Databases

The Oscar Foss Memorial library provides free access for all patrons to EBSCOHOST, a collection of online databases covering a wide range of research topics.  Full text magazine and newspaper articles are also available 24 hours a day.  A login and password are required to access these databases – please contact the library during open hours to receive these credentials. Please contact us if you have any questions.

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. Adult

Business Searching Interface Provides full text for over 1,100 journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and much more. Young Adult and Up

Consumer Health Complete 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. YA and Up

ERIC The Educational Resource Information Center contains citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals, as well as full text of more than 2,200 digests. Adult

KidsSearch This database indexes periodicals that are of interest to younger researchers and titles that are likely to be useful for school assignments.

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

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.

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.

NoveList K-8 A reader’s advisory service that specifically targets children and young adults. It contains materials for all K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children’s “chapter” books and young adult titles. Preschool and Up

NoveList Plus A reader’s advisory service that provides information, full-text reviews, and more than 36,000 subject headings to help locate the best in fiction and non-fiction. All ages

Professional Development Collection Provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, designed for professional educators. Adult

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. Children’s and Up

Student Resource Center A student resource for research, designed for students in grades 6 through 12, including Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video.