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Databases are a great place to find scholarly articles and other information on a wide variety of topics.
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Academic OneFile
Covers over 8,000 journals from all fields of study including business, criminal justice, education, health, psychology, tourism, and more. Also indexes podcasts from news sources such as NPR and CNN. Guide
Academic Search Premier
The largest academic multi-disciplinary database, offering information in almost every field of study. Guide
Biography Resource Center
Biographies from many sources, searchable by year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation, or gender.
Biomedical Reference Collection
Covers all areas of medical study. The journals are also indexed in MEDLINE. Guide
Business Source Premier
Includes journal articles from all aspects of business plus research reports, industry reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses. Guide
CINAHL
Information on nursing and allied health disciplines. Guide
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
The premier evidence-based medicine database, contains systematic reviews and other types of medical information that can guide clinical decision making. Guide
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Provides information on all aspects of communications and mass media. Guide
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
Critical essays on contemporary authors, including biographical and critical information, listing of principal works, and sources for further study.
Counseling and Therapy in Video
Includes more than 330 videos focusing on social work, psychotherapy, psychology, and psychiatric counseling. Includes examples of consultations, counseling sessions, interviews, lectures, and more.
Criminal Justice Periodical Index
Covers many criminal justice topics, including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law. Guide
DynaMed
An evidence-based medical information database with nearly 3,000 summaries of clinical topics. Updated daily.
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ebrary
A collection of thousands of e-books. Note: the free ebrary reader plugin must be downloaded and installed to view ebrary books. Guide
Educator's Reference Complete
Includes more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. The content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
The online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
ERIC
Covers journal and report literature in disciplines related to education. Guide
Expanded Academic ASAP
Covers subjects in the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and others. Guide
Gale Literary Index
An index to Gale's series on literary criticism, author biographies, and literature surveys.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of reference books on many topics that can be searched and read online.
General BusinessFile
Index of business and trade journal articles on business, finance, mergers, trade, banking, and information for over 150,000 companies.
General OneFile
Contains articles on a wide range of topics such as business, computers, economics, education, health care, law, politics, science, sports, and technology.
General Reference Center
General interest database of magazines, newspapers and reference sources. For information on current events, popular culture, the arts, sciences and sports. Guide
Google Scholar
Google Scholar is a free online resource which will allow you to quickly search hundreds of thousands of academic citations to articles, books, and more. Look for the Full Text@Spfld. Col. link to get full text through Babson Library or order the items you find through Interlibrary Loan.
Grant Select
Over 12,000 funding opportunities from federal agencies, foundations, and research institutes.
GreenFile
Includes scholarly, government, and general interest resources that focus on the environmental impact of human beings, corporations, and governments. Topics include global warming, sustainable agriculture, recycling, and more. Guide
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History Resource Center: U.S.
Provides a complete overview of U.S. history covering the most- studied events, issues and current information.
Health Reference Center
Covers the subjects of health and health care delivery issues, fitness, nutrition, medicine, safety, alcohol and drug abuse. Guide
Historical Newspapers
View page images of original articles, including images and advertisements, from the New York Times (1851-2005) and Washington Post (1887-1990) Guide
JSTOR Language & Literature Collection
Full text of journals that span the literary cultures of many countries.
LexisNexis Academic Universe
An enormous aggregation of news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Includes the full text of the New York Times (1980-present).
Literary Reference Center
Provides information on approximately 140,000 authors from a wide range of literary disciplines and time frames as well as plot summaries, synopses, and overviews of their works. In addition, it also includes 14,500 short stories and 54,000 poems.
Massachusetts Newsstand
Provides full text coverage of the Berkshire Eagle (2005-present), Boston Globe (1980-current), Boston Herald (1991-current), Business West (Chicopee, 1992-current), Gazette (Haverhill, 1992-1997), North Adams Transcript (2005-current), Patriot Ledger (Quincy, 1991-current), Plymouth County Business Review (1991-current), Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, 2005-current), Standard Times (New Bedford, 1992-1997), Sun (Lowell, 2004-current), Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, 1989-current).
MEDLINE
Citations describe articles from medical journals and include abstracts. Guide
Mental Measurements Yearbook
A comprehensive guide to over 2000 testing instruments, including information needed to evaluate or test products within areas such as psychology, education, business, and leadership. Guide
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netLibrary
netLibrary is a provider of e-books.
Note: The first time you use netLibrary, click the "Create Account" link (under the Login button) and choose a username and password.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Allows users to research different views on key social issues such as capital punishment, immigration reform, pornography, and sex education.
OregonPDF in Health & Performance
Indexes theses and dissertations in the Human Movement Studies collection housed at the U. of Oregon. Babson Library subscribes to the microfiche collection of the full text.
Oxford Art Online
Provides access to four key resources on the visual arts--painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography.
Oxford English Dictionary
Contains the definitions to over half a million words along with their pronunciations, etymology and examples of use.
Physical Education Index
This database is good for detailed research in sport and exercise sciences. It has both popular and research materials in it. Guide
PsycBOOKS
Contains more than 700 titles from APA, including more than 150 classic books from other publishers, as well as more than 1,500 entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology. Search for topics to find articles and fulltext books on a broad range of fields includes medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, among others.
PsycINFO
Information on psychology and related disciplines, including journal articles and book chapters. Guide
PubMed
Citations describe articles from medical journals and include abstracts. Guide
RefWorks
RefWorks allows you to enter bibliographic citations by hand or import them directly from library databases. You can then organize and automatically format your references according to one of hundreds of different citation styles, including APA, MLA, AMA, and most other styles currently used at Springfield College.
Rehabilitation Reference Center
An evidence-based clinical reference tool for use by rehabilitation clinicians at the point-of-care. Accessible content includes nearly 200 Clinical Reviews, more than 100 research instruments, information from AHFS on over 11,700 drugs and their manufacturers, more than 9,800 exercise images, and much more.
SBRnet (Sports Business Research Network)
Includes research reports and charts, trade publications, international reports, and industry trends.
SocINDEX
An excellent source of information on sociology and the social sciences, including full text for journals and information on books, dissertations, etc. Guide
Social Work Abstracts
Indexes citations to journals and dissertations in social work and social issues related to casework. Guide
SPORTDiscus
SPORT Discus covers areas such as exercise physiology, sports medicine, biomechanics, coaching, and sports psychology. Guide
Springfield Republican
Full text of the Springfield Republican from 1988 to the present.
Teacher Reference Center
Indexes over 260 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books in education. Guide
Wall Street Journal
Full text, 1984-present.
WorldCat
Search for books, videos, and more from over 10,000 libraries worldwide. You can see if Babson Library owns an item by clicking on the title and entering our zip code 01109 in the Enter Location Information box located at the top of the page.
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