Thursday, July 28, 2005

Research Databases -- from home!

The Sparta Library has some terrific online databases available free to library card holders! You can access them from our library home page (spartalibrary.com) -- just click on the blue "research" button

Contemporary Authors gives a brief biography and list of publications for authors
EBSCOHost is a compilation of databases from encyclopedias to business sources and academic health journals with both full text and citation only results
HeritageQuest is for the amateur genealogist--from immigration records to births and deaths
Magills Literature links to author biographies, bibliographies and citations of criticism
Newspaper Database searches more than 50 newspapers
Novelist is a great source for similar authors or searching for books in certain genres
ProquestDirect searches more than 3600 titles including AMA medical journals
Searchasaurus is a database for kids with age-appropriate articles for research
Check out these online resources and everything else Sparta Library has to offer! Visit us live at 22 Woodport Road or online at spartalibrary.com