RESEARCH ASSISTANCE

Our reference collection includes print sources, on-line databases and microfilm (Vineyard Gazette from 1846)

The Library provides reference services in person, by telephone or email.

Contact the Reference Librarian:
Phone : (508) 696-4211 ext. 15
Email: vhpl_questions@clamsnet.org

GENEALOGY

The Library has purchased two new databases through our EqualAccess grant. Both databases can be accessed on any Library computer, or using the Library's wireless connection on your notebook computer, no password needed (home access not available).

Ancestry Library Edition is provided by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Public Library, through your generous donations to the Annual Appeal for the Library.

LIBRARY DATABASES

All library databases are available from home and within the library unless otherwise indicated. Some databases may require a CLAMS library card number.

Ancestry Library Edition (in-library use only)

New England Ancestors (in-library use only)

Magazines and Newspapers

Overdrive Downloadable Audio Books

Literary Reference Center

Mango Languages

Novelist: Authors, Books and More

Science Reference Center

Teen Health and Wellness


INTERNET RESOURCES

CLAMS Online Databases (home access)

Digital Librarian

Librarian's Index to the Internet (Lii)

RefDesk

Switchboard.com

Federal Tax Forms

MedlinePlus Health Information from the National Library of Medicine

PubMed Home

MARTHA'S VINEYARD LINKS

Town of Tisbury
www.tisburyma.gov

Tisbury Historical Records
http://history.vineyard.net

Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
http://www.mvy.com

Martha's Vineyard Museum
http://marthasvineyardhistory.org

Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust
http://mvpreservation.org

Martha's Vineyard Online
http://mvol.com

Steamship Authority
http://www.steamshipauthority.com

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
http://www.wampanoagtribe.net

CAPE COD LINKS

Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce
www.capecodchamber.org

Cape Cod National Seashore
http://www.nps.gov/caco/

Cape Cod Regional Transit
www.capecodtransit.org

Cape Cod Times (newspaper)
www.capecodonline.com

Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands
www.escci.org/

Island Queen Ferry
www.islandqueen.com

Marine Biological Laboratory
www.mbl.edu

Marine Biological Lab/ WHOI Library
mblwhoilibrary.mbl.edu

NOAA- Northeast Fisheries Science Center
www.nefsc.nmfs.gov

Peter Pan Bus (Bonanza)
http://www.peterpanbus.com/

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
www.whoi.edu

MASSACHUSETTS LINKS

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
http://www.mass.gov

Massachusetts Hospital Directory
http://www.mhalink.org/public/mahospitals/

Massachusetts Historical Society
http://www.masshist.org

Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation
http://www.mlac.org/

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
http://mblc.state.ma.us/

Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles
http://www.state.ma.us/rmv

Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
http://www.lawlib.state.ma.us

Massachusetts Tax Forms
http://mass.gov/dor