Reference Databases

General Research

  • Explora — Find information on all topics from hundreds of different sources using this simple-to-navigate interface
  • EBSCOhost — Find information on all topics from hundreds of different sources using the traditional interface
  • Gale General OneFile
  • Gale Cengage Databases — Search one or all of these databases, encyclopedias and articles from the New York Times and Boston Globe

Encyclopedia Britannica

Academic Research

For Elementary, Middle and High School Students

Biography, History and World Affairs

Business Research

Careers

Diversity and Gender Studies

Education

Environment

Gardening

Genealogy

Health

Language

Law and Criminal Justice

Books and Literature

Newspapers

  • Boston Globe — Full text coverage from 1980 to today’s issue available to every Massachusetts resident free of charge
  • New York Times Article Archive — Full text coverage from 1985 to today’s issue available to every Massachusetts resident free of charge
  • Newspaper Source — Use your library card to access this database with over-to-cover full text for hundreds of United States, international and regional newspapers, and television and radio news transcripts from major networks

Popular Culture

Science