Databases+-+Research+Learning+Centers

DATABASE RESEARCH RESOURCES **[|InfoTrac Databases A - Z]** The InfoTrac Databases A-Z provides a list of databases with brief annotations and help guides including Encyclopedia Britannica, PowerSearch, Newspapers, and Massachusetts Digital Collections.

Choose the subject and type the keywords or search phrases in the database blocks below. Remember to choose the databases which best relates to your topic. A PowerSearch will cross-reference almost all the databases. = = [|All Resources for Gale InfoTrac Databases] __Research Documents__ Guides include a PowerPoint presentation on how to do research.
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=Categories (in order)= Includes full-text of the //__New York Times__// from 1985-present, and London //Times// from 1985-present. Includes full-text of 15 major reference works, such as //Countries and Their Cultures//, //Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine//, //Gale Encyclopedia of Science// and //Encyclopedia of World Biography//. All articles include citations and can be emailed, bookmarked or printed. Fact Sheet || Aimed at students of all ages, the Encyclopedia Britannica offers age-appropriate graphics, search features, and results. Trusted material from the Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Websters Dictionary, and Thesaurus, as well as a World Atlas help, make this a strong source for young. Now enhanced with graphics, video and other media links for even more __comprehensive coverage__. Britannica School editions all allow students to click on any word in an article for a definition, provide formatted citations, and let students listen to articles. Search results are displayed by reading level. Fact Sheet || Aimed at high school students, the Encyclopedia Britannica offers clear search features and results. Trusted material from the Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Websters Dictionary, and Thesaurus, as well as a World Atlas help make this a strong initial source for students. Now enhanced with graphics, video and other media links for even more comprehensive coverage. Britannica School editions all allow students to click on any word in an article for a definition, provide formatted citations, and let students listen to articles. Fact Sheet || Expanded __Academic__ ASAP offers users access to over 3,000 full-text journals, and magazines in a wide variety of topics, including science, humanities, social sciences, technology, news and general interest, all from 1980-present. Strong search features include "search within results," and the ability to filter results based on publication, format, subject and more. All articles include citations and can be emailed, bookmarked or printed. Fact Sheet || A comprehensive, general-interest source offering access to over 8,000 full-text periodicals, with a 25 year backfile. Users can also access 500 Fodor's travel guides, NPR transcripts and programs from 1990-present, and over 5,000 news clips. Also, includes coverage of //The New York Times// from 1985 - Present and //Financial Times// from 1994-Present. Search results can be easily filtered, and all include formatted citations. Articles may be printed, emailed, bookmarked, listened to or even downloaded as mp3 files. Fact Sheet || Aimed at students in Grades K-5. Includes graphic search interface and "knowledge trees" to help identify topics. Includes full-text access to 75 age-appropriate and curriculum-based magazines. Includes full-text access to a variety of age-appropriate reference titles by Blackbirch Publishers, including //Encyclopedia of Science and Invention//, //Kid's Almanac of Geography//, and the //Kid's Visual Reference of the World//. Fact Sheet || Aimed at High School students. Includes 1,800 full-text magazines, newspapers, and general reference sources. All articles include citations and can be emailed, bookmarked or printed. Fact Sheet || =Arts & Culture= Provides access to over 5 million full-text articles from well-known periodicals in the Arts. Titles include //American Theatre//, //Billboard//, //Cinema Journal//, //Current Musicology//, //Daily Variety//, //Dance Magazine//, //Humanitas// and //Theatre History Studies//. All articles may be printed, bookmarked or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Provides access to 100 full-text popular titles, including //Advertising Age//, //Billboard//, //Cosmopolitan//, //Vogue//, //Daily Variety// and more. Searches may be filtered in a variety of ways, and all articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Articles from magazines and journals related to religion and philosophy. Includes full text to 300 journals, mostly peer-reviewed, covering topics such as world religions, major denominations, moral philosophy, and history of philosophy. All articles include citations. ||
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 * Business
 * Career
 * Controversial Issues
 * English
 * Health and Medicine
 * Military
 * Miscellaneous
 * Newspapers and Magazines
 * Professional
 * Science
 * Social Studies/History/Geography
 * media type="custom" key="29340045" || Includes full-text access to 7,500 peer-reviewed journals, on topics such as physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, education, and literature.
