An academic database that provides full text for nearly 4,650 serials, and full text for more than 3600 peer-reviewed titles.
Alt Health WatchThis database provides in-depth coverage across the full spectrum of subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990.
American DecadesInformation about American life in the 20th century.
Ancestry. Library Edition (in Library)This database provides information obtained from U.S. and U.K. census, church, court, vital and immigration records. Additional information from Canadian records is included. Contains more than 1.5 billion names and more than 4,000 databases.
American Indian History and CultureCovers the culture, history, and people of. more than 500 Native American groups. Grades 5 and up.
AskRI.orgA tutoring service available to Rhode Island residents using online chat. Homework help is available to students in grades K-12, college-prep or GED students, and adult learners. Ask your questions between the hours of 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. daily. Tutors are waiting to help you.
Automobile Repair Reference CenterAuto repair procedures for approximately 21,000 vehicles. Includes photos and diagrams.
Business Source PremierA research database, Business Source Premier provides full text articles back to 1965. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
Children's Literature Review v. 111 -This series covers writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Entries consist of a listing of major works, awards, and criticism.
Consumer Health CompleteA comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health information.
Countries and Their Cultures, 2001Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
Discovering CollectionA collection of reference materials and magazines for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science and Social Studies. Grades 5 - 12.
EBSCO AnimalsA basic animal encyclopedia. Grades 3 - 8.
Encyclopedia of European Social History, 2001Covers all aspects of European social history from the Renaissance to the present.
ERICERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,243,000 records and links to more than 224,000 full-text documents from ERIC.
Europe 1450 - 1789; Encyclopedia of the Early Modern WorldExplores European history from 1450-1789, from the print revolution to the French Revolution.
Expanded Academic ASAPAccess scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images - across all academic disciplines.
Funk & Wagnalls New World EncyclopediaThis database providesover 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
General Business File ASAPAccess to research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
General Reference Center GoldA database with full-text and image resources for students and researchers, providing national newsmagazines and encyclopedias in addition to core business journals.
GreenFILEGreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Grzimek's Animal Life EncyclopediaContains articles about animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology, etc.
Health and Wellness Resource CenterConsumer-oriented health information from magazines, reference books and pamphlets. 1994- Grades 7 and up.
Health Reference Center AcademicUse this database to find articles on many health topics.
Health Source; Consumer EditionThis database provides access to consumer health periodicals, health-related pamphlets and health to consumer health periodicals, health-related pamphlets and health reference books.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic EditionThis database provides full-text access to almost 600 journals, covering many medical disciplines.
Heritage Quest Online (in Library)The authoritative source for genealogical materials. Includes federal census records, source documents, and indexes.
Heritage Quest Online (from Home)The authoritative source for genealogical materials. Includes federal census records, source documents, and indexes.
History Reference CenterHistory Reference Center offers full text from reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 130 leading history periodicals, many historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Home Improvement Reference CenterVisit the Home Improvement Reference Center for all types of fix-it information, including every room in the house, roofing, siding, electrical repairs, plumbing and much more.
InfoTrac OneFileA general magazine index with full-text articles and images. Grades 7 and up.
Lawcheck (in Library)Lawchek is a reference product designed for both the layperson and the attorney. Includes state-specific information.
LegalTracArticles in all major law reviews, law journals, specialty law and bar association journals and legal newspapers. United States, British Commonwealth, European Union and International Law.
Library, Information Science & Technology AbstractsLibrary, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 500 core journals, more than 50 priority journals, and 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Literature Criticism Online, Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 237-Literature Criticism Online provides Internet access to extensive biographical and critical information of authors and their works, combined with subject-term accessibility and other powerful search options. Contemporary Literary Criticism volumes 1-238 are available in print in the Reference collection.
Marcive WebDOCS (in Library)A general index to federal government documents published from 1976 to the present. It is updated monthly. Links are provided if the publication is online.
MasterFILE PremierThis general magazine/newspaper index includes information from pamphlets, reference books, and primary sources. Grades 7 and up.
MEDLINEMEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. MEDLINE was created by the National Library of Medicine.
Middle Search PlusMiddle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Newspaper SourceAccess selected full text articles from specific national, international and regional newspapers along with radio and news transcripts.
New York TimesThis database offers full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to the 19th century.
NovelistA database of fiction for adults, teens and children, offering subject access and full-text reviews, Author Readalikes, awards, theme-oriented book lists, Book Discussion Guides, Book Talks, and Feature Articles.
Novelist PlusNovelist Plus includes both fiction and non-fiction titles. Users can search by genre or subject, finding books on many different subjects, as well as summaries and reviews of those titles. Searches can be limited by age level.
Novelist K-8 PlusNovelist K-8 Plus is a resource for kids through the teen years to find reading material. Limit to Fiction or Non-Fiction, age range and subject. Includes lists of award-winning books, author biographies and much more.
Primary SearchA children's magazine and pamphlet index with full-text. Grades 4 - 8.
Providence Journal ArchivesThe Archives contain articles published in The Providence Jorunal since 1983, written by Providence Journal writers only.
Reference USAA phone directory of over 12 million U.S. businesses and households.
Regional Business NewsFind comprehensive full text coverage for select regional business publications from metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. This database is updated daily.
Salud en Espanol (Consumer Health Complete)Provee reportes completos basados en evidencias y fichas de datos relacionados a todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar. Reportes específicos por tema que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud, dan información general importante en relación a enfermedades, infecciones y procedimientos de diversos tratamientos, y mucho más.
Sanborn Maps (in Library)Sanborn maps are large scale plans of a city or town. The maps list street blocks and building numbers in use at the time the map was made. Rhode Island only.
Science OnlineThis general science database includes biographies, diagrams, science experiments and a timeline. Grades 6 and up.
SearchasaurusA children's magazine and pamphlet database with a user friendly search engine. Grades 3 - 6.
Small Engine Repair Reference CenterSmall Engine Repair includes a wealth of information on repairs of all terrain vehicles, generators and other small engines, marine and boat motors, motorcycles, outdoor power equipment, personal water craft, snowmobiles and tractors.
Something about the Author, v. 163 -Biographical information on authors of children's and young adult books. Volumes 1-162 are available in the Reference Collection of the Children's Library.
Teacher Reference CenterProvides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
TOPICsearchExplore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Grades 7 and up.
World BookThe World Book Encyclopedia plus current events and primary source documents. It's also available in Spanish and basic information is available in 14 additional languages.
