JSTOR - Developed with the help of the Modern Language Association, this collection includes a range of core journals in the diverse fields of literary criticism that have emerged in the last thirty years. See library staff for access instruction outside of the building.
Literary Resource Center - Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticisms, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines and genres, from all time periods, and from around the world.
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Critical Survey of Long Fiction - Biographical, historical, and critical information for long fiction from around the world.
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INTERNAL LINK Poetry - this brings you to links for websites that deal with poetry, including many full text poems, and audio and video recordings of recitations.
Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction - View the list of excellent nonfiction books for this year or for previous years. Compiled by the Young Adult Library Services Association, American Libraries Association.
Modern Library : 100 Best Nonfiction, 100 Best Novels - A "who's who" of authors and editors recommend the best of the best.
Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners, 2014 - "Use these books to broaden your horizons and deepen your understandings." Compiled every 5 years by public and academic librarians from around the United States. Many of these books can be found in the Algonquin Library collection.
The Electric Typewriter - The 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time: "A must-read list of nonfiction books, essay collections, and classic journalism."
Purdue OWL: Research and Citation Resources - The source for MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style citations and research guides.
Fine Arts and Music Collection - Including more than 150 full-text magazines and journals, this collection provides support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
JSTOR - Includes full text journals in the fields of music, film studies, folklore, performing arts, religion, and the history and study of art and architecture. See Ms. Honey for access instructions.
The Art Institute of Chicago - Click on the Collections tab to browse artists by last name or by theme.
Poetry and Music of the War Between the States - "To understand the thoughts and emotions of the men who faced each other across the battlefield and those who waited for them at home, look to the poems and songs written during and after the War." Sheet music and audio is included for some of the songs.
Health and Wellness Resource Center - Includes nearly 400 health & medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos, hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications.
SIRS Researcher - Get the pros and cons of today's leading health issues, plus news, maps and images.
Culinary Arts Collection - Need information on nutrition? Search a huge collection of over 250 magazines and reference books for information related to the Culinary Arts.
E-Books - click on any title below and you can find Drug Overview or Topic Overview chapters by searching in the "within publication" box on the left column
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Teens - Includes Drug Overviews
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive Behavior - Includes Topic Overviews
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances - Includes Drug Overviews
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MedlinePlus Health Information - Your source for health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Merck Manual - basic and detailed information on health concerns, a drug-interaction checker, a pill identifier, and a guide to pronunciation of medical terms.
NIDA for Teens - From the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institutes of Health, this site provides timely information about drugs and neuroscience.
JSTOR - Includes dozens of full-text journals dealing with math and statistics. Some date back to the 1800s, including the American Journal of Mathematics beginning in 1878. See Ms. Honey for access instructions.
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - Covers everything from algebra blocks to integer chips to geoboards and includes unique tools to explore classic problems such as the Towers of Hanoi.
NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions - This is the companion site of the NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions.
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Environmental Studies and Policy Collection - database for researching environmental questions using over 700 journals and reference books.
Gale Science In Context - database of authoritative reference books, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
General Science Collection - database of articles from science journals and reference books.
GreenFILE - database of resources that deal with the positive and negative ways humans impact the environment.
Health and Wellness Resource Center - database of nearly 400 health & medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos, hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications.
JSTOR - access this database of full text journals. The collection brings together core titles in a broad range of the sciences. Some publications date back the the 1600s, including The Royal Society of London! See Ms. Honey for access instructions.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context - database of viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio, and links to vetted websites.
E-BOOKS
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders - describes genetic disorders, conditions, tests, and treatments.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - includes information on almost 2,000 medical disorders and concepts, and includes discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics.
The Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders - in-depth coverage of neurological diseases and disorders.
UXL Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders - covers infectious diseases, injuries, genetic disorders, and others.
Applied Science - over 300 articles on applied science topics. Browse by topic, or use the search box to find specific information.
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GetBodySmart - An online examination of human anatomy and physiology. Topics include: Skeletal System, Muscle Tissue Physiology, Muscular System, Nervous System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Urinary System, and Histology.
MedLinePlus - From the National Library of Medicine, this site contains reliable information on diseases, health, drugs, and more.
