On-Line Databases
Topical List of Databases
Biographies
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Discovering Collection
This
collection of topical databases includes several that focus on biographical
information:
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DISCovering Authors
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DISCovering Biography
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U.X.L Biographies
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U.X.L. DISCovering Authors
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Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated
Provides more than 100,000 biographies and 28,000+ images. Includes
information from
reference
sources such as Current Biography Illustrated, Junior Authors and
Illustrators, and
World
Authors.
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Business
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Business and Company Resource Center
Company profiles for more than 300,000 companies. Profiles include
corporate parent/sibling
relationships,
industry rankings, products and brands, performance ratings, investment
reports
and
industry statistics.
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Citing Sources
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NoodleBib
Create and edit bibliographies or works cited lists in MLA format.
After entering the
information
for a resource, NoodleBib organizes the information with proper punctuation
and
alphabetizes
the list. Print the list, or follow the on-screen instructions for importing
the
document
into a research paper.
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Connecticut Libraries
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Connecticut State
University Library Catalog
Use this
catalog to search the following collections: Central Connecticut State
University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State
University, Western Connecticut State University or the Connecticut State
Library.
¨ reQuest—Connecticut’s Statewide Library Catalog
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University of
Connecticut Libraries
Under the heading Quick Links on the left side of the screen
click on Homer Library Catalog. A search will provide the call number and the
status of the item.
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West
Hartford Public Library Catalog
Select the Main Library, Bishop’s Corner Branch, Faxon Branch
or Combined Catalogs to search.
Encyclopedias
and General Resources
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BrainPop
This database
provides curriculum support in the following areas: Science, Social Studies,
Math, English, Health and Technology.
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Enchanted Learning
Educational web sites produced by Enchanted Learning which support teaching and
learning at the elementary level.
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Encyclopedia Americana
Comprehensive coverage for research including articles,
bibliographies, graphics, maps, flags
and
Internet links. Click
here to set up access from home
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General Reference Center Gold
Over 1,200 full-text articles in general interest magazines, business
and industry journals and
reference
books.
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Provides
38,000+ articles, pictures, maps, flags, web links, videos, dictionaries,
thesaurus and
and
an interactive atlas. Click
here to set up access from home
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New Book of Knowledge
Search
over 9,000 articles, photos, maps, flags, full-text magazine articles and
web links.
Click
here to set up access from home
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Health
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Health and Wellness Resource Center
Medical
information for health professionals and general readers from health/medical
journals,
pamphlets
and reference sources. Links include a medical dictionary, medical
encyclopedia
and
directory of health organizations.
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Internet Search Guide
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INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
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Librarian’s Index to the Internet
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NetTrekker
This academic search engine matches educator-selected,
standards-based on-line resources with individual students’ learning needs.
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Literature
¨
Discovering Collection
This
collection of topical databases includes several that focus on authors and
literature:
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DISCovering Authors
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EXPLORING Novels
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EXPLORING Poetry
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EXPLORING Short Stories
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EXPLORING Shakespeare
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TeachingBooks.net
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U.X.L. Discovering Authors
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What Do I Read Next?
Search for recommended titles for children, young adults and adults.
Information includes a
summary of the book, awards and links to similar titles.
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Magazine Indexes
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Search
periodicals covering all academic concentrations. Periodical titles include:
social sciences,
humanities, science and technology, national news and
general interest subject areas.
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InfoTrac Junior Edition
Provides
over 90 full-text general interest magazines and reference sources.
Reference titles
include:
Information Please Almanac, Information Please Sports Almanac, Information
Please
Environmental
Almanac, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, The Columbia
Encyclopedia
and the Reader’s Companion to American History.
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InfoTrac OneFile
Includes over 3,100 full-text magazine titles from 1980 to the
present. Titles represent general
interest
magazines, refereed academic journals, business publications, technology
periodicals
plus
specialty titles in law, health care and computers.
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Infotrac Student Edition
Provides
more than 270 full-text magazines, reference books, historical images and
maps.
Reference
titles include: Asimov’s Chronology of Science and Discovery, Information
Please
Almanac,
Information Please Sports Almanac, Information Please Environmental Almanac,
Merriam-Webster’s
Biographical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary,
Merriam-Webster’s
Dictionary of Quotations, The Columbia Encyclopedia, The Reader’s
Companion
to American History and more.
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KidsinfoBits
Full-text journals, maps, almanacs and new articles.
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Newspapers and Current Events
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Hartford Courant
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National News
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Photographs
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AP Photo
Professional
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Professional Collection
Includes
more than 300 full-text journals for a variety of professions including
education.
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Spanish Language Resources
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Busca en Espano
Search
to full-text Spanish-language and bilingual magazines in Spanish.
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Informé
This resource provides 50 full-text Spanish-language and bilingual
magazines and
newspapers.
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Topical Databases
¨
Discovering Collection
This
collection of topical databases includes several that focus on science and
social studies:
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DISCovering Multicultural America
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DISCovering Science
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DISCovering U. S. History
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DISCovering World History
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History Resource Center --US
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History
Resource Center --World
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U.X.L. Multicultural
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U.X.L. Science
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U.X.L. Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
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U.X.L. Worldmark Encyclopedia of States
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U.X.L. Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of Nations
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Worldmark Encyclopedia of States
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West Hartford Public Schools Library Catalogs
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West Hartford Public Library Catalog
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