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Work Related Resources

The library provides access to the Chronicle of Higher Education for all CIA staff. The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe.

Use your CIA email address to create an account for off campus access.

The library provides access to approximately 67,000 full-text magazines and journals through our databases, providing coverage for every aspect of work at CIA.

If you would like to search for a specific magazine or journal, please visit the EBSCO EDS Publications page. You can browse by subject or search for a specific title.
If you would like to look for information on a specific topic, please visit the EBSCO EDS Search page.

To reserve meeting rooms or schedule a meeting with a librarian please visit the Library's scheduling page.

The library is also an Ohiolink and SearchOhio member. We can have items sent to our library from more than a hundred other Ohio libraries. Save yourself a trip to the public library and pick up your items here!

A to Z Database List

What is the A to Z Database List?

The library's A to Z Database List is an alphabetized list of all of the databases and electronic resources we provide access to at CIA.

You can filter results by subject, by database type, or vendors. You also can search for a keyword along the top. For example, if you are interested in resources with newspaper coverage, you can search "news" and you'll get a list of resources that include newspapers.

Filtering by subject is probably the best way to find what resources we have to support research in a specific discipline. Please note that many resources cover a wide array of topics and are listed in larger categories like "multidisciplinary" or "humanities." Be sure to check those as well!

If you are interested in ebooks or digital image collections, please limit your search by the appropriate database type.

Off campus access will require you to log into the library's proxy server. This is easy to do and will give you full access to all of our resources. If you see the login prompt pictured below, simply enter your CIA email address and password.

Our A to Z Database List includes all of the unique resources we subscribe to as well as all of the Ohiolink resources. Please use our A to Z Database List as it is more comprehensive than Ohiolink's.

Learning and Hobbies

Hobbies & Crafts Resource Center

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center This link opens in a new window Provides comprehensive full text content for many of the most popular hobbies, crafts and recreation activities today. Including full text for more than 500 magazines and books, as well as access to 333 videos and 144 hobby reports, this database offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of virtually every hobby-enthusiast.

Home Improvement Reference Center

Home Improvement Reference Center This link opens in a new window Search this database to find articles from major periodicals on basic home repair and improvement.

Chilton Library

Chilton Library This link opens in a new window The Chilton Library is a database of automotive help. It includes step-by-step service and repair procedures, wiring diagrams, maintenance and specification tables, troubleshooting guides, and diagnostic trouble codes.

Health Information

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer Health Complete This link opens in a new window Designed to support the information needs of patients, and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.

Health Source - Consumer Edition

Health Source - Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window Offers global news and perspectives on health issues relevant to the general public, drawn from over 80 full text consumer health magazines and 130 full text health reference books.

Streaming Video

Academic Video Online

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window A streaming source for documentaries, interviews, performances, news, and exclusive titles, including award-winning and archival films often used in classrooms.

Films on Demand

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window The Films on Demand Master Academic Video Collection offers a large variety of curriculum-focused, streaming video titles from producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, PBS, A&E, History, ABCNews, BBC, NBC News, Biography, National Geographic, and others. This resource offers thousands of streaming videos in a broad range of subjects, from health and medicine to humanities and social sciences.

Kid Stuff

Several K-12 Research Resources

Explora for Primary Schools (grades K-5) This link opens in a new window Explora for Primary Schools is a colorful, mobile-friendly search for students in grades K-5. Explora provides an easy to use interface to find magazine articles, pictures, and encyclopedias. Searching is organized by topic, and topic overviews are available for many subjects.
Explora for Secondary Schools (grades 6-12) This link opens in a new window Explora for Secondary Schools is a search interface designed for students in grades 6-12. It provides students with research tools to obtain appropriate types of content (magazines, newspapers, biographies, etc.) on a variety of topics.
MAS Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for high school students. Topics include biography, history, careers, language arts, literature, government, health, math, science, current events, and social-emotional health.
MAS Ultra - School Edition This link opens in a new window Contains full text for nearly 500 popular high school magazines, including America's Civil War, Bioscience, Congressional Digest, New Republic, and Scientific American.
Middle Search Plus This link opens in a new window Middle Search Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular middle school magazines, primary source documents, thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags.
Middle Search Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window Offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for middle school students. Topics include social studies, math, history, language arts, technology, geography, culture, and science.
Primary Search This link opens in a new window Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
Primary Search Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window Offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for primary school students. Topics include social studies, history, language arts, geography, culture, math, and science.
World Book Early Learning This link opens in a new window A wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes.
World Book Kids This link opens in a new window With content from the award-winning World Book Discovery Encyclopedia, the site offers simpler navigation, thousands of colorful illustrations, images, and maps, and dozens of activities.
World Book Student This link opens in a new window The premier online reference source with thousands of articles, state-of-the-art multimedia, editor-reviewed websites, Behind the Headlines and Compare Places features, a How to Do Research guide, periodical content, and more.

Resources for Staff: Home

Work Related Resources

A to Z Database List

What is the A to Z Database List?

What is the A to Z Database List?

Learning and Hobbies

Health Information

Streaming Video

Kid Stuff

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