Online Resources

Databases by Subject
Databases by Name A-Z
E-Reference Collection

Featured Databases:

Homework Help RI is available every day from 2-10pm. Be matched with a live tutor for all subject areas and grade levels, including AP. Assistance also offered in Adult Education (GED and citizenship), College Center, Career Center and Proofpoint Writing Center. This is a wonderful resource! Try it out!

CultureGrams Online Cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations -- from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. To sign on from home, use the Login ID: georgehail/welcome

STUDENTS, START HERE:
For academic articles for research papers: use these links to the Ebsco databases, MasterFile Premier and Academic Search Premier.
To see articles about two sides of current issues, look at Points of View Reference Center. You can get articles on both sides of a topic for your research paper.

Databases by Subject

Automobiles
Auto Repair Reference Center

Biography
Biography Collection Complete

Books & Reading
Literary Reference Center - source for literary criticisms
NoveList - learn more about authors, book series, and genres

Business Information
A to Z Databases - find contact information and more about 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and more. Accessible through the statewide database AskRI.

Children
CultureGrams Online - cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations -- from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. To sign on from home, use the Login ID: georgehail/welcome

Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids (from the library)

Encyclopedia Britannica for Kids (from home)

Homework Help Rhode Island - one-on-one tutoring available from 2-10pm, for children in all grades and adult learners, as well as a Career Center for adults.

Kids Search - Kids Search is designed especially for youth in grades K-8

Marshall Cavendish Digital - 3 separate databases, each with wonderful illustrations:
Animals and Plants, Drugs and Society, and Growing Up with Science

Searchasaurus - a specialty database from Ebsco designed for elementary age students. It contains an encyclopedia anddictionary, as well as magazine databases suited for primary and middle school students.

Student Research Center - geared to students in grades 6-12. 

Tumblebook Library for Kids - a wonderful online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love.

World Book Online - The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Education & Careers
ERIC (Ebsco)
Homework Help Rhode Island
Learning Express

Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (from inside the library)
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (from home)
World Book Online

Genealogy
American Ancestors - databases of the New England Historical Genealogical Society (only inside the library)
Ancestry - Library Edition (only accessible from the library)
Heritage Quest Online* (inside the library)
Heritage Quest Online (from home)
Historic MapWorks - residential genealogy

Health & Medicine
MEDLINE - U.S. National Library of Medicine database
Medline Plus - user-friendly health information also provided by the National Library of Medicine

History
History Reference Center
Salem Press E-Book Titles:
Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources that Shaped America
Milestone Documents of American Leaders: Exploring the Primary Sources of Notable Americans

Language Learning
Mango Language Learning

Magazines & Journals
Academic Search Elite
MasterFile Premier
Points of View Reference Center

Newspapers
Newspaper Source

Professional Literature
Library, Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts

Science
Academic Search Premier
Green FILE
Marshall Cavendish Digital - Growing up with Science- science research for children
Salem Press E-Book: Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues

Spanish Language
Salud en Espanol - Consumer Health Complete Spanish Version

Databases by Name A-Z

EBSCOhost Web Search Menu (all EBSCO databases)

Academic Search Elite

Alternate Health Watch

Ancestry - Library Edition (only available in the library)

Animals & Plants (Marshall Cavendish Digital)
Through its unique presentation of the anatomy and physiology of a comprehensive range of life-forms, this extensively illustrated resource is the first of its kind developed specifically for student researchers.

Auto Repair Reference Center

Biography Collection Complete

Business Source Premier

CultureGrams Online Cultural and statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations -- from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. To sign on from home, use the Login ID: georgehail/welcome

Drugs & Society - Marshall Cavendish Digital

Developed and written by experts devoted to drug research and treatment, this uniquely comprehensive resource examines a wide range of issues concerning addiction, treatment, and the societal impact of drug abuse.

ERIC

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (from inside the library)

Encyclopedia Britannica Online (from home)

Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia

Green FILE

Growing Up with Science - Marshall Cavendish Digital
No branch of the middle school science curriculum goes unexamined in this favorite resource for young researchers.

Heritage Quest Online* (inside the library)

Heritage Quest Online (from home)

Historic MapWorks - residential genealogy

History Reference Center

Homework Help Rhode Island

Kids Search

Learning Express

Library, Information Sciences & Technology Abstracts

Literary Reference Center

Mango Languages

MasterFile Premier

MEDLINE

Middle Search Plus

Newspaper Source

Novelist

Novelist K -8

Points of View Reference Center

Primary Search

Regional Business News

Student Research Center

Teacher Reference Center

Topic Search

Tumblebook Library for Kids

World Book Online

E-Reference Collection

American History

Milestone Documents in American History and Milestone Documents of American Leaders
inside library
outside library

Milestone Documents in American History Exploring the Primary Sources that Shaped America A unique and innovative approach to history reference. The four-volume set covers more than 130 iconic primary source documents from the Revolutionary era to the present day. Each entry offers the full text of the document in question as well as an in-depth, analytical essay that places the document in its historical context.

Milestone Documents of American Leaders Exploring the Primary Sources of Notable Americans The second title in our groundbreaking Milestone Documents series, this four-volume set offers a unique biographical approach to the study of primary source documents, with entries devoted to a diverse array of key figures from American history. From U.S. presidents and other government figures to influential private citizens, Milestone Documents of American Leaders features important full-text sources written by the people who shaped the nation.

Science

Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues
inside library
outside library

Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues An up-to-date A-Z guide on science, policy, and social issues related to the global environment. A revised edition of Salem's Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues (2000), this four-volume set assembles information from numerous fields of knowledge relevant to the study of environmental issues, including biology, geology, anthropology, demographics, genetics, and engineering, and explains the interrelationships of these issues in easily understood terms.