Research Tools
The library has a number of online resources available for use at home or in the library.  Click on a link below to view the list of available databases related to a particular topic.

Use One Search to find a topic in all the CLEVNET databases and the library catalog in a single search.  

A few databases are subscribed to only by Madison Public Library and not available through CLEVNET. You must have a Madison Library Card to use these databases from home. All our subscriptions are available to everyone in the library. Madison Public Library Databases

Business & Financial Information

Car & Home Repair

Computer Information

Education

 Genealogy and Local History

 Government Information & Services

Health & Medicine

 Homework Tools

Job and Career Links

Legal Resources

Magazines and Newspapers

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Information when you need it - Click here anytime for 
a librarian to find the information you need  

Asknumbers.com
Online conversions of length, weight, temperature, currencies, pressure, energy, frequency, shoe and clothing sizes and more.

World Book Online
Premium database of the World Book Encyclopedia includes atlas and dictionary.

Facts.com
Your best source online for current news & events. Worlds New Digest 1940 - Present. Includes up-to-the-minutes links to Reuters, World News Digest, World Almanac and Today's Science. Newsmaker Profiles, Country Profiles, Obituaries and World heads of States. Issues & Controversies section is great for reports.

Oxford Reference Online
English and bilingual dictionaries, thesauruses, quotations, maps, timelines and all your basic reference sources in one spot.