Hamilton-Wenham Electronic Resources
These electronic resources 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 resources, 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.
OCLC® WorldCat
Over 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services.
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 resource, 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.
American Ancestors (formerly New England Ancestors) - Online access in the library. This link will only work on our public library computers or via our library's wireless internet.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society's new web site reflects its expanding
national collection and resources. This collection of resources features over 110 million names, gleaned from church records, newspapers and periodicals, city and town directories, court records, census, tax, and voter lists, diaries and journals, land records, military records, published genealogies and biographies and more.
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.
For Languages:
Rocket Languages - Remote access. Use your Hamilton-Wenham library card number to create an account.
A language learning program that offers audio lessons, memory and matching games, books and quizzes in eleven different languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Inglés (English for Spanish-speakers), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Sign Language, and Spanish.
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 resource 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 resource, 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 Science and Technology:
Journals of the American Physical Society - Online access in the library. This link will only work on our public library computers or via our library's wireless internet.
This collection of journals contains letters and review articles within the science of physics, and includes the following publications (links will only work in the library):
- Physical Review Letters (PRL): brief important papers, all topics in
physics
- Physical Review A: atomic, molecular, and optical physics
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Physical Review B: condensed matter and materials physics
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Physical Review C: nuclear physics
- Physical Review D: particles, fields, gravitation and cosmology
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Physical Review E: statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
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Reviews of Modern Physics: in-depth articles, all topics in physics
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Physical Review Special Topics: Accelerators and Beams
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Physical Review Special Topics: Physics Education Research
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Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA): archive of APS journals
back to 1893
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 electronic resources. Just click on "Online Electronic Resources" for access.
Please call the Reference Librarian with any questions you may have regarding these resources.
Modified 11/2/2011
