E-Sources

Electronic databases allow you to find information from anywhere that you have Internet access in a more precise and controlled fashion than you can on the WWW.
Because we subscribe to these databases, access is restricted to our patrons. On the “remote patron authentication” screen, enter all of the digits of your barcode (found on the back of your Goffstown Public Library card).

E-Sources Listed in Alphabetical Order

American History Online A virtual library of political, military, social and cultural history spanning more than 500 years, this database is appropriate for students and researchers of all ages. Click here for a tutorial on how to use this source.

Ancestry Library Edition is a database of genealogical and historical documents, including US Census Records from 1790 to 1930, immigration, vital, military, court and church records, city directories, Social Security Death Index, and much more. AncestryPlus is made available for use in the library through the New Hampshire State Library. If you cannot make it to the library in person, try HeritageQuest Online (see below).

Auto Repair Reference Center ARRC is based on the Chilton Total Car Care series of automotive repair manuals. It includes step-by-step procedures for repair, labor time estimates for various repairs, printable wiring diagrams, Technical Service Bulletins, and more.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

Business and Company Resource Center This database details company and industry news and information by bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

Business Source Premier (EBSCOHost) This database includes abstracts and full-text articles from business and finance periodicals.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

ERICis a database designed especially for professional educators. It includes articles and documents on education research and practice.

Health Source (EBSCOHost) This database includes abstracts and full-text articles from a variety of consumer health periodicals.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

HeritageQuest Online is another database of genealogical and historical documents, including US Census Records and indexes from 1790 to 1930, vital records, maps, wills, genealogical serials and family histories. HeritageQuest Online is made available through the New Hampshire State Library.

Issues and Controversies Issues and Controversies is a database that helps researchers understand the crucial issues we face today, exploring more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture. Updated weekly, with links to a 12-year back-file, Issues and Controversies offers in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates. This database is great for research papers and debate prep.

Kid Search (EBSCOHost) This database indexes periodicals that are of interest to younger researchers as well as those titles that are likely to be useful for school assignments.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

Literary Reference Center (EBSCOHost) A full-text literary database that combines information about authors and works across literary disciplines and timeframes from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

Magazines and Newspapers (EbscoHost) This suite of databases provides abstracts and full-text articles from a variety of general interest magazines and newspapers. It is a good choice for adults or young adults who are looking for information about a topic or a specific article from a major periodical.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

Mango helps libraries support the wide variety of language diversity by offering Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Greek, Japanese, French, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, and ESL languages. Mango is the way to fulfill all your professional, personal and educational language needs.

NewsBank This database provides full-text articles since 1989 from The Union Leader and the NH Sunday News,  October, 2002 from The Concord Monitor, and since January 2009 from the Goffstown News. Click here for a tutorial on how to use this source.

NoveList is a reader’s advisory database. It enables users to enter authors, specific titles, or themes of fictional works that they have enjoyed, and the database will produce a list of similar works based on the selected criteria.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

NoveList K-8 is a reader’s advisory database for juvenile fiction. It enables kids to enter authors, titles, series, or subjects of fictional works that they have enjoyed, and the database will produce a list of similar works based on the selected criteria.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

Science Online This database presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. Appropriate for both students and adults. Click here for a tutorial on how to use this source.

Searchasaurus is a reference database for elementary and middle school students. It provides an exciting graphical interface designed for young researchers to experience online searching.  Click here for a tutorial on how to use this e-source.

TumbleBooks This database is an online collection of TumbleBooks- animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format you’ll love. Click here for a tutorial on how to use this source.