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Library Research Databases

For help accessing and searching these subscription databases, please use our Electronic Database Searching Tools. Acrobat Reader

Reference E-Books

We have access to the full text of these reference e-books through Gale/Infotrac both on campus and remotely; please ask the librarians for the off-site password:

  • Ancient Civilizations Reference Library, 3 volumes,  2000
  • The Civil War: Primary Documents on Events from 1860 to 1865, 2004
  • The Contemporary Middle East: A Documentary History, 2008
  • The Crusades Reference Library, 4 volumes,  2005
  • Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians, 2nd ed.,  2008
  • The Early Republic: Primary Documents on Events from 1799 to 1820, 2004
  • Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed.,  22 volumes,  2007
  • The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life and Thought, 1996
  • Encyclopedia of World War II, 2007
  • Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction, 5v,  2006
  • Genetic Disorders Sourcebook, 4th ed.,  2010
  • Profiles of Massachusetts, 2nd ed.,  2009
  • World War I Reference Library, 4 volumes,  2002
  • World War II Reference Library, 5 volumes,  2000

More Reference E-Books!  Gale Virtual Reference Library

More full-text reference books and encyclopedias, funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.  Click on “Title List” once you’re in the database to see the available titles.

Search Multiple Databases Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners

Academic OneFile

Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

American History in Video

Provides a large and rich of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion, including videos from Ken Burns, PBS, and and The History Channel. We have access both on campus and remotely; please ask the librarian for the remote password.

Biography in Context

More than 600,000 biographies on more than 500,000 people gathered from more than 170 reference sources. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Boston Public Library Research Databases (including JSTOR and Oxford English Dictionary)

Use a (FREE!) Boston Public Library ecard to access databases that contain thousands of articles from magazines, scholarly journals, encyclopedias, and newspapers. 

Educator’s Reference Complete

Contains more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports from the U.S. Department of Education. Provides full-text results for nearly half of the journal titles found in ERIC. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Expanded Academic ASAP

From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images.  Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

General BusinessFile ASAP

Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

General Reference Center Gold

General interest database that integrates a variety of sources - newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Find articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Global Issues in Context

Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Health Reference Center Academic

Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles.  Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

History in Video

Cross-searchable interface for both American History in Video and World History in Video.

History Reference Center

Offers full text from more than 1,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for 60 history magazines, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 12,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. We have access both on campus and remotely; please ask the librarian for the off-site password.

InfoTrac OneFile

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

New York Times (1980-present)

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Science in Context

Merges authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

U.S. History in Context

Merges authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Funded by Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

World History in Context

Merges authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

World History in Video

Collection of critically acclaimed documentaries that allow students and researchers to explore human history from the earliest civilizations to the late twentieth century. The video content offered here is truly global in scope, covering Africa and the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. Upon completion, the collection will contain 1,000 hours of streaming video that offers access to more than 1,750 important, critically acclaimed documentaries from filmmakers worldwide.