Research Topics

• Infotrac Web - A collection of databases covering topics of general interest as well as business, health, literary criticism, and biography. The collection also includes databases tailored to the needs of younger students and a professional collection of articles for teachers and school administrators.

           Provided by the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners.

          From Home                          At the Library

• eLibrary - A good starting point for student research.  Includes full text from magazines & newspapers as well as maps, pictures, transcripts, and audio/video files. Coverage spans the natural & social sciences, business, literature, the arts, politics, technology, and current events.

           Provided by the Southeastern Mass. Regional Library System.

          From Home                          At the Library

• Boston Public Library Electronic Databases (including JSTOR) and apply for a Boston Public Library [BPL] eCard here. Use the BPL eCard

          to access a large number of databases from home or HPL.     

• CQ Researcher On-line- Authoritative coverage, analysis of politics, policy, social issues and global affairs. Provides users with original, comprehensive reporting on issues in a balanced, unbiased manner, along with tools to study how these topics have changed over time. Provided by the Hingham Public Library.

          From Home (Coming soon!)  At the Library

Newspapers

• Newsbank - Full-text articles from Cape Cod Times (4/99--), and from America's News Magazines (various titles and dates). 

  Provided by the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System.

          From Home                          At the Library

• ProQuest - Full-text articles from Boston Globe (1980 --), Boston Herald (1991 --), Providence Journal (1983 --), Patriot Ledger (1995 --), New York Times (1999 --), and Wall Street Journal (1984 --), as well as from other Massachusetts regional newspapers.

           Provided by OCLN Member libraries & SEMLS

          From Home                          At the Library

Investment Research & Business Directories

• Value Line Research Center

The Value Line Research Center includes on-line access to Value Line's leading publications covering stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks. This service includes full subscriptions to:

• The Value Line Investment Survey
• The Value Line Investment Survey – Small and Mid-Cap Edition
• The Value Line Mutual Fund Survey
• The Value Line Daily Options Survey
• The Value Line Special Situations Service
• The Value Line Convertibles Survey

         Provided by the Hingham Public Library.

         Home users must enter a Hingham Public Library card number

         after clicking "From Home".

          From Home                                             At the Library

• Reference USA - Directory listings for more than 13 million U.S. businesses; a useful tool for jobseekers, sales leads, and direct marketing. Provided by the Hingham Public Library.

           From Home                         At the Library

Books, Authors & Literary Criticism

• Novelist - A tool that helps readers locate new possiblities in fiction based on their favorite authors, themes, settings, or genres.  Also includes a section on fiction tailored for K-12 readers.

          Provided by the Hingham Public Library.

          From Home                          At the Library
             When asked for User ID, enter your library card number

• Literary Reference Center - Literary reference and criticism on the most studied authors from antiquiaty to the present.  Sources include books, monographs, journals, and unique documents unavailable elsewhere.

           Provided by the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners.

           From Home                         At the Library

• Bloom's Literary Reference Online - includes hundreds of Yale professor Harold Bloom's critical essays examining the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world. Also contains an archive of fictional characters and extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, and genres. Other features are a timeline of world literature and an analysis of Bloom's Western Literary Canon.

           Provided by the Hingham Public Library.

From Home                         At the Library

Archive and Special Collections

• Massachusetts Special Collections Directory - Find local archival & special library collections. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Directors.

                                                      At the Library

• Heritage Quest On-line - A resource for census data, family records, and local histories. The collection consists of every extant U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical and local history serials, and much more. Hingham Public Library card number required for use.

          From Home                         At the Library

• Ancestry Library Edition - Search for your ancestors in Ancestry Library Edition. Contains more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases.  It includes vital records, census data, World War I draft registrations, passenger lists and much more.  Records for Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland can also be accessed. This service is available in-library only. Please visit the Reference Department for assistance.