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 * [[image:compcolts/Britannica_High_Blk.jpg link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=eb_hs&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Encyclopedia Britannica - High School
 * [[image:compcolts/Britannica_High_Blk.jpg link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=eb_hs&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Encyclopedia Britannica - High School
 * [[image:chicopee/Expanded_Acad_ASAP.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=EAIM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Expanded Academic ASAP
 * [[image:chicopee/General_Onefile.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=ITOF&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || General One File
 * [[image:chicopee/General_Onefile.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=ITOF&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || General One File
 * [[image:chicopee/Kids_Infobits.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=ITKE&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Kids' Infobits
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 * [[image:chicopee/Infotrac_Student.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=STOM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || InfoTrac Student
 * [[image:chicopee/Infotrac_Student.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=STOM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || InfoTrac Student
 * [[image:chicopee/Fine_Arts_Music.gif link="http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=PPFA&u=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Fine Arts and Music Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Pop_Culture_Coll.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPOP&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Pop Culture Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Pop_Culture_Coll.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPOP&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Pop Culture Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Religion_Philosophy.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPRP&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Religion and Philosophy Collection

=Business= Includes access to over 7 million articles from respected business, economics, and general interest titles. Includes access to a variety of Kiplinger's Handbooks, as well as exclusive video content from Forbes. Search results can be easily filtered by publication, date, subject, and format. All articles include citations and can be printed, emailed, and bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Access a strong collection of reference and periodical content to help budding entrepreneurs. Includes content on accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, taxes, and writing a business plan. Includes dozens of full-text reference publications from John Wiley & Sons, as well as 200 periodicals. Fact Sheet || =Career= The Career Guidance Center is an excellent source to help students explore careers, find colleges and technical schools, and learn critical job-seeking skills. It offers All articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Created and maintained by the United States Department of Labor, it is the go-to source for career information and job markets. Offering hundreds of career profiles, each includes "What They Do," "How to Become One," "Pay," and the job market outlook for the next decade. Search or browse for occupations by area of interest, pay, required education, or projected growth. || Provides information on career colleges, vocational schools, graduate schools, scholarship opportunities, distance learning and much more. Take practice exams like AP, SAT, ASVAB and more. Includes the "Career Module" which helps users match their personality and interest to suitable occupations, build resumes and cover letters, and learn interviewing skills. Fact Sheet || Access a strong collection of periodical content to learn about a range of careers and industries. Includes access to over 400 selected magazines and journals, both general career guides and specialized industry journals. Periodicals include //Advertising Age//, //American Machinist//, //Hotel and Motel Management//, //Marines Today//, and //Restaurant Hospitality//. All articles include citations and can be printed, emailed, and bookmarked. Fact Sheet || =Controversial Issues= Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference content, country information, primary source documents, statistical data and multimedia resources. Includes major reference sources, full-text journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as video and audio clips from sources like NBC and NPR. Use this to find out about major global issues like poverty, global warming, nuclear proliferation, online piracy and more. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) || This database offers a wide variety of objective articles, alongside Pro/Con viewpoints. Also includes primary source material, timelines, newspaper editorials, and political cartoons. Offers access to background information on thousands of issues via encyclopedia-style sources, news articles, statistics and the Reuters newsfeed. Includes a section dedicated exclusively to Constitutional and Bill of Rights debate topics. All articles include citations. Fact Sheet || Delivers a range of perspectives on thousands of important issues. Includes 13,000 pro/con viewpoints, 1,000 court case overviews, thousands of topic overviews, biographies and profiles. Includes full-text articles, and national and global news sources, as well as image galleries, videos, audio, and podcasts. Includes access to hundreds of reference publications, such as //Current Controversies// and //Information Plus//. Clearly identifies and sorts results into "reference," "viewpoints," "primary source," "news," etc. All articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) || =English= Includes critical, biographical and bibliographical content on 155,000 authors throughout