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
LHS is trying out Britannica Online this winter. Please give it a try and let Miss Hedin know what you think.
Grolier Online:
Includes online access to the newest edition of Encyclopedia Americana and
web links selected by the encyclopedia's editors. For home access, please
click here.
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
Opposing
Viewpoints Resource Center
Use this database to research different points of view on controversial
issues. Includes articles and editorials from magazines and newspapers,
as well as books from Gale's Opposing Viewpoints series.
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.
