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Online Databases
How to choose which database to use
CQ Researcher
Ebsco/Eric
Encyclopedia Britannica Academic
Encyclopedia Britannica School
Facts.com
Infotrac
NetLibrary
Newsbank
Opposing Viewpoints
Pro and Con Online
ProQuest
Student Resource Center
To access these database from outside of the school, use the URLs, account names and passwords on the remote login sheets available in the library.

CQ Researcher

Provides in-depth 12,000 word entries on a wide range of social, economic, political and environmental issues.

Ebsco/Eric

One of the largest databases of articles on educational issues.

Encyclopedia Britannica Academic

More than 72,000 articles, 130,000 links, images, video, timelines, etc. Much larger than any of the free web encyclopedias.

Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition

Contains all of the content of Britannica Academic, but also provides articles written at the middle and elementary school levels.

Facts.com

5 interconnected databases provide full-text information from the 1940s to the present about news, controversial and/or current issues, science, and world facts. Includes World News Digest, Issues and Controversies on File, Today’s Science, World Almanac, and World Almanac Encyclopedia. Updated daily.

Infotrac

Full-text magazine and newspaper articles, reference material, pamphlets, and government documents in areas of general interest,.health, business, biography, literature and various professional fields. Updated daily.

Newsbank

Full-text access to Boston Globe (1980 - present), Boston Herald (1997 - present), Springfield Republican/Union News (1988 - present), Worcester Telegram and Gazette (1989 - present). Updated daily.

Opposing Viewpoints

Pro/con essays on a wide variety of topics. Also contains text of the reference set Information Plus.

Pro and Con Online

Includes searchable index of full-text articles from Congressional Digest, Supreme Court Debates, and International Debates.

ProQuest

Full-text articles from national and international newpapers, magazines, periodicals, government documents, reference sources from 1971 to the present. Updated daily.

Student Resource Center

Premium selection of original reference material, overviews, critical essays, primary source documents and full-text periodicals and newspapers from 1986 - present. Updated daily.



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