African American Heritage is a digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. This collection was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans. It provides users a dedicated, user-friendly resource that not only brings together records critical to African American family research, but also connects them to a community of research experts, whose mentoring and assistance can frequently be the difference between research success and futility.

Go to African American Heritage now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/africanamericanheritage

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Getting Started Guide (PDF) This one-page guide created by OPLIN is designed to get your patrons started.
• Proquest's Guide to African American Heritage This extensive online guide from ProQuest include helpful tips, training, and downloadable resources.

Tutorials and Presentations

• Ongoing and Recorded Webinars. These approximately hour-long webinars are conducted by Proquest's training team. Trainings include African American Heritage as well as other Proquest products.

Other Helpful Links

• ProQuest.com Genealogy Research Tools Page

The American & English Literature Collections contain many works of poetry, drama, and prose from the 16th through 20th centuries. It includes the complete text of more than 200,000 poems, 2,000 plays, 100 works of prose, 11 major editions of Shakespeare’s works, and 21 editions of the Bible.
 
Use this resource to

• Access full-text of more than 200,000 essential works of English and American literature.
• Look for a specific work by author or title.
• Search for a word or phrase within one book, within one collection, or across all the literature.

Go to American and English Literature Collections now: http://www.ohioweblibrary.org/literature

Ancestry Library Edition delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more from countries all over the world. It's resources cover the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world.

ProQuest Ancestry Library Edition includes:

• U.S. collections – hundreds of millions of names from sources such as the federal census; birth, death, and marriage records including the Social Security Death Index; and U.S. border crossing and trans-ocean ship records.
• Military collections – more than 150 million records from the colonial to the Vietnam era, including World War I and II draft cards, POW records, and casualty records.
• Multimedia collections – millions of files ranging from family and gravestone photos to postcards and newsreels.

Remember, Ancestry Library Edition can only be used inside the Library. Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/ancestry

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Proquest's Guide to Ancestry Library Edition This extensive online guide from ProQuest include helpful tips, training, and downloadable resources.
• Ancestry.com's '10 Census Questions that Lead to More Answers' (PDF) This tip sheet from Ancestry details how a patron can take take the information contained in the Census data and use it to find out more information from different sources.

Tutorials and Presentations

• Ancestry YouTube Channel. Browsing the Ancestry YouTube channel is a great place to get inspired about using Ancestry Library.
• Ancestry's 5 Minute Finds. These short, focused, 5-minute YouTube videos from Ancestry.com show interesting ways to explore Ancestry's collections.
• Ongoing and Recorded Webinars. These approximately hour-long webinars are conducted by Proquest's training team. Trainings include Ancestry Library Edition as well as other Proquest products.

Other Helpful Links

• Ancestry Library Edition Blog
• Ancestry Library Edition LibGuide
• Genealogy Marketing Toolkit
• ProQuest's Ancestry Library Edition Product Information Page

Biography Reference Bank contains articles about more than a half-million people, living and dead, from around the world. Contents include a robust collection of biographies from such notable sources as Biography Today and Biography Magazine.

Use Biography Reference Bank to:

• Research and study notable individuals worldwide.
• Access both concise and/or detailed biographies.
• Search for biographies by gender, occupation, nationality, etc.

Go to Biography Reference Bank now: https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/biography-reference-bank

Tutorials and Presentations

• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Business Source Premier offers information from business publications as well as tens of thousands of company profiles.  It contains news and journal articles on marketing, management, accounting and more. Also included are company profiles, industry and marketing reports and company financial data.

Go to Business Source Premier now: http://www.ohioweblibrary.org/business

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new EBSCOhost user interface
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Chilton Library provides access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today, as well as, many new vehicles. This continuously updated resource provides step-by-step repair procedures, troubleshooting guides, diagnostic trouble codes, photos, illustrations, diagrams, and multimedia (videos and animations) to simplify even the most complicated tasks.

Go to Chilton Library now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/chilton

Use Chilton Library for:

• Step-by-step instructions that provide a one-stop source for automobile repair answers.
• Videos and animations that show how to complete repairs.
• Close-up photos and images to enhance understanding of the text.
• Wiring diagrams to help explain system operation.
• Troubleshooting and diagnostic information that help pinpoint searches.
• Maintenance and specification tables that highlight key information.

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Recorded webinars and tutorials from Gale
• Communication Templates, Printables and Digital Assets

Consumer Health Complete can help you better understand key topics across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine. It contains more than 450 journals and magazines with complete articles on thousands of health topics, more than 2,400 full-text evidence-based health reports, nearly 350 up-to-date health reference books, more than 300 animations with audio narration, as well as consumer health pamphlets and leaflets from the CDC, FDA, NIH and others.

