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Which Database Should I Use?

 Encyclopedia


Biography

Business

 
Magazines, Journals,
Newspapers,
& ebooks


 



Newspapers
 Full Online Access (login required)
 
 


Indexed Archives:
T&G (1989-)
Boston Globe (1980-)
The New York Times (1985-)


Issues & Topics
 
 
 
 




History &
Social Studies



 










 

Literature
 
 


 
Science & Health




 


Which Database Should I Use?

Magazines & Newspapers Articles:
Gale Group:
Suite of magazine, newspaper articles (including the archives of the New York Times) & 549 ebooks,
part of the Virtual Reference Library.
  Also has a text-to-speech reader, a translator, and a mobile app.
eLibrary:
Full-text magazine articles, TV/radio transcripts & clips, maps, pictures, more.
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles on social, scientific, economic, political, & global issues.
JSTOR: Full-text articles from over a thousand scholarly journals, as well as images, letters and primary sources.  Proquest Newsstand:  Archived full text articles for 16 newspapers in Massachusetts including the Worcester Telegram & Gazette and The Boston Globe.
Holden Landmark:
Weekly news publication for the Wachusett area.
The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal:
Full online access to newspaper articles.(remote login and password required).
The Boston Public Library: 
Expand your search to their many, many resources.

E-Books:
ABC-CLIO's ebook collection has over 500 ebooks, mostly reference, in the topic of social studies, which includes
history, geography, sociology, women's studies, and criminal justice.
eBooks from Gale Group (blue icon) hosts over 550 ebooks, part of the Virtual Reference Library.  There
is also an app for this service.
Google Books is a free, limited service from Google which houses millions of books on its website.  In order to print,
you need to make a screen shot of the page.

Biography:
Gale Biography In Context: Biographical information on over 520,000 people.
Try also ABC-CLIO for famous people in history, and Literary Reference Center and Literature Resources
from Gale
for authors.

Business:
RDS Business Suite
: Most useful for broad profiling information about companies or industries.
Business and Company Resource Center:
Company profiles, brand information, rankings, reports, histories, and news.

Social Studies:
ABC-CLIO: World and U.S. history, government, geography, issues, and links to Pop Culture & World Geography.
Gale U.S. History in Context: Contextual information on U.S. people, events, and topics.
Gale World History in Context: Contextual information on world people, events, and topics.
Pop Culture Universe: The history of America's favorite people, places, and things from all time periods. (ABC-CLIO)
Salem History Online: Contains Great Lives & Events in History, Great Athletes, Great Musicians & American
Milestone Documents.

JSTOR: Full-text articles from over a thousand scholarly journals, as well as images, letters and primary sources.
eBooks from Gale Group (blue icon) hosts over 550 ebooks, and makes up The Virtual Reference Library.  There
is also an app for this service.

Literature:
*NEW: Literary Reference Center Plus
: EBSCO's massive literary database with plot summaries, reviews, criticism,
biographies, over 99,000 poems, 23,000 short stories, 7,300 author interviews, and 8,200 classic texts in the
ebook collection.  There is also an app for this database to read on your mobile device.
Literature Resources from Gale:
Biographies, criticism, reviews for over 130,000 writers plus "Lit Finder's" service
of over 150,000 full-text poems, stories and plays.
Contemporary Literacy Criticism:
Criticism, biography, exploration of contemporary authors (who died after 1959).
Books & Authors:
Answers the question: What do I read next? Explore by author, title, genre.
JSTOR:
Full-text articles from over a thousand scholarly journals, as well as images, letters and primary sources.
eBooks from Gale Group
(blue icon) hosts over 550 ebooks, and makes up The Virtual Reference Library.  There
is also an app for this service.

Science & Health:
*NEW: Science Reference Center:
Contains science-specific, full-text articles for 23 encyclopedias,182 periodicals,
725 reference books, 3,790 biographies, 61 animations, 519 videos, and 28,000+ images.  Mobile app available.
Gale Science in Context:
Full-text magazines, journals, experiments, audio/visual.
Health and Wellness Resource Center:
Journals, videos, pamphlets, reference volumes.
Salem Health Online:
Contains Magill’s Medical Guide, Genetics & Inherited Conditions, Cancer, Psychology and Mental Health.
*NEW: Facts on File Health Reference Center:
Reviewed information on physical and mental health, diseases and disorders, body systems, drug abuse, nutrition, and wellness.  Includes a teen center.

Issues - see also magazine, newspaper, and book articles:
CQ Researcher: Original, comprehensive reporting & analysis on issues in the news researched & written by journalists.
SIRS Researcher Full-text articles on social, scientific, economic, political, & global issues.
Global Issues in Context: Current social, political, economic, environmental, & health issues. 
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context: Information & opinion on today's social issues.
Gale Student Resources in Context: A broad range of topics, people, places, and events on almost every kind of subject.
ABC-CLIO's Understanding Issues and Society:
  Using historical and current data, this database explores how
society shapes and is shaped by controversy.