Databases

ABC-Clio Social Studies Databases
From WHS / From Home
A comprehensive collection of primary and secondary sources. Ancient World History; Modern World History; US History; American Government; United States at War; State Geography; Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society.

African American Studies Center
From WHS / From Home:
Henry Louis Gates' database covering African American history from Oxford University Press.

College Source
From WHS & Home: Minuteman Library Card # (enter number without spaces)
A virtual library representing 29,000 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format (2 year, 4 year, graduate, professional, and international schools).

Grolier Encyclopedias
From WHS / From Home

A general encyclopedia which includes one in Spanish, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples (geography), animals and the United States. Please see a WHS librarian for the log-in information.

InfoTrac
From WHS / From Home:
Several general databases containing current (1980-present) magazine, newspaper, academic journal and reference book articles on many topics: current events, health care, politics, sports, social science, hobbies.


Also includes following subject-specific databases:

Biography Resource Center
Contemporary Literary Criticism
History Resource Center
Health Reference Center Academic
General Business file
Scribner Writers Series
Twayne Authors Series

JSTOR
From WHS / From Home:
Contains full text for thousands of scholarly journal articles.

Literary Reference Center
From WHS / From Home:
Contains full text for hundreds of articles from reference books, encyclopedias, and journals.

Massachusetts Newsstand
From WHS / From Home:
Full-text access to newspaper articles from The Boston Globe (1980-present), The Boston Herald (1991-present), and other local Massachusetts newspapers.

New York Times (1980-current)
From WHS & Home: Minuteman or Boston Public Library Card # (enter number without spaces)

NoveList
From WHS & Home: Minuteman or Boston Public Library Card # (enter number without spaces)
A database that provides access to 100,000 full text reviews of novels, as well as young adult book discussion guides, curriculum-related materials, and more.

ProQuest

CultureGrams - Indepth information on the cultures of more than 200 countries also includes maps, statistics, and glossaries.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Graphical) - Articles from historical newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Boston Globe. Contains full-page scans of newspapers from 1851-2001.

Science Reference Center
From WHS / From Home
Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources.


Access to these databases has been funded by the Wellesley Public Schools, Minuteman Library Network,
Metrowest Regional Library System, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Revised November 17, 2006, September 21, 2007, October 19, 2007, November 9, 2007