View databases listed alphabetically

All databases may be accessed from library computers. A number of databases may be used from home with a valid NPL Library card.

General Periodicals and Reference Databases

Specialized Databases:
Business
Education/Career
Genealogy
Government Information
Health/Medicine
Readers Services
Students

General Periodicals and Reference Databases

Chilton Automotive Repair Manuals
This is the online version of Chilton Manuals and includes repair instructions, tune-up specifications, wiring diagrams and more. This replaces our online Mitchell's Manuals.

CountryWatch
A current and comprehensive source of socio-demographic, cultural, historical, economic, political, environmental and corporate information, along with news, analysis, maps, data and statistics on all of the 192 countries of the world.

FACTS.com
FACTS.com brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years. A great database for finding out what happened on a specific date in the past (such as your birthday!).

MasterFILE Premier
General periodical index and article database with full text for over 1,900 titles. Covers most subjects, including general reference, business, health, and more. Full-text begins at 1975 for some titles.

Mitchell's Automotive Manuals (no longer available)
This online version of Mitchell's Manuals has been replaced by the online version of the Chilton Automotive Repair Manuals (see above).

Newsbank (available in library only, see below for remote access)
Full text articles from over 600 U.S. local, regional, national and international newspapers, newswires, and business journals, 1970-present. Includes full coverage of the Nashua Telegraph from 1998 to the present and the Union Leader from 1989 to the present. Due to contractual limitations, not all newspapers are accessible from home (see below).

Newsbank - remote access
Full text articles from over 400 U.S. local, regional, national and international newspapers, newswires, and business journals, 1970-present. Includes full coverage of the Nashua Telegraph from 1998 to the present and the Union Leader from 1989 to the present. Due to contractual limitations, many newspapers, such as the Concord Monitor, are only accessible from within the library (see above).

Newspaper Source
Full text coverage for 238 sources, including regional and international newspapers. Less comprehensive than Newsbank.

World Book Online
A searchable online version of the World Book Encyclopedia, including articles, pictures, video, audio, an atlas, a dictionary, and daily and monthly special features. Also includes parent, teacher, and student resources, and articles focusing on headline news.

Business Databases

Business Source Elite
Indexing (1984-present) and full text (1990-present) for journals covering business, management, economics, and more.

CorpTech (This database is now available through Reference USA--see below) It is now available remotely.

Morningstar® Mutual Funds Online (available in library only; ask Reference staff for password assistance)
Ratings and analysis of mutual funds. Provides fast and easy access to Morningstar Mutual Funds in a PDF format. Download the latest issue under Most Recent Issue, select an entire group of funds to review under Download Reports by Category, or find a specific fund under Search.

Reference USA
Directory of U.S. business information (including contact names and estimated sales), residential telephone numbers and addresses, and U.S. and Canadian high-tech companies (CorpTech data). Allows custom searching to create lists of businesses by type of product, location, and more.

Valueline Online Updates (available in library only; ask Reference staff for assistance with password)
Online version of the print publication, updated in advance online. Advice and information source on 1,700 stocks and 90 industries, and the economy. Includes stock price forecasts in Ratings & Reports , stock "screens" and statistics in the Summary & Index , and the latest forecasts, model portfolios, and write-ups of attractive stocks in Selection & Opinion .

Education/Career Databases

ERIC
Educational Resource Information Center contains indexing and full text from educational journals and digests.

LearningExpressLibrary (formerly named Learn-A-Test)
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests. Subjects include GED, GMAT, SAT, ESL, Praxis, Real Estate, and more. Individual users create their own username and password, providing practice tests, immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

Reference USA
Directory of U.S. business information and residential telephone numbers. A great source for identifying potential employers within a certain industry and/or city.

Genealogy Databases

America's Obituaries and Death Notices
A large and comprehensive collection of recent newspaper obituaries and death notices from around the United States. Each obituary or death notice is indexed by the name of the deceased person, to make searching easier and more precise. In addition, the text of each obituary or death notice is searchable, making it easy to find just what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, names of family members, or other personal information. Some notices go back to the early 1990s, most go back only 3 to 4 years.

Ancestry Library Edition(available in library only)
Search genealogical and historical documents in databases including Census, immigration, Social Security, and other records.

Biography Resource Center
This database combines biographies from several authoritative reference sources as well as full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

HeritageQuest Online (now available from home!)
Genealogy resource with census data, family records, local histories, and article index.

Government Information Databases

CountryWatch
A current and comprehensive source of socio-demographic, cultural, historical, economic, political, environmental and corporate information, along with news, analysis, maps, data and statistics on all of the 192 countries of the world.

Marcive (available in library only)
Current catalog of U.S. Government documents

Health/Medicine Databases

Health Source
Authoritative consumer health information from EBSCO.

Readers Services Databases

Literature Resource Center
A comprehensive online literary site, Literature Resource Center addresses all
facets of literary study in one highly searchable interface. Its extensive
reference material includes: biographical, bibliographical, critical, and
contextual information on authors and their works.

Novelist
Database of fiction titles in which readers can find read-alikes, authors, titles, and booklists.

Novelist K-8
Database of fiction titles in which readers can find read-alikes, authors, titles, and booklists geared to younger readers.

Students' Databases

Academic Search Elite
College-level database that indexes and provides full text for journals covering the social sciences, humanities, general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and more.

Biography Resource Center
This database combines biographies from several authoritative reference sources as well as full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

CountryWatch
A current and comprehensive source of socio-demographic, cultural, historical, economic, political, environmental and corporate information, along with news, analysis, maps, data and statistics on all of the 192 countries of the world.

EBSCO Animals
Contains indexing and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

FACTS.com
FACTS.com brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1940 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 60+ years. A great database for finding out what happened on a specific date in the past (such as your birthday!).

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia entries searchable by subject or keyword.

Greenwood Daily Life Online
A rich, authoritative database covering the history of daily life throughout history and across many cultures throughout the world. Organized by time period, region and topic, Daily Life Online combines information from numerous reference works, monographs, and primary documents and is a great resource for students from middle school all the way through college.

LearningExpressLibrary (formerly named Learn-A-Test)
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams based on official tests. Subjects include GED, GMAT, SAT, ESL, Praxis, Real Estate, and more. Individual users create their own username and password, providing practice tests, immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.

Literature Resource Center
A comprehensive online literary site, Literature Resource Center addresses all
facets of literary study in one highly searchable interface. Its extensive
reference material includes: biographical, bibliographical, critical, and
contextual information on authors and their works.

Middle School Search
Full text periodical database for middle and junior high school students.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Full text articles and statistics from respected reference publishers like Gale and MacMillan, as well from nearly 50 major newspapers and magazines.  This database gives researchers up to the minute information on current topics, presented in a very well organized and easy to use interface.

Primary Search
Designed for elementary school students, a database with full text of children's magazines and pamphlets.

Searchasaurus
A colorful search interface for elementary and middle school students, containing perodical databases, a dictionary, encyclopedias, pictures, & facts.

EBSCO Student Resource Center
Resources selected with the needs of students in mind. Uses an intuitive interface that allows students to easily identify the types of resources provided (secondary, primary, newspaper, etc.).

TOPICsearch
Explore a topic by browsing or searching various types of information sources.

World Book Online
A searchable online version of the World Book Encyclopedia, including articles, pictures, video, audio, an atlas, a dictionary, and daily and monthly special features. Also includes parent, teacher, and student resources, and articles focusing on headline news.

WorldCat (available in library only)
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Most are not held by Nashua Public Library, but many can be obtained through Inter-library loan.