Go to Consumer Health Complete now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/health

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Consumer Health Complete Handout (PDF). This one-page flier from EBSCO can assist in promoting this resource.

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new Explora user interface (target transition date = July 2024)
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Explora for Public Libraries provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories. Explora provides research collections on thousands of topics to help them find the information they need quickly and easily. You can search hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.

Go to Explora for Public Libraries now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-explora

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new Explora user interface
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions
• Explora Promotion Kit - Everything Explora-related all in one spot

Fold3® Library Edition is the premier collection of historical military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served from the Revolutionary War through recent conflicts. It contains millions of records from world-class archives, many of which are exclusively available on Fold3 Library Edition.

Go to Fold3 now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/fold3

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Proquest's Guide to Fold3 Library Edition This extensive online guide from ProQuest include helpful tips, training, and downloadable resources.

Tutorials and Presentations

• Fold3 Library Edition - Short Introduction - A 2-minute, high-level overview of all that Fold 3 Library Edition covers for you and your patrons.
• Fold3 Library Edition - Video Library - These 3-minute YouTube videos created by ProQuest Training are a good place to start learning about Fold3 Library Edition. Topics include searching, the catalog, understanding the image viewer and the interactive viewer.

Other Helpful Links

• Genealogy Marketing Toolkit

Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines.

Content Includes:

• Full text for nearly 2,000 magazines and books
• More than 720 videos
• More than 180 hobby profiles
• More than 10,000 recipes

Go to Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/hobbies
 

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new Explora user interface (target transition date = December 2023)
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Home Improvement Source features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines, images not found anywhere else online and videos of popular home repair projects. All of the content is organized in a robust, easy-to-use interface so that users can quickly find the information they need.

Content Includes:

• More than 130 full-text reference books, including major reference works from Creative Publishing International
• More than 40 full-text magazines and trade publications
• 35,000 images not available anywhere else online
• Nearly 100 videos of popular home repair projects

Go to Home Improvement Source now: https://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-home
 

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new Explora user interface (target transition date = December 2023)
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Literary Reference Source provides you with abroad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across time and literary discipline.
 
Literary Reference Source contains:

• Plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews.
• Nearly 100,000 pieces of literary criticism.
• Author biographies and interviews.
• More than 693,000 book reviews.
• Full-text poems and short stories.

Go to Literary Reference Source now: http://www.ohioweblibrary.org/literary

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new Explora user interface (target transition date = July 2024)
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

EBSCOhost delivers articles from more than 6,000 magazines and newspapers, most in full text, ranging from children's magazines to professional research journals. Different interfaces designed for specific age groups and curricular areas make EBSCOhost easy to use for all researchers. Magazine and journal articles are contained in two databases: MasterFILE, which is primarily popular magazines, and Academic Search Premier, which is primarily academic or scholarly journals.

Go to all EBSCO resources now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/ebsco

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new EBSCOhost user interface
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Northstar Digital Literacy defines basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online. Online, self-guided modules assess the ability of individuals to perform tasks based on these skills. Included are basic computer digital literacy standards and modules in three main areas:

• Essential Computer Skills - Basic Computer Skills, Internet Basics, Using Email, Windows OS, Mac OS
• Essential Software Skills – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Docs
• Using Technology in Daily Life - Social Media, Information Literacy, Career Search Skills, Supporting K-12 Distance Learning, Your Digital Footprint.

Northstar was developed in response to the needs of job seekers who may lack the digital literacy skills needed to seek, obtain, and retain employment, as well as to perform other tasks in daily life. Northstar allows end users to freely take the assessments from anywhere via our homepage, but individuals can instead go to an approved testing location and obtain the Northstar Digital Literacy Certificate when they pass assessments. Certificates provide an important credential for employment, as even entry-level jobs increasingly require basic computer skills. Certificates also certify end user ability to complete computer skills needed in higher education, and demonstrate their ability to use social media and online information thoughtfully. If individuals do not pass, personalized assessment results provide a roadmap to relevant instruction, allowing them to retake the assessment once they have mastered the necessary skills. Northstar also includes learning resources to support adult learners to master the standards outlined. Learning resources include classroom curriculum that can be used in person or remotely, and Northstar Online Learning, which provides self-directed instruction and practice for individuals.

Northstar is used by over 2240 Adult Basic Education programs, colleges, nonprofits, workforce centers, government agencies, and businesses.

