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Databases by Subject
Academic One File is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles with authoritative and extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects from the world's leading journals and reference sources.Updated daily, millions of articles and podcasts are available in both PDF and HTML.
Virtual Reference Library from Gale is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Sources may be searched individually or together.
Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopedia. Access two sites in one—a child-friendly collection and an adult general reference collection. Students can access encyclopedias, Britannica-approved Web sites, and a Student Center with an atlas, biographies, multimedia, "How To” guides for school reports, and other learning materials. Older students and adults will find similar resources created for advanced information seekers in the Britannica Reference Center (adult) section.
General OneFile is a one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including most of the content across all Thomson/Gale databases. OneFile contains over 5,000 full-text periodical titles, and more than 9,200 titles in all, on a wide range of topics.
General Reference Center Gold is a general interest database used to search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Boston Metro Collection from Newsbank provides full text and selected coverage from over 95 local eastern Massachusetts newspapers from Abington to Worcester including the Metrowest Daily News, the Shrewsbury Chronicle, The Northborough-Southborough Villager, the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and more.
Boston Globe covers local and regional news and is indexed to cover companies, people, products, etc. Search and find full-text articles.
New York Times This database includes the New York Times from January 1, 1980 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.
Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.
U. S. History in Context is for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. It merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Ancestry Library Edition IN LIBRARY USE ONLY contains thousands of family history databases, including vital records, census records, ship passenger lists, military records and lots more! ASK YOUR LIBRARIAN FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC-Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works, and sources for further study.
Literature Resource Center contains up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Science in Context provides topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, as well as articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics, and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
Science Online presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
Nursing Resource Center includes articles, diagrams, drug information, and more. Find information from sources such as journals and standard health reference works.
Health & Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos, hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Business Insights: Essentials enables researchers to explore real world application and develop analytical skills. It includes investment reports, financial reports, company histories, articles, and much more.
General BusinessFile ASAP includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.
Encyclopaedia Britannica is the oldest English-language encyclopedia. Access two sites in one—a child-friendly collection and an adult general reference collection. Students can access encyclopedias, Britannica-approved Web sites, and a Student Center with an atlas, biographies, multimedia, "How To” guides for school reports, and other learning materials. Older students and adults will find similar resources created for advanced information seekers in the Britannica Reference Center (adult) section.
InfoTrac Junior Edition is designed for junior high and middle school students. It includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
InfoTrac Student Edition is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Educator's Reference Complete is a collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports (most full-text) focusing on all levels of education, educational administration and policy.