Academics
Databases & Websites
The resources below are those specifically for Mortuary Science students and include free databases, mortuary websites, journals, magazines, mortuary news, and the Ohio Web Library.
Free Databases
Biographies & Genealogy
Ancestry: Social Security Death Index
Biography.com Features biographies of about 25,000 people.
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites offers hundreds of thousands of links related to genealogy, organized and cross-referenced in over 100 categories.
Encyclopedia.com biographies has more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
Find Ohio death records Step by step instructions on finding death records, courtesy of FamilySearch.
Nobel Prizes Active list of recipients of Alfred Nobel's Prize for outstanding efforts in the fields that he was most involved in during his lifetime: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace.
General & Encyclopedias
Government & History
All of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library's 41 locations help connect you with information and resources for your city, county, state, and federal governments.
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Ohio.gov: Government Information & Services
Learn about the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government, and find information about local governments. Explore data and other information about our state.
Ohio History Central is an evolving, dynamic online encyclopedia that includes information about Ohio’s natural history, prehistory, and history. Ohio History Central is perfect for anyone wanting to learn more about Ohio! Ohio History Central was researched and written by staff at the Ohio History Connection.
Over 40,000 detailed maps of U.S. cities drawn between 1882 and 1962.
Your online guide to government information and services.
Health Care & Science
ClinicalTrials.gov is a place to learn about clinical studies from around the world.
Historical Anatomies on the Web by the National Library of Medicine
Interactive Anatomy and Physiology by GetBodySmart
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.
PubMed® comprises more than 38 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
National Humane Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Education Resources
Learn about genomes with quick fact sheets, professional resources, and glossary of genetic terms.
PubChem is the world's largest collection of freely accessible chemical information. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers. Find chemical and physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, patents, literature citations and more.
Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
The Visible Human Project by the National Library of Medicine
Law & Legal Resources
Find cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, and U.S. District Courts. Offers keyword search.
Select "case law." You can search by all courts or federal courts, or you can choose a state court.
Ohio Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
Codified laws of Ohio passed by the General Assembly, searchable by section number or keyword.
Obituaries & Death Records
Finding Obituaries (Internet Public Library)
Celebrity Deaths (Encyclopedia.com)
Cincinnati Obituaries (Legacy.com)
Headline News Obituaries (Legacy.com)
Ohio Department of Health: Mortality
Where to Write for Vital Records (CDC)
Mortuary Websites
Associations & Groups
Association for Death Education and Counseling
Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
Cremation Association of North America
Funeral and Memorial Information Council
International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association
International Order of the Golden Rule
National Funeral Directors Association
National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association
Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Blogs
Cemeteries & Cemetery Info
Funeral Customs & Etiquette
The Book of the Dead Ancient Egyptian practices and beliefs
Cultural and Religious Funeral Customs by Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Day of the Dead Mexican remembrance
Funeral Customs by Religion, Ethnicity, and Culture Funeralwise
Funeral Etiquette by Kalmer Memorial Services
Funeral Etiquette by Funeralwise
The Funeral Service of the Orthodox Church
Guidelines for Evaluating and Registering Cemeteries and Burial Places U.S. National Park Service
Military Honors by Arlington National Cemetery
Religion and Theology links by the New York Public Library
Saint George Greek Orthodox Church
Postmortem Photography by The Burns Archive
Post Mortem & Memorial Photography by The Thanatos Archive
Humanist Funerals and Memorials
The Undertaking by PBS
Libraries & Museums
Hunterian Museum This Museum includes England’s largest public display of human anatomy.
Cincinnati's world renowned independent research library and exhibit space devoted to bringing science, art and history to life.
Cincinnati's gathering place for readers & writers, and have been since 1835.
America’s finest museum of medical history, the Mütter Museum displays its beautifully preserved collections of anatomical specimens, models, and medical instruments in a 19th-century “cabinet museum” setting.
The National Museum of Funeral History
Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body by the National Library of Medicine
Mythology & Folklore
The Age of Fable by bartleby
Mythology & Folklore links by the New York Public Library
Orpheus and Eurydice by bartleby
Statistics & Facts
Actuarial Life Table by the Social Security Administration
Atlas of United States Mortality by the National Center for Health Statistics
Cancer Mortality Map by the National Cancer Institute
Death and Mortality by the National Center for Health Statistics
Finding Statistics by the Internet Public Library Pathfinders
Leading Causes of Death by the National Center for Health Statistics
Mortality Data by the National Center for Health Statistics
NFDA Statistics by the National Funeral Directors Association
Journals, Magazines, & Mortuary News:
Journals & Magazines
CFSA Insider Magazine Casket and Funeral Supply Association of America
Directory of Open Access Journals
Funeral Business Solutions Magazine
Funeral Service Journal (UK) (Paid subscription)
Mortuary News
HOC Navigators News Hospice of Cincinnati
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
NOMIS Funeral Home & Cemetery News (set up free account)
Ohio Web Library (OWL)
Accessing & How to Use OWL
The Ohio Web Library may be accessed by all Ohio residents as well as by anyone using a computer or mobile device in Ohio, free of charge.
- Click here for the OWL's homepage. You will be able to search many of the resources at one time.
- When you attempt to access a resource, OWL will prompt you with a pop-up "OPLIN wants to know your location." for your location, and if you are using internet in Ohio, it will auto-log you in. If not, you will need to provide a Ohio Public Library Card number in the login page.
- To find databases that are specific to a particular subject, browse the topics in the section below - "Find a Database or Website."
For questions about OWL: Ohio Web Library About Page
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EBSCOHost Database Links
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
With links to every article focused on any individual in nearly every WilsonWeb database, Biography Reference Bank offers a breadth and depth of information you’ll find in no other biography database. It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images!
Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998.
Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients' information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition
This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
Full text of literary journals and respected literary reference works.
Multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags.
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine.
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
Points of View Reference Center
Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
Religion & Philosophy Collection™ provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, and religious history. The collection provides access to more than 300 full text journals.
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.
This database provides coverage of more than 500 full text journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed titles. Sociological Collection offers information in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
OhioLink
American & English full text literature collections
Electronic books of American and English literature: poetry, drama, fiction, and the Bible.
Over 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962.