Reference Resources

Ancestry Library Edition
Information on more than one billion names from public records.available from within the library only

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Rhode Island's Statewide Reference Resource Center

eSequels.com
eSequels lists the most popular series so you can discover a new author or rediscover an enjoyable series of years past. The database also indexes character, location and subject as well as author and title so you can identify a series that you may recall only vaguely.

EBSCO Host Research Databases
More than 300 full text and secondary databases at every level of research.

Gale Research Database
Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference sources.

Heritage Quest
Genealogy database with digital, searchable images of U.S. census records and other genealogical archives.

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Use the Link to access Morningstar from within the Middletown Library. Morningstar Mutual Funds have now been expanded to an electronic database offering Investment and Specialized Centers in PDF format that show librarians and patrons how to invest. Access is also provided to an investment classroom with 200 interactive classes on Evaluating Stocks and Mutual Funds. Finally the subscription includes a full glossary of Investment Terms that appear throughout the Morningstar Research Center, along with a Users' Guide and Quick Guide available in PDF format for simple download and printing.Licenses to this database are limited to one user at a time, and we ask you to logout after completing your session.

Morningstar Investment Research Center - "From Home" - Remote Access
Use the Link to access Morningstar remotely from home. Morningstar Mutual Funds have now been expanded to an electronic database offering Investment and Specialized Centers in PDF format that show librarians and patrons how to invest. Access is also provided to an investment classroom with 200 interactive classes on Evaluating Stocks and Mutual Funds. Finally the subscription includes a full glossary of Investment Terms that appear throughout the Morningstar Research Center, along with a Users' Guide and Quick Guide available in PDF format for simple download and printing. Licenses to this database are limited to one user at a time, and we ask you to logout after completing your session.

World Book Online
Reference source with thousands of articles, multimedia, periodical content, and more.

Subject Links
A list of various subject links compiled for our patrons by the MPL staff.