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Unless indicated as "On Campus Access Only" or "Library Use Only," these resources are available from any internet connection.  Most databases will require you to enter your Minuteman Library card number for access outside the library.

For a few databases, remote access is available only to Lasell College affiliated users.

• Academic Search Premier 
  
  • Undergraduate Students
  • Graduate Students and Faculty
  
  Academic Search Premier is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications, and indexing and abstracts for 4,500 journals. This collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study including: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, science, arts & literature, medicine, ethnic studies, and more.



• Expanded Academic
  
  From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!



• General Reference Center
  
  A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use this to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.



• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
  
  LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. It includes full-text coverage of the New York Times, and Chronicle of Higher Education.

• Biography in Context (formerly Biography Resource Center & Biography Resource Center: African Americans)
  
  Biography in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) with periodicals and multimedia organized into a user-friendly portal experience while also allowing users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.



• Britannica Online Academic Edition
  
  Encyclopaedia Britannica Online includes Year In Review articles since 1993, historical timeline searches, a dictionary and thesaurus, a world atlas, links to journal and magazine articles, and video clips. Search alphabetically or by subject.



• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
  
  The five-volume Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, is an essential resource for anyone involved with career exploration. More than 800 articles have been revised and updated since the last edition to reflect accurate, up-to-date career information.Each article offers expanded career information, sidebars, and other user-friendly features. Called out by graphic icons are the top 10 fastest-growing careers and the top 10 careers that experts predict will add the greatest number of positions through the year 2018.



• FedJobs
  

  ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY

  
  Our subscription to this database maintained by the Federal Research Service provides access to over 20,000 federal job listings, with a variety of targeted search methods, along with how-to information, and application forms.



• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  
  The sources that Gale Virtual Reference Library offers in eBook format include multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized reference sources.



• General Reference Center
  
  A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use this to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.



• WorldCat
  

  ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY

  
  Extensive catalog of bibliographic records for books and other materials in libraries worldwide.



• World Factbook
  
  Information from the CIA's World Factbook publication is available free of charge through the agency's website. Select a country and see concise and up to date information on its land, people, government, transportation, and much more.

• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
  
  LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. It includes full-text coverage of the New York Times, and Chronicle of Higher Education.



• Massachusetts Newspapers
  
  Previously accessible only in their respective coverage areas, Springfield Republican (1/1988 to current) and Cape Cod Times (11/1998 to current) from NewsBank are now available to all MLS member libraries.



• Massachusetts Newsstand
  
  Full-text coverage of major Massachusetts newspapers including the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, plus selected coverage of other regional sources.



• New York Times (1985-Current)
  
  This database includes the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present, including the New York Times Magazine and the New York Times Book Review.



• New York Times Historical
  
  Search the New York Times back to 1851 and browse advertising images and fashion trends.



• Regional Business News
  
  Regional Business News incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

• American Memory
  
  Provided by the Library of Congress, American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.



• Daily Life Online
  
  In Daily Life through History, students and researchers discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.



• firstVIEW Collections Online
  
  firstVIEW is an independent fashion website providing images of the world's top designers' collections. It includes photographs of runway shows and previous collections for hundreds of designers.



• North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories 
  

  ON CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY

  
  
  North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (IMLD) provides a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines.



• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
  
  LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. It includes full-text coverage of the New York Times, and Chronicle of Higher Education.



• New York Times Historical
  
  Search the New York Times back to 1851 and browse advertising images and fashion trends.



• WestLaw
  

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  Westlaw is a leading online legal research service, providing a broad collection of legal resources, news, business and public records information. Westlaw includes cases and statutes, administrative materials, law reviews and treatises, attorney profiles, news and business information, and forms.