Academics: Library & Archive
Electronic Resources
ProQuest
database of general interest periodicals, many in full text. It is searchable
using keywords or through a menu of subject options.
Empire Link to
EBSCO
The parts that will be most useful at Emma Willard are: MasterFILE Select, which is a large database that contains full text for 780 journals, and abstracts and indexing for 2,770 more. As part of this TOPICsearch is a database for students researching social, political, and economic issues, current events, scientific discoveries, and more. It contains 40,000 full text documents, selected full text newspaper articles, periodical articles, and other information sources. Another helpful component of this database is Science Reference Center. It is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-specific content. And General Science Collection offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications dating back as far as 1992. To access EBSCO from off campus, go to http://novelnewyork.org. Your login will be your New York State driver’s license number or non-driver photo ID number.
On campus: Login: emmawillard, Password: emmawillard
JSTOR
Full text access to scholarly journals in history, science, philosophy,
economics, language and literature, ecology and many other fields. Some
titles have backfiles from the 19th century to the present.
Click here for use on campus.
Click here for use off campus.
Google Scholar
A free Web search engine that searches for scholarly articles, many in full text, in a broad spectrum of online resources.
Historical Newspapers (New York Times)
Full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2003. (See Custom Newspapers and New York State Newspapers below for access to the New York Times from 1995 to the present.)
Milestone Documents in American History. 133 full-text documents important in the history of the United States, from the Revolution to the 21st century. They cover issues in economics, politics, science, race relations, gender equality, foreign policy, and religious liberty. Along with each document there is accompanying material to help to understand the document, its significance, and the context in which it was written. Click here for off campus access.
Oxford African American Studies Center
This resource contains the content from several reference encyclopedias, plus key primary source documents, links to Internet resources, bibliographies, timelines and maps, thematic photo essays and image collections.
Oxford Reference
Online
This site, which is updated every 3 months, contains over 100 titles from Oxford University Press, grouped for ready reference. Titles cover all subjects, including literature, art, abbreviations, biology, Buddhism, chemistry, the Classical world, dance, ecology, food, languages, history, medicine, geography, physics, proverbs, quotations, Shakespeare, statistics, U.S. government, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, etc. For answers to quick questions, from biography to definitions, from identification to short explanations, this is an excellent source.
Oxford English Dictionary
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the
last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation
of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage
of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international
English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals
to film scripts and cook books.
Science Full Text Select
A database of articles from both scholarly and popular science periodicals. Subjects included (among many) are: Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Environment, Food, Genetics, Health, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Nutrition, Oceanography, Physics, Physiology, and Zoology.
GreenFile
A database of information about environmental issues.
Scirus
A free Web search engine that searches science-specific Web pages.
Encyclopédie Hachette Multimedia
50,000 articles encyclopédiques, un dictionnaire de 66,000 définitions, plus de 8,000 médias et un atlas integer
Dictionnaire Hachette Oxford
120,000 mots et expressions, 170,000 traductions, des exemples, des notes d’usage, les conjugaisons des verbes irréguliers anglais
Net Library
A collection of electronic books on various subjects. These books are searchable
by author, title, keyword, and subject.
Gale Databases
from the New York State Library
To access these from off campus go to http://novelnewyork.org.
Your login will be your New York State driver’s license number or
non-driver photo ID number.
Junior Edition K–12
A Periodical database for younger students. Many of the titles are full
text.
Health Reference Center Academic
articles on all topics related to health.
Business and Company Resource Center
Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
The Twayne Author Series: Twayne's World, English and American
Authors
full text of Twayne Literary Masters books on individual authors
Informe
una colección de revistas hispánicas.
Custom Newspapers
a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international, including
The New York Times from 1995 to the present.
New York State Newspapers
10 newspapers from New York State including the New York Times and the
New York Post.
National Newspaper Index (1977-present)
Quick access to the indexing (not full text) of 5 newspapers in a single
search: The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor,
Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Includes the following e-books: the Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine,
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer, Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Gale
Encyclopedia of Medicine, Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health,
American Civil War Reference Library, American Revolution Reference Library,
History Behind the Headlines, Major Acts of Congress, Business Plans Handbook
(volumes 5-10), Encyclopedia of Small Business, and Gale Encyclopedia of
E-Commerce.
Business and Company ASAP
information on companies, markets and industries. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.
PowerMediaPlus
A digital video-on-demand service from which you can download and save videos and video clips for your personal and classroom use. It is searchable by keyword and has thousands of videos and video clips from a variety of sources. At the site, click on “New subscribers log in here,” then put in the general student passcode found on the library’s Intranet site to create your own account.
The Economist
A highly respected news weekly covering world politics, global business, finance and economics, science and technology, and the arts. For login and password, see the librarians or the library intranet site.
Helpful Links to the World Wide Web
Librarians’ Index to the Internet
A grouping of selected sites, grouped together by category. These sites
are selected for the quality of the information they contain. This is
an excellent place to begin your research in any topic. From the main
menu you will want to choose Language or Literature to answer these questions.
Bartelby.com
An Internet publisher of "literature, reference, and verse;" a
treasure trove of information and sources for the English student.
Your Dictionary.com
Dictionaries for every language and subject area (e.g. law, business) imaginable.
Citation Guides
Guide to Grammar and WritingA site that covers not only citation guidelines (for both MLA and APA), but also "everything you always wanted to know about grammar and writing," applicable to all of the writing we do. To find the citation guides, select Essay and Research Paper Level, then select Research Papers (MLA style) or Research Papers (APA).
Electronic Sources: MLA Style
The citation guidelines that are used by the English department at Emma Willard School.
APA (American Psychological Association Guidelines)
These guidelines are used by the Science Division at Emma Willard School.
