Databases

SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

• Books in Print
  To use this service you must enter your public library card number.
• Columbia Earthscape
  "An online resource on the global environment." From home use username and password, available from the library.
• Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
  Includes the full text of 150,000 poems and is searchable by author, title, first line, last line, subject, and words in poem. From home use username and password, available from the library.
• Columbia International Affairs Online
  A "comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs."
  From home use username and password, available from the library.
• Current History
  You must have Adobe Acrobat installed in order to view the articles.
• EBSCO Research Databases
  Includes access to a number of databases including Health Source--Consumer Edition, MAS Ultra--School Edition, TOPICsearch, ERIC, Marshall Cavendish Science Reference Center, and others. From home, use this link and enter your public library card number.
• Facts on File Reference Database Center
  Includes full access to a number of sources: Science Online, Health Reference, World History, American History, Ancient History & Culture, American Women’s History, African American History & Culture, and American Indian History & Culture as well as a World Atlas. At home connect with this link. User name and password are available from the library.
• Gale Group Databases
  Databases offering general and specialized full-text articles and primary documents. Includes Biography Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, General Reference Center Gold, Expanded Academic ASAP, History Resource Center: U.S, and History Resource Center: Modern World. From home use the password available from the library.
• Grove Art Online
  "Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with ongoing additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference resource."
• Grove Music Online
  "Grove Music Online is an integrated music resource on the web, including the full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition; 29 volumes), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes) and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes)."
• Noodle Tools
  This service guides you through the steps of making a bibliography. It is very easy to use, and allows you to create your own folders. From home use username and password, available from the library.
• OED Online
  The Oxford English Dictionary. From home, use username and password, available from the library.
• ProQuest Direct
  Features the full-text of thousands of magazines and newspapers including The New York Times back to 1851, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Use this link at home.
• Wilson Web
  Includes the Children's Catalog, Fiction Catalog, Middle and Junior High Catalog, and High School Catalog. From home use username and password available from the library.