Periodic Table of the Elements - That's all, just a periodic table of the elements.
Periodic Table of Videos - Videos related to the elements. Some include experiments. Provided by the Univeristy of Nottingham.
Planet Forward - Where experts and engaged citizens work to find solutions to challenges in the areas of energy, climate, and sustainability. From George Washington University.
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Biology resources - Links to cow eye dissection, frog dissection and pig dissection.
Global Issues in Context- Features a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Each topic includes an overview, unique "perspectives" articles written by local experts, reference, periodical, primary source, and statistical information.
U.S. History in Context - Covers hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history, using reference books, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
World History in Context - Covers hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history, using reference books, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Issues and Controversies - In-depth investigations into today's top issues. Includes editorial cartoons and primary source documents.
World News Digest and Seach World News Digest
Issues and Controversies in American History - Includes editorial cartoons, primary source documents, timelines and more! American Presidential Elections - Links to a portal page that allows you to click on every Presidential election since 1789.
JSTOR - Access the full text of hundreds of journals related to U.S. & world history, psychology, sociology, and more! Some of the material dates back to the 1600s.
SIRS Researcher - Get the pros and cons of today's leading issues, plus news, maps and images.
U.S. History Collection - A focused set of journals and magazines covering U.S. History.
War and Terrorism Collection - A selected set of journals and magazines with an international focus on war and terrorism.
World History Collection - A focused set of journals and magazines that deal with world history.
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Decades in America - Select the decade and browse or search for your topic.
Great Events from History - Select your era and browse or search for your topic.
Nations of the World, 2014 - Political, economic, and business news of all nations.
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Election 2016 - See what happened, and keep up with all the latest political news, polls, and more!
American Political Parties' Timeline - Shows the evolution of political parties in the United States.
American Presidency - Presidential rhetoric, inaugural addresses, state of the union addresses, executive orders, and more. From UC Santa Barbara. Primary source documents!
American Rhetoric - Audio, video and full text of over 5000 speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, interviews and more. Primary source documents.
Annotated U.S. Constitution - This site includes annotations to the U.S. Constitution, plus links to the court cases related to the annotations.
Budget of the United States - Includes the collection of budget reports issued by the Office of Management and Budget.
Congress - Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Includes primary source documents.
Factcheck - This site monitors the factual accuracy of statements made by major political figures. From the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Famous Trials - Chronologies, maps, images, transcripts and original source documents are included for many famous trials including: Galileo, Salem Witch Trials, Black Sox, Sacco & Vanzetti, Chicago 7, My Lai, and many more.
Mass Moments - A timeline of Massachusetts history. Includes a search screen, full articles, and some primary source documents.
Massachusetts Constitution - Really, it's the Massachusetts Constitution, including all the amendments.
Our Documents - 100 Landmark U.S. documents - Full text, primary source documents.
Pew Global Attitudes Project - Reports public attitudes toward globalization, democracy, and many other crucial issues. Check out the Indicators Database to see charts and graphs on opinions worldwide.
USA - U.S. Government's official web portal gives access to federal, state and local governments, departments, agencies and statistics.
United States Government Manual - The Federal Register is currently updated to provide comprehensive and authoritative descriptions of the programs and activities of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches; also includes information about quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, and Federal boards, commissions, and committees. NOTE: You must click the "Search" button when searching by keyword.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum - Includes extensive material, including primary sources, on the Holocaust, a timeline, an encyclopedia, maps and more.
Women Working - Working Women, 1800-1930, from Harvard Univeristy. Primary source documents.
World War Posters - World War I and World War II posters from the U.S. and Europe, including posters from the home front. Provided by the University of North Texas.
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Civil War - A collection of links to information and primary source documents on the Civil War.
Country Profiles - A collection of links to country information.
United Nations- A collection of links to information by and about the United Nations.
Spanish Reference Center - Moderna and Escolar Spanish-language versions of Encyclopedia Britannica
Contemporary Hispanic Biography - Provides informative biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of Latino heritage who form the international Hispanic community. Covers persons of various nationalities in a wide variety of fields, including art, music and literature to science, politics and business. (E-book)
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture - Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts. (E-book)
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