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General Resources
PowerSearch
iCONN’s largest collection of articles from magazines, newspapers,
academic journals and trade publications.
Gale
Virtual Reference Library
Search the full text contents of more than 60 online reference
books in arts, biography, health, history, law, literature, religion,
science, health, history and social science.
InfoTrac
Junior Edition
Articles and curriculum-related materials selected especially for
grades 6-8.
Audience: Middle School
Discovering
Collection
Information about People, Places and Events -- history, literature,
biography, science and social studies.
Audience: Middle School and up
InfoTrac
Student Edition
Articles and curriculum-related materials selected especially for
grades 9-12.
Audience: High School
Test Prep
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Science
Science
In Context
Focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms including biology,
chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life
science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history
of science, science and society, science as inquiry, science-related
biographies and more. Use content level indicators to find age appropriate
sources.
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.
World History In Context
Provides articles on topics in World history from reference, periodical,
primary sources, news and multimedia content, organized into tabs.
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.
Also available in print at the library. Location: TEEN
REF 973 MILESTONE
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Hartford
Courant Historical
This archive includes over 280,000 pages of text from 1764
through 1922
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Magazines
PowerSearch
iCONN's largest collection of articles from magazines, newspapers,
academic journals and trade publications. Multimedia tab is also a
good source for historical photos when doing primary source searches.
General
Reference Center Gold
Articles from magazines, journals and reference books.
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.
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.
Biography
Biography
In Context
More than 432,000 biographies on more than 340,000 people.
Newspapers
Hartford Courant HistoricalThis 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
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from the Library
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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."