A-Z List of Chicopee CLIC Databases
Academic OneFile, 1980-current
Contains: A collection of over 8000 full-text academic journals. Includes extensive coverage of the physical sciences,technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
A to Z the USA
Contains: Detailed information about each state and territory in the United States. Contains trivia information such as state bird and state recipe and also crime statistics and museum information
Biography In Context
Contains: Integrates biographies with full text articles, images and website links. People search can be by name, occupation, nationality, birth/death dates, places or gender or by keyword and full text. Marquis' Who's Who is also listed.
Books and Authors
Contains:Books and Authors is a reader's advisory resource that covers over 140,000 fiction and nonfiction titles.
The Boston Globe
Contains: Full-text coverage of the Boston Globe from 1980 - current.
Business Insights: Essentials
Contains:Business Insights: Essentials provides company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and business related periodicals.
Business Index ASAP
Content: Perform in-depth research on management issues, economic indicators and business theories and practices, as well as on the activities of companies and industries worldwide. Instant access to academic and business journals with full text and images.
Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select
Contains: An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary writers. Each entry contains a biographical essay that discusses the author's life, works, and critical importance.
Criminal Justice Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of 700+ journals covering criminal justice including law enforcement, paralegal topics, and homeland security.
Culinary Arts Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of over 200 major cooking and nutrition magazines including recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Cypress Resume
Content: Create a resume using an easy online form with step by step instructions.
Educator's Reference Complete, 1980-current
Contains: Full-text academic journals and reports for teachers and school administrators focusing on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Public Library Edition
Contains: The complete Encyclopedia Britannica with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Look at timelines, watch videos, and look at a World Atlas. Full text of the encyclopedia you have looked at in print plus primary source materials.
Environmental Studies and Policies Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of 700+ journals and reference books covering environemental issues and policies from scientific, governement, and industry perspectives.
Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980-current
Contains: Provides full-text information on Astronomy, Religion, Law, History, Psychology, Humanities, Current Events, Sociology, Communications and the General Sciences.
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
Content: Access to comprehensive, up-to-date profiles of more than 2000 of today's most popular jobs in more than 90 industries.
Freading Ebooks
Content: Borrow Ebooks for your Ereader, Android, or Apple device. All books are available without a waiting list.
Freegal Music
Content: Download 3 songs per week in MP3 format. Thousands of songs are available from the Sony Music Catalog, and they're yours to keep when you download them!
Gardening, Landscape, and Horticulture Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of journals and e-reference sources for garedning enthusiasts and professionals alike.
General Business File ASAP, 1980-current
Content:Contains company directory listings, articles on company performance and activity, as well as industry events and trends. Includes access to investment reports, trade publications, newspapers and journals.
General OneFile
Contains: News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.
General Reference Center Gold, 1980-current
Contains: General interest database that combines a variety of source materials including magazines, trade publications, newspapers and reference books. It contains articles on current events, business and industry trends, sports, popular culture and more.
Global Road Warrior
Contains: Comprehensive information on every country in the world. Get maps, airport information, view pictures of their currency, and learn about their culture all in one location. Anything about World travel can be viewed here.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Content:This database includes almost 400 health and medical journals, several hundred pamphlets, and more than 700 videos from Healthology. It also includes several thousand other articles from general sources and publications, as well as access to various health reference resources.
Health Reference Center Academic, 1980-current
Content:Provides access to health information for professionals and the consumer through medical and nursing journals, medical pamphlets, and medical reference books.
HeritageQuest
Content: A database to search for ancestors and relatives. Includes searches of census information, local history, selected Revolutionary War records and Freedman's Bank (1865-1874) which was founded to serve African Americans.
History Reference Center
Content: A comprehensive full text history reference database that covers both U.S. and world history and contains biographies of historical figures, history periodicals and historical documents, photos and maps.
Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of over 500 journals, 400 travel guides and e-reference books covering hospitality and tourism.
Issues & Controversies
Contains: Analyzes hundreds of controversial topics and provides more than 650 in-depth articles on current issues in the news in a language and format for students. Features include weekly updates, new articles added biweekly, "Issues: Pro and Con" lists that highlight important debate topics, "By Numbers"statistical overviews of key issues, research topics, "What Happened That Day" and other features.
Junior Edition - K-12
Contains: Provides 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.
Kids InfoBits
Content: Targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten thru Grade 5. Featuring a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface with full-text curriculum related topics.
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts
Contains: Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, and online information retrieval.
Literary Reference Center
Contains: A comprehensive database that provides users with information on thousands of authors and their works.
Literature Resource Center
Contains: Literature Resource Center includes biographical entries on more than 100,000 authors from various reference sources; and more than 800,000 full-text articles, critical essays, and reviews from various critical resources.
Mango Language Learning
Contains: Learn one or all of the many languages available. Make an online account to track your progresss.
Massachusetts History Online
Content: A collection of full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.
The New York Times (1985-present)
Contains: Complete full text content of the New York Times cover to cover, including obits.
Novelist/Novelist K-8
Contains: Novelist is a readers' advisory service that contains 135,000 fiction titles for all ages, including picture books, young adult titles, and books for adult readers. In addition to finding books to read, users can use features such as Author Read-alikes and Book Discussion Guides.
Nursing Resource Center
Contains: Nursing Resource Center supports nurses and nursing students by providing information that mirrors the "nursing process," a workflow that organizes the steps for diagnosing, treating, and caring for patients.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Contains: This resource provides viewpoint articles along with topic overviews, full-text magazine and academic articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, and much more.
Oxford Art Online
Content: Provides access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion of Western Art in a fully-indexed, updated, and searchable format. Includes over 40,000 links to art images in galleries and museums around the world.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of journals covering proven and experimental research and treatment techniques in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.
Rosen Teen Health and Wellness
Contains: Rosen Teen Health and Wellness provides physical and mental health reference information about issues important to teenagers.
Science in Context
Contains: Science in Context provides general reference information on a variety of science topics, along with full-text access to related magazine, newspaper, and academic articles; as well as podcasts, videos, images, experiments, and external links to highly reliable sources.
Science Online
Contains: A comprehensive science database that includes categories such as biographies, essays, definitions, diagrams, experiments, timelines and science standards. Login with your C/W Mars library card.
Science Reference Center
Contains: A comprehensive research database that provides access to full-text science oriented content from leading science encyclopedias, reference books, and periodicals.
Searchasaurus
Contains: Targets the research needs of students in Kindergarten thru Grade 5. Features dictionaries, magazines, almanacs, and more!
Student Edition (Grades 8-12)
Contains: Containing over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database provides access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on currentevents, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Testing and Education Reference Center
Content: Take practice tests in the SAT, GED, GRE, ASVAB, Career Tests, and much more. Also view the e-Book version of test prep materials from your computer. High School and college students can search for scholarship materials and college information
Access: Once you log-in you will be required to create a username and password so you can track your progress on your tests.
Today's Science
Contains: Includes background information, useful Internet resources and search terms, suggestions for further reading and articles linked to detailed news coverage. Written for students in middle school through college.
Virtual Reference Library
Contains: A database of full-text encyclopedias and specialized reference sources on a variety of subjects.
Vocations and Careers Collection
Provided By:MBLC
Content: Targeted collection of general career guides and highly specialized industry journals.
U.S. History in Context
Contains: This resource merges reference resources with full-text news and academic articles, primary source documents, videos, audio files, and external links to provide a complete picture of events and people from U.S. history.
World History in Context
Contains: This resource merges reference resources with full-text news and academic articles, primary source documents, videos, audio files, and external links to provide a complete picture of events and people from world history.