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Early American Newspapers Digital (1700-1859) 
What Is It? Digital renditions of newspapers published in America from 1700-1859.
Why Use It? Search for articles in the American newspapers from the 18th and early 19th century.
Early English Books Online (EEBO) (1473-1700) What Is It? Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700. Contains titles from Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700), the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement.
Why Use It? Read the full text of books published in the English speaking world from 1473-1700. Research the social and cultural life, scientific discoveries, and history of this time period.
EconLit (1969-Present) 
What Is It? Produced by the American Economic Association, EconLit is their electronic bibliography of economics literature throughout the world. It contains abstracts, indexing, and links to full-text articles in economics journals, books, chapters and articles in books, working papers series, and dissertations.
Why Use It? Locate journal articles and other scholarly work about economics. Research a particular economist or analyses of an economic theories. Learn more about particular economic theories or models.
Economic Statistics Briefing Room (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Economic Statistics Briefing Room provide easy access to current Federal economic indicators. Statistical categories include: employment, income, money, output, prices, production, and transportation.
Why Use It? Find statistics on the US economy.
EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (1985-present) What Is It? This resource indexes and provides detailed abstracts of all U.S. federally-issued Environmental Impact Statements. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.
Why Use It? To locate current and past United States federally-issued environmental impact statements
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (Current) What Is It? Williams College faculty, students, and staff enjoy unlimited use of Britannica Online, and may print and save for personal or educational use. Reproduction and distribution of Britannica or its contents off campus is prohibited.
Why Use It? Get basic information on a topic. Begin a research paper and find a topic.
Encyclopaedia Judaica (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Encyclopedia of Jewish history, religion and culture. Encompasses time period 2000 BC to the end of the twentieth century.
Why Use It? Find background information about people, places or events in Jewish history, culture, art, scholarship, literature, and Judaism. View photos, slideshows, videos, sound recordings and maps. View a comparative timeline of Jewish history, Jewish culture and world history since 2000 BC.
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: The Black Experience in the Americas (2006, 2nd ed.) What Is It? Electronic version of a six-volume encyclopedia covering all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day in the U.S. and throughout the Western hemisphere. Articles are signed by experts in the field and are accompanied by a selected bibliography. The appendix contains statistical data and a selection of primary source documents.
Why Use It? Find overviews of the African-American experience. Get biographical information about important African-Americans in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America.
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Comprehensive reference work in astronomy and astrophysics containing the full text of over 2,750 articles.
Why Use It? To find background information on topics in astronomy and astrophysics
Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol Addictive Behavior (varies) What Is It? Explores the social, medical, legal and political issues related to drugs and alcohol and associated behaviors. Includes emerging topics and developments in the many fields of addiction studies.
Why Use It? Find encyclopedic articles about drug addiction.
Encyclopedia of Evolution (Current) What Is It? A comprehensive guide to the essentials of evolutionary biology, these entries by leading experts survey essential concepts and theories, present methods, models and findings, and discuss both the history of the field and current controversies. Readers will find brief treatments on discrete concepts and individuals to illuminating lengthy essays by towering figures in the field. Topics include: Darwin, natural selection, human origins, behavioral ecology, diversity, mathematical models, and cell and developmental biology. Special essays include Stephen Jay Gould's “Macroevolution” and Jane Goodall and Elizabeth Vinson-Lonsdorf on “Culture in Chimpanzees.”
Why Use It? To find overview articles on topics in evolution.
Encyclopedia of India (Gale Virtual Reference Library) What Is It? A comprehensive reference work that encompasses the history, cultures, geography and religions of India from ancient times to the present day. Includes over 600 illustrated articles.
Why Use It? To gather background information on all aspects of India.
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed. 2006) What Is It? Comprehensive database of popular music of all genres and periods including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, world music, and more
Why Use It? Find authoritative and reliable information about popular music including biographies (individual performers and groups), discussions of genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and festivals. Many entries include discographies, bibliographies, and links to related articles.
Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd edition, 2005) What Is It? Online edition of the Encyclopedia of Religion. Contains articles on important ideas, beliefs, rituals, myths, symbols, religious movements, and persons that have played a role in the universal history of religions from Paleolithic times to the present. International in scope. Print version of this edition available in Sawyer Reference, BL31 .E46 2005.
Why Use It? Find overviews of religious topics. Compare ideas, beliefs, and rituals across religions and cultures.
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment What Is It? Covers from the rise of Descartes' disciples in 1670 to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815. Includes not only Western Europe but also North America and Brazil, and Iberian, Russian, Jewish, and Eastern European cultures.
Why Use It? Research 17th century through early 19th century culture, philosophies and religions.
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages What Is It? Provides articles on all aspects of the period from the 5th to the 15th century. It explores art, architecture, religion, law, science, language, philosophy, and theology, as well as cultural, religious, intellectual, social and political history.
Why Use It? Find overview articles about religion, politics, and cultures in the Middle Ages.
Environment Abstracts (1975-Present) What Is It? Environment Abstracts indexes more than 950 journals and other scientific and scholarly material published in the U.S. and abroad, encompassing all aspects of the impact of people and technology on the environment. As of 1994, the database also provides expanded coverage of energy-related issues.
Why Use It? Find U.S. and international scholarly and scientific material relating to all aspects of the environment, including specific projects, processes and problems.
Environmental Protection Agency - New England (recent / current) What Is It? The EPA home for Region 1, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, & Ten Tribal Nations
Why Use It? To find current information about programs and issues affecting region 1. To access data for the region.
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) (1966 - current) What Is It? Index to documents and journal articles. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Contains the ERIC Thesaurus of educational terms.
Why Use It? Use ERIC to find documents and journal articles related to educational theory or practice. Research teaching methods, cognitive behavior and comparative educational models.
Essay and General Literature Index (1985-Present ) What Is It? Index to essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Covers humanities and social sciences.
Why Use It? Identify essays, articles, and chapters found within books. Find biographical and critical essays about famous people, authors, politicians, literary works, films, etc.
Ethnic Newswatch (1990-Present; some coverage 1960-1989) What Is It? Full-text of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic minorities and native press in the United States.
Why Use It? Research topics relating to ethnic minorities and native groups in the U.S. Find articles written from a particular ethnic perspective. Gain a regional perspective on a topic. Find biographical profiles.
Ethnologue What Is It? Encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living languages
Why Use It? To find information on languages including number of speakers, areas of the world in which it is spoken, dialects and linguistic classification. Includes maps.
Europa World (Coverage Varies) What Is It? Online version of the current edition of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. Back issues of the Regional Surveys are available in print -- check FRANCIS for location information.
Why Use It? Find political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
Evans Digital Edition (1639-1800) What Is It? Electronic editions of books from the 17th and 18th century detailing life in America at that time.
Why Use It? Research life in 17th and 18th century America including agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, and more.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-Present) What Is It? Multi-disciplinary index to scholarly academic and general interest periodicals.
Why Use It? Search for articles on a wide variety of subjects. Get a sense of how much has been written on your topic. Gather background information. Good place to start most research projects.