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| ART |
| GroveArt Online Web access to The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art plus extensive image links |
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Available through our membership in C/W MARS |
| BIOGRAPHY |
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Biography Resource Center
Use this database for over 400,000 biographies covering literary
figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Indexes all print volumes of the series |
| BOOKS & LITERATURE |
| NoveList Look for books by your favorite author title, series or plot. Search adult, young adult or children's fiction. |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary writers. Each entry
also contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, and sources for further study |
| KDL What's Next Do like to read series in order? This website is the place to go! |
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Created by the Kent (MI) District Library |
| BUSINESS |
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General BusinessFile ASAP Use this
database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory
listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. |
| EDUCATORS |
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Educator's Reference Complete
Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and
200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy |
| GENERAL REFERENCE |
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Academic OneFile Use this
comprehensive periodical resource of full-text peer-reviewed content for over
10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including the full-text of The New York Times back to 1995 and NPR, CNN & CBC transcripts and podcasts. |
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Expanded Academic Use this
database to find full-text scholarly journals, new magazines and newspapers for
all academic disciplines |
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General Reference Center Gold
Use this general interest database for full-text and images from magazines,
reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc |
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Info Trac OneFile Use this
comprehensive periodical resource for any subject. Coverage goes back to 1980-
with over 9,200 titles |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
A mix of more than 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography,
business, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science |
| HEALTH |
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Health Reference Center Academic
Full-text database that provides full-text nursing & allied health journals,
plus current and reliable personal health information. |
| MedlinePlus Health information. |
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Maintained by the
National Library of Medecine |
| HISTORY |
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African-American History Online
Explores more than 500 years of
the African-American experience. Browse by topic and by time period— from eight historical periods relevant specifically to African-American history. |
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American History Online
Spanning more than 500 years
of political, military, social, and cultural history, students and researchers
can explore the different facets of American history. Content features include biographies, events and topics, primary sources, timelines, image galleries plus maps and charts. |
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American Women's History Online
An authoritative reference
database containing biographies, historical and topical subject entries,
primary source documents, maps and charts, an image gallery, and general and subject-specific timelines that cover more than 500 years of American women’s history. |
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Massachusetts History Online
Use
this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers
for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events. |
| NEWSPAPERS |
| Massachusetts Newstand |
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| Newsbank |
| · Republican, The (Springfield) - (1/1/1988-Current) |
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Provided by the Western Mass Regional Library
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| Thomson Gale |
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· New York Times.
Full-text of The New York Times from 1995 |
| SCIENCE |
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Facts
on File Science Online
A complete reference database
covering animal anatomy, anthropology and archaeology, astronomy and space
technology, atomic physics, biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, general science, genetics, health and medicine, human anatomy and physiology, marine science, physics, and weather and climate. |
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Available through our membership in C/W MARS |
| STUDENTS K - 12 |
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Info Trac K-12 Junior Edition
Designed for junior high and middle school students. Includes mainly
full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Info Trac Student Edition
Designed for secondary school students. Includes mainly full-text
magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Kids InfoBits
Targeting the research needs of grades K-5 students. this resources
incudes Blackbirch Press curriculum support references, 100 full- text age appropriate magazines and 2 newswires. Graphs, charts, maps and over 2,500 searchable images. |
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Note: All databases not credited
are provided by the Mass Board of Library Commissioners and Western Mass
Regional Library System |
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