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eResources and Research Databases

Title List with Descriptions

SUBJECT LIST OF DATABASES:

General Research and Magazine Articles	Academic OneFile Educator’s Reference Complete Expanded Academic ASAP Gale Virtual Reference Library General OneFile General Reference Center Gold Power Search  search many databases at once
Newspaper Research	Boston Metropolitan Area (includes Town Crier and Metrowest Daily News) ProQuest Massachusetts Newstand, (includes Boston Globe & many other regional papers) New York Times 1985+
Electronic Journals Finder (search by title or browse by subject)	Electronic Journals, Magazines and Newspapers Finder
Biography	Biography in Context
Books & Reading	Novelist Plus Books and Authors Books in Print Digital Media Catalog (Overdrive) Fiction Connection WorldCat - in-library only
Business & Investing	Business and Company Resource Center General BusinessFile ASAP Morningstar Investment Research Center RDS Business Suite Reference USA Value Line Investment Survey-Plus Edition
Careers & Job Hunting	Career Transitions
Consumer	Boston Consumers' Checkbook - in-library only
Encyclopedias & Reference	Credo Reference Encyclopaedia Britannica Online World Book Online
Genealogy	Ancestry - in-library only HeritageQuest Online
Health	Health and Wellness Resource Center Teen Health and Wellness Health Reference Center Academic
Language Learning	Mango Languages
Literature	Literary Reference Center Literature Resource Center LitFinder Contemporary Literary Criticism See also Biography in Context
Massachusetts	Massachusetts History Online
Newspapers	Boston Metropolitan Area (includes Town Crier and Metrowest Daily News) Massachusetts Newstand, (includes Boston Globe & many other regional papers) New York Times 1985+
Science	Grzimek's Animal Life Online Science in Context
Social Studies	American Government American History Issues United States at War World History: ancient & medieval World History: modern   Global Issues in Context Opposing Viewpoints in Context U.S. History in Context World History in Context
Student Resources	Grzimek's Animal Life Online Junior Edition Student Research Center Student Resources in Context Novelist Plus K-8 Kids InfoBits Teen Health and Wellness

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

 

• A world of information at your fingertips
• Available 24/7
• Read articles from thousands of journals and magazines
• Read archived newspapers, including the Boston Globe and The New York Times
• Find primary sources on research topics - many articles in the databases are the complete text
• Look up poems, essays, and reviews
• Find science research and suggestions for science fair projects
• Search for information on your ancestors
• Find books by favorite authors
• Create a list of businesses
• Look for consumer information

 

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