Books, Arts & Literature Databases

What is it? Everything you want to know about books & authors. For more information, view this Ten Minute Tutor from the State Library of Ohio.

Why use it? It is THE place to find read-alikes, author biographies, plot summaries, specific settings, specific genres, book publishing, and purchasing, series information, book reviews, and more!

What is it? Electronic books of American and English literature - poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible - originally published in print – produced by ProQuest / Chadwyck-Healey.

Why use it? Explore American poetry from 1600 to the present. Compare different editions of Shakespeare’s work. Read early American fiction. Explore English drama.

What is it? Digital images of a wide variety of art objects including paintings, sculpture, textiles, and decorative art – provided by AMICO and several art institutes within Ohio. For more information, see this INFOhio video overview.

Why use it? Search for a work of art. Investigate an artist. Find art images to use in school projects.

What is it? Wide variety of reference books online – including English and bilingual dictionaries, maps and atlases, timelines, an encyclopedia, and subject references – from Oxford University Press. For more information, view this Ten Minute Tutor from the State Library of Ohio.

Why use it? Search for encyclopedia articles. Identify quotations. Consult the dictionaries. Explore the subject reference books.