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consumer reports online britannica

Global Issues in Context


Health and Wellness


Business Insights

grove art online
Grove Art Online

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Boston Globe Index

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Databases by Subject:

American History

Art & Music

Biographies

Business & Finance

Consumer Reports

Encyclopedia Britannica

Genealogy


General Resources

Health

InfoTrac Gale Databases

Issues & Controversies

Kids

Languages

Literature

 

Maps

Newspapers

Reading Suggestions

Science

TumbleBook Library

Universal Class

World History

World Geography

 

 

American History

Gale:
     Gale Biography in Context
     Gale US History in Context
     Gale Virtual Reference Library
     Massachusetts History Online

Sharpe -- US History and Culture:  (Please call the library for password and login information.)

American Folklife
American Presidential Campaigns and Elections (1788-2008)
American Social Movements
Civil War Era and Reconstruction (1861-1877)
Colonial America (1492-1783)
Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1919)
The Great Depression and New Deal (1929-1941)
Jazz Age (1919-1929)
Postwar America (1945 - Present)
Settlement of America (1607-1890)
Social Issues in America

    
     
     


Art & Music

Grove Art Online - Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001). It offers ongoing additions of new and updated articles, over 3,000 thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles, extensive image links, and sophisticated search and navigation tools.

Salem History - Musicians & Composers - Biographical profiles of important figures in all genres of music of the 20th century  (Please call the library for password and login information.)


Biographies

Gale Biography in Context
Salem History - Musicians & Composers- Biographical profiles of important figures in all genres of music of the 20th century  (Please call the library for password and login information.)


Business & Finance

The Boston Globe
Gale Business Insights: Essentials

General Business File ASAP
The New York Times

Encyclopedia Britannica Links

Online Public Library Edition
Online Public Library Edition: Kids
Online School Edition
Elementary School Edition
Middle School Edition
High School Edition
Learning Zone
Spanish Reference Center
Spanish Edition: Escolar (K-8)
Spanish Edition: Moderna (9-12)
Annals of American History
World Data Analyst



Genealogy

New England Genealogical Society Databases (In-library use only)


General Resources

InfoTrac Power Search:  Search one or any combination of Gale Databases
Academic OneFile
Educator Reference Complete
Expanded Academic ASAP
Gale Infotrac General OneFile
General Reference Center Gold



Health

Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center
Gale - Health Reference Center Academic
Gale - Nursing Resource Center
Salem Health Databases:
  (Please call the library for password and login information.)

Addictions & Substance Abuse
Genetics
Magill's Medical Guide
Psychology and Mental Health
    

InfoTrac Gale Databases

InfoTrac Power Search:  Search one or any combination of Gale Databases galepowersearch


Issues & Controversies


Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context


Kids

Junior Edition - K12
Kids InfoBits

Languages

Mango Languages


Literature

Academic OneFile 
Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select
Literature Resource Center
         

Newspapers

The Boston Globe
The New York Times


Maps

A to Z Maps 
(Enter library card # for login.  Note:  Patron card numbers beginning with "D" must be capitalized.)


Reading Suggestions

Books & Authors
NoveList - NoveList is a comprehensive online readers’ advisory tool. Patrons can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides and more.



Science

Salem Science:  Encyclopedia of Global Resources  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)
Science in Context
Science Online - Facts on File Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.


World Geography

A to Z Maps
(Enter library card # for login.  Note:  Patron card numbers beginning with "D" must be capitalized.)
Academic OneFile 
The Boston Globe
Gale Infotrac General OneFile
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Global Issues in Context
The New York Times
Salem Science:  Encyclopedia of Global Resources
(Please call the library for password and login information.)
Science in Context
Science Online
Sharpe -- Global History and Culture:  (Please call the library for password and login information.)

Booms and Busts: Economic Hisotry (1630s-Present)
Civilizations and Societies: Ancient and Modern Worlds
Conflicts Since World War II
Global History: Cultural Encounters
Global Social Issues
Native Peoples of the World
World Food
World Monarchies and Dynasties
World Terrorism
World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present



World History

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale World History in Context
Sharpe -- Global History and Culture:  (Please call the library for password and login information.)

Booms and Busts: Economic Hisotry (1630s-Present)
Civilizations and Societies: Ancient and Modern Worlds
Conflicts Since World War II
Global History: Cultural Encounters
Global Social Issues
Native Peoples of the World
World Food
World Monarchies and Dynasties
World Terrorism
World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present

 

 

 

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Databases A - Z:

A to Z Maps
(Enter library card # for login.  Note:  Patron card numbers beginning with "D" must be capitalized.)

Academic OneFile

American Folklife  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

American Presidential Campaigns and Elections (1788-2008)  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

American Social Movements  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Biography in Context

Books & Authors

Booms and Busts: Economic History (1630s-Present)
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

The Boston Globe

Business Insights: Essentials

Civilizations and Societies: Ancient and Modern Worlds
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Colonial America (1492-1783)  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Conflicts Since World War II
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Consumer Reports

Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select 

Educator Reference Complete

Encyclopedia Britannica Links:

Online Public Library Edition
Online Public Library Edition: Kids
Online School Edition
Elementary School Edition
Middle School Edition
High School Edition
Learning Zone
Spanish Reference Center
Spanish Edition: Escolar (K-8)
Spanish Edition: Moderna (9-12)
Annals of American History
World Data Analyst

Expanded Academic ASAP

Gale Infotrac General OneFile

General Business File ASAP  

General Reference Center Gold

Gilded Age and Progressive Era (1877-1919)  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Global History: Cultural Encounters
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Global Issues in Context

Global Social Issues
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Grove Art Online - Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, ed. Jane Turner (1996, 34 vols.) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art, ed. Hugh Brigstocke (2001). It offers ongoing additions of new and updated articles, over 3,000 thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles, extensive image links, and sophisticated search and navigation tools.

The Great Depression and New Deal (1929-1941)  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Health Reference Center Academic

Infotrac Power Search:  Search one or any combination of Gale Databases

Jazz Age (1919-1929)  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Junior Edition - K12

Kids InfoBits

Literature Resource Center       

Mango Languages

Massachusetts History Online

Native Peoples of the World
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

New England Genealogical Society Databases

The New York Times

NoveList - NoveList is a comprehensive online readers’ advisory tool. Patrons can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides and more.

Nursing Resource Center

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Postwar America (1945 - Present)  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Salem Health Databases  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Addictions & Substance Abuse
Genetics
Magill's Medical Guide
Psychology and Mental Health

Salem History - Musicians & Composers  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Salem Science:  Encyclopedia of Global Resources 
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

Science in Context

Science Online - Facts on File Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

Social Issues in America  
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

TumbleBook Library - A collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books), Read-Alongs, Ebooks which may be viewed online, and Tumble Puzzles & Games.

US History in Context

Universal Class

Virtual Reference Library

World Food
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

World History in Context

World Monarchies and Dynasties
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

World Terrorism
(Please call the library for password and login information.)

World Trade: From Ancient Times to the Present
(Please call the library for password and login information.)




     

 

 

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