The Derry Public Library has paid for subscriptions to these electronic resources and made them available to Derry Public Library cardholders; have your card number and PIN ready!
Please call us at (603) 432-6140 or email us if you have any problems gaining access.
Scroll down for a brief description of each resource.
Academic Source Premier (EBSCO)
Designed for scholarly research and covering nearly every area of study including sciences, arts, literature and medicine.
American Ancestors (formerly New England Ancestors - Must be used in the library only
Premier reference and marketing database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!
America’s Newspapers
Search full-text electronic editions of local, regional and national U.S. Newspapers (paid ads excluded). Content includes news, business, industries, politics, sports, cultural activities and people, plus blogs, newswires, videos, and special topical reports. Search the Boston Globe, New York Times, Manchester Union Leader and many more.
American History Online (Facts On File)
Start here to search for bibliographic information, historical events, timelines, maps, and videos of American
history from Colonial times through the present.
AncestryPlus (This database must be used in the library.)
Includes a genealogy research tool, 1 billion names, US Census Records
from 1790 to 1930, Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, immigration,
vital, court, church and ethnic records, city directories, genealogical
societies, Social Security Death Index, family history library, and
much more.
AtoZdatabasesPremier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more!
Auto Repair Reference Center (EBSCO)
Need auto repair information fast? Find care & repair tips, troubleshooting, wiring diagrams, service bulletins and recalls for cars
from 1945 to the present.
Books In Print
Check here for information on millions of books, audio books, or videos.
Business
and Company Resource Center (Gale)
Business and Company Resource Center provides company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports,
company histories, chronologies and periodical articles. Search this database
to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Business research database covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.
Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)
Provides consumer health information to support patients' needs and foster an over-all understanding of health related
topics. Includes perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medecine. Available in 14 languages!
Credo Reference
Credo Reference puts the world’s best information at your fingertips! Start your research here, with easy access to trusted reference titles, as well as seamless linking to other valuable library resources. Use Credo Reference to find encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, measurement conversions, crossword solvers, and much more.
EBSCOhost
Here you'll find access to full text articles on nearly every subject area of general interest from magazines, newspapers,
and journals. There are also search options designed for elementary and middle school students.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The premiere online encyclopedia, Britannica provides authoritative and award winning content designed to meet a wide range of research and instructional needs. Take a look to see what Wikipedia wishes it had.
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol & Addictive Behavior (Click on Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and
developments in the many fields of addiction studies. Fully searchable encyclopedia, published 2009.
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine (Click on Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Covers all aspects of the subject including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Identifies numerous
types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy,
kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback,
Ayurveda and osteopathy. Fully searchable encyclopedia, published 2009.
Global Road Warrior
Students and travelers! Visit this cultural, business and travel database for extensive information on 175 countries - from festivals and recipes to business etiquette and visa requirements.
Grolier Online
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, New Book of Popular Science, Lands
and Peoples, and America the Beautiful. There are also resources for educators, including lesson plans.
HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest Online is designed for researchers who are either just beginning their family
research or who after years of work are still uncovering their past. With over 25,000 books, the entire U.S.
Federal Census, and other expanding collections, HeritageQuest Online gives you the chance to tap in to one
of the largest collections of genealogy material in the country.
Issues & Controversies (Facts On File)
In-depth investigation of today's top issues.
Kids Search (EBSCO)
Designed especially for youth in grades K-8. Includes subject searches, a dictionary, encyclopedia, and teacher resources.
LearnATest
Find tutorials and practice tests to help you prepare for exams. Tests covered include adult basic skills, ASVAB,
California Reading & Math, Civil Service, EMT, firefighter and GED. Also, test prep
for GRE, police officer, postal worker, real estate exam, SAT, and US citizenship.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
Provides a wide range of reference information from antiquity to the present day. Combines information from journals,
encyclopedias and books covering the most studied authors and their works.
Mango Languages
Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn Spanish, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Greek, Russian and more.
New England Ancestors (This database must be used in the library.)
An excellent genealogy research tool from the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Newsbank, America’s Newspapers
Search full-text electronic editions of local, regional and national U.S. Newspapers (paid ads excluded). Content includes news, business, industries, politics, sports, cultural activities and people, plus blogs, newswires, videos, and special topical reports. Search the Boston Globe, New York Times, Manchester Union Leader and many more.
NoveList (EBSCO) - Your Guide to Fiction
This reader's advisory resource accesses over 135,000 fiction titles. Use it to find annotated lists of
popular books, author read-alikes or suggestions based on your favorite plot lines.
NoveList - Fiction Guide for Grades K-8
Same functionality as NoveList, but designed for students in K-8 and their teachers.
Science Online (Facts On File)
Find in-depth information on a variety of scientific subjects. Includes diagrams, experiments, biographies, videos and animations.
Searchasaurus (EBSCO)
This interface provides a search experience for users in elementary and middle schools. The colorful, animated interface encourages
young searchers, and results can be limited by Lexile level.
Student Research Center (EBSCO)
Search databases using an interface designed specifically for secondary school students. Search by keyword or topic, limit
results by content type, use an online dictionary or encyclopedia, or limit searches by Lexile level.