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Last modified 04.09.08

Subscription Databases - Off-Campus

*** On-campus access ***
General Reference
American National Biography
[Not available off campus]
AP Multimedia Archive
Text, photos, and diagrams
Encyclopedia Britannica
InfoTrac
Articles from encyclopedias and other reference sources, as well as periodicals
NetLibrary
[Requires public library card]
OCLC FirstSearch
[Not available off campus]
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford Reference Online
Student Resource Center Junior
Articles from encyclopedias and other reference sources, as well as periodicals, especially for middle schoolers
World Book Online
[Requires public library card: log in, then select from under "Encyclopedias"]
Periodicals
Historical New York Times
Full text, 1851-2001
InfoTrac
Full-text and indexed magazine and journal articles, as well as articles from reference sources
ProQuest Newspapers
Full text of The Boston Globe (1980-current), The Boston Herald (1991-current), The Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989-current), and other New England papers
Project MUSE
[Only abstracts and citations available off campus] - Full text of scholarly journals
Humanities
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Online
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Collection of reference books online, including:
  • Arts and Humanities Through the Eras
  • Contemporary Fashion
  • Contemporary Novelists
  • Contemporary Poets
  • Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
  • Fashion, Costume, and Culture
  • International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
  • Grove Art Online (Oxford Art Online)
    Grove Music Online (Oxford Music Online)
    Literary Reference Center
    [Requires public library card: log in, then select from under "Arts & Humanities"]
    Literature Resource Center
    Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
    SIRS Renaissance
    Full-text articles in the arts and humanities
    Science
    Access Science
    Reference materials
    AP Accuweather
    Weather maps and facts
    Gale Virtual Reference Library
    Collection of reference books online, including:
  • Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
  • Biology
  • Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
  • Genetics
  • U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
  • World of Earth Science
  • Social Studies
    American Decades Primary Sources
    [Not available off campus]
    American Government
    American History
    Annals of American History
    Primary source documents
    CQ Historic Documents Series
    Primary source documents, 1972-present
    Gale Virtual Reference Library
    Collection of reference books online, including:
  • Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the U.S.
  • Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
  • Business Leader Profiles for Students
  • Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
  • Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
  • Encyclopedia of European Social History
  • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
  • Encyclopedia of Population
  • Encyclopedia of Small Business
  • Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
  • Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
  • Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
  • St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
  • Issues & Controversies in American History
    Primary sources, timelines, biographies, charts, images
    State Geography
    Maps, facts, and images
    The Statesman's Yearbook 2008
    [Not available off campus] - Maps and data about countries
    World Geography
    Maps, facts, and images
    World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras