com/
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://www.netlibrary.com

Electronic books (e-books) with an imprint earlier than 2005 on many academic subjects. (more…)

OAIster OLOnly
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=OAIster;done=referer;FSIP
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=OAIster;done=referer;FSIP

OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources. This link goes to the FIRSTSEARCH advanced search interface. There is also free public access through http://www.oaister.org (more…)

OhioLINK Library Catalog OLOnly
http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search/

Catalog of books and other materials held in Ohio college and university libraries. (more…)

PapersFirst OLOnly
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=PapersFirst;done=referer;FSIP
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=PapersFirst;done=referer;FSIP

Index of papers presented at conferences. (more…)

ProceedingsFirst OLOnly
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=Proceedings;done=referer;FSIP
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Index of conference proceedings. (more…)

Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies OLOnly
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=RussianAcadSci&done=referer
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=RussianAcadSci&done=referer

Index and abstracts covering articles, books, and other literature on social sciences and humanities in Slavic studies. (more…)

Social Sciences Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) OLOnly
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/databases/wok

Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the social sciences. (more…)

Social Sciences Digital Media
http://worlddmc.ohiolink.edu/SocialStudies/Login

Social sciences digital media: (1) Greek and Latin inscriptions (digital squeezes); (2) Mayan archaeology digital photos. (more…)

WorldCat OLOnly
http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldCat;done=referer;FSIP
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldCat;done=referer;FSIP

Catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide. (more…)

WorldCat Dissertations and Theses OLOnly
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldCatDissertations;done=referer;FSIP
Off-campus URL: http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldCatDissertations;done=referer;FSIP

Catalog of dissertations, theses and published material based on theses, worldwide. (more…)