history and from around the world. Includes 75,000 critical essays, 11,000 author interviews, and 1.4 million full-text articles from more than 480 scholarly journals, and 40,000 full-text contemporary poems, short stories and plays. All articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Quickly find thousands of full-text poems, along with short biographies of poets. Search by time period, theme, keyword, or browse. This site also includes song lyrics. || =Health and Medicine= Provides access to 1,000 medical journals and periodicals, 2,200 general interest publications, reference titles like the //Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders// and the //Medical and Health Information Directory//, newspapers, newsletters, streaming content from medical experts, and links to top medical websites. All articles include citations. Fact Sheet || Includes access to millions of full-text articles from nursing and allied health journals, periodicals, and magazines. Also, includes hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries. All articles include citations. Articles may be printed, emailed, bookmarked, listened to or even downloaded as mp3 files. Fact Sheet || Aimed at practicing nurses, and with an emphasis on patient care, this collection offers access to 6 million articles from 1,000 journals. Everything from record keeping and equipment operation to managing long-term care and developing policy is covered, through periodicals like //Emergency Nurse//, //Family Practice Management//, //Behavioral Medicine//, and //Community Nursing//. All articles ca be bookmarked, saved, emailed or printed and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || This collection offers access to hundreds of thousands of articles from 100 journals. Including both proven techniques, as well as experimental theses, as well as sport-specific applications. Periodicals like //American Journal of Sports Medicine//, //Baseball Research Journal//, //Physical Educator//, and //Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport//. All articles can be bookmarked, saved, emailed or printed and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Includes access to over 3.1 million full-text articles, from 300 journals, like //Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly//, //Psychology Review//, //Mental Health Practice//, //Psychiatric Times//, and //Adolescence//. Includes up-to-date and comprehensive coverage on virtually all areas of psychology. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Created and maintained by the National Institutes of Health and the US National Library of Medicine, this website offers a wealth of basic health-related information aimed primarily at patients and their families. It includes information on over 900 diseases and conditions, medical directories, medical encyclopedias, medical dictionary, tutorials on common conditions, tests and treatments, information on both prescription and nonprescription drugs, information from other media and sources, and links to thousands of clinical trials. These articles do NOT include citations. Please use Bibme.org to help generate a citation. || A teen-based source that focuses on providing direct and personalized access to help, including confidential forums, personal narratives, access to a licensed psychologist, videos and comprehensive lists of nationwide hotlines. || =Military= Includes access to basic reference materials, such as a World Almanac, as well as full-text access to over 800 military-related periodicals with 12 million articles available in full-text. All articles may be printed, saved, or emailed, and all include formatted citations. || Access 1.7 million articles from 100 periodicals related to conflict and their causes, as well as the social and cultural impact and perception. Titles include //Airport Security Report//, //International Peace Update//, //Terrorism in the United States//, and //World Affairs//. All articles may be printed, saved, or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet ||
 * [[image:chicopee/Business_Economics_Theory.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPBE&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Business Economics and Theory
 * [[image:chicopee/Small_Business.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPSB&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Small Business Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Ferguson_Career.jpg link="http://ezch.ez.cwmars.org:10100/login?url=http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE34&ID=15781"]] || Ferguson's Career Guidance Center CHICOPEE clic
 * 3,400 job profiles
 * Career Interest Assessment tests
 * Database of colleges, technical institutes, nursing schools and vocational schools
 * Interviews with people about their jobs
 * Videos and articles to develop career skills like interviewing, goal setting, and resumes
 * [[image:chicopee/Occuptional_Outlook_Handbook.png link="http://www.bls.gov/ooh/"]] || [|Occupational Outlook Handbook]
 * [[image:chicopee/Testing_Ed_Ref.gif link="http://ezch.ez.cwmars.org:10100/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_w_chicpub?db=TERC"]] || Testing and Education Reference Center CHICOPEE clic
 * [[image:chicopee/Vocations_Careers.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPVC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Vocations and Career Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Global_Issues.gif link="@http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=GIC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Global Issues in Context
 * [[image:chicopee/Issues_and_Controversies.gif width="188" height="77" link="http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=18148&pid=WE57"]] || [|Issues and Controversies] cchslibrary chicopee
 * [[image:chicopee/Opposing_Viewpoints.gif width="133" height="58" link="http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mlin_w_chichigh?db=OVIC"]] || Opposing Viewpoints
 * [[image:chicopee/Literature_Resource_Center.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=LitRC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Literature Resource Center
