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Mississippi's statewide consortium, is funded by the Mississippi Legislature. MAGNOLIA provides online databases for publicly funded K-12 schools, public libraries, community college libraries, and university libraries in Mississippi.
Click here to access MAGNOLIA.
If the database asks for a library username,
please enter magn1090.

Some of the resources available in MAGNOLIA include Academic Search Premier, ArticleFirst, Bibliography of Native North Americans, Health Source Consumer Edition, WorldCat and much more.


PREMIUM RESOURCES

With your Hancock County Library System (HCLS) library card, you can access the following subscription online resources for free!!

Simply CLICK HERE and enter ALL 14 digits of your library card. One of the databases may request your library card number again, so please remember to enter ALL 14 digits.

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                 Access Science                                                                                            
 McGraw-Hill's AccessScience is an online gateway to an unparalleled library of science and technology information. It is updated daily with more than 8,500 articles written for students, researchers, and the general public. 
                               America's
Genealogy Bank
            
 Quickly find ancestors in over four centuries of rare documents and records. 
                            American History Online
            
 Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history highlighting the American experience.
                                        Bloom's  Literary Reference
                                                                           
 Examines the lives and works of great writers throughout history, with new literary criticism by Harold Bloom. This database also contains an archive of more than 40,000 characters, as well as extensive entries on literary topics, themes, movements, and genres. 
                                                                                                            Chilton Library                                               
            
 ChiltonLibrary.com represents the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty. 
                                                       Encyclopedia Americana
                                                                           
 The extraordinary educational portal designed to make research easier and more productive.                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                      HeritageQuest
                                                                           
 HeritageQuest is a Web-based reference tool from ProQuest that allows library customers the opportunity to start exploring their roots by searching a surname.                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                      PriceIt! Antiques 
 An electronic database antique/collectibles pricing tool, containing data from a variety of sources, including online auctions (eBay), online antique dealers (GoAntiques & TIAS) and land-based auction houses.                                                                                                                                           
                                                         ProQuest Obituaries                                    
                                                                           
 From the main page, you can search newspaper obituaries and death notices for ancestors, relatives, or other persons.                                                                                                                                              
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