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A P Images (1844-) 
What Is It? Current and historical archive from the Associated Press. Includes over 1 million primary source photos, 24,000 maps, logos, and graphics, and more than 4,500 hours of audio files dating from the 1920's.
Why Use It? To find photographs; maps, sound bites.
AccessScience (Current) 
What Is It? Encyclopedia for the sciences; electronic equivalent of the 8th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology with added content.
Why Use It? Read overviews of topics in the sciences. Look up definitions of general scientific terms. Find brief biographies of major scientists.
ACM Digital Library (1954-Present) 
What Is It? Electronic archive for all journals, magazines, transactions, and proceedings published by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) since 1954.
Why Use It? Search computer science literature published by ACM. Browse tables of contents for ACM publications. Retrieve the full-text of ACM published materials.
Adams Historical Society What Is It? Website of Adams Historical Society which is committed to "to discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of our area; its exploration, settlement, development, and activities in peace and in war". Includes slide shows of historical images and contact information for students of local history of Northern Berkshire.
Why Use It? To access images, photographs, and other information relating to the local history of Adams, North Adams, and Northern Berkshire County
Administration on Aging - Statistics on the Aging Population (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Profile and compilation of statistics on people 65 and older in the United States. Data include breakdowns by race and ethnicity, wellness and disabilities.
Why Use It? Find statistics on people 65 and older.
African American Almanac (2008, 10th ed.) What Is It? Includes chronology of important events in African American history and African American firsts, excerpts of primary source documents, biographical profiles, essays, photographs, illustrations, maps and statistical charts. Arranged by broad subject areas; a bibliography for each area appears separately.
Why Use It? Find brief historical and current information on African American history, society and culture. Find brief biographies about prominent African Americans and information about African American organizations. Find selected statistics related to African Americans.
Agricola (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Bibliographic database of citations, compiled by the National Agricultural Library, that indexes agricultural literature. Includes two sections: "Books, etc." for books, videos, serial publications and "Articles, etc." for citations to journal articles, book chapters, reports, etc.
Why Use It? Find materials on agriculture and related disciplines, including entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture, farming, agricultural economics, nutrition, and environmental sciences
Agricultural Research Service (recent / current) What Is It? The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. Searchable database of research reports, and ongoing agricultural research projects.
Why Use It? To find reports, descriptions and analysis of current issues in agricultural research. To identify topics of current research in the U.S.
Alternative Press Archive (1969-1990) What Is It? Database indexing articles published in about 250 alternative, radical and left publications. Created by the Alternative Press Center.
Why Use It? Find articles in alternative news sources not indexed in Expanded Academic Index or Web of Science. Gain another angle on your topic. Research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press.
Alternative Press Index (1991-Present) What Is It? Database indexing articles published in about 250 alternative, radical and left publications. Created by the Alternative Press Center.
Why Use It? Find articles in alternative news sources not indexed in Expanded Academic Index or Web of Science. Gain another angle on your topic. Research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press.
America: History and Life (1964-Present) What Is It? An index to scholarly articles, dissertations, and book reviews on the history and culture of North America (United States and Canada) from prehistory to the present. Covers approximately 1,800 journals.
Why Use It? Research the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Find reviews of books written by historians.
American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (1990-Present) What Is It? An index to North American scholarship on Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union that includes journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications published in the United States and Canada.
Why Use It? Research Russian, Soviet, and East European history, culture and literature. Find reviews of books written by historians.
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries (1848-1897) What Is It? Selections from 400 sources of diaries, letters, and memoirs that provide detailed access to thousands of views on almost every aspect of the American Civil War.
Why Use It? Access first-person accounts of historical characters, glimpses of daily life, anecdotes about key events and personages and tales of sufferings on the home front.
American Memory (1700's - present) What Is It? "provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience."
Why Use It? To get information in many formats that document the American experience in arts, politics, social issues and law.
American Presidency Project (1789 - present) What Is It? Over 75,000 records, including oral and written address, executive orders, proclamations, signing statements, press conferences, radio and TV broadcasts; also includes some data and analysis.
Why Use It? To search for and access comparative historical and political information about United States Presidents through their public communications; includes the Public Papers of the Presidents and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents for recent Presidents.
Année Philologique (1969-Present) What Is It? Bibliography covering all aspects of classical studies including authors and texts, literature, history, law, philosophy, and archaeology. Covers historical time periods from prehistory to the Middle Ages. Print version also available in Sawyer Reference PA3017.9 .A6.
Why Use It? Find articles, sections from collected books on issues related to Classics and Antiquity.
Annual Reviews (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Digitized archives of scholarly journals in the Social Sciences, Physical Sciences and Biomedical Sciences.
Why Use It? Search a full-text archive of multi-disciplinary scholarly journals.
Anthropological Index Online (1957-Present) What Is It? Index to journals housed in the Anthropology Library at the The British Museum (formerly Museum of Mankind). Journals cover all branches of anthropology and come from academic institutions and publishers around the world.
Why Use It? To find research articles and essays in the fields of cultural, physical anthropology and archaeology.
