Hamilton-Wenham Databases
These Databases have been purchased by the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. If you are using them from home you will need either a password (which can be obtained by calling the Reference Desk at 978-468-5577, ext. 19) or your Hamilton-Wenham Public Library library card number (located on the back of your library card). If you have any questions regarding these databases, please call the library at 978-468-5577, ext. 19.
For General Research:
Encyclopedia Britannica - Remote access (Your 14-digit library card number can be found on the back of your Hamilton-Wenham library card.)
Includes the Encyclopedia Britannica, Dictionaries, Thesauruses, Atlases, World Data, Timelines, Notable Quotations, and much more!
For Book Information:
Booklist Online: Remote access (Your 14-digit library card number can be found on the back of your Hamilton-Wenham library card.)
Booklist Online: In library access
The online version of the magazine. Read book reviews, look at award lists, create your own profile to get recommendations.
For Medical Information:
Salem Health - Online access in the library.
Salem Health - Remote access. Call the library at 978-468-5577 ext.19 for the password.
View online versions of
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Magill's Medical Guide
- Salem Health's Psychology and Mental Health
Once at the site, use the From drop-down menu to select either database, or search both by choosing "All of Salem Health."
For Genealogy:
HeritageQuest Online - Remote access (Your 14-digit library card number can be found on the back of your Hamilton-Wenham library card.)
Includes the U.S. Census, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), Revolutionary War Pension Records, Freedman's Bank Records.
Ancestry Library Edition - Online access in the library. This link will only work on our public library computers or via our library's wireless internet.
Includes the U.S. Census, U.S. Data Collection, UK & Ireland Collection, and Immigration Collection.
For Geography:
World Geography by ABC-CLIO - Remote access. Call the library at 978-468-5577 ext.19 for the password.
Includes country overviews, maps & flags, facts & figures, history, culture, biographies, news reports and much more!!
Global Road Warrior - Remote access. (Your 14-digit library card number can be found on the back of your Hamilton-Wenham library card.)
Includes country overviews, detailed maps, travel information, financial information, security, and much more.
The Stateman's Yearbook - Online access in the Library.
Includes even more information that the print version, including a week-by-week chronolgy of world events back to 2000, biographical profiles of past leaders and profiles of more than 400 cities around the world.
Berkshire Encyclopedia of China - Remote access. Call the library at 978-468-5577 ext.19 for the login and password.
This database is the electronic counterpart to our print copy at the library, giving you access to 800 concise articles about China's history, geography, culture and much more.
For History:
Salem History - Online access in the library.
Salem History - Remote access. Call the library at 978-468-5577 ext.19 for the password.
No, it's not just the history of Salem, but an excellent historical database put out by Salem Press.
View online 
versions of
- Milestone Documents in American History
- Milestone Documents in World History
Once at the site, use the From drop-down menu to select either database, or search both by choosing "All of Salem History."
Entries for each primary source include the original text with accompanying document analysis. Each document analysis includes information about the authors of the source in question and its significance.
For Technology:
Safari Books Online - Online access in the library.
Safari Books Online - Remote access. (Your 14-digit library card number can be found on the back of your Hamilton-Wenham library card.)
Safari Books Online is an on-demand, digital library that provides access to thousands of technology books by major IT (information technology) publishers, with coverage for the current and past two full calendar years.
Don't forget our other invaluable databases. Just click on "Online Databases" for access.
Please call the Reference Librarian with any questions you may have regarding these databases.
Modified 7/28/2010
