Databases & Websites
The Internet is a big place. How do you find reliable, accurate information? We help you by making these subscription resources available 24/7. Some databases require that you log in with you Library card number (no spaces). Others are available with a simple click of the mouse.
ELM and SELCO Resources
ELM ("Electronic Library for Minnesota") databases are funded by the Minnesota Legislature. SELCO resources are available via our membership in SELCO, the regional public library system.- Check out ELM and SELCO Resources.
- Or, you can search ELM resources listed by Category (Business, Consumer, Health, Hobbies, Newspapers, etc.)
More Web Resources Available to Buckham Memorial Library Cardholders
We have purchased additional resources for our patrons, funded locally by your tax dollars!For Readers
- Tumblebooks, are animated, talking picture books. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books licensed from children's publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format.
- NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 120,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Feature Articles.
- NoveList K-8 allows you to discover the fiction titles that are popular with young readers. NoveList K-8 is updated monthly and contains materials for all K-8 grade levels. You will find picture books, children's "chapter" books, and young adult titles.
- BookNews highlights titles from all genres and reading levels.
- Online Book Clubs deliver books to your e-mail! Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive a five-minute selection from a chapter of a book. By the end of the week, you’ll have read 2-3 chapters. Every Monday we start a new book.
For Listeners
- Downloadable eAudiobooks
The eAudiobooks Core Collection from NetLibrary is a growing collection of the latest audiobook bestsellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors, and more! eAudiobooks can be played on any desktop or portable computer that supports Windows Media Player version 9.0 and above. You can also transfer your favorite titles to a wide range of portable devices such as music players, pocket PCs, iPods, and even select smartphone devices. Use this web address to check out the Windows Media "Plays for Sure" Web site http://www.playsforsure.com/FindPortableDevices.aspx . You may also download NetLibrary’s Media Center-- a free, downloadable application that makes listening to eAudiobooks easy and simple. Questions? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions page.
For Genealogists
- The Dalby Database is a decades-long project of Faribault natives John and Jan Dalby. This database includes cemetary records from Rice County and other selected counties in southern Minnesota, indexing of history books, plats, newspaper articles, church records, marriages, birth, Civil War veterans, and city directories of Rice County. New data is entered and updated daily. Thanks to the work of the Owatonna Public Library, this database is now available via the Web.
- HeritageQuest Online includes Federal Census records; a collection of 25,000+ family and local history books; and a comprehensive subject index covering more than 6500 genealogy and local history periodicals. HeritageQuest offers remote access.
- Ancestry Library Edition includes 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases. You will find census, military, court, land, probate, birth, and death records; passenger lists; directories; and more. This database is available from terminals in the Library (remote access not available).
Online Test and Course Resources
- LearningExpress Library is a collection of practice tests and course material for advanced placement, basic skills improvement, civil service exams, college entrance exams, GED, TOEFL, and U.S. Citizenship. Tests for specific fields are also available, including EMS, Firefighter, Law Enforcement, Military, Real Estate, and Teaching. Remote access is available: Create an account today to use from home or office (your username needs to be your 13-digit library card number).
