The Avon Library offers access to databases both in the library and from home.
If prompted for an ID number, enter the barcode number from the back of your Avon
Library card (omitting spaces). E-mail Reference, or call 673-9712 if you have a
question.
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Academic/Student Resources
Culturegrams
Reports on 187 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including background facts, history & government, social customs & lifestyle, religion, economy, holidays, education, transportation, and even recipes!
From the Library
From Home
CQ Researcher
In-depth, weekly reports on current issues
From the Library
Discovering Collection
21 databases covering history, literature, biography, science and social studies
From the Library & Home
E-Library
Search full-text magazines, books, newspapers, radio and TV transcripts, maps and pictures.
From the Library
From Home
Expanded Academic ASAP
Periodicals covering all academic concentrations
From the Library & Home
General Reference Center Gold
Citations and full-text articles from newspapers, reference books and periodicals; covers current events, business and industry, arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more
From the Library & Home
Info Trac Student Edition
Multi-source, curriculum-based reference tool for high school students
From the Library & Home
Learning Express Library
Interactive practice exams based on official tests: SAT, ESL, U.S. Citizenship, GED, GRE, GMAT and more
From the Library & Home
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles from over 1,500 sources on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global
From the Library
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
From the Library & Home
Biography
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Covers nearly 5 million people and points to books and other publications that contain their biographies
From the Library & Home
Biography Resource Center (Includes Contemporary Authors)
Biographical profiles and images of individuals from antiquity to the present
From the Library & Home
Scribner Writers
Biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of important authors from around the world
From the Library & Home
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
From the Library & Home
Twayne's Authors
In-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres
From the Library & Home
Business & Law
Business & Company Resource Center
Comprehensive company and industry information
From the Library & Home
D & B Million Dollar Datatabase: Total U.S.
Find any U.S. business and corporate family trees by company name, industry, geography, company size, etc. Nearly 14 million records are searchable from within
the Library, or remotely from home.
From the Library & Home
Info Trac OneFile
General interest and business periodicals
From the Library & Home
LegalTrac
Articles from legal, business and general interest publications
From the Library & Home
Reference USA
Telephone directories for 12 million U.S. businesses with business news links, 120 million U.S. residents, 1.3 million Canadian businesses, 12 million Canadian
residents, and 835,000 Physicians and Dentists
From the Library & Home
Value Line Research Center
Covers stocks, mutual funds, options, convertible securities and special situation
stocks
From the Library
Children’s Resources
BookFLIX
BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction from Children’s Press and other trusted Scholastic imprints. It is published by Scholastic Inc.
From the Library
From Home
CulureGrams
Reports on 187 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including background facts, history & government, social customs & lifestyle, religion, economy, holidays, education, transportation, and even recipes!
From the Library & Home:
From Home Login ID = avonfpl, Password = avonfpl
Grolier Encyclopedias
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples (information on countries), America the Beautiful (information on U.S. states), World Atlas, dictionaries and teacher resources
From the Library
From Home
Info Trac Junior Edition
Multi-source, curriculum-based reference tool for junior high and middle school
students
From the Library & Home
Info Trac Student Edition
Full-text journals, maps, almanacs and news articles for the K-student
From the Library & Home
Kids InfoBits
Full-text journals, maps, almanacs, and news articles, elementary school level
From the Library & Home
Current Issues
CQ Researcher
In-depth, weekly reports on current issues
From the Library
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles from over 1,500 sources on social, scientific, health, historic,
business, economic, political and global
From the Library
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
From the Library & Home
Encyclopedias
Access Science
Online science & technology encyclopedia
From the Library
From Home
Britannica Online
Encyclopedia with links to related Internet sites
From the Library
From Home
Grolier Encyclopedias
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples (information on countries), America the Beautiful (information on U.S. states), World Atlas, dictionaries and teacher resources
From the Library
From Home
Geography & Travel
CultureGrams
Click here for remote access
Reports on 187 countries and all 50 U.S. states, including background facts, history & government, social customs & lifestyle, religion, economy, holidays, education, transportation, and even recipes!
