Ancient
& Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus
on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe,
the Americas, and Asia.
To use Ancient & Medieval History Online
at home, CLICK HERE.
American
History Online Spans more than 500 years of political,
military, social, and cultural history, highlighting
the important people and events of the American experience.
To use American History Online at home, CLICK
HERE.
Biography
Resource Center Need information about a person?
This is the best source for award-winning biographies
from respected reference books plus full-text periodical
articles from Gale Databases (InfoTrac). (Funded
by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners)Biography
Resource Center Tutorial To use Biography Resource
Center at home, CLICK
HERE.
Gale Databases (InfoTrac) A collection of 14 databases with
articles and citations from magazines, journals, newspapers
and reference books. Use Gale Databases (InfoTrac) for current events,
biographies, health, and business information.
(Funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) To use Gale's
InfoTrac at home, CLICK
HERE.
Issues
& Controversies Use Issues & Controversies
from Facts on File to find up-to-date, in-depth and
objective information on the most prominent and hotly
debated issues of the day. This is a great place to
find clear explanations of opposing points of view!
(Funded by the Central Massachusetts Regional
Library System)
To use Issues & Controversies
at home, CLICK
HERE.
Kids
InfoBits This new Gale InfoTrac
database is great for Lower School research and current
events.
To use Kids InfoBits at home, CLICK
HERE.
Modern
World History Online Covers the people, places, and
events in the broad expanse of history—from
mid-15th century to the present.
To use Modern World History Online at home, CLICK
HERE.
Massachusetts
Newsstand Full text articles from twelve
Massachusetts newspapers, including the Boston
Globe, the Boston Herald,
and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.
(Funded by the Central Massachusetts Regional Library
System) To use Massachusetts Newsstand
at home, CLICK
HERE.
Oxford
English Dictionary (OED) The OED is the world's leading authority
on the history and development of the English language.
It is a historical dictionary, which traces the evolution
of over 600,000 words, both past and present. The OED
uses quotations to illustrate how words have been used
over the last millennium.
To use the OED at home, CLICK
HERE.
Science
Reference Center Science Reference Center™ is
designed to meet your science research needs, providing
full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference
books, periodicals, and other sources.
To use Science Reference Center at
home, CLICK
HERE.
Science
Online Science Online is a complete reference
database containing thousands of entries covering
almost every field of science. Categories include:
Diagrams, Definitions, Biographies, Essays, and Experiments
and are cross-referenced through hyperlinks and are
searchable by keyword, topic, and year. In addition,
the site includes a Timeline dating from the big bang
to the present.
To use Science Online at home, CLICK
HERE.
ONLINE
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Britannica
Online The complete Encyclopædia
Britannica (high school), Compton's by Britannica
(middle school) and Britannica Elementary (elementary
school) and the Britannica Internet Guide.
To use Britannica Online at home, CLICK
HERE.
Grolier
Online A complete reference library: Encyclopedia
Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New
Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science,
Lands and Peoples, America the Beautiful and Amazing
Animals of the World.
To use Grolier Online at home, CLICK
HERE.
ONLINE
MAGAZINES
CQ
Researcher The Congressional Quarterly (CQ)
Researcher offers complete reporting on the most current
and controversial issues of the day with summaries,
pros and cons, bibliographies and more.
To use CQ Researcher at home, CLICK
HERE.