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Books

Databases

The following databases are available to BB&N students, faculty, and staff. Please see the librarians for assistance if you have trouble locating a particular resource. 

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Provides biographies of and information about influential individuals in modern and historical times.

 

Reference sources, limited primary and secondary sources. No login required.

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Articles on a range of social, economic, political, and, environmental issues from 1923-present.

Reference & secondary sources, limited primary. Login required.

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Includes the thoughts and arguments of the Founding Fathers, and others, written at the time of the formation of the constitution.

Primary sources. No login required.

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Offers international viewpoints on global issues, topics, and current events.

Reference and secondary sources. Limited primary sources. No login required.

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Contains reference sources covering both World History and US History. Hosted through Explora.

Reference sources. Login required.

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Offers sources on topics in World History from the mid-15th century to today.

Reference, primary, and secondary sources. Login required.

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Offers sources on topics in World History from mid-15th century to today.

Reference, primary, and secondary sources. Login required.

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Provides reference articles spanning 25 different subject areas.

Primary and secondary sources. Login required.

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Contains all Science Journal publications from 1889-present.

Secondary sources. Login required.

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Offers more than one million pages of digitized primary source material. 

 

Access through the Boston Public Library.

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Includes the complete encyclopedia and links to related and reputable websites on a given subject.

Reference sources, limited primary and secondary sources. Login required.

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Provides biographies of and information about influential individuals in modern and historical times.

 

Secondary sources. Login required.

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More than 170,000 primary sources written by the Founding Fathers.

Primary Sources. No login required.

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Articles and images covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day.

Reference and primary sources. Login required.

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Provides sources on African-American history from the last 500 years.

 

Reference, primary and secondary sources. Login required.

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Offers sources on major controversies and events from the ancient to modern world.

Reference, primary and secondary sources. Login required.

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Provides articles and primary sources across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. 

Primary and secondary sources. Access through Boston Public Library.

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Provides access to full text eBooks on a range of subjects. For off-campus access, users must have a ProQuest account.

Secondary sources. Login required.

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Contains journal articles concerning the Health & Life Sciences, the Physical Sciences, and the Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Secondary sources. No login required.

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Offers information on some of the most influential people, events, and topics in US History.

Reference and secondary sources. Some primary sources. No login required.

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The premier organization for ceramics artists. Access articles, instructional videos, and more!

Primary sources. Login required.

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Combines search results from different databases into one comprehensive list, and covers a broad variety of topics and subjects.

Secondary sources. Limited reference and primary sources. Login required.

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An extensive collection of subject-specific databases provided by the state of MA. Search resources or browse by topic.

Reference, primary, secondary sources. No login required.

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Provides a collection of primary sources, including digitized books, articles, photographs, and more.

Primary sources. No login required.

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Contains a large variety of sources on topics relating to American History.

Reference, primary and secondary sources. Login required.

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Offers sources on a wide range of subjects from biology to physics and everything in between.

Reference, primary and secondary sources. Login required.

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Reference sources that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American history and culture.

Reference sources. Login required.

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Access BPL's extensive range of historical newspapers dating back to the 17th century.

Primary sources. Limited secondary sources. Access through Boston Public Library.

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Provides current and historical articles, research, and analysis from Scientific American magazine. 

Secondary sources. Login required.

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Offers information on some of the most influential people, events, and topics in World History.

Reference and secondary sources. Limited primary sources. No login required.

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