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Storrs Library is pleased to offer remote access to many online databases, professionally selected and reviewed for reliability. Some are exclusively available to Storrs Library cardholders, others are purchased by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and others are provided by membership in CWMARS. A brief description for each of the databases can be found below.

NEWSPAPERS
Springfield Republican	Springfield Republican, Springfield MA (via Newsbank) (1988 - current) Available to library cardholders from Western Mass. only
Boston Globe	Boston Globe full-text coverage from 1980
New York Times Backfile	New York Times Backfile Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995).
Boston Herald	Boston Herald full-text coverage from from 1991
BusinessWest	BusinessWest (Chicopee) full-text bi-weekly business journal for western MA from 1992
Berkshire Eagle	Berkshire Eagle full-text coverage for Pittsfield, MA, Berkshire County, and 4 nearby New York communities from 2005.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette	Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) Full-text coverage of Worcester and Central Massachusetts news from1989.
Massachusetts Newsstand	Full-text coverage of 12 Massachusetts newspapers, including those listed above and the North Adams Transcript, Patriot Ledger (Quincy), Plymouth County Business Review, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg), The Sun (Lowell), Gazette (Haverhill), Standard Times (New Bedford)
BUSINESS
General BusinessFile ASAP	Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Articles on business and management; directory of 150,000+ companies; investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Use advanced search for Company profiles, SIC descriptions, and Investext Select (investment reports & forecasts). Full-text and citations from 1980 to the present.
Virtual Reference Library	Digital editions of print reference sources. Click SHOW ALL to view titles, select any title to search individually or search the entire library from the opening page Business Leader Profiles for Students 2v, 2002 Encyclopedia of Small Business 2nd ed., 2v, 2002
SCIENCE AND HEALTH
Health Reference Center Academic (Gale InfoTrac)	Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health & safety, substance abuse, HMOs, etc. Plus medical directories, pamphlets, and a dictionary. Materials in this database are intended for informational purposes only. Full-text, abstracts, citations from 1980 to the present, updated daily.
Science Online	Diagrams, experiments, essays, definitions and biographies arranged by topic and containing hyperlinks that create paths through the content. Science Online follows the National Science Education Standards for grades 6-12.
Virtual Reference Library	A database of the digital editions of print reference sources. Click SHOW ALL to view individual titles, select a title to search individually or search the entire library from the opening page. Biology 4v, 2002 World of Earth Science 2v, 2003 Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 2nd ed., 4v, 2005 Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 2nd ed., 2v, 2006 Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2nd ed., 2v, 2005 Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 3rd ed., 5v, 2006
GENERAL PERIODICAL DATABASES
InfoTrac OneFile	Use this comprehensive periodical resource for any subject. Coverage goes back to 1980- with over 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text).
Gale PowerSearch	A database for multidisciplinary research which accesses several or all of the Gale periodical databases plus electronic encyclopedias and specialized reference sources in a single search.
Academic OneFile	Use this comprehensive periodical resource of full-text peer-reviewed content for over 10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including the full-text of The New York Times back to 1995 and NPR, CNN & CBC transcripts and podcasts.
Expanded Academic ASAP	Articles from scholarly, trade and general-interest publications. Topics include arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, technologies, and other academic disciplines. Full-text, abstracts, and citations to articles from 1980 - present.
General Reference Center Gold	Articles from magazines, journals, and reference books of general interest, including current events, business, consumer help, and popular culture. Full-text, abstracts, and citations from 1980 - present, updated daily.
HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Massachusetts History Online	Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more.
American History Online	A database of curriculum-based content culled from many acclaimed Facts On File print titles. Includes biographies, events and topics, primary sources, maps and charts.
American Women’s History Online	An online reference database on the history of women in America containing biographies, historical and topical subject entries, primary source documents, images, maps and charts.
African-American History Online	An acclaimed online reference resource, exploring African American history through time. It includes timelines, primary sources, biographical information images and video.
Issues and Controversies	An online reference database that analyzes and explains hundreds of controversial topics. a. Frequent updating b. Interviews with experts c. Statistical overviews d. Newspaper editorials e. Primary documents Access will require the use of a STORRS LIBRARY CARD NUMBER.
Issues and Controversies in American History	A curriculum-based reference database that provides balanced articles exploring the background, outcomes and contemporary points of view of major topics in American history. a. Survey articles b. Primary sources c. Biographies d. Images e. Statistical tables Access will require the use of a STORRS LIBRARY CARD NUMBER.
Educator's Reference Complete	Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy.
Virtual Reference Library	A database of the digital editions of print reference sources. Click SHOW ALL to view titles, select a title to search individually or search the entire library from the opening page. Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security 3v, 2004 Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages 5v, 2004 Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History 2v, 1999 Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students 4v, 2004 St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture 5v, 2000 Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America 2nd ed., 3v, 2000 Encyclopedia of Population 2v, 2003
LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHY AND THE ARTS
NoveList	An electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles.
Literary Reference Center	Full-text broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, author biographies, literary journals, poems, short stories, classic texts, author interviews and more.
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select	An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study. Allows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more.
Virtual Reference Library	A database of the digital editions of print reference sources. Click SHOW ALL to view titles, select a title to search individually or search the entire library from the opening page. Contemporary Novelists 7th ed., 2001 Contemporary Poets 7th ed., 2001 Contemporary Fashion 2nd ed., 2002 International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed., 4v, 2001
Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who®	Thousands of online full-text biographies from Gale reference books. Includes Encyclopedia of World Biography, Who's Who Among African-Americans, Maclean's, Contemporary Authors, and many more important biographical reference sources. Search by name, occupation, ethnicity, and more. Includes portraits where available, and links to thumbnail bios and online periodical articles from other InfoTrac databases where appropriate.
GroveArt 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 2,500 thumbnail art images and line drawings displayed in the text of articles, extensive image links, and sophisticated search and navigation tools.
KIDS AND TEENS
Kids InfoBits	Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition	This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition	This periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Virtual Reference Library	Digital editions of the following print reference sources. Click SHOW ALL to view the individual titles listed below, select any title to search individually or search the entire library from the opening page. U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States Vol. 1, 2003 Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World Vol. 1, 2001 Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 2000
ELECTRONIC REFERENCE BOOKS
Virtual Reference Library	Digital editions of the following print reference sources. Click SHOW ALL to view the individual titles listed below, select any title to search individually or search the entire library from the opening page. Contemporary Fashion 2nd ed., 2002 International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers 4th ed., 4v, 2001 Business Leader Profiles for Students 2v, 2002 Encyclopedia of Small Business 2nd ed., 2v, 2002 Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 2000 U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security 3v, 2004 Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages 5v, 2004 Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History 2v, 1999 Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students 4v, 2004 St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture 5v, 2000 Contemporary Novelists 7th ed., 2001 Contemporary Poets 7th ed., 2001 Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine 2nd ed., 4v, 2005 Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer 2nd ed., 2v, 2006 Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders 2nd ed., 2v, 2005 Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine 3rd ed., 5v, 2006 Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America 2nd ed., 3v, 2000 Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the United States Vol. 1, 2003 Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World Vol. 1, 2001 Biology 4v, 2002 World of Earth Science 2v, 2003 Encyclopedia of Population 2v, 2003