Go to Northstar Digital Literacy now:  http://www.digitalskillsohio.org

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Northstar Manual
• Quick Start Guides
  • For Staff
  • For Proctors
  • For Site Administrators
• FAQs
• Northstar Curriculum, including
  • Teacher Guide
  • Northstar Tips for Remote Teaching
  • Sample Agenda for First Virtual Class Meeting
  • Curricula by Topic
    • Curricula for Essential Computer Skills
      • Basic Computer Skills
      • Internet Basics
      • Using Email
      • Windows 10
      • Mac OS
    • Curricula for Essential Software Skills
      • Microsoft Word Office 2016
      • Microsoft Excel Office 2016
      • Microsoft PowerPoint Office 2016
      • Google Docs
    • Curricula for Using Technology in Daily Life
      • Social Media
      • Information Literacy
      • Careers Search Skills
      • Supporting K-12 Distance Learning
• Northstar Online Learning (NSOL) Teacher Guide
• Proctor Resources
  • Proctor Training
  • NSOL Curriculum Standards
  • Proctor and Learner Codes of Conduct
• Other resources, including branding guidelines, sample flyers, & press releases from Northstar, can be found in the admin portal
  • (Admin) Login > Resources > Other Resources
• See the Ohio-specific marketing resources in the Marketing Materials section at the bottom of this page

Tutorials and Presentations

• Northstar webinars for Ohio public libraries
  • October 28, 2021 -  View the introductory webinar, "Closing the Digital Literacy Gap with Northstar"
    • Watch the recording here
    • View the slides here
  • November 30, 2021 - View the webinar for Site Administrator Training
    • Watch the recording here
    • View the slides here
  • December 9, 2021 - View the webinar for General Staff Training
    • Watch the recording here
    • View the slides here
  • December 15, 2021 - View the webinar for Learner Perspective Training
    • Watch the recording here
    • View the slides here
  • December 22, 2021 - View the webinar for Proctor Training
    • Watch the recording here
    • View the slides here

• Northstar recorded tutorials
  • Recommended Video Playlist
    • https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/services/northstar/libraries#quick_start_training
  • Video Tutorials by Topic
    • Video Tutorials - Overview
      • What is Northstar? (3 min, 55 sec)
    • Video Tutorials - Northstar Online Learning (NSOL)
      • Meet Northstar Online Learning (44 sec)
      • NSOL Navigation, Part 1 (1 min, 24 sec)
      • NSOL Navigation, Part 2 (1 min, 25 sec)
      • NSOL Navigation, Part 3 (1 min, 54 sec)
    • Video Tutorials - NSOL Learner Accounts
      • Creating and Managing Learner Accounts (2 min, 34 sec)
      • Viewing Learner Progress (1 min, 36 sec)
      • Viewing Leaner Usage Reports (1 min, 35 sec)
      • Organizing Learners Using Tags (2 min, 20 sec)
    • Video Tutorials - Assessments
      • Opening a Northstar Location's Launch Page (1 min, 45 sec)
      • Public vs Proctored Assessments (1 min, 53 sec)
      • Invalidating an Assessment (38 sec)
      • Viewing Missed Questions (51 sec)
      • Downloading Assessment Results (1 min, 05 sec)
    • Video Tutorials - Proctoring Assessments
      • Passwords and PINs (1 min, 27 sec)
      • Proctored Assessment - Using Proctor PIN (1 min, 13 sec)
      • Proctored Assessment - By Test Taker Request (1 min, 08 sec)
      • Claiming Badges (42 sec)
      • Printing a Certificate (52 sec)
      • Merging Certificates (1 min, 16 sec)
      • Changing the Name on a Certificate (55 sec)
    • Video Tutorials - Admin Portal
      • Managing Staff Accounts (2 min, 12 sec)
      • Editing Location Info (2 min, 00 sec)

Points of View Reference Source is a comprehensive full-text database that provides a series of essays that present multiple sides of today’s most controversial scientific, social, economic, and political issues. There are over 500 topics.

Go there now: https://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-viewpoints

Tutorials and Presentations

• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

 
You can use this collection to:

• Locate the residences and workplaces of ancestors.
• Understand the significance and historical evolution of buildings.
• See what your town looked like in the past and how it has changed over time.

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/sanborn

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Getting Started Guide (PDF) This one-page guide created by OPLIN is designed to get your patrons started.

Helpful Links

• About the Sanborn Map Collection. This guide from the Library of Congress is a detailed guide to Sanborn Fire Insurance colors, keys and symbols.

EBSCO’s Science Reference Center provides easy access to full-text, science- oriented content appropriate for middle and high school students. Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books and other reliable sources. In addition, the database includes a vast collection of images from sources such as UPI, Getty, NASA, National Geographic and the Nature Picture Library.