Grolier Encyclopedias
Click here for remote access
Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples (information on countries), America the Beautiful (information on U.S. states), World Atlas, dictionaries and teacher resources
Health
Connecticut Consumer Health Information
Research service for consumers with personal medical questions-for CT. residents only
Connecticut Physician Profiles
If the profile you are seeking is not available, contact the CT. Dept. of Public Health Physician Profile staff at (860) 509-7603
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Medical information for health professionals and general readers
Medline Plus
Medical encyclopedia & dictionary, health information in Spanish, prescription & nonprescription drug information, links to clinical trials, including information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, and other health-related agencies
Reference USA
Telephone directories for 12 million U.S. businesses with business news links, 120 million U.S. residents, 1.3 million Canadian businesses, 12 million Canadian residents, and 835,000 Physicians and Dentists
2-1-1 Community Resources Directory
Listings for health & human service providers, 13,000 sites, and over 39,000 service sites, mostly Connecticut-based
History and Genealogy
Ancestry
**In-Library use ONLY, NO REMOTE ACCESS. Find census, birth, marriage and death records, newspaper and historical stories, photos, historical maps and other media.
Biography & Genealogy Master Index
Covers nearly 5 million people and points to books and other publications that contain their biographies.
Connecticut History Online
Contains over 14,000 searchable images of historical images of photographs, drawings and prints
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant-Historical
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1764 and 1922
HeritageQuest
Research resource for family history & genealogy, including U.S. federal census, family records and local histories
History Reference Center
Primary historical documents, reference articles and full-text journals covering themes, events, speeches, maps & photographs, individuals and different periods in U.S. history
New York Times
New York Times- Historical
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Full-text and full-image coverage of the New York Times newspaper from 1851-2002
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
Literature & Literary Criticism
Literature Resource Center
Author information, literary criticism and plot summaries for authors from every age and literary discipline
From the Library & Home
LitFinder
Click here for remote access
User ID: avon Password: avon
Poem Finder, Story Finder and Essay Finder; includes full-text poems, stories, essays and criticism
Scribner Writers
Biographical and critical essays on the lives and works of important authors from around the world
From the Library & Home
Twayne's Authors
In-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres
From the Library & Home
What Do I Read Next?
Readers’ advisory tool for all ages
Magazines & Journal Indexes
EBSCO Masterfile Elite
Click here for remote access
Magazine index covering 3,450 periodicals; full-text for 1,200 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, consumer health, general science, multi-cultural periodicals and much more
Educator's Reference Complete
Focuses on the field of education. Articles for education professionals and parents
E-Library
Click here for remote access
Search full text magazines, books, newspapers, radio & TV transcripts, maps & pictures
Expanded Academic ASAP
Periodicals covering all academic concentrations
General Reference Center Gold
Citations and full-text articles from newspapers, reference books and periodicals; covers current events, business and industry, arts and sciences, sports, hobbies and more
InfoTrac Junior Edition
Multi-source curriculum based reference tool for Junior High & Middle School level
InfoTrac OneFile
General interest and business periodicals
InfoTrac Student Edition
Multi-source curriculum based reference tool, Secondary School level
¡Informe! (Revistas en Espanol)
Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
Newspapers & Images
Associated Press photo Archive
Over 750,000 photos and graphics from the Associated Press
Boston Globe
Christian Science Monitor
E-Library
Click here for remote access
Search full text magazines, books, newspapers, radio & TV transcripts, maps & pictures
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant-Historical
Searchable full text and images from every available issue between 1764 and 1922
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
New York Times- Historical
Click here for remote access.
Full-text and full-image coverage of the New York Times newspaper from 1851-2002
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Science & Technology
Access Science
Online science & technology encyclopedia
From the Library
From Home
Science Reference Center
For science projects & research: articles from scientific reference books, magazines & journals, biographies & images
From the Library & Home
SIRS Researcher
Full-text articles from over 1,500 sources on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global
From the Library
Student Research Center
Search history & science topics in magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video, online dictionary & encyclopedia, high school level and up
From the Library & Home
Spanish Language Resources
iInforme! (Revistas en Espanol)
Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals
From the Library & Home
Telephone Directories
Reference USA
Telephone directories for 12 million U.S. businesses with business news links, 120 million U.S. residents, 1.3 million Canadian businesses, 12 million Canadian
residents, and 835,000 Physicians and Dentists
From the Library & Home
Tests-Academic & Employment
Learning Express Library
Online practice exams: academic, professional, civil service, citizenship, and more
From the Library & Home
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