The Hastings Memorial Library offers free access to its historical resources through its digitalarchives, provided in partnership with Advantage Archives. The Hastings Memorial Library has digitized a wide range of local publications, preserving the history of Perkins County for public exploration. · Website run by the National Archives and Records Association, which is a branch of the United States Government. You can search for documents related to the government, military, and other important historical events. Contains a number of online digitized exhibits. · The Digital Public Library of America offers textual, visual, and sound resources contributed by numerous libraries, archives, and museums. It searches catalog records, not full text, and contains many individual items, such as letters and photographs, from digital collections. Hastings Memorial Library patrons now have full access to everything the New York Times has to offer. Play Connections, find that new recipe to try, catch up on the headlines, and more! Head over to our Digital Collection menu and click on New York Times Access to get started today. · Use these links on a National Archives facility computer to access these subscription-only websites for free. (Free access can also often be found from local public and university libraries.) Find eBooks, digital audiobooks, databases and other online resources available to Hastings Public Library cardholders. Does the Library of Congress have online databases?In addition to these freely available online digital collections, the Library of Congress provides on-site access to a wide range of subscription databases. A list of Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room favorites is available through the E-Resources Catalog.Where can I find NIDS-US records?National Inventory of Documentary Sources - US (NIDS-US): complete indexing of over 58,600 records. Archives USA is also available to staff and researchers on CD-ROM in the library at both the National Archives in Washington, DC and at College Park, MD. (including the full text New York Times for the most recent 90 days).Is there a fee to access the National Archives?(Free access can also often be found from local public and university libraries.) If you use the same link from outside the National Archives facility, there will be a fee. See below to learn more about each of these Subscription Databases.How can I find online historical resources?To find online historical resources, use methods more focused than a simple Google search. Most of these methods find items within digital collections, while a few search the full text. Specific searches usually work better than broad topical searches, and searches for proper names often yield good results. There are ongoing efforts to digitize and provide free online access to Library of Congress collections. In addition to these freely available online digital collections, the Library of Congress provides on-site access to a wide range of subscription databases.
· Website run by the National Archives and Records Association, which is a branch of the United States Government. You can search for documents related to the government, military, and other important historical events. Contains a number of online digitized exhibits.
· The Digital Public Library of America offers textual, visual, and sound resources contributed by numerous libraries, archives, and museums. It searches catalog records, not full text, and contains many individual items, such as letters and photographs, from digital collections.
Hastings Memorial Library patrons now have full access to everything the New York Times has to offer. Play Connections, find that new recipe to try, catch up on the headlines, and more! Head over to our Digital Collection menu and click on New York Times Access to get started today.
· Use these links on a National Archives facility computer to access these subscription-only websites for free. (Free access can also often be found from local public and university libraries.)
Find eBooks, digital audiobooks, databases and other online resources available to Hastings Public Library cardholders.
There are ongoing efforts to digitize and provide free online access to Library of Congress collections. In addition to these freely available online digital collections, the Library of Congress provides on-site access to a wide range of subscription databases.
