Databases

Need the facts in a click? The following databases will help you navigate the Internet to find articles on every imaginable topic.  Databases can be accessed from the Library, from home, or both, as indicated below.

Powersearch

Not sure what you’ll find in a particular database? PowerSearch makes it easy for you to select the database appropriate for your search by providing an alphabetical listing of databases. This search platform provides access to iConn’s collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, academic journals, and trade publications.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/LoginModule/Goto.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=1186

BIOGRAPHY

Biography Resource Center

Includes brief biographies and magazine articles of noteworthy individuals from antiquity to the present, with links to related full-text articles.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=BioRC
Discovering Collection

Biographies, essays, images, and timelines.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=DC

BOOKS, LITERATURE & READING

Books & Authors

Looking for a good book, but not sure where to start? WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN lets you browse by Character, Subject, Location and Time Period, and get a visual representation of your matching books.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=BNA
Literature Resource Center

Includes author biographies and literary criticism with a reader’s advisory service.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=LitRC

BUSINESS, FINANCE & LEGAL

Business & Company Resource Center

Company profiles, industry rankings, products and brands, stock prices, investment reports, and industry statistics.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=BCRC
LegalTrac

Articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=LT
LexisNexis

Company information and financial performance measures in the Company Dossier module. Primary source legal material (accessible only in the library) includes law review articles, case law, and regulations. Funding provided by Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P. C., Attorneys at Law, Westport & Milford.

From the libraryFrom home
From the library: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnpubliclibraryexpress/
From home: https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/libraryexpress/default.asp?li=42
ReferenceUSA

A directory of more than 14 million businesses in the U.S. that can be sorted by geography, size, type of business, and other criteria.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://www.referenceusa.com/

GENEALOGY

Heritage Quest Online

Information on people and places described in more than 25,000 family and local histories. Includes U.S. Federal Census Records from 1790-1930.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/LoginModule/GoTo.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=308

GENERAL RESOURCES

Facts on File: World News Digest

Provides information on world news, issues, statistics, and people since 1940, including special features such as maps, photographs, historic documents, headline news, and the World Almanac.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE56&ID=16377
Academic OneFile

Peer-reviewed articles from leading journals and references sources offering extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, literature, and other subjects.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/LoginModule/Goto.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=883
Consumer Reports

Ratings and recommendations on thousands of products and services in categories including appliances, cars, electronics and computers, home and garden, health and fitness, food, personal finance and travel.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,cpid&custid=s6009327&profile=crcro
Gale Virtual Reference Library

Encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference materials for multidisciplinary research.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=GVRL
General Reference Center Gold

Multi-source general interest reference tool

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=GRGM
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

This online library of current topics features the facts of today’s important topics, as well as the arguments from the issue’s proponents and detractors.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/?userGroupName=24015

GRANTS & FOUNDATIONS

Foundation Directory Online Professional

This premier Foundation Center service provides an efficient way for nonprofit fundraisers to identify potential funding sources. Search among foundations, corporate fund sources, grant recipients and foundations' IRS form 990 tax returns.

From the library only
From the library: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/ip_login.pl
From home:
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

Provides information on more than 6,000 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grant seekers.
A Foundation Center service.

From the library only
From the library: http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
From home:

HEALTH & SCIENCE

Consumer Report Card on Health Insurance Carriers in Connecticut

Data and analysis the state's insurance carriers

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://www.ct.gov/cid/cwp/view.asp?Q=466738&A=1273
Health & Wellness Resource Center

Provides medical information for health professionals and general readers.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/24015?db=HWRC
Science Resource Center

An in-depth, curriculum-oriented database that provides a one-stop resource for science-related research needs.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/24015?cause=http%3A%2F%2Fgalenet.galegroup.com%2Fservlet%2FSciRC%3FlocID%3D24015%26finalAuth%3Dtrue&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no

HISTORY

Facts on File: American History Online

Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE52&ID=16377
History Resource Center: U.S.

A diverse, electronic multidimensional collection of full-text periodicals, multimedia reference articles, synopses and facsimiles of historical documents. Provides a complete overview of U.S. history covering the most –studied events, issues and current information.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/24015?cause=http%3A%2F%2Fgalenet.galegroup.com%2Fservlet%2FHistRC%3FlocID%3D24015%26finalAuth%3Dtrue&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no
History Resource Center: World

Combines a comprehensive and unique global collection of resources with easy-to-use search functionality supporting undergraduate and high school research and curriculums.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/24015?cause=http%3A%2F%2Fgalenet.galegroup.com%2Fservlet%2FHistory%3FlocID%3D24015%26finalAuth%3Dtrue&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no

ICONN

iCONN

Information for homework assignments, consumer health and wellness, business and reader advisory, magazines and newspapers.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/homepages/customerwide/iConnLogin.asp?cuid=rqst&cusrvr=minerva&lid=&dataid=&class=&barcode=&term=&qmisc=&s=&URLEncode=&gale=&LinkID=&widget=&ft=&versoBarcode=&versoPassword=&index1=&tab=

JOBS

JobNow!

Expert resume assistance, live interview coaching and tips and resources to help start your job search.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://main.westportlibrary.clc.jobnow.brainfuse.com/authenticate.asp

MUSIC

Oxford Music Online

Access to the 29-volume set that surveys music from classical to zydeco.

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/;jsessionid=8F3A2D1BD5F7D20C7A769D2B99F1928D

NEWSPAPERS

Hartford Courant

Full-text articles from 1992 to present

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/LoginModule/Goto.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=272
Historical Hartford Courant

Digital archive available from 1774 to 1922

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://rqst-agent.auto-graphics.com/LoginModule/Goto.aspx?cuid=rqst&dataid=765
The New York Times

Full-text articles from 1985 to present

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/24015?cause=http%3A%2F%2Ffind.galegroup.com%2Fgtx%2Finfomark.do%3Faction%3Dinterpret%26serQuery%3DLocale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28JX%2CNone%2C16%29%22New+York+Times%22%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28AC%2CNone%2C8%29fulltext%24%26infoPage%3DinfoMarkPage%26queryType%3DPH%26type%3DpubIssues%26prodId%3DAONE%26source%3Dgale%26urlType%3DinfoMark%26version%3D1.0%26userGroupName%3D24015%26finalAuth%3Dtrue&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no
The Times (London)

Full-text articles from 1985 to present

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/galenet/24015?cause=http%3A%2F%2Ffind.galegroup.com%2Fgtx%2Finfomark.do%3Faction%3Dinterpret%26serQuery%3DLocale%2528en%252C%252C%2529%253AFQE%253D%2528JX%252CNone%252C25%2529%2522Times%2B%2528London%252C%2BEngland%2529%2522%253AAnd%253ALQE%253D%2528AC%252CNone%252C8%2529fulltext%2524%26infoPage%3DinfoMarkPage%26queryType%3DPH%26type%3DpubIssues%26prodId%3DAONE%26source%3Dgale%26urlType%3DinfoMark%26version%3D1.0%26userGroupName%3D24015%26finalAuth%3Dtrue&cont=&sev=temp&type=session&sserv=no
Wall Street Journal

Full-text articles from 1984 to present

From the library & home
From the library & home: http://search.proquest.com/wallstreetjournal/barcode?accountid=47088&groupid=40242