The Licia & Mason Beekley
Community Library offers links to many
online databases in an effort to provide quality reference material to
its patrons.
Follow the links below, making sure
to note any required user name and password information. Clicking on a
link will open a new window.
To return to this screen, close the new
window.
The Licia &
Mason Beekley Community Library Catalogue
Search the our
catalogue for books, movies, and magazines.
To
check
your account, click on the Library's online catalogue on the "open
book" main page.
At the first window, go to "Search the
Catalogue." When the search windows are up, click on the User
Status Button at the bottom of
the
page. New Hartford residents, enter your last name and the seven
digits on your library card after 22544 0 and leave off the last
digit. For example: your library card number is "22544 01234 567 8"; you would enter 1234567. Out-of-town residents will
leave off the first six digits and the last digit.
Call 860-379-7235 if you need assistance.
AtoZ
the USA
Extensive information on all
50 U.S. states, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia.
AtoZ
the USA offers in-depth e-content in 156 data categories with 50+ maps
for each
state. It has thousands of U.S. state reports and articles ready to
download, royalty-free image collections
of flags, vintage postcards, panoramic photos, license plates, and much
more.
Map collections include thousands of modern and antique maps, and
dozens of
other categories feature data on geography, government, history, and
society
and culture. Created by a dedicated team of researchers, cartographers,
and
writers, the database is continually updated.
AtoZtheUSA.com
is proving
valuable to multiple educational disciplines. People relocating to
another part
of the country, students working on research for state reports, and
students of
U.S. history will all find what they need within this site.
AtoZtheUSA can be accessed in the Library or from home using your
Beekley Library Card.
Global
Road
Warrior
The Ultimate Guide to
the World
The
Global Road Warrior is an international resource for social, cultural,
travel, and business information.
The database covers 175 countries and
territories and includes information on demographics, economy,
holidays,
currencies, visas, climate, passports, immunization, entry and
departure, emergencies, internal travel information,
country and
regional maps, airports, international dialing guides, and more.
Global Road Warrior can be accessed in the Library or from home using
your Beekley Library Card.
CONNECT
- Hartford Area
Libraries
Search the catalogs of Hartford area libraries by title, author or
subject.
iconn.org
The Connecticut Digital Library – iCONN – is now available to all
Connecticut library cardholders. A part of the Connecticut Education
Network, it provides access to essential library and information
resources. It
accesses the catalogues
of libraries throughout the state, including university libraries.
To access
databases from your home or office in Connecticut, or
anywhere in the world, click on the "Access from Home" icon. Enter your
entire 14-digit library barcode number from a valid card for any
library in the State of Connecticut. Then choose from a wealth of
databases, including the following:
FOR
GENERAL INFORMATION
Kids InfoBits
Articles and curriculum-related
materials especially
for young researchers in grades K–5.
InfoTrac Junior Edition
Articles and curriculum-related
materials
selected especially for grades 6–8.
InfoTrac Student
Edition
Articles, historical images,
maps and
more selected for grades 9–12.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles for all academic
areas
including the social sciences, humanities, science, technology and
current
events.
Academic OneFile
Covers the arts and sciences,
theology, literature, and other academic subjects
General OneFile
iCONN’s largest collection of articles from magazines, newspapers,
academic
journals and trade publications.
General Reference Center Gold
Articles from magazines, journals and reference books.
iCONN Newsstand
Search for articles in:
- Boston Globe (1980 - )
- Christian Science Monitor (1988 - )
- Hartford Courant (1992 - )
- Los Angeles Times (1985 - )
|
- New York Times (1995 - )
- Wall Street Journal (1984 –)
- Washington Post (1987 - )
|
¡Informe!
(Revistas en
Español)
Articles from Spanish/bilingual
magazines
and newspapers.
E-BOOKS, CATALOGS and READING
E-Reference Books
Search the contents of science, health and history reference books
including:
reQuest
Statewide Library Catalog
Main Catalog: Search
400+ Connecticut library catalogs; place interlibrary loan
requests for
materials
owned by other libraries and track their status.
Magazine Catalog:
Search for
publications and find libraries that subscribe to them.
HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY
AP Images
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Biography Resource Center
Biographies and images of newsmakers and figures of prominence.
Discovering Collection
Information about People, Places
and
Events for middle school and up
Hartford Courant – Historical
(1764-1922)
Search the earliest years of the Courant.
HeritageQuest
Search U.S. federal censuses, family and local histories,
and
primary-source documents.
History Reference Center
For history buffs and class
EDUCATION
Educator’s Reference Complete
Focuses
on
the field of education – articles about school law, child and
adolescent
psychology, human development, learning disabilities, etc.
BUSINESS and LAW
Business
& Company Resource Center
Find company and
industry information and analysis.
LegalTrac
Law
and law-related
articles from legal journals, business and general-interest
publications.
HEALTH and SCIENCE
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Consumer and alternative health information
Science Reference Center
For science research
and projects –
articles, biographies and images.
MedlinePlus
Developed by the
National Library of Medicine and National Institutes
of Health.
Bibliomation
A catalogue of over 40 public, school, and academic libraries in
Connecticut.
LION Libraries
A
catalogue of 21 libraries who share an Integrated Library
System in Connecticut/
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