EBSCO eBooks
 

 

Includes over 7,500 fiction books (and many more non-fiction books) on topics like marine biology, trans studies, and bias confirmation. Books are multi-user, have no check-out time limit, and are available in PDF and ePub formats, both of which can be read directly from a browser.

Hoopla

 

Allows you to download and stream free videos, music, audiobooks, comics, and ebooks on your mobile device or computer for free using your public library card. There are no holds or waiting lists for items.

Libby

Offers downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines! You must have an active public library card to log in and access content.

Sora

 

With the SORA app, you can get eBooks or audiobooks from your public library on a phone, tablet, or computer. Download the SORA app, sign on with Google, and add your library by signing in with your town library code barcode. If you don’t have a library card from your town, sign up now! (You can also get free audiobooks all summer from the NYPublic Library.)

ABC-CLIO

Allows entry to all six ABC-CLIO databases. It also allows you to search across all six databases.

ABC-CLIO American Government

Explains the foundations of our government, connects these concepts to the issues of the day, and examines the strengths and weaknesses of the political and economic systems of the United States by comparing them to those of other countries.
 

ABC-CLIO American History

Investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation’s evolution from the explorers of the Americas to today’s headlines.
 

ABC-CLIO Issues

Explores more than 800 hot topics in business, politics, government, education, and popular culture.
 

ABC-CLIO Pop Culture Universe

Authoritative digital database on popular culture in America, both past and present.
 

ABC-CLIO World History: The Modern Era

 

Offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and interactive curricular units.
 

ABC-CLIO World at War

 

Presents comprehensive information and unique insights into the military conflicts that have defined our world from antiquity to today. ​

Academic Search Complete

Covers a wide range of academic disciplines, from the behavioral and technical sciences, through education, theatre, and many more. It includes some popular magazines as well as scholarly journals. This is the FULL version of Academic Search, and includes about 9,000 full-text journals, about double the number available in the Premier version.

Biography Reference Bank

Contains biographical full text articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals—providing the most current coverage of an individual’s life and work

Biography Reference Source

Allows you to search for important figures throughout history, using useful categories like “Activists and Reformers,” or “First Ladies,” or by “Nationalities.” You can also browse alphabetically.

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspaper

 

Produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), this archive features historic newspapers and “select digitized newspaper pages.” One of the best ways to search is to limit the search years, and then use really broad search terms, like “battle” (for WWI battles).

Popular Magazines – Public Libraries

 

This page collects links to access the digital versions of popular magazines offered by the CT State Library, which include The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Consumer Reports, and many more.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
 

 

A clearinghouse for all things education. Not just for teachers; many students use it for projects related to education.

Gale in Context: U.S. History

 

Offers an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in United States history. Topics range from the arrival of the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror.

Gale in Context: Science

 

A user-friendly resource that provides millions of full-text articles from hundreds of national and global newspapers, magazines, and journals. Offers thousands of images, videos, and audio selections from authoritative sources, and reference content from Gale and other encyclopedias.

Greenfile

 

A multidisciplinary source of scholarly, government and general-interest titles that makes connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines, such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.

History Reference Source

 

Features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, and academic journals. This content includes historical documents, biographies of historical figures, full-text reference books, encyclopedias, history books, historical photos and maps, and historical video.

JSTOR

 

Includes scholarship published in more than 1,400 of the highest-quality academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as monographs and other materials valuable for academic work.

Mainfile

 

A multi-disciplinary database that covers all aspects of academic study and general interest subject areas. It has information from scholarly journals and full-text magazines, as well as full-text newspapers, newswires, reference books, and encyclopedias.

MasterFILE Premier

 

Provides full text for magazines, reference books, and primary source documents in business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more, as well as an image collection containing photos, maps, and flags.

MAS Ultra School Edition

 

Contains hundreds of popular high school magazines in many subject areas including history, science, careers and much more. Some titles are Archaeology, Astronomy, Bioscience, Careers & Colleges, Congressional Digest, Scientific American, Smithsonian, World War II. MAS Ultra also has biographies and primary source documents, and an image collection containing photos.

Newspapers of Connecticut

 

This collection includes a sampling (not a full range) of newspapers covering various towns, villages, and topics ranging from 1821-1929. Some of these articles have been arranged by topic, like World War I.

Newspaper Source Plus

 

Provides full-text searching for more than 1,400 newspapers from all around the world. Videos and podcasts are coming soon

 

Collects articles from current newspapers from about the 1980s to the present, such as the Chicago Tribune (1985-), Christian Science Monitor (1988-), Hartford Courant (1992-), Los Angeles Times (1985-), New York Times (1980-), Wall Street Journal (1984-), and the Washington Post (1987-). There are also historical Connecticut newspapers, including the Hartford Courant (1766-1922) and the Connecticut Courant..

Points of View Reference Source

 

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

ResearchIT CT, All Resources A-Z

This State Library of Connecticut resource allows you to read full-text articles from periodicals (magazines, newspapers, journals, etc.) and to access a number of e-books and audiobooks. For off-campus access to many of the databases in the A to Z list, use the links on this Amity library database page to sign in with your Amity credentials. Some other resources will require you to log in with the barcode number from your local CT library card.

ResearchIT CT “One Search”

This tool links all EBSCO databases available through the State Library of Connecticut and allows you to search by discipline (among other categories and criteria).

Science Direct

 

Bills itself as “the world’s leading source for scientific, technical, and medical research.” The journals available are grouped into four main categories:

• Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Life Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Social Sciences and Humanities

Science Reference Source

 

Features articles on a wide range of topics in science. You can browse through different subjects, or look at broad science areas.