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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 Pine Manor College affiliated users.

• Academic OneFile
  
  Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1985.



• Academic Search Premier
  
  This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.



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



• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  
  The Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Sources may be searched individually or together.



• General OneFile
  
  General OneFile is a one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including most of the content across all Thomson/Gale databases. OneFile contains over 5,000 full-text periodical titles, and more than 9,200 titles in all, on a wide range of topics.



• General Reference Center Gold
  
  Use this general interest database to search magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.



• InfoTrac Gale Database Collection
  
  An extensive collection of articles from GALE Research.



• PowerSearch
  
  Gale PowerSearch is a platform unlike any other, providing libraries with a sophisticated, yet simple, solution for managing a wealth of periodical, reference and primary source information. Moreover, PowerSearch provides your patrons with access to all the Gale content in your library's collection through one, single search query.

Gale PowerSearch helps users select the databases most appropriate to include in a cross-search by providing an alphabetical listing along with a description of each one. Users search with the method that's easiest for them - by entering keywords, using pre-defined subject terms or constructing complex search queries using Boolean logic. Below the search term field, users will find a list of Gale databases so they can simply select as many databases as they want to include in their search. The database from which each document is found appears as part of the search results.



• WorldCat
  
  

  IN LIBRARY USE ONLY

  OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
For home access try the free version at http://www.worldcat.org

• American National
  Biography
  
  17,000 full-text biographies of deceased Americans whose lives have 'shaped the nation.' Includes illustrations and web site links. Published by Oxford Univ. Press.



• Biography Resource Center
  
  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.



• Literary Reference Center
  
  A full text database combining information from major respected reference works, books and literary journals, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing, Literary Reference Center includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems and short stories, author interviews, classic texts and much more.

• Academic Search Premier
  
  This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.



• Access Science
  
  Full-text access to articles and research updates in all areas of science and technology - updated daily.



• Directory of Open Access Journals
  
  A searchable directory providing access to scientific and medical journals published online. Search the full-text collection of over 63,000 articles.



• GreenFILE
  
  Greenfile 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. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.



• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  
  Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.



• Health Reference Center Academic
  
  Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.



• Medline
  
  Medline provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.



• PubMed
  
  PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.



• PubMed Central
  
  The U.S. National Institutes of Health's free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.



• Science in Context
  
  Science in Context provides topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, as well as articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics, and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.

• Business Insights: Essentials
  
  Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.



• General BusinessFile ASAP
  
  Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Choose "Advanced search" and then type a ticker symbol into the pop-up box to search Reuters Research on Demand, which contains investment reports produced by financial institutions and Wall Street and International brokerage firms.



• Lexis-Nexis Academic
  
  An excellent source for national and international newspaper articles, business news, and legal information.

• CQ Researcher
  
  Each CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.



• Opposing Viewpoints in Context
  
  Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

• Educator's Reference Complete
  
  A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200 reports (most full-text) focusing on all levels of education, educational administration and policy.



• ERIC: Education Resources Information Center
  
  An online digital library of education research and information. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. Provides ready access to education literature to support the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.



• ERIC
  
  ERIC includes more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice. This database provides access to ERIC Document citations, and ERIC Journal citations from 1966 onward.



• Journal of Transformative Education
  
  The Journal of Transformative Education (JTD) is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal focused on advancing the understanding, practice, and experience of transformative education. JTED offers articles that test, build on, and elaborate existing theoretical perspectives; demonstrate innovative and creative applications of the theory in practice; and explore the international and cross-cultural issues of the theory and practice of transformative learning..



• Junior Edition
  
  Designed for junior high and middle school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.



• Kids InfoBits
  
  Kids InfoBits targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine and reference content.



• Student Edition
  
  This database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.



• Teacher Reference Center
  
  Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators. Courtesy of funding provided by the MetroWest Massachusetts Regional Library Consortium.

• Books and Authors
  
  Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Through the use of expertly written and arranged content and a dynamic, cutting edge user interface, Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun!



• Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
  
  Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select (CLC-Select) is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.  Each CLC-Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works, and sources for further study.



• Literary Reference Center
  
  A full text database combining information from major respected reference works, books and literary journals, as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing, Literary Reference Center includes plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, book reviews, classic and contemporary poems and short stories, author interviews, classic texts and much more.



• Literature Resource Center
  
  Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.



• NoveList
  
  NoveList is an electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles.  Through its attractive and easy-to-use interface, NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest.  Readers can also enter words that describe the contents of a book they would like to read, and NoveList retrieves titles that contain these words in the book's subject headings field.  In addition, users can browse over 1,200 theme-oriented book lists, 150 award lists and 1,000 fiction related web-sites.  NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. The product's database provides enhanced subject access to over 92,000 fiction titles.  Updated quarterly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources. 



• WorldCat

  IN LIBRARY USE ONLY

  
  OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. For home access try the free version at http://www.worldcat.org

• Academic OneFile
  
  Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1985.



• Boston Globe
  
  Provides full text access to The Boston Globe - 1980-current



• General OneFile
  
  General OneFile is a one-stop source for news and periodical articles, including most of the content across all Thomson/Gale databases. OneFile contains over 5,000 full-text periodical titles, and more than 9,200 titles in all, on a wide range of topics.



• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
  
  LEXIS-NEXIS® Academic Universe provides access to a wide range of business information. It includes financials, Hoover company reports, industry data, and company profiles.



• The New York Times
  
  This database includes full-text of the New York Times from January 1, 1985 to the present.

• Academic Search Premier
  
  This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.



• PsycARTICLES
  EBSCOhost
  
  Full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. Approximately 150,000 articles from over 70 journals.

• Directory of Open Access Journals
  
  A searchable directory providing access to scientific and medical journals published online. Search the full-text collection of over 63,000 articles.



• Lexis-Nexis Academic
  
  An excellent source for national and international newspaper articles, business news, and legal information.



• Massachusetts History Online
  
  Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.