Research Databases & Websites
The subject categories below contain links to specialized research databases and to high-quality links on the Web reviewed by staff Librarians. The sites were selected for their usefulness to students, teachers and other researchers.
Complete alphabetical list of all databases
Access
World News: America's Newspapers
Full text articles from current International, regional,
state & local newspapers.
African
American Experience
Works written by or about African Americans. Actual images are available
during the years 1630 - 1830. American
Obituaries & Death Notices
Search recent newspapers by name, date
of death, residence, occupation, etc.
Ancestry Family Library
Genealogy, census records, church and vital records to aid in tracing your family
history.
In Library Use Only.
AP Photo Archive
700,000 photos from around the world
and growing daily. Also includes text and audio.
Biography Reference Center
Biographical profiles and images of individuals from antiquity to the present.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Nearly 5 million people in books and other publications.
Business
& Company Resource Locator
Company profiles and financial information,
industry rankings, products and brands, investment reports, industry statistics,
etc. Articles from business magazines.
Business
NewsBank (1993 -)
Magazine and newspaper articles on companies, industries
and product. Covers many regional, state and local areas.
Chicago
Tribune Historical Archive
Obituaries and death notices from 1860
- 1984.
News events from 1900 - 1984. Actual images from the paper are available.
Connecticut
Newspapers
Full-text edition of record for daily and weekly Connecticut newspapers
Contemporary
Authors
Biographical information, interviews, lists of20th century
author's works. Contemporary
Literary Criticism
Full text literary criticism on 20th century author's
works from books and journals.
D & B Million Dollar Directory: Total U.S.
Locate US companies, sort, list and print.
Dallas
Morning News Historical Archive (1885-1977)
Search the newspaper by
keywood, name, event, date. Photos and graphics included.
Dictionary
of Literary Biography
Lenghty articles on author's lives and their
works.
Discovering Collection
Covers 21 core school curriculum subjects from art to science.
Essays, biographies, maps, timelines, images.
Educators Reference Complete
Articles for Teachers and Educators from education magazines
and journals.
Expanded
Academic
Full text articles from over 1000 journals in social sciences,
humanities, science and technology. Foundation
Directory
Search for availability of grants nationwide for projects
by type, keyword, location and size
In Library Use Only. Global
NewsBank (1996 - )
Full text articles in English from periodicals.
newspaper agencies, and government documents from all corners of the world. Grove
Dictionary of Art
Encylopedia of artists, movements, history and techniques
with images.
Hartford
Courant (7/1991 - )
Full text articles from the newspaper serving
the Capital City of Connecticut.
Hartford
Courant Historical (1764-1922 )
Full text archive.
Health
& Wellness Resource Center
Articles from health related magazines,
pamplets, medical encyclopedias and dictionaries. Searchable directory of organizations.
HeritageQuest
Census records and full text historical books to aid in tracing your family history.
History Reference Center
Articles from magazines, journals and books, biographies, documents and speeches, maps, photographs, film and video clips.
iConn
NewStand
Search and print articles from the New York Times (1980-), Washington Post (1987 -) , Hartford Courant (1992 -), Los Angeles Times (1985-), Christian Science Monitor (1988 - ), Boston Globe (1980-), and Wall Street Journal (1984-)
84 -) InfoTracOnefile
(1980 - )
Full text articles from 3000 general magazine articles.
Indexes thousands more magazines and newspapers.
LegalTrac
Articlas from legal, business and general interest publications.
LitFinder
Find Poems, Short Stories and Essays. Many are full text online
Medline Plus
Health information for consumers
Morningstar
Everthing you need to know about mutual funds and stocks
New Canaan Newspapers
Full-text of the New Canaan Advertiser and The New Canaan News-Review.
New
York Times Historical Archive: 1857 - 1999
Search the entire New York
times by keywood, name, date, and article type. Actual image of the newspaper
appears and can be printed. NewsBank
NewsFile Collection with Periodicals (1992 -)
Full text articles from
periodicals, wire services, broadcast news, etc. NewsBank
Science Source Collection (1987 -)
Full text articles, biographies
on all aspects of science including, chemistry, biology, health, physics, and
earth science. NewsBank
Public Library Collection (1992 -)
Full text articles from general
magazines, nespapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, US, UN, and historical documents. NewsBank
Retrospective ( 1970 - 1991)
Full text news and events. NoveList Plus
Advice, book reviews, author biographies and information for Book Groups and readers. Now includes Non-fiction titles.
ReQuest:
Connecticut's Library Catalog
Locate books, videos/dvds audio books,
magazines, newspapers, etc. in public and university libraries in Connecticut.
Includes Yale University.
Science Reference Center
Articles from reference books, magazines and journals, biographies and images. Covers life and physical sciences, health, medicine, and technology.
UN
(United Nations) Connections
Full text United Nations documents, and
articles from daily newswires on issues.
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