 * [[image:chicopee/Literature_Resource_Center.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=LitRC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Literature Resource Center
 * [[image:chicopee/PoemHunter.jpeg width="161" height="82" link="http://poemhunter.com/"]] || PoemHunter
 * [[image:chicopee/PoemHunter.jpeg width="161" height="82" link="http://poemhunter.com/"]] || PoemHunter
 * [[image:chicopee/Health_Wellness_RC.gif link="@http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=HWRC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Health and Wellness Resource Center
 * [[image:chicopee/Health_Wellness_RC.gif link="@http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=HWRC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Health and Wellness Resource Center
 * [[image:chicopee/Health_RC_Academic.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=HRCA&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Health Reference Center Academic
 * [[image:chicopee/Nursing_Allied.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPNU&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Nursing and Allied Health Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Sports_Medicine.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPSM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
 * [[image:chicopee/Sports_Medicine.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPSM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
 * [[image:chicopee/Psychology_Coll.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPPC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Psychology Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/MedLine_Plus.jpg link="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/"]] || Medline Plus
 * [[image:chicopee/Rosen_Teen_Health.gif link="http://ezch.ez.cwmars.org:10100/login?url=http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com"]] || [|Rosen Teen Health and Wellness]CHICOPEE clic
 * [[image:chicopee/Military _Intelligence.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPMI&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Military and Intelligence Database Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/War_Terrorism.gif link="@http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPWT&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || War and Terrorism Collection

=Miscellaneous= A comprehensive resource for researching agriculture-related news, history, and information. Search over 400 periodicals, plus a variety of reference books. Periodical titles include //Agricultural Research//, //Applied Vegetation Science//, //Canadian Journal of Botany//, //Human Ecology// and //Native Plants Journal//. Reference books include //Understanding Zoonotic Diseases//, //Exotic Animal Care and Management//, //Equine Science//, //Agriscience Dictionary// and //Pig Production//. All articles may be printed, saved or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Access 3 million articles from over 350 periodicals and magazines related to communications and mass media. Titles include //Advertising Age//, //Mediaweek//, //Public Relations Quarterly//, //Journal of Business Communications//, //Colombia Journalism Review//, and the //Journal of Popular Film and Television//. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Aimed at students of criminal justice, law enforcement, and forensics, this database provides access to 700 journals and magazines, with over 5.5 million articles. Titles include //Corrections Today//, //Criminal Justice//, //Criminal Justice Ethics//, //Forensic Examiner//, //Government Security//, //Legal Times// and //Psychology Today//. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Aimed at professional chefs, students, and food enthusiasts, this database provides access to 300 journals and magazines with 5 million articles, plus a variety of reference books. Periodical titles include //Confectioner//, //Food Magazine//, //Delicious Living//, //Tea and Coffee Trade Journal//, and //Art Culinaire//. Reference books include //Ice Sculpting: The Modern Way//, //About Wine//, //Successful Restaurant Management//, and //Introduction to Catering//. All articles may be printed, saved or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Aimed at students, geologists and policymakers, this database provides access to 700 journals and magazines, plus a variety of reference books. Periodical titles include //American Forests//, //Economic Geography//, //Endangered Species Bulletin//, //Journal of Energy Markets//, //Pollution Engineering//, and //Bioscience//. Reference books include //Soil, Science and Management, Introduction to Agronomy, and Fundamental Soil Science//. All articles may be printed, saved or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Aimed at home gardeners, landscape architects and scientists alike, this database provides access to 5.5 million journal and magazine articles, plus a variety of reference books. Periodical titles include //House Beautiful//, //Landscape and Irrigation//, //American Forests//, //Natural History// and //American Biology Teacher//. Reference books include //The Art of Floral Design//, //Handbook of Flowers//, //Foliage and Creative Design//, //An Illustrated Guide to Pruning//, //Landscape Estimating and Contract Administration// and //Computer Graphics for Landscape Architects//. All articles may be printed, saved or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Aimed at both building professionals as well as do-it-yourselfers, this database provides access to 275 journal and magazine titles, with a total of 4.5 million articles. Titles include //Architectural Digest//, //House Beautiful//, //Family Handyman//, //Asphalt Contractor//, //Building Design and Construction//, //Interior Design//, and //Architectural Lighting//. All articles may be printed, saved or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || A comprehensive resource, including access to both journals and reference sources as well as complete travel guides. Find over 500 full-text journals and periodicals, like //Camping Magazine//, //National Geographic//, //Hotel and Motel Management//, //Restaurant Hospitality//, //Tourism and Hospitality Research//, and //Geography Review//. Also includes full-text reference titles like //Managing the Guest Experience in Hospitality//, //The Travel Dictionary//, //Cruising: A Guide to the Cruise Line Industry//, and //Best Impressions in Hospitality//. Also, find the complete line of Fodor's travel guides. