Emmanuel
d'Alzon Library
General and Reference
Databases
Academic OneFile
Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content to 1995.
Academic
Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 3,970 journals covering the social sciences, humanities,
general science, multi-cultural studies, education, and much more. Full text
and abstracts from 1958 to present.
Art
Image Collections
A variety of excellent art
image collections including Art Resource, Bridgeman Art Library, and Art Image
Links. Provides searchable image collections covering hundreds of areas in the
visual arts.
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America
Presents extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service.
Biography
Resource Center
This database is funded by the Massachusetts Board of
Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. Coverage
varies and the database combines biographies from nearly 80 Gale Reference Sources
with full text from over 250 periodicals.
Biology
A comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of biological science, including its history and issues. Includes articles on biology-related careers and important individuals, as well as topics from active transport to zoology research.
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States
Contains more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every state in the country.
Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
Presents more than 2,500 graphs, charts, maps, and photos that cover the most important and interesting facts about every country on the planet.
The
Boston Globe
Available via Newsbank. This database is funded by the Massachusetts Board of
Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. Coverage
is from 1980 to the present and full text articles are available.
Boston Herald
Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Central Massachusetts
Region. Available via Newsbank. Coverage is from 1997 to the present and full
text articles are available.
Contemporary Fashion
A reference book covering individual designers and fashion houses that have been active throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Contemporary Novelists
Contains biographical/critical essays on the most important living novelists writing in English worldwide.
Contemporary Poets
Provides biographical and bibliographical infor-tion on 789 of the world's most important contemporary English-language poets, including 120 new to this edition.
Credo Reference Digital Reference Library
Over 100 searchable and browsable reference books from a collection of the world's leading publishers.
Encyclopedia Americana
Contains additional materials, including maps, flags, tables, and links to related sites on the World Wide Web.
Encyclopedia
Britannica Online
Available via Britannica. The current edition is available and includes the
complete encyclopedia, Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and links to
more than 130,000 selected websites.
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security
Provides a comprehensive, subject specific guide to the history, uses, scientific principles, and technologies of espionage, intelligence, and security.
(UXL) Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
Focuses on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms - what they are, how they look, how they were created, how they change over time, and major geological events associated with them.
Encyclopedia of Population
Provides expanded, up-to-date coverage of demographic topics both in the core field and in neighboring disciplines.
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Covering the “long” Enlightenment, from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815, these 700 articles by leading scholars range from discussions of mercantilism and democracy to the battlefield to the dissemination of ideas in salons and coffeehouses.
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Provides 3,000 concise and detailed articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history.
Encyclopedia
of Religion
This second edition includes over 3,300 entries on the world's religions.
Encyclopedia of Small Business
Designed to provide entrepreneurs with how-to information that they can apply to their own business. Contains 600 detailed articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including financing, financial planning, business plan creation, market analysis, sales strategy, tax planning, and human resource issues.
Expanded
Academic ASAP
This database is funded by the Massachusetts Board
of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. Coverage
is from 1980 to the present and this is a datapase of periodicals covering all
major academic disciplines including many articles in full text.
FactSearch -
Available via FirstSearch. Coverage is from 1984 to the present. This is a database
of statistics from more than 1,100 periodical sources.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture
Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day.
Funk
& Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries and images covering a variety of subject
areas.
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Presents current, unbiased information on alternative and complementary medical practices, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda, and osteopathy.
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Includes entries covering cancers, cancer drugs, treatments, side effects, and diagnostic procedures.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Provides clear, complete information on genetic disorders, including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies, in articles that are both comprehensive and easy to understand in language accessible to laypersons.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Includes information on more than 1,600 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
This title presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more.
General
Reference Center
This database is funded by the Massachusetts Board
of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. Coverage
is from 1980 to the present. This is a general interest database of articles,
many in full text, from periodicals and reference books.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar allows you to cross search scholarly literature across many disciplines.
GPO
US government publications .
Grant
Advisor
Contains grant information as well as a searchable database of funding opportunities. Off campus access is available with a user name and password. Contact the Reference Desk at 508-767-7273 for this information.
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
Primary source documents focuses on some of the leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries: immigration and multiculturalism.
In
the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal
Narratives
Personal narratives- the
most comprehensive archive of social memory. Covers many topics including historical
events and people from World War I and II to popular culture, music to medicine,
Hitler to John Wayne, gay rights to September 11th.
International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers
Written for film students and film buffs alike, this set features thorough coverage of legendary films, actors, actresses, directors, writers, and other production artists through detailed essays and commentary by experts. Entries include biographies, filmographies, comprehensive credits, production information, major awards, and bibliographies.
JSTOR
Available via JSTOR. Coverage is from the first issues to the last 3 to 5 years.
This is a database of over 100 fulll text scholarly journal articles including
some volumes dating back to the nineteenth century.
Knovel
Library
Provides a one-stop source
for finding answers to science, engineering, and math questions. Contains nine
full text handbooks with formulas, tables and graphs.
LexisNexis
Available via LexisNexis Reed Elsevier, Inc. It is updated daily and is a full
text database which provides access to news, business, legal and reference information.
Literary Reference Center
A full text database that combines information from major reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO.
Massachusetts Newspapers
Regional newspapers from around the Commonwealth.
Multimedia
Encyclopedia
Containing thousands of
articles, extensive hyperlinking, bibliographies and links to other sources
of information on the Web. The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia Online is updated
monthly.
NetLibrary
Available via NetLibrary. The current subscription is available. These are E-books
for searching, reading and checkout. Access to main Library books requires registration.
(Historical) New York Times
Offers full-text and full-image articles for the New York Times from 2003 back to its first issue in 1851.
Oxford Art Online
Gateway to art research. Includes access to Grove Art Online, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.
Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
Provides rich detail on all aspects of the Renaissance in 14th to 17th century Europe. It includes comprehensive coverage of the art, literature, science, culture, philosophy, religion, economics, history, and conflict of the period.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women In World History
Provides 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies.
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Available via the Oxford University Press. The second edition is available. It contains the entire text of the 24 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary.
Oxford Music Online
Gateway to music research. Includes access to Grove Music Online, Oxford Dictionary of Music, and Oxford Companion to Music.
Project
MUSE
Available via John Hopkins University Press. Coverage is from 1993 to the present.
This is a database of over 100 full text scholarly journals mainly within the
past five years.
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students
This set has been prepared especially for nonspecialists, focusing on Renaissance-era topics most studied in high school world history, art, literature, economics, and science curriculum.
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference.
Science Online
A complete reference database containing thousands of entries covering almost many science fields.
Statistical
Abstract of the United States
A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States.
Selected international data are also included.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Funded by Mass. Bd of Library Commissioners & Mass Regional Library Systems.
Available through Newsbank. Coverage is from 1989 to the present. Full text articles.
World of Earth Science
A comprehensive guide to the concepts, theories, discoveries, pioneers, and issues relating to topics in earth science.
WorldCat
Available via FirstSearch. Coverage is from before 1000 B.C. to the present.
This database is updated daily. This is an OCLC catalog of books, web resources,
and other material worldwide, comprising a total of over 50 million records.
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