These databases are available within the library and most may be used from your home or office. Access from home or office requires a Westport Public Library card. For further assistance, call the Reference Desk at (203) 291-4840 or e-mail ref@westportlibrary.org.
Discovering Collection
Biographies, essays, images & timelines.
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Marquis Who'sWho
Biographical information on more than a million people. Marquis brings together the personal and professional facts on leaders and achievers from all walks of life, whose contributions have made a lasting impact on the political, cultural, business and academic frameworks of America and around the world.
Biography Resource Center
Includes brief biographies and magazine articles of famous people from antiquity to the present with links to related full-text articles.
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Covers nearly 5 million people and points to books and other publications that contain their biographies.
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Books in Print
Provides information on books published
in the US from over 46,000 publishers.
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the Library From Home
Gale's Literature Resource Center
Author biographies and literary criticisms and
a reader's advisory service.
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Literary Reference Center
Full text analyses and brief plot summaries of the most studied
works in the history of literature. This database includes: Masterplots,
Cyclopedia of World Authors, Cyclopedia of Literary Characters,
Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature and Magill
Book Reviews.
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NoveList
If you have read everything by your favorite author, Novelist has a solution. Find new books to read based on your interests. Book lists, discussion guides including information on the author, a plot summary, and suggested titles for further reading.
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What do I read next?
Highly recommended fiction and non-fiction
titles that can be searched by subject, genre, time period and more.
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Company profiles, industry rankings, products and brands, stock prices, investment reports, industry statistics.
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D & B's Million Dollar Plus
Directory of US public & private
companies with sales of at least $3 million or more than 50 employees.
Brief sales & financial information. Includes biographies of
executives.
From the Library From Home
ReferenceUSA
A directory of over 13,000,000 businesses
in the US that can be sorted by geography, size, type of business
and other criteria.
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Magazines, books, newspapers, pictures, maps, television and radio transcripts. Ideal homework resource for grades K-12
From the Library From Home
Expanded Academic ASAP
Designed for research in social sciences, humanities,
science and technology.
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General OneFile
General interest and business periodicals.
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the Library & Home
Access to the 29 volume set surveying music from classical to zydeco.
From the Library From Home
Information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. