As coordinator of programming and marketing at HCMPL. I’d like to take a few minutes today to share with you and highlight some of our awesome online resources that we provide to our clients, all free with your library card.
NewsBank consolidates current and archived information from thousands of newspaper titles, as well as news feeds, web edits, blogs, videos, show transcripts, trade journals, periodicals, government documents and other publications. Using these online resources, researchers around the world can easily explore tens of millions of current and archived news articles and obituaries to identify information from primary sources at the local, state, regional, national and international levels. NewsBank also offers online educational resources covering all kinds of academic programs.
Aligned with state standards and targeting all areas, NewsBank’s school-focused solutions include primary sources and inquiry-based projects that support learning, enhance research, and help develop communication skills. critical thinking. This means that if you have a library card, you have access to the online version of Madisonville Messenger, among many other regional and national newspapers.
Need more incentives to view our Newsbank online resource? Here are five reasons NewsBank belongs in your library: NewsBank only provides information from reliable sources, ensuring credible and targeted search results. Background files provide more local, national, and international information than any news source on the planet.
The majority of NewsBank’s news sources are not available elsewhere, offering unparalleled discovery opportunities. Over 12,000 searchable titles cover a wide variety of source types, from newspapers and blogs to newswires, videos and more. NewsBank is used by the largest number of users every day – from students and job seekers to genealogists and educators at all levels.
Do you or someone you know enjoy exploring genealogy, ancestry and / or family history? Then Heritage Hub might just be a gem for your collection. You can access HeritageHub through our Newsbank online resource.
With Heritage Hub, explore your family’s history with the first collection of obituaries and death notices in the United States for in-depth genealogical research from 1824 to today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify loved ones, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes in-depth coverage of all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid-1900s, and original obituary images.
HeritageHub is home to the largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and obituaries. A thorough editorial review of all sections of the newspapers ensures a comprehensive selection of obituaries for easy access. Finally, an easy-to-use interface allows you to search by name, date range or text such as institutional name, social affiliation (s), geographic location (s), philanthropic activities, etc.
For more information on these brilliant online resources, or for questions about our online resources in general, please stop by HCMPL, see our website: www.publiclibrary.org or call us at 270-825-2680 .