Go to Science Reference Center now: http://www.ohioweblibrary.org/scienceref

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's Science Reference Center in the new Explora platform
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

Go to Small Business Reference Center now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/ebsco-smallbusiness

Tutorials and Presentations

• OPLIN Sneak Peek webinar (May 2023) - A first look at EBSCO's new Explora user interface (target transition date = December 2023)
• EBSCO Academy - Check this complete listing of videos, self-guided eLearning paths, and instructor-led tutorials

Other Helpful Links

• EBSCO Connect - This website is designed to be a one-stop shop for all your EBSCO questions

Very Short Introductions provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects. In this digital resource, hundreds of titles can be searched at once, opening up new pathways across subjects. Students can use Very Short Introductions to con sider study options, embark on a new module, topic, or essay, or revise a particular subject.  Teachers and other educators can assign chapters, or whole books to students. Adult learners can also gain new insights through an introduction to a topic.

Go to Very Short Introductions now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/veryshort

Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets

• Letter Size Customizable Flier. This flier from Oxford University Press has a space for libraries to enter their own information.

Tutorials and Presentations

• Top 10 Things You Should Know From Very Short Introductions. This YouTube series from Oxford University Press highlights 10 takeaways from Very Short Introductions.

Other Resources

•  VSI Product FAQ Answers to a number of frequently asked questions

Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is a comprehensive Spanish-language database designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants. From the world’s largest and most respected Spanish-language publishers, aulaPlaneta includes more than 140,000 articles, 8,000 web links to additional information, and 9,000 images, videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media.

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-his

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is the optimal beginner’s Spanish-language reference tool.  The site offers all the best elements of World Book Kids—thousands of easy-to read articles packed with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and a wealth of engaging games and activities—designed to build key language and research skills throughout their education.

Go there now: https://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-spa

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

L'Encyclopédie Découverte, World Book's French language encyclopedia, features two interfaces: one aimed at grades K through 4 and one for older students and adults.

L'Encyclopédie Découverte has many features to help reach learners at many different levels. It is perfect for native-speaking researchers, advanced bilingual users, and ELL students. It is also fully integrated with World Book Kids, so users can toggle back and forth between French and English. Additionally, L'Encyclopédie Découverte features interactive games and activities for beginning learners.

Go there now: https://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-french

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on L'Encyclopédie Découverte.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

World Book Advanced, one of the resources available through World Book, is great for ages 14 and up. World Book Advanced offers a wealth of vetted articles supplemented by thousands of original source documents, fosters advanced research and critical thinking skills, and prepares students for continued growth.

World Book offers a number of accommodation tools in World Book Advanced, including

• a built-in Double-click Dictionary for in-article definitions
• Read-aloud with options for faster or slower, as well as a variety of narrators
• a Translation Tool option to translate any article into one of over 100 languages

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-advanced

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on World Book Advanced.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

World Book Early World of Learning, one of the resources available through World Book, is great for ages 3-7. Developed with experts in early childhood education, this re-designed database offers rich resources to help young learners build their vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and reading fluency.

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-early

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on World Book Early World of Learning.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

World Book Kids, one of the resources available through World Book, is great for ages 6-10. This go-to resource is chock-full of fun activities, hands-on science projects, and age-appropriate articles, and offers image-based navigation to help young learners find information quickly and develop necessary digital literacy skills.

World Book offers a number of accommodation tools in World Book Kids, including

• a built-in Double-click Dictionary for in-article definitions
• Read-aloud with options for faster or slower, as well as a variety of narrators
• a Translation Tool option to translate any article into one of over 100 languages

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-kids

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on World Book Kids.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

World Book Student, one of the resources available through World Book Online, is great for ages 10-14. Tailored specifically for students, articles include multimedia and related resources to engage students, biographies, and supplemental tools to support cross-curricular studies.

World Book offers a number of accommodation tools in World Book Student, including

• a built-in Double-click Dictionary for in-article definitions
• Read-aloud with options for faster or slower, as well as a variety of narrators
• a Translation Tool option to translate any article into one of over 100 languages

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-student

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on World Book Student
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.

World Book Timelines, one of the resources available through World Book, is great for ages 14 and up.  Explore more than 650 pre-made timelines with over 14,000 individual events, or create your own timelines!

Go there now: http://ohioweblibrary.org/db/worldbook-timelines

Tutorials and Presentations

• Recorded training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)
• Presentation slides from training for Ohio libraries (August 8, 2023)

Other Helpful Links

• Recommendations by topic from World Book - a quick guide for which resource to use when
• Online Help. A website from World Book designed to help and train libraries and educators on World Book Timelines.
• Social Media Posts from World Book. Features a variety of timely topics, product specific, and feature specific images for posting.