Hayner Library has a wide array of online resources to help teachers, students, and anyone interested in topics for research or for self-improvement. Library databases, sometimes called online resources or online databases, are organized collections of electronic information that allow you to search for a particular topic, article, or book in a variety of ways (e.g., keyword, subject, author, title). When you search one of these databases, you are not searching the Web; you’re searching pre-selected material that is the equivalent of what you might find on a library shelf in print format.

Subscription databases consist of published journals, magazines, documents, newspapers, books, image collections, and more. Hayner Library has purchased subscription access to a variety of online databases. These resources are accessed online through the Hayner Library website at www.haynerlibrary.org.

 

Why do libraries subscribe to databases?

 

• To help students doing research papers by providing accurate, authoritative articles on a wide variety of topics. Each article found is cited and can be converted to a selected citation style (MLA, APA, etc.), making it easy for students to copy and paste the citation into their papers.

 

• To offer access to thousands of articles from hundreds of journals and magazines, many more than a library could physically have on hand.

 

• To offer patrons a quick, easy way to obtain reliable information on topics of interest.

 

Hayner Library subscribes to more than 20 subscription databases. Some of these databases are as follows:

 

 

These reliable, accurate information sources are free with your Hayner Library card number. You can access them from home or within the library at www.haynerlibrary.org by clicking Online Resources on the home screen.

 

Students, Teachers, Learners of All Ages! Attend the Database Class/Library Tour for help with exploring and navigating these databases.