Research Databases

AtoZ World Food contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, and beverages. It also covers food culture for 174 countries of the world in six categories: National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia. 

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Full text journals, magazines, and reference books from EBSCOhost dealing with health, wellness, fitness, and nutrition. Coverage includes a focus on the complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health and wellness.

Digital copies of the Consumer Reports Magazine back to 1991.

ConsumerReports.org provides Web-based access through EBSCOhost to the most current Consumer Reports ratings available. In addition to the popular side-by-side product rankings and ratings, ConsumerReports.org also offers links to its own blogs, forums and videos to help consumers make better purchasing decisions on all the products they are shopping for. Additionally, ConsumerReports.org provides access to "Cars Best Deal Plus" a tool that offers dealer pricing info so you can negotiate the best car price possible.  Also provides research, ratings and recommendations on a wide range of health topics, such as exercise equipment, fitness products, medical equipment, hospitals, treatments and natural medicines.

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Home Improvement Reference Center 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

Online database of publications from Ohio State University Extension Office; the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center; and the Agricultural Technical Institute. Find hundreds of factsheets, bulletins, and other educational materials covering a wide array of subjects - such as agriculture, natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community development, 4-H, and youth.

Find prices for antique & collectible furniture, pottery, silver, glass, clocks, lighting, paintings & prints, plus much more.

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