research tools


To find print books, check our catalog or the statewide catalog, ReQuest.

To find electronic books, audiobooks and movies, check our downloadable media.

To find magazine and journal articles, search the databases and websites by subject area below for articles, or check out Zinio for full digital magazine issues.

Check out these subject areas to find the best databases and websites:

Books | Business | Careers | Consumer Information |Education | General | Genealogy | Health | History | Income Tax | Investments | Jobs | Legal Help | Magazine & Newspaper Articles | Medicine | Science |
State Library | Testing

(Your Rocky Hill library card number may be required to access some databases.)

Alphabetical List
All databases

Books
Links to Good Books and More

Business & Investments
Business & Company Resource Center - Business information and articles
InfoTrac OneFile - Magazine and journal articles
Morningstar - Research your investments in the library or from home.
Newstand (iCONN) - Newspaper articles
ReferenceUSA - Information about national & local businesses, healthcare providers and residential households

Consumer Information
Consumer Reports - Online access to articles
Healthnet - Consumer health information from the UConn Medical Center
InfoTrac OneFile - Magazine and journal articles

Education
Rocket Languages - Foreign language instruction
Testing and Education Reference Center - Courses and sample tests for academic and professional exams
Universal Class - Classes on 540 professional development and recreational topics


Genealogy
Ancestry.com - Available only in the library


General
iCONN - Connecticut Digital Library with multiple databases


Health & Medicine
Books24x7 - Ebooks to read on your computer or tablet
Health & Wellness Resource Center - Medical information for health professionals and general readers
Healthnet - Consumer health information from the UConn Medical Center
Medline Plus - National Library of Medicine and National Institute of Health database

History
Biography Resource Center - Profiles and images of individuals from antiquity to the present
Biography & Genealogy Master Index - Points readers to publications containing 5 million profiles
Hartford Courant Historical - Connecticut and national history from 1764-1922
Heritage Quest - Census and genealogical records.
History Resource Center (US) - U.S. history from colonial times to the present
History Resource Center (World) - World history from antiquity to the present and around the globe


Income Tax

Jobs & Careers
Best Job Searching Tips - The best place to start, with sites chosen by CJB librarians
Books24x7 - Ebooks on technology to read on your computer or tablet
Business & Company Resource Center - Business information and articles
CT Job Search Toolkit - Job searching resources
InfoTrac OneFile - Magazine and journal articles
O*NET OnLine - Career exploration and job analysis
JobNow - Online job coaching and resume assistance
Newstand (iCONN)- Newspaper articles
ReferenceUSA - Information about national & local businesses, healthcare providers and residential households

Legal Help
Legal Forms Library - CT Forms and more
CT Network for Legal Aid - Self-help guides, court forms & links to information.


Magazine and Newspaper Articles
Hartford Courant (Proquest Newsstand) - Full text (1992 - present)
Hartford Courant Historical (Proquest Newsstand) - Full page and images ( 1764 - 1922)
iCONN - Connecticut Digital Library, with magazine and newspaper databases

Science
InfoTrac OneFile - Magazine and journal articles
Newstand (iCONN) - Newspaper articles
Science in Context - Magazine and encyclopedia articles

State Library
Connecticut History - Photographs, drawings and information
reQuest - Statewide library catalog

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