While there is a vast array of health and medical websites, their quality varies greatly. So how do you find information you can trust? One excellent source is the Health & Wellness Resource Center accessible either in the Library or from home through the Library’s website with your library card barcode. Using a simple keyword search you can access overviews and fact sheets about a huge variety of medical conditions and diseases, prescription and non-prescription drugs, treatments, medical tests, alternative medicine, fitness, nutrition and more. An Advanced Search option can help you refine your search. The database also searches articles in over 2000 magazines and nearly 400 medical journals, many available in full-text. In addition the database includes over 700 videos on health topics; hundreds of full-text pamphlets from government agencies and many organizations; a directory of contact information for agencies, associations, schools, and healthcare facilities; a dictionary and much more. HWRC subscribes to the HONcode, an international organization that certifies the reliability and usefulness of Health on the Net websites.
Archive for August, 2008
HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER
August 18, 2008New England Ancestors
August 1, 2008New England Ancestors From early town records to published family histories, the genealogist can search an assortment of databases listed alphabetically, by location, or by record type. In addition to the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont, there are a few resources for Canada, England, and Ireland.
New England Ancestors is not limited to its great database collection. Researchers have access to genealogy articles and event news of the NEHGS; help from an online genealogist; the NEHGS library catalog; online seminars; and information about the society’s research services.
Access to New England Ancestors is limited to the Main Library. Visit Main Library to use this wonderful genealogy resource.
