Online Resources
Electronic Databases
The Baxter Library subscribes to a variety of online resources for the express use of our students and teachers.
On campus: Directly access the links via the library page.
Off campus: Obtain a password from the library and access via the library page.
- Access World News
- American Government
- Biography Reference Bank
- Biography Reference Center
- Britannica Academic
- Christian Science Monitor
- Classroom Video on Demand
- Credo Reference
- ebook Academic Collection
- ERIC
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Green FILE
- Hartford Courant
- History Reference Center
- JSTOR
- Legal Information Reference Center
- Literature Criticism Online
- MasterFILE Premiere
- New York Times
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Non-Fiction Book Collection
- OverDrive
- Points of View Reference Center
- Pop Culture Universe
- Professional Development Collection
- Referencia Latina
- Science Reference Center
- Topic Search
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Washington Post
- World Geography
- World History: The Modern Era
Access World News
Access World News is a comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface.
American Government
Biography Reference Bank
Biography Reference Center
Britannica Academic
Christian Science Monitor
Classroom Video on Demand
Credo Reference
ebook Academic Collection
ERIC
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Green FILE
Hartford Courant
History Reference Center
JSTOR
JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. Remote access codes available on student portal.
JSTORLegal Information Reference Center
Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. Contains more than 250 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Legal Information Reference Center
Literature Criticism Online
Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online. Imagine centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals. Remote access codes available on student portal.
MasterFILE Premiere
New York Times
Newspaper Source Plus
Non-Fiction Book Collection
OverDrive
Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Points of View Reference Center
Pop Culture Universe
Professional Development Collection
Referencia Latina
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center Is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology; chemistry; earth and space science; environmental science; health and medicine; history of science; life science; physics; science and society, and wildlife. Remote access codes available on student portal.
Topic Search
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is found in ProQuest with full-text coverage from 1987 to the present. In ProQuest Historical Newspaper, The Wall Street Journal is available full-text from 1889 to 1993. Remote access codes available on student portal.
The Wall Street JournalThe Washington Post
The Washington Post is found in ProQuest with full-text coverage from 1987 to the present. In ProQuest Historical Newspaper, The Washington Post is available full-text from 1877 to 1994.New York Times full-text coverage from 1985 to the present. There is a one day moving window for the current issue. Remote access codes available on student portal.
World Geography
World History: The Modern Era
Baxter Library's Online Card Catalog
eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library |
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Thousands of full-text electronic reference books from Gale allow multiple users to instantly access, print, e-mail and download thousands of eBooks on virtually any subject. Remote Access Code needed to access off campus. |
E-books from iConn |
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Millions of free, downloadable e-books in a variety of formats, including some playable on iPad, Kindle or Nook. CT library card needed to access off campus. Access iConn |
EBSCO Academic Collection |
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ebook Academic Collection has more than 135,000 eBooks in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge University Press, and many others. |
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