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Academic OneFile
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Articles from academic journals and reference sources.
AP Photo Archive
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Photos and graphics from the Associated Press
Audience: Elementary and up.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
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Covers nearly 5 million people and points to books and other publications that contain their biographies.
Biography Resource Center
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Biographical profiles and images of individuals from antiquity to the present.
Discovering Collection
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History, literature, biography, science and social studies.
Audience: Middle School and up
EBSCO Animals Information on animals.
Ebsco Novelist K-8 Novelist K-8: Your guide to fiction. Readers advisory service for children in grades K-8. Look for reading interest matches by searching for a favorite author, favorite title, plot, subject, genre, or award.
EBSCO Primary Search Full text for children's popular magazines.
EBSCO Searchasaurus Search primary search, general encyclopedia, encyclopedia of animals.
Expanded Academic Index
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Periodicals covering all academic concentrations.
Audience: Adult
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
General Reference Center Gold
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Multi-source general interest reference tool covering newspapers, reference books, magazines and trade publications.
Audience: Middle School and up
Grolier Encyclopedia
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Grolier Encyclopedia and Americana Encyclopedia.
History Reference Center
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High School Students and up.
For history buffs, class projects and assignments, this is the first place to look! Provides articles from magazines, journals, reference and non-fiction books; biographies, documents and speeches; maps and photographs. Also includes film and video clips of social, political and cultural historical events of the 20th Century from 1893 to 1985.
iCONN Connecticut Digital Library
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Connecticut Digital Library provides access to information databases and electronic resources that include the following: InfoTrac OneFile, Expanded Academic ASAP, Informe, Professional Collection, Hartford Courant Historical, Newsstand, Kids InfoBits, Discovering Collection, InfoTrac Junior Edition, InfoTrac Student Edition, General Reference Center Gold, Health & Wellness Resource Center, MedlinePlus, 2-1-1 Community Resources Directory, Business & Company Resource Center, History Reference Center, Science Reference Center, Student Research Center, HeritageQuest Genealogy, Associated Press Photo Archive, Connecticut Consumer Health, Connecticut Consumer Health, Wilson Biographies Plus, What Do I Read Next, and E-Books.
reQuest Catalog
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Library Catalogs include reQuest.
InfoTrac Junior
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Multi-source curriculum based reference tool for Junior High School students. Includes magazines, newspapers and reference books.
InfoTrac OneFile
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General interest and news magazines.
InfoTrac Student Edition
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Multi-source based reference tool for High School Students. Includes magazines, newspapers and reference books.
KidsInfoBits
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K-5 Audience.
Full-text journals, maps, almanacs, and news articles.
Literary Reference Center Includes plot summaries, synopses and overviews, literary criticism, author biographies, full text of literary journals, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems, classic and contemporary short stories, full text of classic novels, author interviews, and images of key literary figures.
Literature Resource Center
Biographies and critical analyses of authors.
Poems, short stories, essays, plays, and speeches. Search by keyword, title, first line, last line and author or subject.
Science Reference Center

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High School students and up.
Start here for science projects and research needs! Provides articles from scientific reference books, magazines, journals, biographies and images. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earch & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, physics, technology, and wildlife.

Student Research Center
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Middle School students and up.
A student-friendly version of the History and Science Reference Centers that provides the same high quality content. Choose content sources (Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video), browse by topic headings, use and online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore top searches of the day, and even limit searches according to reading levels.
Testing and Education Reference Center with Careers
 
Career assessment quiz, career search, resume writer, practice tests, test prep e-books, financial aid search, and scholarship search.
Virtual Reference Library 
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Search a single e-book or the entire collection of 18 reference e-books.