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Encore - Tri-C's Library Catalog
Find books, magazines, journals, newspapers, and audio visual materials.

OhioLINK Library Catalog
A combined catalog of over 7.8 million books and other library materials from many of Ohio's universities, colleges, community colleges, and the State Library of Ohio.
OverDrive
Explore 1000s of downloadable e-books in a variety of subjects, including academic areas, classic literature, fiction, and more.
Electronic Journal Finder
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Use the Electronic Journal Finder to determine whether a particular journal (and article) is available online.
Electronic Journal Center (EJC) (OhioLINK)
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Contains full text articles from more than 10,000 academic journals from top scholarly publishers, academic societies, and university presses. The EJC covers a wide range of disciplines and contains just published scientific research as well as historical journal articles.

CollegeNet
Find information on possible scholarship opportunities.
CollegeSource
Search for colleges and compare the descriptions found here to those in Peterson's.
OhioLINK Members
You will hear a great deal about OhioLink, and now you can find out exactly which colleges and universities participate in this statewide consortium.
Peterson's College Guide
Search for Undergraduate and Graduate Colleges by keyword, rank, location, population, and other variables.
Princeton Review
Explore colleges and universities and prepare for their entrance exams.
Scholarship Scams
A guide, published by FinAid (finaid.org), on how to avoid losing your money.

LearningExpress Library
Unlimited access to hundreds of online interactive practice tests that prepare for several types of exams including grade school achievement tests, the SAT, GED, U.S. Citizenship, and civil service positions.