Databases
Database |
Description |
Address |
Source |
 Academic OneFile |
Articles from journals and reference sources. Covers all academic areas - the arts and sciences, theology, literature, etc. | ||
 Advanced Placement Source |
Advanced Placement Source contains more than 6,100 full text journals and over 200,000 photos, maps and flags. | ||
 Associated Press Photo Archive |
AP photographs from the mid-1800s to the present. | ||
 Business & Company Resource Center |
Company and industry information. | ||
 Computer Database |
Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. | ||
 CQ Researcher |
CQ Researcher reports and analyzes weekly on issues in the news. Covers health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. (Considered a magazine.) | http://library.cqpress.com | |
 Discovering Collection |
Information about People, Places and Events
-- history, literature, biography, science and social studies. |
http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Includes Encyclopaedia Britannica, Compton's Encyclopedia, journals, magazines, websites, and videos. | http://school.eb.com | |
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ERIC |
Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. | http://web.ebscohost.com | |
 Expanded Academic ASAP |
Articles for all academic areas including the social sciences, humanities, science, technology and current events. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 Gale Virtual Reference Library |
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research in ebook format. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 General Reference Center Gold |
Articles from magazines, journals and reference books. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 Hartford Courant |
Newspaper articles from 1992-present | http://proquest.umi.com | |
Hartford Courant Historical |
Search the earliest years of the Courant for articles and images that relate Connecticut and national history. | http://proquest.umi.com | |
 Health & Wellness Resource Center |
Medical information for health professionals and general readers. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 Health Reference Center Academic |
Consumer health information, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
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Health Source - Consumer Edition |
Health Source: Consumer Edition features more than 130 full text, consumer health magazines. Updated daily. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
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History Reference Center |
History Reference Center offers full text
from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction
books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals,
more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical
figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than
80 hours of historical video. |
http://search.ebscohost.com | |
| Articles from Spanish/bilingual magazines and newspapers including Siempre, Semana and La Opinion. Search in English or Spanish. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | ||
 Busca en Espanol (Spanish interface to Informe) |
Articles from Spanish and bilingual magazines and newspapers with a Spanish interface. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 InfoTrac OneFile |
Collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, academic journals and trade publications. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 InfoTrac Student Edition |
Articles and curriculum-related materials selected especially for grades 9-12. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 LegalTrac |
Articles from legal, business and general interest publications. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 Literary Reference Center |
LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, and hundreds of literary journals. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
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MAS Ultra - School Edition |
Full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 350 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 235,186 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
Military and Intelligence Database |
Military and Intelligence Database has 12,721,584 journal articles and is updated daily. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
National Newspapers (ProQuest iConn) |
Boston Globe from 1980, Christian Science Monitor from 1988, Hartford Courant from 1992, Los Angeles Times from 1985, New York Times from 1980, Wall Street Journal from 1984, and Washington Post from 1987. | http://proquest.umi.com | |
 Nature |
Nature, the weekly, international, interdisciplinary journal of science. | http://nature.com | |
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Newspaper Source |
Newspaper Source provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 260 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
 NoveList |
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. For school media specialists and teachers there are Picture Book Extenders and articles on Teaching with Fiction. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
 Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center |
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. Drawing on series published by Greenhaven Press and other Thomson Gale imprints, OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
 Pro & Con |
This premium service offers searchable access to the extensive and growing number of articles contained in Congressional Digest, International Debates, and Supreme Court Debates, currently dating from 1998 through the present. | http://www.pro-and-con.org | |
Professional Collection |
Focuses on the field of education. Articles for education professionals and parents. | http://infotrac.galegroup.com | |
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Professional Development Collection |
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of 520 high quality education journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
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New York Times Historical |
Articles from magazines, journals, and reference books; biographies and images. Covers life and physical sciences, health, medicine and technology. | http://proquest.umi.com | |
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Science Reference Center |
Science Reference
Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy
access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This
database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias,
reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology,
chemistry, earth & space science,
environmental science, health & medicine, history of science,
life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry,
scientists, technology and wildlife. |
http://search.ebscohost.com | |
| Student Research Center | A more student-friendly version of the
History and Science Reference Centers makes it easy for students
to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results.
Results can be easily sorted by source type - -magazines, reference
books, photos, flags, etc. |
http://web.ebscohost.com/src | |
| TOPICsearch | This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 139,800 articles from more than 4,800 diverse sources. | http://search.ebscohost.com | |
 United Streaming |
Features more than 5,000 full-length videos segmented into 50,000 content-specific video segments. | http://www.unitedstreaming.com | |
 WorldCat |
WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for popular books, music CDs and videos—all of the physical items you're used to getting from libraries. You can also discover many new kinds of digital content, such as downloadable audiobooks. You may also find article abstracts and their full text; authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. | http://worldcat.org | |
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A digital reference library that places a world of factual information at your fingertips. Containing a selection from 240 high-quality reference books from the world's leading publishers, xreferplus is the ideal place to start any research. | http://www.credoreference.com |
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Last updated:
September 6, 2007