Research Resources

To access electronic books from home, use your myCommnet login. If you need help with research, please contact the library.

Print Books & DVDs in our collections and at other libraries in CT.

Online Catalog - Books & DVDs.
Patron Info - Renew Books, Check Library Account, etc.
ReQuest - Search almost all of Connecticut's libraries simultaneously.
Directory of Connecticut Public Libraries - Search individual Connecticut libraries.

Collections of eBooks and e-Reference Books.

Ebrary
More than 84,000 ebooks in all subject areas.
Ebsco eBooks
More than 120,000 ebooks in all subject areas, from EbscoHost.
Credo Reference
628 e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for quick information.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
334 e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for longer reference articles.
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
50 e-reference books, various subject areas.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, including news and multimedia. Updated daily.
Britannica’s Original Sources
Original (primary) source documents in a wide range of subject areas.

Bartleby.com – Great Books Online - Public domain books in a range of subject areas.
Occupational Outlook Handbook – Career information from the Department of Labor
Project Gutenberg – Over 30,000 public domain books in a range of subject areas.
Statistical Abstract of the United States – The National Data Book; lots of stats
World Factbook – Information about 266 world governments

last update: 05/20/13 by michael lynch