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As a Haverhill Public Library library card holder, you may access high-quality local, state, and regionally funded databases of full-text periodicals, health and business resources, biographical and literary databases from in your public library and most of the resources from home! Note: Home access is possible by inputting your 14-digit public library patron barcode, without spaces, when prompted. Genealogy / Family History Founded in 1845, New England Historic Genealogical Society is the oldest and most respected nonprofit genealogical organization in the country. We invite you to learn more about how NEHGS can help you explore a wealth of resources and research tools to discover your family's story today. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930. This collection, with thousands of databases and billions of names, is essential to having a broad genealogy collection, and its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest Online. HeritageQuest Online TM combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI® Genealogy and Local History collection and other valuable content. HeritageQuest Online includes all of the images, and extensive indexing, from the 1790 - 1930 U.S. federal censuses. It offers more than 20,000 book titles, including nearly 8,000 family histories and over 12,000 local histories. Health and Medical Guide Salem Health brings online access to Salem Press' award-winning health reference works. The first reference set included is Salem Press' bestselling Magill's Medical Guide. In its printed form, the current edition of the Guide has grown to five volumes and 3,500 pages. The Guide covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. Test Preparation (GED, GRE, SAT, etc.) LearningExpress Library is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Travel / International Information The Global Road Warrior Library Edition is the most comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference available in the world. The Global Road Warrior covers 175 countries in three volumes of 3,840 full-sized pages. Business travelers, travel planners, international communicators and businesspeople who need extensive coverage of these topics will find the most up-to-date information available in a highly organized and consistent format. General Research (full-text magazine and journal articles) A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. (Thomson Gale) Provides access to popular magazines, scholarly journals, encyclopedias, newspapers, newswire services, business directories, investment reports, health pamphlets, prescription drug information, and literature reviews. Databases include: Includes: Newspapers A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. Full-text access to: Business Research (Thomson Gale) Full-text business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. (Thomson Gale) Full-text business and management articles. Encyclopedias America the Beautiful (funded by MVLC), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book of Knowledge. Youth Oriented Study A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. America the Beautiful (funded by MVLC), Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and New Book of Knowledge. (Thomson Gale) Designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books. (Thomson Gale) Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. eBooks Electronic books on popular topics such as travel, computers, consumer health, and business. Recursos en Español (Thomson Gale) The first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. Other Research Databases (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) Offers more than 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services. A guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices. |