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| Academic OneFile Complete source for peer-reviewed scholarly articles across all academic disciplines |
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| Agricultural Collection Articles on farming, horticulture, and agriculture-related fields |
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| Biography Biographical and contextual information on notable people throughout history |
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| Coronavirus Research Database Including coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses. |
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| Encyclopedias Explore the online Britannica for general information organized for different reading levels, as well as dictionaries, thesauri, and atlases. |
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| Environmental Studies and Policy Articles on environmental policies, perspectives, and more |
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| Gardening, Landscape, and Horticulture Articles on the practical aspects of gardening, horticulture, and more |
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| NYT & other Newspapers and Magazines through Gale
Boston Globe through Proquest |
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| Psychology Collection Updated daily, this collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals. |
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| Science in Context Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more Science Database through Proquest To being your search, enter “Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners” as your institution. The database indexes hundreds of peer-reviewed journals, including New England Journal of Medicine (3 month delay) and the Journal of Nutrition, Lancet etc. Many journals are up to present day, some are only archival. |
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| US History in Context Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history |
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| Vocations and Career Research Articles on job searching, building a career, and more |
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| World History in Context Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in world history |
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