Cox Library: Online Databases

Research Resources

To access these databases from an off-campus computer you will need user-names and passwords. These are in your MiltOnline account's Cox Library news folder.

Access Science
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and technology, research updates, news and biographies. Updated daily.

Annals of American History Online
U.S. History, primary source documents arranged by time period, topic and author.

Boston Globe
The Boston Globe archive is available through Proquest (below).

Boston Public Library
Use BPL databases by signing up for a BPL eCard.  All residents, students and property owners eligible.

Chadwyck-Healey Literature Collections
English Poetry (600-1900), 2nd Edition & 20th Century American Poetry

CQ Researcher and Archive 1923-present
Background reports on current events from the staff of Congressional Quarterly. This is the online version of the CQ Researcher in the Library.

*Electric Library
In-library access to a selected database of articles from more than 150 full-text newspapers and magazines, classic books, major works of literature and art, maps and photographs.

Ethnic Newswatch
Full-text articles from newspapers and magazines of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States. Backfile to 1985; searchable in English and Spanish.

Historical New York Times 1851- 2005

History Study Center

*InfoTrac Multidisciplinary
Articles from reference resources, popular magazines, newspapers and journals.

Lexis-Nexis/Scholastic
Full text articles in the news (foreign language newspapers included), federal and state court cases, and federal and state laws. Also browse in list of links for Peterson's College Guide and other materials helpful in the college selection process.

Nature Magazine Online
See current issue for latest research and news. Many other features: highlights include subjects search (top), Web Focuses, Multimedia and Gateways and databases (left side). Full text articles back to 2006. Find older full text articles in Proquest back to 1990.

OED Oxford English Dictionary
Premiere English dictionary.

ProQuest Direct Multidisciplinary
Full-text articles, citations, and abstracts from over 2,000 publications. Current file covers last two years; back file to 1986.

*New* Science Magazine Online
See current issue for latest research. Other highlights include News, Multimedia, and Collections – articles by subject areas. Full text articles back to October 1996. Find older full text articles in Proquest back to 1988 and in InfoTrac/Expanded Academic back to 1984.

Scientific American Archive

 

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