For Use Only in the Library
Ancestry.com Library Edition
Provides access to nearly 4,000 databases including census, military, birth and death records, published genealogies, and immigration records.
Orange Residents Only
JobNow!
JobNow offers live career coaching, overnight resume analysis, and live, one-on-one interview coaching including simulated interview practice. Simply click the logo above to connect to JobNow. This service is available in the library for everyone, and available anywhere for Orange residents with a library card. Hours are 3 pm to 11 pm, seven days a week.
The New Haven Register Online
Browse last week’s headlines or search an archive extending back to 1988. This service is available in the library to everyone, and available anywhere for Orange residents with a library card.
OverDrive Downloadable Audiobooks and Ebooks
Download digital audiobooks and ebooks to your PC, Mac, or portable device. Orange residents only.
SAT Preparation from PrepMe
The PrepMe SAT preparation course offers 40+ hours of instructional content, practice quizzes, and full length tests. PrepMe's online system will automatically identify your strengths and weaknesses and create a customized week-by-week schedule for you to help you raise your score. Orange residents only; library card required.
For All Connecticut Residents
iCONN (The Connecticut Digital Library) is available in the library for everyone, and available everywhere for Connecticut residents with library cards.
Search
thousands of popular magazines and scholarly journals, many with full text.
iCONN databases also include newspaper articles, business information
on over 450,000 companies, health and wellness information, and much
more.
You may use the links below to connect directly to a few
of our favorite databases. To connect from home, you need to enter
the 14-digit barcode number from your library card. Visit
our
Resources for Kids page for links
to databases designed specifically for younger students.
Academic OneFile
The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions; updated daily. Includes full text of Consumer Reports back issues (12 latest issues excluded).
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Covers nearly 5 million people and points to books and other publications that contain their biographies.
Biography Resource Center
Biographical profiles and images of individuals from antiquity to the present.
Books & Authors
Adapted from What Do I Read Next? for better searching and with new Web 2.0 features. For everyone from students to professionals to casual readers.
Business & Company Resource Center
Search or browse
by companies or industries (both NIACS and SIC codes are listed), or
search for articles in business magazines and journals. Includes company
profiles, industry rankings, products and brands, stock prices, investment
reports, industry statistics, consumer marketing data, and much more.
Discovering Collection
Information about people, places, and events: history, literature, biography, science, and social studies.
Educator's Reference Complete
Focuses on the field of education. Articles for education professionals and parents.
General Reference Center Gold
Articles from magazines, journals and reference books.
Health and Wellness
Resource Center
Includes magazines,
journals, newspapers, definitions, directories and information on
topics such as: fitness, pregnancy, nutrition, diseases, alcohol
and drug abuse, prescription drugs, herbal remedies and alternative
treatments. Includes links to diet, cancer, and health assessment
sites as well as government databases.
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest
has become America's largest genealogical information provider, with
over 250,000 source documents, including federal census records. Rich
with demographic and genealogical detail, the collection contains
personal data such as education, place of birth, language, occupation,
veteran status. Includes images.
iCONN Downloadable Audiobooks
Over 1,500 digital audiobook titles that you can download to your computer and transfer to your iPod or MP3 player.
Informe
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos
completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas
de actualidad y otras materias.
LegalTrac
Articles from legal, business and general interest publications.
Newspapers:
• Christian Science Monitor (1997-current)
• Hartford Courant (1992-current)
• London Times (1992-current)
• New York Times (1980-current)
PowerSearch
iCONN’s largest collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, academic journals and trade publications.
Science in Context
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.
U.S. History in Context
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.
Virtual Reference Collection
Search the contents of more than 60 online reference books in arts, biography, health, history, law, literature, religion, science, health, history and social science.
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