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Useful to both individual property holders, as well as large corporations, this database provides access to 400,000 articles from 150 publications about the insurance industry. Titles include //Claims//, //Risk Management//, //Journal of Pension Planning and Compliance//, //National Underwriter Life & Health//, and //Best's Review//. All articles may be printed, saved or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || A vast database about entertainment, it includes over 2 million titles and 5 million people. Access information about movies, television shows, documentaries and video games, including plot summaries, cast and crew, goofs, reviews, images and more. ||
 * [[image:chicopee/Agriculture_Coll.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPAG&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Agriculture Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Communication_Mass_Media.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPCM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Communications and Mass Media Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Criminal_Justice.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPCJ&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Criminal Justice Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Culinary_Arts.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPCA&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Culinary Arts Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Environmental_Studies_Policy.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPES&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Garden_Landscape_Hortic.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPGL&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Home_Improvement.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPHI&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Home Improvement Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Tourism_Hospitality_Leisure.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPTH&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/Insurance_Liability.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPIL&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Insurance and Liability Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/IMDb.png width="174" height="90" link="http://www.imdb.com/"]] || Internet Movie DataBase

=Newspapers and Magazines= This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1860-1922 in select states and to directory information about American newspapers (dates, places, and types of publication) published between 1690-present. The site intends to “… create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers from all the states and U.S. territories published between 1836 and 1922.” Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). || Aimed at the general public, this collection includes 1,000 popular magazines and over 40 million articles. Titles include //Cosmopolitan//, //The New Yorker//, //Popular Science//, //Ebony//, //Backpacker//, //Men's Health//, //Vogue// and //Vanity Fair//. All articles may be saved, printed or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || =Professional= Fact Sheet || Fact Sheet || This unique resource helps connect readers and books. Find information about similar authors, reading lists by subject, book club discussion guides, and more. With over 300,000 books included, it's easy to find a great one. Fact Sheet || =Science= Includes full-text access to a variety of reference publications, such as the //Encyclopedia of Science//, //Macmillan Science Library//, //Science and its Times//, and //Chemical Elements//. Includes full-text access to a variety of magazines, newspapers, and journals. Also includes experiments from //Experiment Central//, as well as videos, audio files, podcasts and image galleries. All articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) || Includes topic overviews on emerging science topics, interviews with scientists, and 2,000 scientist biographies. Also includes a Science encyclopedia, access to current news articles, and thousands of images and diagrams. Updated twice a week, and all articles include citations. Fact Sheet ||
 * [[image:chicopee/Boston_Globe.jpg width="226" height="75" link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=Proquest_Globe&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Boston Globe ||
 * [[image:chicopee/NHD and Chronicling America.jpg width="144" height="113" link="http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/"]] || Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers (1860-1922)
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 * [[image:chicopee/Popular_Magazines.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPPM&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Popular Magazines
 * [[image:chicopee/Educators_Reference_Comp.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PROF&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Educator's Reference Complete
 * || ERIC - Educational Resources Information Center ||
 * [[image:chicopee/Info_Science_Gale.png link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=PPIS&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Information Science and Library Collection
 * [[image:chicopee/NovelList.jpg link="http://ezch.ez.cwmars.org:10100/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip&profile=novelist"]] || NovelListCHICOPEE clic
 * [[image:chicopee/Science_in_Context.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=SCIC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || Science in Context
