Information & Resources

H1N1 Influenza Resources

The H1N1 influenza virus, also known as swine flu, is a new form of flu virus that appeared in early 2009. It is expected to be widespread during the 2009/10 flu season. A vaccine should be available by mid-October, with priority given to those who statistically appear most vulnerable to this form of the virus.

The following sources are trusted, reliable places to find information on the status of the H1N1 virus and current research.

Centers for Disease Control H1N1 Information: The CDC, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, conducts research and investigations into disease and other public health hazards. They have taken the lead in coordinating efforts to control and contain the spread of the H1N1 flu virus.
New Hampshire DHHS Swine Flu: NH's Department of Health and Human Services is in charge of coordinating information about the virus in NH, as well as overseeing the distribution of vaccines.
EbscoHost Flu Information Center: EBSCOhost provides access to peer-reviewed and premium information on a variety of topics. Their collection of influenza related information has been made free to the public this season due to the H1N1 virus.
Gale Publishing H1N1 Resources: Gale, a publisher of reference materials, provides access to peer-reviewed and premium information on a variety of topics. Their collection of influenza related information has been made free to the public this season due to the H1N1 virus.

Online Services

Reference

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AVAILABLE SERVICES

Access Newspaper Archive (in Library use only) - Search local and national newspapers

Ancestry Library Edition (in Library use only) – Genealogy information

Auto Repair Reference Center – Maintenance and repair info for autos 1945-present

Biography Resource Center - Info on thousands of prominent people from reference sources

Career Library - Info on thousands of careers

EBSCO - Search for articles from thousands of magazines and reference sources

Grolier Online - 7 encyclopedias including sources for reports on states and foreign countries

HeritageQuest Online - Genealogy information, census data and more

Learning Express Library - Test prep, academic and career skills, resumes & cover letters

New England Ancestors (in Library use only) - New England genealogy information

Newsbank - Search America's newspapers and news magazines

Novelist/Novelist K-8 - Info on fiction books & authors, reviews and recommendations

Science Online - Articles and reference information for students on science topics

Searchasaurus - Research info for young students, articles, reference books and more

Student Research Center - Research info for students, articles, reference books and more

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MAGAZINES

The library maintains a collection of current popular periodicals. Current issues are for in-library use, but older issues of most titles are circulated. See our current holdings in our online catalog.

AARP	American Heritage	Antiques
The Atlantic	Better Homes and Gardens	Birder’s World
Bon Appetit	Boston	Brides
Business NH	Business Week	Car & Driver
Cat Fancy	Cooking Light	Country
Country Home	Country Living	Create & Decorate
Creating Keepsakes	Discover	Dog World
Down East	E – The Environmental Magazine	Entertainment Weekly
Everton’s Genealogical Helper	Family Fun	Family Handyman
Fantasy & Science Fiction	Field & Stream	Fine Cooking
Fine Gardening	Fine Homebuilding	Fine Woodworking
Fitness	Forbes	Fortune	Glamour
Golf Digest	Good Housekeeping	GQ
Historical NH	Health	House Beautiful
Ladies Home Journal	Marie Claire	Martha Stewart Living
Mens Health	Money	More
Motor Trend	National Geographic	National Geographic Traveler
National Wildlife	New England Ancestors	New Hampshire
NH To Do	NH Town & City	NH Wildlife Journal
New Yorker	Newsweek	O
Organic Gardening	PC	People
Popular Mechanics	Popular Photography	Popular Science
Prevention	Psychology Today	Readers Digest
Readers Digest Large Print Edition	Redbook	Rolling Stone
Scientific American	Smart Computing	Smithsonian
Sound & Vision	Southern Living	Sports Illustrated
This Old House	Threads	Town & Country
Traditional Home	Tufts Health and Nutrition	US News & World Report
Vanity Fair	Yankee	Yoga