Research Databases

Contains indexing for over 8,000 publications, many of them peer-reviewed journals. Full text is available for more than 4,450 of these titles in subjects such as biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and more.

Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more.  Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including the Providence Journal, The Independent and Standard-Times.  Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

The North Kingstown Free Library has aquired an institutional membership to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. This comes with access to their databases at AmercanAncestors.org. Commonly used resources such as the NEGHS Register, RI Roots, and Arnold’s Vital Statistics are included in this database.

This database can only be accessed inside the Library*.

 Please use Firefox. Discover your unique family history! This resource includes billions of records from around the world, including U.S., U.K., and Canadian census and vital records, immigration and passport records, periodicals and books, photos, and more. Only available in the library.

Rhode Island’s Online Resource Center. For learners and curious people of all ages.

AtoZ Databases is a job search, business reference and directory database including 65 million business & executive profiles & 240 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and more.

A comprehensive collection of full-text biographies supporting history, science, the arts, music, literature, multicultural studies, gender studies, business, government & politics, sports, entertainment and many other areas. 

Consumer Health Complete from EBSCOhost supports the information needs of patients and fosters an overall understanding of health-related topics. This resource provides content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine.

Consumer Reports is the world's largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping subscribers find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed. Available to North Kingstown card holders from home.

Creativebug.com has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Only for North Kingstown Free Library card holders.

Magazine, newspaper and professional journal articles, general reference books, primary source documents, and more.  

Provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. Provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world's leading magazines and reference books.

North Kingstown Free Library is a FamilySearch affiliate library, offering access to a wider selection of genealogical resources with your FamilySearch account. Available inside the library only. Create a FamilySearch account to access.

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers and funeral homes throughout the United States with coverage dating back to 1704 and thousands of new documents added every day. Includes obituaries and death notices from the Providence Journal from 1980 to present. 

Provides access to full-text articles from The Independent (2003 - Current ) The Independent serves Narragansett, North Kingstown and South Kingstown. Available to North Kingstown cardholders from home.

Kanopy is a video streaming service with an impressive catalog featuring classic, independent, and documentary film. Patrons of the North Kingstown Free Library receive 10 monthly credits (10 movies per month) for free and a maximum of two Great Courses videos with a North Kingstown Free Library card. Access Kanopy to stream thoughtful and enriching films and Kanopy Kids for educational, enriching,and entertaining content for children.

Learning Express Library offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life.

Comprehensive literary database, with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. It combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs.

Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. Perfect for your mobile phone.

MasterFILE Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

Find high quality, reliable information on health and wellness in easy to understand language from the National Library of Medicine (NLM). 

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Find comprehensive financial information on thousands of mutual funds, including the Morningstar star rating. Get comprehensive financial information on New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ stocks. Get return information on various investment indexes, types, sectors, and styles. Test drive our robust yet easy-to-use portfolio tools and calculators to determine what your asset mix should be, how your investments are working together, and more.
Available to North Kingstown card holders from home.

Have you read everything by your favorite author? Use Author Read-alikes to locate other authors and titles of interest or search for fiction by topic. NoveList also includes full-text searchable book reviews, annotations, genre- and theme-based book lists, award lists, and book discussion guides.

This is a full image of the paper. Search or browse a replica of the Providence Journal with full-color layouts of all news articles, graphics, advertisements, classifieds, weather reports, box scores, puzzles, cartoons and more. Available to North Kingstown card holders from home.

This is the text edition and does not include images of the paper. Explore Rhode Island history through local news, events and people with the Providence Journal Text Edition. Search current and archived issues with full-text articles. Available to North Kingstown card holders from home.

Provides access to full-text articles from the Standard-Times (2009 - current ) Available to North Kingstown card holders from home.

Tutor.com provides Live one-to-one help: Every Day from 2:00pm to 10:00pm. Choose the Student Center, College Center, Adult Education Center, Career Center or the ProofPoint Writing Center. For 24/7 access try the SkillsCenter Resource Library for Study Resources, Test Prep Resources, and Career Resources.

Improve career skills or further develop a personal interest with access to more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses.  Explore the many options across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more taught by world-class instructors.  Login with your OSL Library Card. 

World Book is the premier suite of digital resources for schools and libraries, with content to engage and excite all minds from pre-readers to advanced researchers. The built-in tools are accessible, flexible, and easy to use for all ages and reading levels.