Databases
Reference Sources
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Provides biographies of and information about over a million influental individuals in modern and historical times.
Includes the complete encyclopedia and links to related and reputable websites on a given subject.
The premier organization for ceramic artists! Access articles, instructional videos, and more!
Offers in-depth articles on a range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues from 1923 to the present.
Offers in-depth articles on a range of social, economic, political, and environmental issues from 1923 to the present.
Provided through the state of Massachusetts, the Gale Database Collection consists of over 50 databases! Search resources or browse by subject.
Includes the thoughts and arguments of the Founding Fathers, and others, written at the time of the formation of the Constitution.
Offers international viewpoints on global issues, topics, and current events.
Combines search results from different databases into one comprehensive list, and covers a broad variety of topics and subjects.
More than 170,000 primary sources written by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.
Articles and images covering global art and architecture from prehistory to present day
Provides a collection of primary sources, including digitized books, articles, photographs, and more.
Contains a large variety of sources on topics relating to American History.
Offers sources on topics in World History from the mid-15th century to today.
Offers sources on a wide range of subjects from biology to physics and everything in between.
Reference sources that focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
Offers sources on topics in World History from the mid-15th century to today.
Provides sources on African-American History from the last 500 years.
Offers sources on major controversies and events from the ancient to modern world.
Provides articles and primary sources across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. It is available via the Boston Public Library.
Provides access to full text eBooks on a range of subjects. For off-campus access, users must have a ProQuest account. Click "Sign In" and follow steps to create a free account.
Provides access to full text articles from The Boston Globe (1980-Present) and The New York Times (1851-2010).
Contains journal articles concerning the Health & Life Sciences, the Physical Sciences, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Offers information on some of the most influential people, events, and topics in the history of the U.S.
Contains journal articles concerning the Health & Life Sciences, the Physical Sciences, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Provides current and historical articles, research, and analysis from Scientific American magazine.
Offers information on some of the most influential people, events, and topics in world history.
Contains all Science journal publications, from 1889 to the most current issue.
The open-access South Asia Open Archives on JSTOR offers more than one million pages of digitized primary source material. Access available through the Boston Public Library.