Friday, August 01, 2008

Grasselli Library announces new online databases

Over the summer there have been several changes to Grasselli Library's database list. We now have added access to the following resources:
  1. World Book Web, the online version of the World Book Encyclopedia.
  2. Biography Reference Bank which provides biographical information on approximately half a million people from antiquity to present, along with thousands of images.
  3. Consumer Health Complete which provides convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information including medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.
  4. Science Online contains a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. This source, directed to K-12, should be especially useful for aspiring teachers.
These changes are part of the Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO) initiative, funded by a federal grant to the State Library of Ohio. Through this program a uniform set of databases is offered to most school, academic, and public libraries in Ohio. See Find Articles on the Grasselli Library homepage for on- and off-campus access to these and over 250 other databases.