Online Resources

We are pleased to offer to Hollis residents access to several online databases. These
databases include reference, reader's advisory, and indexing sources for all ages.

All are available at the library; some are also available for access at your home. These
databases are made available through the New Hampshire State Library’s NHewLINK program. 

To access from the library, simply click on the linkIf accessing from home, the link will
bring you to a page where you can enter your Hollis Social Library card number (the 14 digit
number below the barcode) and gain access.

Newspapers
Magazines & General Reference
Books, Periodicals & Other Materials
Business Resources
Genealogy & History
Health Resources
Professional Development
Library, Information Science & Technology
Search Multiple EBSCO Databases

Resources

Databases

Availability

Newspapers

News Bank

The Concord Monitor, The Union Leader & New Hampshire  Sunday News
The full-text of the newspapers since 1989.

At the Library and at home

NewsBank

Newspaper Source
Provides full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, newspaper columns as well as other sources. This database also contains indexing and abstracts for national newspapers.

 

At the Library and at home

Newspaper Source

Magazines & General Reference

 

MasterFile Premier
Provides full text for over 1,900 periodicals covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more.

At the Library and at home

MasterFILE Premier

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for more than 3,600 journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more. This database is updated on a daily basis.

At the Library and at home

Academic Search Premier

MAS Ultra: School Edition
Provides full text for over 515 general interest and current events magazines.

At the Library and at home

MAS Ultra

 

 

Middle Search Plus
Provides full text for over 145 magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and Jr. high school students.

At the Library and at home

Middle Search Plus

Primary Search
Provides full test for nearly 70 children’s magazines and over 100 children’s pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.

At the Library and at home

Primary Source

TOPICsearch
Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. This current events database includes more than 400,000 full-text articles selected by teachers and librarians, an online dictionary, and more than 2,500 diverse reference sources including newspapers, biographies, opinion polls, book reviews & government information.

At the Library and at home

TOPICsearch

EBSCO Animals

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.  Consists of indexing, abstracts and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

At the Library and at home

EBSCO Animals

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas

At the Library and at home

Funk  and Wagnall's

Books, Periodicals & Other Materials

NoveList
Fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews & annotations for over 135,000 fiction titles.  Tools include: subject heading search; similar books search; view series info; browse book lists by category, genre or theme at every reading level.  Look for award winning titles in Best Fiction.  Link to web sites with info about the author.

At the Library and at home

NoveList

NoveList (K-8)
Fiction database that specifically targets children and young adults. A student interface to the same database content used by NoveList, minus the adult content. 

At the Library and at home

NoveList (K-8)

 

NHU-PAC
A union catalog that contains the holdings of the State Library as well as more than 300 public, school and special libraries in the state. In most instances, the records in the NHU-PAC reflect only those titles acquired by a library since the mid-1980s.

 

At the Library and at home

NHU-PAC

(no username or password needed)

Business Resources

Regional Business News

Full text coverage for regional business publications.  Coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the US. Updated daily.

At the Library and at home

Regional Business News

Business Source Premier
Provides full text for over 1,100 journals and 8,800 serials covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and much more.

 

At the Library and at home

Business Source Premier

Genealogy & History

HeritageQuest Online: With over 25,000 books, the entire U.S. Federal Census, PERSI™, & other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online provides access to one of the largest collections of genealogy material in the country. This collection of research materials helps in tracing family history and studying American culture.

t the Library and at home.

Heritage Quest Online

Health Resources

Health Source: Consumer Edition:

Provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Contains full text for nearly 190 journals including Consumer Reports on Health and Men’s Health, as well as abstracts and indexing for over 200 general health, nutrition and professional health care publications.

At the Library and at home

Health Source

Consumer Health Complete

Provides information on health news, drug and herbs, alternative health sources as well as medical images and encyclopedias and reference books.

 

At the Library and at home

Consumer Health Complete

Professional Development

Professional Development Collection:

Designed for educators, this database provides a specialized and comprehensive collection of nearly 550 high quality, full text education journals.

At the Library and at home

Professional Development Collection

 

ERIC:

The Educational Resource Information Center contains citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of 2,200+ digests.

 

At the Library and at home

ERIC

Library, Information Science & Technology

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts:

Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management & more.  Coverage back to the mid-1960s.

 

At the Library and at home

Abstracts

 

Interfaces for Searching Multiple EBSCO Databases

Kids Search

Search interface designed for elementary/middle school students.  Look for subjects of interest by simultaneously searching across all applicable Ebsco databases.  Includes lexile rankings for reading difficulty.

At the Library and at home

Kids Search

Searchasaurus
A colorful, easy-to-use search interface for elementary and middle school students. It includes Primary Search and Middle Search Plus as well as EBSCO Animals and Funk and Wagnell's New World Encyclopedia.

At the Library and at home

Searchasaurus

 

Student Research Center

Search interface designed for secondary school students.  Look for subjects of interest by simultaneously searching across all applicable Ebsco databases. 

At the Library and at home

Student Research Center