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Databases & eBooks, Catalogs & Search Engines for Conard students Ask a library staff member for instructions for accessing these resources outside of school.

Annals of America Online American history primary sources, organized by time, subject & author.	e-Book Reference Collection	Opposing Viewpoints Current events topics -- facts and arguments - pro & con. Includes topic overviews, statistics, news and images.
GreenFile Environmental information. Includes general, scholarly and document reports.
Britannica Online Basic information on all academic topics, written by experts. Results are shown at different reading levels. Special features include: timeline, atlas, multi-media clips.	Grolier Online Search the Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge and more. For use outside of the library, you must first establish an individual user account at http://auth.grolier.com/login/login-bin/ send_signup_form.	CultureGrams Detailed cultural information & daily life in 200 countries and 52 states. World Conflicts Today Summary and detailed information on protracted wars & conflicts around the world. Links to reports and up-to-date PowerPoint slideshows
CQ Researcher Unbiased analysis of hundreds of contemporary issues, each covered in a single weekly report. Each report includes pro and con arguments, background information, statistics and recent developments.	Historical Hartford Courant Local newspaper coverage of local, national and international events from 1764 - 1984.
		WHPL Remote Databases Access additional databases, such as Contemporary Authors, Grove Music Online, Auto Repair Reference Center, Oxford Art Online and the Learning Express (test preparation) by entering your WH Public Library card number.

All Databases or link to individual databases below.
West Hartford Public Library Cards are required for remote access to iConn databases. Click here to apply.

General OneFile
General interest and specialized magazines, journals & newspapers.

Student Edition
Limited version of General OneFile described above, geared towards students.

Expanded Academic
Expanded version covering all academic concentrations.

Academic OneFile
Academic and scholarly journals and reference sources.

Informe!
Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals.

General Reference Center Gold
Multi-source general interest reference tool.

The Hartford Courant (1992 - current)

The Hartford Courant - Historical
(1764 - 1922)

National Newspapers
The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.

Associated Press Images
Photos of thousands of news events, past & present. Collect, compare, sort, save & use.

Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical and health information for health professionals and general readers.

Educator's Reference Complete
Over 1,000 periodicals & reports on all topics & every education specialty.

Discovering Collection
History, literature, biography, science and social studies.

Biography Resource Center
Multiple biographical articles from books & periodicals for each individual.

History Resource Center
Books, journals, magazines, documents, biographies, photos and maps, and videos.

Science Reference Center
Books, journals, magazines, encyclopedias, photos, videos and reference works.

Student Research Center
Search magazines, newspapers, biographies, reference sources & videos on all academic topics.

Catalogs & Search Engines

West Hartford Public Library Catalog
Here you can search individual branches or the combined catalogs of the West Hartford Public Library.

Athena@Conard Library Media Center
Search the Conard Library collection via reQuest, the statewide library catalog.

reQuest:Connecticut's Statewide Library Catalog
Search over three million titles located in over three hundred Connecticut libraries at once.

Net Trekker
A search engine providing fast, easy access to high quality, educationally relevant websites, pre-screened and selected by educators. Remote use requires registration from school first, using your school network user name and password.

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