Library

Sora

Discover and check out free eBooks and audiobooks from the McNicholas Library's Sora platform. Note: You must sign in using your McNick student ID number (not email address, only the number) and the standard password for all of our databases.

Cincinnati Public Library

Ohio residents can access Cincinnati Library databases, books, streaming services, and more.

Clermont County Public Library

Ohio residents can access Clermont County Library databases, books, streaming services, and more.

Gale eBooks

Opposing Viewpoints

Points of View

Find articles that support multiple sides of current issues so students can develop persuasive arguments and essays while strengthening their analytical thinking skills.

Hobbies & Crafts

Wide range of how-to information and instructions for crafters, hobbiests, and makers of all ages

Blooms Literature

Bloom’s Literature offers a comprehensive resource for studying literature. This database includes thousands of critical essays and discussion questions, plus author biographies and character analyses, full-length poems, the full text of hundreds of reference books, full-length videos of classic plays and films, and more.

Digital Public Library of America

DPLA can help you find the resources you need for your research project. Our portal makes it easy to search the digital collections of thousands of libraries, archives, and museums nationwide, all on one website.

Science Online

Science Online offers expansive reference coverage of the full range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, interactives, and experiments. Comprehensive Topic Centers help students find a starting point for their research, and the science eLearning modules cover core topics with Teacher Support.

World News Digest

For more than 75 years, World News Digest has been a go-to resource for context and background on key issues of both historical events and breaking news. With more than 300,000 original articles and a vast archive covering every major event since its inception, this database offers concise summaries of current events and clearly written essays on the top issues of the day.

World Religions

World Religions explores religion and spirituality objectively, from the ceremonies of the first practitioners to the elaborate rituals of today. The database’s Topic Centers feature specially selected content on 15 of the world’s religions and traditional spiritual practices, including information on important topics, spiritual leaders, sacred texts, and holy days and festivals.

Chilton Library

Auto information with service and repair procedures, maintenance and specification tables, troubleshooting guides, images and videos, and ASE test prep.

Gale in Context: High School

Search primary documents, background and topical essays, biographies, and critical analyses with articles from hundreds of current popular magazines and newspapers.

Gale in Context: Science

Find full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites covering hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

Library of Congress

Access primary sources, digital collections, US Copyright info, the Veterans History Project, research guides, and more.

Home Improvement Source

Full-text magazines and trade publications, reference books, images, and videos with “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects, including maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, decorating, gardening, plumbing, and more.

EBSCO Host

The unique full-text search limiter returns results for articles from both e-journals and databases subscribed to through EBSCO, ensuring that users have immediate access to all full-text content available in our collection. Available databases include Academic Search Premier, Biography Reference Bank, Business Source Premier, Consumer Health Complete, eJournals, ERIC, Health Source, MEDLINE, and many more. Once logged in, choose the databases you would like to search.

Explora

Full-text articles from thousands of magazines, journals, and newspapers, along with images, videos, and primary sources. Lexile reading levels included.

CultureGrams: World Edition

Cultural reports for more than 200 countries. Each include 25 categories such as Land and Climate, History, Greetings, Family, Diet, Housing, Holidays, Economy, Education, Health, and more.

CultureGrams: States Edition

These colorful and easy-to-read state reports help students understand the history and regional cultures of each U.S. state and the District of Columbia. Reports include maps, flags, symbols, and timelines, plus sections on history, economy, geography, population, and more.

CultureGrams: Provinces Edition

This edition contains kid-friendly reports on all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Reports include images, maps, charts, data tables, and fun facts, plus sections on the environment, culture, government, first inhabitants, and more.

Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos

Spanish-language encyclopedia for Spanish speakers and Spanish language learners. Includes videos, compare-and-contrast features, and a visual dictionary. Built in integration with World Book Kids.

L'Encyclopédie Découverte

French-language encyclopedia for French speakers and French language learners. Includes maps, images, and activities. Integrates with World Book Kids.

Literary Criticism

This collection includes more than 1,100 classic literature titles and more than 100 Bloom's Guides.

Health & Wellness Issues (ABC-CLIO)

This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of a variety of health and wellness topics, providing authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on today's most important health and wellness issues.

Literary Reference Source

Information on thousands of authors and their works. Includes analyses of all types of literature from all time periods. eBooks included.

Literature Online: American & English Literature

Cross-searchable database of full-text literature and criticism covering works of poetry, prose, and drama in English.

World Book Student

Features engaging, easy-to-read articles supported by rich multimedia—videos, animations, photos, and illustrations—along with tools that help students explore and understand content with ease.

World Book Timelines

Timelines covering many subjects. Includes features for students and teachers to create and share their own timelines.

Science Reference Source

Full text of science and math encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals, searchable by topic and standard.

USA.gov

Use this web portal to navigate all federal, state, and local government web resources and services. Apply for benefits online, contact a government agency, or use the Internet's most comprehensive search of government websites—all from one easy location.

NoodleTools

Use NoodleTools to create citations and organize research papers. This tool lets you create digital notecards, share projects and ideas, and more.

Purdue Online Writing Lab

Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Annotated Bibliographies: What, Why, and How

Annotated bibliographies are more than just a "Works Cited" page. They are a way for readers to learn about each citation through an abstract or a few sentences at the end of your MLA citation. Visit these resources for ideas on how to create annotated bibliographies.

MLA Works Cited Quick Guide

An MLA Works Cited page is a separate final page of an essay that lists every source using core elements like author, title, and container.