CLEVNET Premium Databases

The CLEVNET consortium is a partnership among 30 member libraries in Northeast Ohio.  In addition to sharing physical resources, the CLEVNET libraries share digital resources known as “Premium Databases.”

Cleveland Public Library, which spearheads CLEVNET, provides access to these databases by topic and in alphabetical order.  Click here to view the list.

Some databases are accessible from home.  Have your library card handy—you may have to enter the number to gain home access.

   OPLIN Databases

The Ohio Public Library Information Network provides access to its member libraries in the state of Ohio.  Click here to view the list of databases provided by OPLIN.

  The library subscribes to several databases independently:

Foundation Center Grants to Individuals Online - Find sources for scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other financial support with the only online resource devoted exclusively to foundations that fund individuals. [available in library only]

Foundation Directory Online - Updated continuously, publishes the most accurate details available on over 90,000 U.S. funders and their grants. [available in library only]

Grolier - Grolier consists of four resources.  Sign up to gain home access: Grolier Home Access Sign Up

1. Encyclopedia Americana Online can be used either as a stand-alone source of current information on almost any topic or as a guide to the resources of the World Wide Web.
2. America The Beautiful is the definitive site for information on the U.S. states and territories.
3. Lands and People consists of articles, conveniently arranged by continent, providing the user with the latest information on each and every country in the world.
4. New Book of Popular Science provides users with the entire scope of a science-from most general to most specific and most elementary to most complex.