Research Databases
- Database subscriptions are selected to support the curriculum with quality electronic resources
- Some databases are indexes to periodical literature.
- Some are or also include reference sources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.).
- Databases may provide only citations for articles, full text articles, or a combination.
- Choosing the correct database for the topic is important.
- The list of databases by subject provides a description of each database including the years of coverage.
- The database description handout provides the same information for all databases in a printable format.
- Many databases are available due to the generosity of our donors.
Databases by Title
- Academic OneFile* (InfoTrac)
- Academic Search Premier (J)(EBSCOhost)
- Access Science (G)
- Accessible Archives
- ACLS Humanities E-Book Project
- African American Song (L)
- American Civil War Letters & Diaries (D)
- American History Online (W)
- American National Biography
- American Periodicals Series
- American Slavery
- American Song (L)
- American State Papers (1789-1838)
- America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922)
- America's News Magazines
- Archive of Americana
- Biography Resource Center* (InfoTrac)
- Black Thought & Culture (D)
- Books in Print
- CIAO (Ha)(Columbia International Affairs Online)
- Classical Music Library (L)
- Contemporary Literary Criticism* (InfoTrac)
- Contemporary World Music (L)
- CountryWatch (M)
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive (D)(current issues)
- CQ Supreme Court Collection (Do)
- EBSCOhost Web (search several databases at once)
- Educator's Reference Complete* (InfoTrac)
- Enciclopedia Universal en Español Online
- Encyclopaedia Britannica (S)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Japan (V)
- Encyclopaedia Universalis (V)
- ERIC (education)(EBSCOhost)
- Expanded Academic* (InfoTrac)
- Gale Literary Index (indexes Gale criticism & biography sources)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library* (InfoTrac)
- General Business File* (InfoTrac)
- General OneFile*
- General Reference Center* (InfoTrac)
- Global Reference Center (V)(language encyclopedias)
- Granger's World of Poetry (H)
- Grove Art Online (L)
- Grove Music Online (L)
- Health Reference Center* (InfoTrac)
- Health Source - Consumer Edition (EBSCOhost)
- Historic Events of the 20th Century
- Historical Newspapers (1849-2003) (W)(graphical version)
- Historical Statistics of the United States
- History Reference Center (J)(EBSCOhost)
- History Study Center (L)
- Humanities E-Book Project (Do)
- Informe (V)(InfoTrac)
- InfoTrac Web* (search several databases at once)
- In the First Person (personal narratives)
- JSTOR (H)
- Language encyclopedias (Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French)
- Lexis-Nexis (news, law & legislation, statistics)
- LISTA (Library, Information Science, & Technology Abstracts)
- Literary Reference Center (EBSCOhost) (graphical version)
- LitFinder (H)
- Massachusetts History Online* (InfoTrac)
- Massachusetts Newsstand (1980-present)*
- MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCOhost)(graphical version-Student Research Center)
- MLA International Bibliography (J)(Modern Language Association)(literature)(EBSCOhost)
- Naxos Music Library (L)
- Naxos Music Library Sheet Music (L)
- Newspaper Source (EBSCOhost)
- North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, & Oral Histories (D)
- North American Women's Letters & Diaries (D)
- Opposing Viewpoints (InfoTrac)
- Oxford English Dictionary (H)
- Professional Development Collection (education)(EBSCOhost)
- PubMed (medicine)
- RCLweb (Resources for College Libraries)
- Readers Guide Retrospective (Wo) (citations only)
- Science Reference Center (EBSCOhost)
- SIRS Decades (D)
- Smithsonian Global Sound (L)
- Springfield Republican (1988- )
- Student Edition* (high school)(InfoTrac)
- Teen Health & Wellness (W)
- TOPICsearch (current issues)(EBSCOhost)
- TRC (Teacher Reference Center)
- Women and Social Movements in the United States (D)
- World Conflicts Today (La)
Donors
D=Dill, Do=Donnelly, G=Gunther, Ha=Haviland, H=Henry, J=Jaffe, La=Landon, L=Localio, M=Mahoney, S=Smith, V=VonZelowitz, W=Whyte, Wo=
Wozencraft
* Provided to all libraries in Massachusetts through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Links should provide immediate access to the database. Report any difficulties with access to: Wanda Meck, 774-1515 or the Reference Desk, 774-1509.
For assistance with searching efficiently, consult the Help information provided for the database or ask a Reference Librarian.
For information on citing the articles retrieved from research databases, see Citation Style Guides.
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