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Local Libraries

Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield
Harwinton Public Library
Thomaston Public Library
Beardsley & Memorial Library, Winsted
Farmington Public Library
Northwestern CT Community College Library, Winsted

 

Reference Databases

A valid Connecticut library card is required to access these databases.

InfoTrac OneFile-General interest and business periodicals

InfoTrac Student Edition-Multi-source curriculum based reference tool.  Audience: Secondary School

Expanded Academic ASAP-Periodicals covering all academic concentrations.  Audience: Adult

iConn Newsstand-Full-text coverage of the following newspapers:

Discovery Collection-History, literature, biography, science and social studies.  Audience: Middle School and up

General Reference Center Gold-Multi-source general interest reference tool.  Audience: Middle School and up

AP Photo Archive-Associated Press Photos and Graphics for all Connecticut residents  Audience: All

Business & Company Resource Center-Comprehensive company and industry information.  Audience: High School and up

Health & Wellness Resource Center-Medical information for health professionals and general readers. Audience: Elementary & up

History Resource Center:  U.S.-Integrated collection of full-text periodicals, reference works and primary source documents covering U.S. history from colonial times to the present.  Audience: High School and up

History Resource Center:  World-Extensive online collection of full-text periodicals, reference works and primary source documents covering the 20th century plus material on the Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Near East and Asia, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Modern Middle East and Latin America.  Audience: High School and up

HeritageQuest Online-Research resource for family history and American culture includes U.S. federal census records and the UMI Genealogy and Local History collection.  Audience: Middle School and up

Wilson Biographies Plus-Illustrated profiles of over 120,000 individuals from antiquity to the present.  Audience: Middle School and up

Professional Collection-Full-text periodicals for teachers, school administrators, school media specialists and librarians.  Audience: Adult

 

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