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Academic Search Premiere
Do you need scholarly or peer reviewed magazine/journal articles? If so this is the place to look as this resource covers almost all academic areas of study. Most articles are full-text.
American Government
Explore topics of American Government as well as domestic and foreigh policy. Also, access articles on topics recently in the news. Searchable by categories.
American History
Covers topics from 1350 to the present. Subjects are easily explored through a timeline, or can be limited by categories such as biographies, court cases, organizations, or quotes, to name a few.
Ancestry.com Library Edition
With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases, Ancestry Library Edition includes records from the United States Census; military records; court, land and probate records; vital and church records; directories; passenger lists and more! Remote Access Not Available.
In Library Use Only access for Ancestry.com
BYKI Online Language Learning
Recorded Books presents Before You Know It online language learning with over 70 languages available. Learning is done in flash card format.
Biography Resource Center
Need a biography? Then this is the place to look as there are almost 500,000 biographies contained in this resource.
Business Source Elite
Provides full text coverage for more than 1,100 scholarly business, management and economics journals, including nearly 500 peer-reviewed publications.
CQ Researcher
Analyzes a weekly "hot" issue from topics such as the environment, health, education, and technology. Henderson Residents Only.
Discovering Collection
A database geared to high school students, coveringing topics ranging from cultures, geography, literature, science, U.S. and world history. Searches can be limited to creative works, primary sources, statistics, multimedia, and reference sources.
Digital Sanborn Maps
Browsable index of Nevada city maps from 1867 - 1970. Henderson Residents Only.
ERIC
ERIC consists of two files: Resources in Education, covering the document literature, and Current Index to Journals in Education, covering published literature from over 775 journals.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
An online encyclopedia covering general subject areas
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A searchable database of e-Reference books on topics such as biographies, the environement, history, law, literature, the nation and world, religion and science.
General Reference Center Gold
Database indexing a variety of general topics, focusing on magazines featuring more popular, layman coverage of topics.
General Science Collection
This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications from 1992-present.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Provides practical general health information including topics on nutrition, child care, and nutrition
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines.
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest is the largest genealogy data company in the world. Our indexes are recognized as the best genealogy databases available anywhere. Heritage Finder automatically searches these databases, making it easy to find the CDs you need. Home access available for Henderson Libraries' patrons only.
Informe! Revistas en Español
General resource where results are presented en español, although all terminology on the interface is English.
InfoTrac Junior Edition K-12
General interest database for middle-school and junior high users
Junior Reference Collection(Gale)
General interest database for middle-school and junior high users
Kid's InfoBits
Provides a graphical interface where a subject can be narrowed by clicking on a picture. A search box is also provided. A Teacher Tookbox provides help on writing reports.
Kids Search
School resources for Elementary Schools.
LearningExpress Library
Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.
Literature Criticism Online
Search the current year's additions to Contemporary Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism or Short Story Criticism. If you need access to articles from the archives or any articles from Twentieth Century or Ninteenth Century Literary Criticism, you can find the volume and pages you need here, then check our in library print reference collection to make a copy.
MAS Ultra
A general interest and current events database designed for high-school age users
MasterFile Premiere
Covering virtually every subject area of general interest and designed specifically for public libraries, this resource provides full text for nearly 2,000 publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975.
Middle Search Plus
General interest database for middle-school age users. All articles are assigned a reading level
Nevada Career Information System
A comprehensive resource that has background information on many occupations, tips on resume and cover letter composition, and a skills assessment for finding the right career.
Newspaperarchive.com
Access NewspaperARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. It is your gateway to searching and reading historical newspapers online.
Newspaper Source
Full-text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and transcripts from selected TV and radio shows
Novelist
Read all of your favorite author and want to read more like them? Use this database to find more books similar to your very favorites! Searchable by title, author, and subject matter.
Primary Search
General interest database for elementary age users. All articles are assigned a reading level.
Professional Development Collection
Full-text journals for the education professional.
Read the Books
With the use of state-of-the-art 3D animation and the latest streaming video technology, ReadtheBooks.com offers an innovative and entertaining solution to help libraries connect with kids about books. Also check your school's reading list and check directly with our catalog to see if we have the book.
Reference USA
Searchable database for national business and residential listings. Henderson residents only. [We are considering discontinuing this database, please email us your concerns or opinions at reference@hdpl.org.]
Regional Business News
Comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Science Resource Center
This resource features a long list of browseable topics that make searching easy. Regular keyword searching is also available. Magazines, Academic Journals, Newspapers, Multimedia, and Websites are indexed in this database.
State Geography
This easy-to-navigate resource provides overviews of geography for all U.S. States. Each state has a arelated overview, maps and flag, history, government, news, facts and figures, biographies, organizations, documents, and images.
Student Research Center
Students can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search. They can also search their databases by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit their search according to appropriate Lexile reading levels.
TOPICSearch
A current events database for social, political, and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics.
U.S. at War
This resource provides access to reference content, pertinent primary sources, and a wealth of historical insight and analysis on the important themes and consequences of all major U.S.-involved wars.
U.S. Government Printing Office
This resource is great for finding federal publications that include historical and current publications. It also provides direct links to those publications that are available online.
What Do I Read Next?
Need another good book to read? Find it here, includes lists of award winners, best sellers. Gives recommendations or search by character, topic, setting and time period.
World Geography
This resource offers an overview, maps & flag, history, government, culture, environment, facts & figures, news, biographies, organizations, documents, and images for all countries.
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
This resource features topics from prehistory to the year 1500 A.D. Specific time periods can be expanded out to search on broad topics in that era.
World History: The Modern Era
This resource covers topics in World History from the year 1500 to the present. Specific broad eras can be explored and articles outlining major happenings in each area of the world are featured.
World Vital Records
WorldVitalRecords.com maintains online databases with over 1.3 billion names and records of family histories.