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- AccessScience: reference, full-text
The world's leading science encyclopedia: The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. Back
- American Periodical Series: magazines, journals, newspapers, pamphlets, full-text
Contains the full-text of over 1,000 U.S. periodicals dating from 1740-1940. Back
- ARTstor: images
ARTstor contains over 1,000,000 images from a variety of art mediums, time periods, cultures and geographic locations. Images may be used in presentations for educational use but cannot be published on websites. Back
- Biography Resource: reference, full-text
Over 435,000 biographies compiled from a variety of reference texts. Back
- CQ Researcher & CQ Global: reports, full-text
Analytical reports from 1923 (U.S. Topics) to the present. Global themed reports from 1997 to the present. Reports are written by journalists and focus on current domestic and international issues of public concern including: economics, politics, technology, health and the environment. Back
- Credo Reference: reference, full-text
Digitized collection of over 500 reference texts. Includes general reference works and subject-specific works relevant to fine arts, history, humanities, social science and science. Back
- EBSCOHost: magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, primarily full-text, some abstract only
A suite of online databases providing access to current academic, general, business, education and health periodicals. Date of coverage varies by title, but is largely from the '80s, '90s, & 2000s. Back
- Gale Virtual Reference: magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, primarily full-text, some abstract only
This collection is built title-by-title by the library, much as our printed reference collection has been built. Expected to expand over time, the collection currently searches the digitized versions of the following titles:
- Alternative Energy , 3v, 2007
- Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History , 5v, 2005
- The Cold War , 3v, 2011
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics , 3rd ed., 5v, 2004
- Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy , 2v, 2009
- Encyclopedia of Gender and Society , 2v, 2009
- Encyclopedia of Modern China , 4v, 2009
- Encyclopedia of Religion , 2nd ed., 15v, 2005
- Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media , 2011
- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences , 2nd ed., 9v, 2008
- The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs , 2010
- World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of Slaves in the United States , 2v, 2011
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life , 2nd ed., 5v, 2009
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- JSTOR: journals, full-text
Full-text coverage of hundreds of journals. Disciplines include: art, social science, science, law, linguistics, mathematics and philosophy. Date of coverage varies by title & may include articles from the 19th, 20th & 21st centuries. Back
- LIFE Photo Archive: images
Millions of Life magazine photos from 1750 forward. Searchable by keyword or browse by time or topic. Back
- London Times: newspaper, full-text
Full-text of the London Times, 1785-1985. Back
- Music Online: Listening: streaming audio, music
A database from Alexander Street Press containing thousands of streaming audio tracks. Music from around the globe, dating back hundreds of years to the present time. Back
- NBC Learn: videos, images, newsreels, broadcasts
Over 10,000 historic and current event resources including hundreds of mini-documentaries, an extensive archive of interviews with non-fiction and fiction writers, and a vast array of news coverage chronicling key occurrences of the 20th and 21st centuries impacting America. Complete transcripts make content searchable. Back
- Newspapers: 1851-2004: newspapers, full-text, potential primary source
Full-text of the New York Times (1851-2004), Christian Science Monitor (1877-1991), Washington Post (1889-1990), Los Angeles Times (1908-1994), Atlanta Daily World (1931-2003), The Chicago Defender (1909-1975), New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993). Back
- Newspapers: 1690-2000: newspapers, full-text
U.S. Historical Newspapers from 1690-2000. Includes newspapers from every U.S. state. Also includes text of 27 popular magazines such as: Essence, People Weekly, Time, Fortune, and Real Simple. Back
- NH Newspapers: newspapers, full-text
Full-text of the Concord Monitor (2002-current) and the New Hampshire Union Leader (1989-current). Back
- Oxford Art Online: reference, full-text
Online version of The Grove Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms and The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics. Back
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- Oxford Islamic Studies Online: reference, full-text, Islamic studies
Contains key English language articles from Islam-focused reference sets, including: Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Islamic World: Past and Present, and The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Also includes translations of the Qur'an as well as Hanna Kassis' Concordance of the Qur'an. A timeline of Islamic events and a date converter for Christian and Islamic calendars are incorporated.
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- Oxford Music Online: reference, full-text
Online version of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music. Also includes archived content from The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Back
- Project Muse: journals, eBooks, full-text
The full-text of 500 journals and 5,200 eBooks covering research in the Humanities, Arts, Sciences, International Studies and Social Sciences. Back
- ProQuest Periodicals: magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, primarily full-text, some abstract only
Provides access to over 2000 current academic, general, business, education and health periodicals. Date of coverage varies by title, but is largely from the '80s, '90s, & 2000s. Back
- Salem History: primary sources, reference
133 primary source documents key to U.S. history. Also included is a history of each primary source, its impact and information about the creator(s). Also, visit the library’s reference room to use the print version of this set, located at: REF 973 F495M. Back
- Scribner Writers Series: reference, full-text, writers
Includes multi-page, in-depth biographies of over 1,400 authors. Biographies include historical, contemporary and global writers. Essays about literary topics and literary forms are also included. Back