Anthropological Literature (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Index to the anthropology journals housed in the Tozzer library at Harvard. Covers anthropology, archeology and related disciplines such as art history, economics, psychology, religion and ethnic studies. Includes book reviews.
Why Use It? To find research articles and essays in the fields of cultural, physical anthropology and archaeology.
AnthroSource (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Archive of scholarly journals, newsletters, and bulletins published by the American Anthropological Association, including access to 15 current AAA publications. Links are provided to articles in JSTOR.
Why Use It? To find research articles and essays in the fields of cultural, physical anthropology and archaeology.
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts (1983-Present) What Is It? Abstracts for scientific periodicals, trade publications, and conference proceedings in the areas of applied, engineered, pure or interdisciplinary sciences.
Why Use It? Find articles on how scientific ideas are applied in everyday life. Research cross disciplinary scientific topics.
ArchiveGrid (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Index to major museum and archive collections in the United States and throughout the world. Contact information for accessing the collection is included.
Why Use It? Locate historical documents, family documents, and personal papers collected in the world's archives and museums
ArchivesUSA (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Directory of 5,400 repositories and 132,000 manuscript collections of primary source materials. Repository entries contain contact information for the custodians of the collections.
Why Use It? Find primary source collections on a particular topic or to obtain contact information for an archival collection.
Arden Shakespeare (1564-1616) 
What Is It? A collection of Shakespeare’s works accompanied by selected commentaries, analyses, bibliographies and glossaries.
Why Use It? Find any Shakespeare play, sonnet or poem. Find analyses and commentaries about Shakespeare’s works. View facsimiles of early printings of Shakespeare’s works.
Art Abstracts (1984-Present) What Is It? Index to scholarly articles in art and related disciplines (anthropology, architecture, design, video art). Emphasis on Western art. For articles in pre-1984 publications see Art Index Retrospective.
Why Use It? Survey scholarly articles and other literature on an art topic. Research an artist or movement. Find books reviews and biographical articles.
Art Images for College Teaching (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Collection of images of art and architectural works in the public domain, distributed on a free-access, free-use basis. Emphasis on ancient, medieval, and the Renaissance in Europe. Hosted by the Department of Art History at the University of Minnesota.
Why Use It? Find free and public domain images of art and architecture.
Art Index Retrospective (1929-1984) What Is It? Companion to Art Abstracts. Index to scholarly art journals and other materials published before 1984. Emphasis on Western art.
Why Use It? Search for scholarly articles in pre-1984 art journals. Gain an historical perspective on a topic. Find published reproductions of artworks.
Art Sales Catalogues online (1600-1900) What Is It? 27,656 art sales catalogs from 1600 to present.
Why Use It? Research sales of art work.
ARTBibliographies Modern (1979-Present) What Is It? Index to scholarly articles focusing on contemporary (20th and 21st century) art.
Why Use It? Find articles about contemporary artists and artistic movements. Search for biographical information, performance or exhibit reviews.
ARTFL (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Database of full-text French texts.
Genre include:novels, verse, theater, journalism, essays, correspondence, and treatises.
Subjects include: literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy.
Why Use It? Locate the full-text version of classic French texts. Research French literature and language.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975-Present) What Is It? One of three databases included in Web of Science. It indexes scholarly journal articles in the arts and humanities.
Why Use It? Find authors that cited a particular paper. Track research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline.
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ARTstor (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Digital archive of images from museum collections. Focuses on art, architecture, painting, photography, sculpture, decorative arts and design. Also includes images in the field of archeology, anthropology and social history.
Why Use It? Find images from art, architecture and archeology. Search for master works of art from America, Asia and Europe. Research representations of visual and material culture across cultures and time periods.
ArXiv (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Moderated repository for scholarly articles in the areas of physics, mathematics, and computer science.
Why Use It? Search the full-text for information in the areas of physics, mathematics, and computer science. Free access. Includes e-prints and preprints.
AskART (Coverage Varies) What Is It? AskArt contains a collection of resources on artists and their works. These resources include biographical information, information about Museums and art associations, a database of auction information, etc.
Why Use It? Find current Art for sale; find an artist or museum; find biographical information about an artist
Atlanta Journal and Constitution Historical (1868 - 1939) What Is It? Digitized version of the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, can be searched by topics or browsed by sections of the paper.
Why Use It? Find articles, advertisements, etc. from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1989-Present)
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (Historical Time Period Covered: 1600s-2000) What Is It? Describes and maps every change in the boundaries of all United States counties from the early 1600s to 2000. It compiles and maps all changes in boundaries, showing the evolution of the states, county name changes, unsuccessful proposed counties, and attachments of unorganized counties and non-county areas to operational counties.
Why Use It? Identify location and borders of U.S. counties throughout U.S. history. Determine which counties existed at a particular time period.
Atlas of North American English What Is It? Atlas of North American English is a multi-decade project that charts dialect shifts in American English. It includes the fulltext of the Atlas, maps, and speech samples.
Why Use It? Trace sound shifts in American English dialects.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (1930-Present) What Is It? Index to articles in the fields of architecture and design, archaeology, landscape architecture, urban planning, interior design, and historic preservation.
Why Use It? Find articles on architecture and related disciplines (art, art history, archaeology, design). Search for biographical information on architects.