Databases

Looking for homework help? Visit our Children's Databases page for links to great resources for elementary students our Teen Databases page middle and high school students.

BIOGRAPHY

Biography In Context
More than 432,000 biographies on more than 340,000 people.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
An index of current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
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BUSINESS, FINANCE & LAW

Business Insights: Essentials
Company profiles, industry rankings, products and brands, stock prices, investment reports, industry statistics.
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Morningstar Investment Research Center
An all-inclusive research database which features data and analysis on over 11,000 international and domestic stocks, 24,000 mutual funds and over 800 exchange traded funds. Try it and tell us what you think.
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AtoZdatabases
Premier Reference and Marketing Database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more! Update Frequency: Biweekly. Output: Email, Print or Download.
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Reference USA - This database is being replaced by AtoZdatabases (see above)

LegalTrac
Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac®. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
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GENEALOGY

Heritage Quest
Research resource for family history and American culture includes U.S. federal census records and the UMI Genealogy and Local History collection
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GENERAL RESOURCES

PowerSearch
Search for any term or phrase and find articles from thousands of magazines, journals, newspapers and books along with videos, images and podcast content.
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 InfoTrac Student Edition
Articles and curriculum-related materials selected especially for students through grade 12.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Full text reference books on a wide variety of topics including Arts, Medicine, Literature, Religion, and more.
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General Reference Center Gold
A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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Popular Magazines on the Web
Access to the complete or nearly complete archives of many popular magazines such as Life, People, Time, U.S. News & World Report, and other popular magazines. 
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HEALTH

Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical information for health professionals and general readers.
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HISTORY

U. S. History In Context  
Provides articles on topics in United States history from reference, periodical, primary sources, news and multimedia content, organized into tabs.
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World History In Context 
Provides articles on topics in World history from reference, periodical, primary sources, news and multimedia content, organized into tabs.
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Salem History
Online access to Milestone Documents in American History, a resource published by Salem Press which combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.
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Also available in print at the library. Location: TEEN REF 973 MILESTONE

ICONN

ICONN (Connecticut Digital Library)
Search all of the databases of the Connecticut Digital library, a collection of magazine, journal, newspaper, general reference and academic sources. You may also search each database individually.
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LANGUAGES

Transparent Language Online
Transparent Language Online is an online language-learning system available for over 70 languages. It offers simple steps to memorize words and phrases in a new language, including their meanings and proper pronunciation, in the shortest possible time. First create an account at the library. Then you will be able to access Transparent Language Online from any computer with internet access.
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Informe! (Revistas en Español)
Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals.
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LITERATURE

Literary Reference Center
This resource includes more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; 75,000 articles of literary criticism; 130,000 author biographies; full text of more than 300 literary journals; 500,000 book reviews; 25,000 classic and contemporary poems; over 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories. Enter your library card number as your Patron ID.
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NEWSPAPERS

Hartford Courant Historical
This archive includes over 280,000 pages of text from 1764 through 1922
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iCONN Newsstand
Full-text coverage of the Hartford Courant 1992-present
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PowerSearch
Full-text coverage of the Christian Science Monitor, the London Times, and the New York Times. Connect from the Library & Home To search a newspaper click on "Browse Publications" then enter newspaper name under "Find Title" and click "Go."

New York Times
1985-present
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Wall Street Journal
1984-present
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Washington Post
1987-present
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SCIENCE

Science In Context
Provides articles from scientific reference books, magazines, journals, biographies and images. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, physics, technology, and wildlife.
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TEST PREP

Learning Express
Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of our Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Includes SAT, ACT, GED, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, U.S. Citizenship preparation, computer software training, and much more. See a list of resources.
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PrepMe SAT preparation service has been replaced by Learning Express (see above)


 

 
 
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