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Children's Databases

With over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school 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.

Kids InfoBits is a database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more

NewsBank's Special Reports focus on topics of current interest. They include content from sources throughout the world to provide a global perspective, current and background information, statistics, maps, images, websites, and suggested search terms. New information is added daily to featured and current reports.

Find local and national news articles with one search. Full-text access to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Providence Journal and 12 Massachusetts newspapers.

Full text business news for Plymouth County and Southeastern Massachusetts 1991 -present

Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.

Integrates biographies with full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text. The optional Marquis Who's Who® module provides quick reference information on over 1 million additional people whose entries have appeared in more than 20 Marquis sources published from 1985 to the present.

Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database.

Over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books.Provides coverage on key education topics such as Assessment, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, Science & Mathematics, and more for K-12 Teachers & Librarians.

Includes more than four billion names in over 4,000 databases. A comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical research. Find Census records; birth, marriage, and death records; immigration records; vital and church records; military records; and court, land, and probate records. Popular databases include the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1930, Social Security Death Index, Civil War records, U.S. Public Records Index, American Genealogical-Biographical Index, and slave narratives.

Designed to help amateur and professional genealogists, local historians, and public library patrons search and use data from the U.S. Federal Censuses from 1790 to 1930, more than 20,000 full-text family and local histories, and PERSI, a subject index of 6,300 local history and genealogy periodicals. The database also includes Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land-warrant application files, as well as the Freedman's Bank Records, an important resource for African-American genealogical research. Additionally, there are more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, and probate records.

American History and World History can be found at here. Explore our complete time lines of major events in American History as well as World History. Research special sections on diverse subjects ranging from Presidential Elections to Naval History. The ALAMANAC is very useful for finding out what was going on in politics, art and current events by year selected.

Will provide links from the Library of Congress for source material on:
1763-1815:The American Revolution and the New Nation
1815-1860:National Expansion and Reform
1860-1877:Civil War and Reconstruction

Topics for libraries and information management. Database provides coverage on subjects such as librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.

Easy to use! BigChalk eLibrary is a full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps. Key in your request in natural language.

InfoTrac Student Edition was designed for high school students, providing 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.

A free online resource designed to provide quality legal information to the public, to small business owners, and to legal professionals. The public and small business sections of FindLaw contain hundreds of articles written by legal professionals on topics like employment law, family and divorce law, bankruptcy and financial law, accident and injury law, and more. To search for articles and legal resources, either browse the dozens of legal topics, or click search to locate materials on your question. The legal professional section of FindLaw provides access to federal and state legal codes, Supreme Court decisions, forms and contracts, and a Research a Lawyer search. To begin searching, use the site search box near the top of the page or choose a search option from those listed further down the page.

Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select is an extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Entries contain a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study. Search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more.

Includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 2,000 authors and literary genres drawn from the Scribner print series.

What Do I Read Next? includes over 134,300 recommended titles, more than 74,500 plot summaries, and awards information from 568 awards, all to help users uncover new reading adventures, find long-remembered favorites, and discover award-winning titles. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. A monthly highlights page allows the user to see selections of award winners, upcoming titles, and titles that revolve around different subjects each month.

Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history.

Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily. (from the website)

Offers balanced coverage on a wide-range of topics including social sciences, humanities, education, science and technology.

Millions of full-text magazine articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, etc. Images. Updated daily. Find articles by topic, relevance, or keyword. Features allow narrowing subjects with more specific subdivisions, limiting results by date or to a specific publication, broadening search to expanded subdivisions, or selecting only articles having full text.

Why use this database?
Useful to students and anyone looking for general reference information on a variety of topics.
Description: Use this general interest database to search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc. Coverage: 1980-present

A database of information about environmental concerns, which offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet...

The CIA World Factbook is one of the best geographic resources on the Internet. It is a collection of maps, flags, and comprehensive geographic information for every country and territory in the world (over 270 entries).

This database covers 175 countries and addresses 22 categories of interest to travelers, including business culture, communications, demographics, money and banking, points of interest, security, society and culture, tips for businesswomen, transportation, and travel essentials. It also includes maps and photographs.

?Informe! is a database reference tool providing indexing, images and full-text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations. Also included is a thesaurus and interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users.

Access to over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from mainland China. Subjects include the arts, current events, business, health, children's literature and much more. Most titles viewable in both simplified and classical viewing styles. Coverage: 2005-present.

Reference books (eBooks) — in virtually many subject areas including health, medicine, science, art, history, business, biography.

All the tools you need to search across multiple collections of periodical and reference content, while efficiently managing your results. With the cross-search feature of PowerSearch, you can search one, several, or even all available databases simultaneously.

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