Online Resources

Immediate access to academic journal articles, encyclopedia entries, reference materials including primary source documents, car repair information, current health information, one-on-one tutoring, and more.

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



Mango Languages
Learn A Language
Learning Express
Practice tests and tutorials
Reference USA
Research US businesses

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
Business Source Premier
Reference USA
Regional Business News

Children
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
Marshall Cavendish Digital - 3 separate databases, each with wonderful illustrations:
Animals and Plants, Drugs and Society, and Growing Up with Science
Middle Search Plus
NoveList K-8
Primary Search
Student Research Center
Topic Search
Tumblebook Library for Kids
World Book Online

Education & Careers
ERIC (Ebsco)
Homework Help Rhode Island

Learning Express

Encyclopedias
Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia
World Book Online

Genealogy
Ancestry - Library Edition (only accessible from the library)
Heritage Quest Online* (inside the library)
Heritage Quest Online (from home)

Health & Medicine
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Alternate Health Watch
Consumer Health Complete
Health Source - Nursing Edition
MEDLINE

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 Instruction
Mango Language Learning

Magazines & Journals
Academic Search Premier
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

All EBSCO databases
Combined EBSCOhost Web Search Menu

Search multiple databases at the same time to increase search results, including Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, and History Reference Center, and Biography Center Complete.

Databases by Name A-Z

Combined EBSCOhost Web Search Menu (all EBSCO databases)

Academic Search Premier

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

Consumer Health Complete


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

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.

Health Source - Consumer Edition

Health Source - Nursing Edition

Heritage Quest Online* (inside the library)

Heritage Quest Online (from home)

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

Reference USA

Regional Business News

Salud en Espanol
- Consumer Health Complete Spanish Version

Student Research Center

Teacher Reference Center

Topic Search

Tumblebook Library for Kids

World Book Online

 

E-Reference Collection

Reference books available both in print in the library's reference collection, and in an online format.
To access each title, click on the link. To log on from home, you will need your George Hail Library library card number.

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.

 
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