Gale Group: IT Web
Multiple products with access to magazine articles, to biographical information, to literary and health topics.
LexisNexis: Scholastic Edition
News from around the world in English language and foreign language newspapers and information about legislation and statistic; includes topics from the past twenty years.
NewsBank: A World of Information
Full text of three newspapers - the Boston Globe (1980-), the Boston Herald (1997-) and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989-).
ProQuest: Historical Newspapers
Great resource for primary material; provides the complete run of the New York Times (1851-) as well as the Wall St. Journal, the Washington Post, the Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times.
A to Z World Culture
Information on the daily life, religion, holidays and cultures of 175 countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Britannica: Encyclopedia Britannica Online
In-depth articles in a scholarly encyclopedia; also provides a dictionary, a thesaurus and a guide to the Internet.
Grolier Online
Access to four separate encyclopedias:
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, a quick reference tool for students.
La Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea, Spanish language general encyclopedia.
Lands and People Online, overview of current countries, cultures, events.
New Book of Popular Science, topics in science, technology, medicine.
Oxford English Dictionary
History of the vocabulary of the English language, includes examples of usage and definitions.
CITATION COMPOSER
EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker
Guided steps for creating MLA and APA style reference lists.
OTHER LIBRARIES
OCLC First Search: WorldCat
Catalog of materials owned by libraries nationwide; identifies and locates the items.
Answers...To Go!: Your @ Home Library
Off campus access to information from local libraries: databases, library catalogs, interactive reference help.
(Requires a Massachusetts library card for login.)
NOTE: Databases are available directly anywhere on campus. Home access to several of these resources is available by going to Answers..To Go! For added information about remote access contact one of your librarians.
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