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Resources to assist you with your research are listed below grouped by category (Books, Articles, Video, or Websites).
If you are uncertain which resource might be best suited to your research needs please ask.
Find Books
Books & DVDs, etc. in our collections and at other libraries in CT.
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Online Catalog - Books & DVDs.
Patron Info - Renew Books, Check Library Account, etc. - ReQuest - Search almost all of Connecticut's libraries simultaneously.
- Directory of Connecticut Libraries - Search individual Connecticut libraries.
Find eBooks Only
Collections of e-books and e-reference books.
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Ebrary
(Off Campus click here)
More than 70,000 e-books in all subject areas. -
Ebsco E-books (Off Campus click here)
17,754 e-books in all subject areas; Ebsco e-books are also in the Online Catalog. -
Credo Reference
(Off Campus click here)
569 e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for quick information. -
Gale Virtual Reference Library
(Off Campus click here)
252 e-reference books in all subject areas. Use instead of Wikipedia for longer reference articles. -
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf
(Off Campus click here)
50 e-reference books, individually searchable, in all subject areas. Oxford e-books are also in the Online Catalog. -
Encyclopaedia Britannica
(Off Campus click here)
The complete Encyclopaedia Britannica, updated daily. Includes timelines, news links, and multimedia. -
Britannica’s Original Sources
(Off Campus click here)
Original (primary) source documents in a wide range of subject areas. -
Reference Books on the Internet
- 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
- World Factbook – information about 266 world governments
Find Articles in Databases
Resources are grouped by subject; open subject areas by clicking on
the title or the plus sign
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All Subjects - Magazine & Journal Articles
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MasterFile Premier
(Off Campus click here)
Journals and magazines. -
Academic Search Premier
(Off Campus click here)
LOTS more journals. -
Opposing Viewpoints
(Off Campus click here)
Pro and con articles. -
Gale Power Search
(Off Campus click here)
15+ databases containing LOTS of journals and magazines. -
Biography in Context
(Off Campus click here)
Biographies of notable people.
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MasterFile Premier
(Off Campus click here)
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All Subjects - Newspapers
- London Times (Off Campus click here)
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Newspaper Source
(Off Campus click here)
Hundreds of newspapers. -
ProQuest Newspapers
(Off Campus click here)
The newspapers listed below.- Christian Science Monitor (Off Campus click here)
- Los Angeles Times (Off Campus click here)
- New York Times (Off Campus click here)
- Washington Post (Off Campus click here)
- Hartford Courant (Off Campus click here)
- Historical Hartford Courant (1764-1922) (Off Campus click here)
- Wall Street Journal (Off Campus click here)
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Art, History & Literature
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ARTstor
(Off Campus click here)
Articles and images. -
Britannica’s Original Sources
(Off Campus click here)
Primary sources. -
European Views of the Americas
(Off Campus click here)
1493-1750. -
Historical Hartford Courant
(Off Campus click here)
1764-1922 -
Historical Abstracts with Full Text
(Off Campus click here)
Magazines and journals on the history of the world after 1400. -
U.S. History in Context
(Off Campus click here)
Books, journals, magazines, primary sources. -
World History in Context
(Off Campus click here)
Books, journals, magazines, primary sources. -
Literature Resource Center
(Off Campus click here)
Biography, criticism, overviews.
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ARTstor
(Off Campus click here)
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Business
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ABI/INFORM Complete
(Off Campus click here)
All ABI/INFORM databases -
Hoover’s Company Records
(Off Campus click here)
Company information. -
Business Source Premier
(Off Campus click here)
Journals and magazines. -
Business & Company Resource Center
(Off Campus click here)
Company info and articles.
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ABI/INFORM Complete
(Off Campus click here)
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Education
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ERIC
(Off Campus click here)
Documents & journals. -
Educator's Reference Complete
(Off Campus click here)
Journals, magazines, reports. -
Professional Development Collection
(Off Campus click here)
Journals, magazines, reports. -
College Source
(Off Campus click here)
College catalogs and information.
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ERIC
(Off Campus click here)
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Health & Medicine
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CINAHL
(Off Campus click here)
Nursing and allied health journals & magazines. -
Health & Wellness Resource Center
(Off Campus click here)
Medical encyclopedias, journals, magazines, reports. -
Health Reference Center Academic
(Off Campus click here)
Journals, magazines, videos, newsletters. -
Health Source: Nursing - Academic Edition
(Off Campus click here)
Journals, magazines, drug guide. -
Medline
(Off Campus click here)
Medical journals and news sources.
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CINAHL
(Off Campus click here)
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Law
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LegalTrac
(Off Campus click here)
Legal journals and magazines.
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LegalTrac
(Off Campus click here)
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Psychology
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
(Off Campus click here)
Journals and magazines. -
PsycINFO
(Off Campus click here)
Journals, magazines, book chapters.
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Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
(Off Campus click here)
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Science
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GreenFile
(Off Campus click here)
Journals and magazines about environmental topics. - Journal of Chemical Education (Off Campus click here)
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Science in Context
(Off Campus click here)
Books, magazines, journals.
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GreenFile
(Off Campus click here)
Find Videos
DVDs, VHS and streaming videos in our collection.
Online Catalog Videos Quick Search
- A lsit of DVDs and Videos in the QVCC Library
- Films on Demand (Streaming Video) (Off Campus click here)
Find Useful Websites
A list of quality websites grouped by subject area.
last update: 10/11/2011 by michael lynch
