Research Databases

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A collection of electronic books of American and English literature - poetry, drama, fiction and the Bible.

Formed through a partnership between Proquest and MyFamily.com, this collection of 4,000 individual databases includes the U. S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930.

Search for residential and commercial addresses and phone numbers.

EBSCOhost Biography Reference Bank

Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S. is a primary source collection made available by ProQuest during Black History Month.

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Repair and maintenance information for automobiles from 1940 - present.

Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

An index to obituaries the appeared in The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Cleveland Herald and The Cleveland Press.
This does not provide full text access to the obituaries.  The link doe include information about how to get a copy of an obituary.

From the library of Congress, this is the official website for U. S. Federal Legislative information: such as, how to contact a Representative or Congressmen; voting records; current and past bills: how the legislative process works and more.  

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CultureGrams® is 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.

From Greenwood Electronic Media, Daily Life Through History is an online sourcebook series providing a detailed portrayal of what life was like for ordinary people in different cultures throughout history.  Includes images, maps and illustrations.

Choose MasterFILE Premier if you need magazine articles. 
Academic Search Premier may be a good place to start a search for journal articles.

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To access create your free account: username and password.
As Morley Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, using FamilySearch from within the library provides access to 350+ million images not available when accessing the FamilySearch website from outside of an affiliate library. 

A new website that makes it easy for people to report fraud, scams, and bad business practices.

Military Records

From The Foundation Center, now known as Candid, a unique database of 80,000 grant makers, half a million grants, and 250,000 searchable 990s.

From The Foundation Center, now known as Candid, an online database of more than 6,200 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers.

Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. 
Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. 
These courses are available at no cost for Morley Library Card holders. 

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The Ohio History Connection provides free access to over 1,000,000 full-text searchable pages of  historic Ohio newspapers through Ohio Memory and the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America. 
 

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Clerk of Courts legal forms (website, not a database)

211 LAKE COUNTY LifeLine (Website)

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If you have a card from another Ohio public library, then you must log in to LinkedIn Learning through that library's website.

Online instructor-led video courses.   These courses are available at no cost for Morley Library Card holders

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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 Languages with your library card today!

A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine / National Institutes of Health.

The Morningstar Investment Research Center database includes research on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). It is designed specifically for individual investors. Morningstar also allows you to build and to test a portfolio and take interactive workshops and classes to sharpen your investing skills.

For all who live, work, and play in Lake County, Motivate Lake County is the home for all things health and wellness, providing: local education, information, and resources; weekly and monthly challenges; programming and events; and personal health data tracking and assessments.  Residents have a dedicated platform they can trust, and businesses have a reliable outlet to share their unique services to all across the county.

Northstar focuses on basic digital literacy skills—such as using a mouse, searching on the internet, and using email—as well as advanced skills, like using Google Docs and searching for jobs online. Self-directed online learning provides individualized online instruction and practice. Learners can independently access original online content incorporating Northstar standards, instruction, and practice. When learners complete an assessment, they are automatically directed to the Northstar Online Learning (NSOL) content corresponding to what they still need to learn.

Find books by your favorite authors, read alikes, book discussion guides and more.

Find books by your children's favorite authors, read alikes, book discussion guides and more.

Ohio BMV Handbooks and practice tests for: Cars, Motorcycles and CDL.

"Ohio Legal Help is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2018 to help all Ohioans access the civil justice system. We provide 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.

Our legal help information is written by our content team and reviewed by expert private and legal aid lawyers. This ensures that Ohio Legal Help users have information that is easy to understand, action-oriented and accurate." --Ohio Legal Help 

This website adjusts in size for easy reading on a computer, a laptop, a tablet or a phone.

Information about Ohio House and Senate, legislation and more.

Education and job skills. State website for searching for: educational scholarships; online training; employment programs; occupations; and jobs.

The general laws of the State of Ohio.

The general laws of the State of Ohio.

Information about the Ohio Supreme Court and the Ohio Judicial System. 
Domestic and Juvenile standardized forms.

Provided to Ohio libraries by OPLIN, the Ohio Public Library Information Network, this database Includes:
encyclopedias; dictionaries; magazine, journal and newspaper articles; information about  Ohio and more.

The official website for the State of Ohio. Find the government information and services you need to live, work, travel, and do business in the state.

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Search for residential and commercial telephone numbers and addresses; new movers; historical business records; healthcare providers; jobs and more.

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This HeinOnline collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. Including every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery; and, every federal statute dealing with slavery and slave recovery; every English-language legal commentary on slavery published before 1920, including many essays and articles in obscure, hard-to-find journals in the United States and elsewhere modern law review articles on the subject. 
In addition to legal documents this collection includes, many modern histories of slavery and more than a thousand pamphlets and books on slavery from the 19th century.   
This library will continue to grow, not only from new scholarship but also from historical material that we continue to locate and add to the collection.

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Your neighbors started We Thrive Together to increase socialization and reduce social isolation and loneliness in our community. We invite you to take advantage of our FREE events and activities available online and at the senior centers, libraries, and other various local venues.

A great place to visit for an introduction to a topic of interest or reliable facts for a report.

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A great place to visit for an introduction to a topic of interest or reliable facts for a report.

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