HCHDatabases
HCH offers links to numerous searchable databases listed below.
Please note: these links will launch new browser windows, taking you outside the Henry Carter Hull Library website. You may simply close the window when finished.
eLibrary contains
contains millions of documents, all displayed in 100 percent full
text! Search 600 magazine and newspaper titles, TV, radio, and
government transcripts, books, reference collections, photographs,
images and maps. Your 14 digit
number on your Library Card is your ID number.
Newsstand
by ProQuest Full text articles from: Christian Science Monitor, Hartford
Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, New York Times Book Review,
New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.
You may also search the newspapers individually by clicking on the links below:
- Christian Science Monitor (1988-current)
- The Hartford Courant 1992-Current Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community.
- The Historical Hartford Courant Search the earliest years of the Hartford Courant from the first issue published in October 1764 through 1922. Find articles and images that relate CT and national history.
- The London Times (1985 - current) (London, England) Provides United Kingdom news, world news, business news and current events.
- New York Times (1999 - current) Search the New York Times electronically by title, headline, date, author, or section. Full text articles are available here.
How can I search a particular title within all these databases, for example, Consumer Reports Magazine? Click HERE to search for a magazine, journal or newspaper by title.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry® Library Edition has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time. Click here for a tutorial.
The
following
links open to an iCONN.org password
page where
you type your library barcode for access to
the list of databases available through iCONN — Connecticut’s
Research Engine.
- Biography & Genealogy Master For nearly thirty years, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) has been the best place to begin a search for information about people. It indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
- Biography Resource Center Gale's Biography Resource Center covers 340,000+ people from around the world and throughout history. It includes in-depth and thumbnail biographies, full-text magazine articles, and websites selected by editorial staff that highlight an individual's life and works.
- Business & Company
Resource Center Comprehensive company and industry information. Provides current company and industry information and analysis as well as coverage of major business events and trends from 1983 to the present:
• company profiles, including corporate parent/ sibling relationships
• industry rankings & statistics
• products & brands
• company performance ratings
• investment reports & ratings
• financial overviews & ratios
• pricing momentum & key ratio measures
- Connecticut History Online- The CHO website currently contains about 14,000 images of photographs, drawings and prints which may be searched or browsed in a variety of ways, including by keyword, subject, creator, title and date.
- ConsumerReports.org - Research your big money purchases before you make the plunge.
- Discovering Collection: Designed For: Middle School and up. Need information about People, Places and Events? Search for essays, critical analyses, biographies, timelines, primary source documents, and multimedia files. Areas of study include geography (cultures and countries), literature, history, science and health.
- Expanded Academic ASAP 1989 - Current. From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. Delivers answers for both the novice and the experienced researcher.
- E-Reference Books from Gale Reference Library: Middle School and Up. Search the contents of more than 60 online reference books in arts, biography, health, history, law, literature, religion, science, health, history and social science. Subject areas include: Arts, Biography, History, Law, Literature, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.
- Educator's Reference Collection Created especially for professionals in education. Find articles about school law, child & adolescent psychology, human development, substance abuse, health/ nutrition/ fitness, learning disabilities, and more.
- Encylopedia of Connecticut History - The Connecticut Humanities Council created this comprehensive directory of the state’s history resources for teachers, students, researchers and others who want to better understand the world around them through the stories of our past.
- General Reference Center Gold 1980 - Current Use this general interest/business database to search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library Search the contents of multiple science, health, and history reference books.
- History Resource Center, U.S.A. Collection: Covering U.S. history from colonial times to the present, this is an integrated collection of articles from journals, magazines and newspapers; reference works; primary source documents; timelines; historical maps and atlases, and audio and video clips of historic speeches and events.
- History Resource Center, World Collection: Extensive coverage of the 20th century, and also covers the Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Near East and Asia as well as the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the modern Middle East and Latin America. Moves chronologically from antiquity to the present and geographically around the globe, the events that define, inform and shape world history are covered with a sense of balance. This is an integrated collection of articles from journals, magazines and newspapers; reference works; primary sources; a graphical time line, research guide, historical maps and images.
- HeritageQuest Online Researchers use HeritageQuest to find their ancestors, trace their paths across America and learn what life was like in the areas they settled. HeritageQuest Online also contains U.S. federal census records in digital format.
- Health
and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module Use this
database to research topics in health and medicine, medications, wellness,
and alternative/ complementary therapies. Includes encyclopedias, directories,
medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers
- ¡Informe! (Revistas
en Español) 1998 - Current. Investiga las noticias y eventos más
corrientes, la información de negocios del momento, los artículos
de salud más importantes, temas de cultura popular y muchas otras
materias incluidas en las revistas hispánicas más populares. Spanish Language database. Search in Spanish or English
- LegalTrac - Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac™. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac™ provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
- Medline Plus - Fantastic database full of important local information. Includes Connecticut 211 Community Resources Directory, Consumer Health Information, and Connecticut Physician Profiles.
Ask for online access to Morningstar and Value Line at the Reference Desk
- Powersearch 1980 - Current Search humanities, education, business, science,
current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health
care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and general interest
topics.
- Recursos para el público - iCONN menu in Spanish
- Science Resource Center - Focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms including biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history of science, science and society, science as inquiry, science-related biographies and more. Thousands of articles from full-text academic journals, science-related magazines and newspapers, multimedia records including pictures, illustrations, and audio and video clips, links to 500 Web sites chosen for their relevancy to the curriculum, a time line covering science subjects from antiquity to today, and content Level indicators to help students choose articles that meet their needs.
- What Do I Read Next? An easy-to-use one-stop source for expert recommendations on classic, mainstream or genre fiction and nonfiction titles covering a wide range of subjects for all age levels. Search by title, author, subject, keyword, time period, geographic location, character and reading level. Follow the series links to additional titles, use the Help Me Find a Book search to get recommendations based on some of your favorite titles or topics, or let Gale's experts recommend books that capture the type of book you're looking for.