The following databases offer access to articles, statistics and images from a variety of sources including newspapers, magazines, academic journals, reference books and editorially reviewed websites.
Please see a member of the Library staff for the usernames and/or passwords you will need to access these resources.
General Research
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
Includes online access to the newest edition of Encyclopedia Britannica. This is a great place to find general and background information to start your research.
InfoTrac
- PowerSearch:
Provides access to multiple databases that draw on sources including online
reference books, newspapers, magazines, and encyclopedias.
Massachusetts
Newstand:
Includes access to articles from many newspapers, including the Springfield
Republican and the Boston Globe.
Biographies
Biography
Resource Center
Integrates original biographies with full-text magazine articles, images,
and website links. Search for current or historic people by name, occupation,
nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender.
Controversial Issues & Opinions
Points of View Reference Center
Use this database to research different points of view on controversial
issues.
Literary Criticism
Literary Reference Center:
Offers literary criticism and biographical information on hundreds of classic
and contemporary authors and poets.
Contemporary
Literary Criticism:
Offers literary criticism and overviews on modern authors and works published
since 1950.