 * [[image:chicopee/Todays_Science.jpg link="http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=18148&pid=WE59"]] || [|Today's Science] cchslibrary chicopee

=Social Studies= Basic information about all of the states and territories of the United States. Also includes maps, vintage photographs, postcards, flags, license plates, and more. Find out about each state's unique geography, history, economy, culture, and government. || Created and maintained by the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), this resource provides instant access to the history, politics, and economic background of the countries of the world. || Biographies of 600,000 individuals, with 50,000 added each year. Includes additional information through full-text access to reference books, newspapers, and journals. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) || A wealth of well-organized information about the countries of the world, currently it has 267 entries. Created and maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency, it includes basic statistics as well as brief summaries and overviews of key topics like "Society," "Economics," "Military," "Government," and "Geography." Find easy to compare statistics, maps, flags, and even playable national anthems. || This large collection of maps focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South American cartographic history materials. Historic maps of the World, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented. Collection categories include antique atlas, globe, school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city, pocket, wall, children's and manuscript maps. || Aimed at social science and history researchers, it explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences. Search almost 5 million articles from 150 journals, from 1980 to today. Titles include //Arab Studies Quarterly//, //Jewish American History//, //Asian Folklore Studies//, and //Eire-Ireland: A Journal of Irish Studies//. Articles may be bookmarked, printed or emailed, and all include citations. || > **Content:** Online access to military records, census data, historic newspapers, and other history and genealogy resources. || Access hundreds of thousands of articles from leading publication in the area of gender studies, like LGBTQ issues, family and marital trends, gender roles, sexual behavior, gay rights, and more. The publication includes //Journal of the History of Sexuality//, //Feminist Studies//, //Social Forces//, and //Journal of Men's Studies//. All articles may be bookmarked, printed or emailed, and all include formatted citations. Fact Sheet || Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference content, country information, primary source documents, statistical data and multimedia resources. Includes major reference sources, full-text journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as video and audio clips from sources like NBC and NPR. Use this to find out about major global issues like poverty, global warming, nuclear proliferation, online piracy and more. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) || An easy, comprehensive source that offers cultural, historical, and geographic information on 175 countries. Includes downloadable maps and images, as well as culture reports covering topics like family life, sports, leisure, and customs. Focused on travel, the site also includes information on cell phone coverage, transportation, immunization, business standards, and customs related to public etiquette and norms. Fact Sheet || A vast resource of full-text history resources, including 750 full-text books from a variety of publishers, plus journals, newspapers, and magazines. Access timelines, thousands of biographies, and more. Also includes primary source material, including documents and speeches, as well as Supreme Court decisions, and maps and images. Fact Sheet || Animated maps || Search 44,000 historic, scanned maps of all areas of the world. Almost all are copyright-free, and many are unique. Find privately produced maps, as well as many produced by the Central Intelligence Agency. Online Map links || Includes access to a variety of history-related journals and periodicals, like //American Jewish History//, //California History//, //Hindsight//, //Journal of Folklore Research// and //Urban History Review//. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Includes full-text access to a variety of reference publications, such as //American Decades//, //Civil Rights in the United States//, and the //Dictionary of American History//. Includes primary source material, 6.9 million full-text articles from magazines and journals, image galleries, 6,700 video clips and 84,000 audio files. Clearly identifies and sorts results into "reference," "primary source," "news," etc. All articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) || Includes access to a variety of history-related journals and periodicals, like //Australian Aboriginal Studies//, //China Review International//, //Journal of African History//, //Journal of Southeast Asian Studies// and more. All articles include citations and may be printed, emailed, or bookmarked. Fact Sheet || Includes full-text access to a variety of reference publications, such as //Encyclopedia of World History//, //Arts and Humanities through the Eras//, and the //Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library//. Includes primary source material, 12.4 million full-text articles from magazines and journals, image galleries, 6,200 video clips and 83,000 audio files.Clearly identifies and sorts results into "reference," "primary source," "news," etc.All articles include formatted citations. Fact Sheet (School) Fact Sheet (General) ||
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 * || Perry-Castaneda Map Archive
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 * [[image:chicopee/US_History_in_Context.gif link="http://libraries.state.ma.us/login?db=UHIC&locid=mlin_w_chichigh"]] || US History in Context
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