Gale PowerSearch

INFOTRAC PowerSearch: Provides search capabilities using multiple databases in the INFOTRAC collection including any Gale Virtual Reference Library eBook titles. It also allows the researcher to customize searches and results by creating individual accounts, export RSS feeds, and to access downloable MP3 format audio versions of articles, a language translator, text-to-speech, and Web.2.0 sharing tools.

Academic

Academic OneFile: Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.

Expanded Academic ASAP: Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers.

Educator's Reference Complete: A selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources.

Arts & Humanities

Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites: A collection of websites selected and annotated by Library of Congress Humanities and Social Sciences Division subject specialists.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online: Essays, articles and videos examining the lives and works of great writers throughout history and the world. (FoF)

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select: A collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.

Biography

Biography Resource Center: Biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events, and the arts.

Business

General Business File ASAP: Includes company performance, industry events and trends, the latest in management, economics, and politics.

Countries

Portals to the World: Selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world.

World Fact Book: Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Encyclopedias

Britannica Online School Edition: Includes reference articles, journals and magazines, multi-media, and web sites.

Gale Virtual Reference Library: A database of multidisciplinary encyclopedias and specialized reference sources.

World Book Student: Includes articles and multi-media as well as Spanish language version of the encyclopedia.

General

General Reference Center Gold: A general interest database that includes newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications.

Student Edition: A periodical database designed for high-school students.

Virtual Reference Shelf: Selected websites compiled the Library of Congress.

Health

History (American)

American History Online: Political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. (FoF)

Massachusetts History Online: Full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.

History (World)

Ancient and Medieval History Online: Explores the pre-modern world focusing on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.(FoF)

Modern World History Online: Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history from mid-15th century to the present.(FoF)

Newspapers

Massachusetts Newsstand: Full-text coverage of the 12 Massachusetts newspapers, including the Berkshire Eagle from 2005 and the Boston Globe from 1980.

The New York Times from 1985

Science

Science Online: Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.(FoF)

Library Catalogues Online

Web Collection Plus: Mt. Everett & Undermountain Library Catalogues.

CW/MARS Catalogue: Library catalogues from Central & Western Massachusetts libraries.

Massachusetts Library & Information Network: Online catalogs for Massachusetts libraries.

Librarian's Index to the Internet: A comprehensive collection of librarian selected websites.

Library of Congress: Library catalogs, digital collections, special exhibitions, and much more.

Research Skills & Tutorials

A+ Reserch & Writing: Presents a step by step guide to the research paper process for high school and college students.

Research 101: Interactive online turtorial introducing research skills.

Evaluating Web Content: Provides tips for evaluating a variety of web reources.

How to Evaluate Information on the Web (Tutorial): An oline tutorial that takes the viewer through the evaluation process.

SearchPath: Modules on Starting smart, Choosing a topic, Finding Articles, Using the Web and Citing Sources.

Citation Resources

Citation Machine: Designed to help student researchers to properly use MLA and APA citations for the sources used.

Citation Maker: Allows students to generate MLA citations for print, non-print and online resources.

Reading Lists

Recommended Reading by the American Library Association: Included are booklists for children, teens, and adults.

Reading Rants! Out of the ordinary teen booklists.

Young Adult Library Services Association: Booklists and Award Winners

Teachers' Resources

AASL Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning:Web sites that foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration.

AASL Landmark Websites for Teaching and Learning: Websites are honored due to their exemplary histories of authoritative, dynamic content and curricular relevance.

ERIC Collection: Bibliographic records of education literature.

Thinkfinity: Includes lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources.