Think outside the book!
Find the information you need in an online
database...visit the Westerly Public Library in person or log in from
the comfort of home. A Westerly Public Library card is a ticket
to ride the
information highway and we’re here to map your course! Need a library card? Sign up is free & easy…
Getting
Started
Select a database below and log in by entering the 14-digit number that appears on the back of your Westerly Library cardc when prompted.
Titles with an asterik (*) require a Westerly Public Library card. All other databases are accessible with any Ocean State Libraries card (formerly CLAN).
EbscoHost
- Auto Repair
- Business
Information
- Consumer
Health
- Current
Events
- Full-text
Magazines
- Kids Search
- Student Research
Center
Facts on File*
- Government
& Politics
- History
- Issues
& Controversies
- News &
Editorials
- Primary
Sources
- World Almanac
Facts on
File Science Online*
- Science
Projects
- Chemistry
- Environmental
Issues
- Forensics
- Physics
- Scientist Biographies
Gale Biography
Resource Center*
- Current and
historic biographies
- Full-text
articles
- Images
Gale
Opposing Viewpoints*
- Hot Topics!
- Current
Events
- Social
& Political Issues
Gale Resource
Center*
- Business
Information
- Full-text magazines
- General
Reference
- Health Topics
HeritageQuest
Genealogy (via AskRI Statewide Resource
Center)
- Census (1790-1930)
- Family
Histories
- Freedman’s
Bank Collection
- Revolutionary
War Pension Records
Learning
Express Learn-a-Test*
- Online
Practice Exams
- ACT &
SAT
- ASVAB
- Civil
Service
- EMS, Firefighter, Nursing, Police
- GED
- US
Citizenship
- And more…
Literary Reference Center*
- Author
Biographies
- Bibliographies
- Literary
Criticism
- Research
articles
Novelist
- Author
Read-alikes
- Book Club
Topics
- Book
Reviews
- Suggested Reads
What exactly is a database?!
Databases are electronic research tools that contain
collections of information from reliable magazines, newspapers,
journals and reference books. Although accessed via the Web, they often
require a subscription to retrieve content. The Westerly Public Library
maintains several database subscriptions in an effort to provide
patrons with timely, authoritative information on a wide range of
topics.
Do Research From Home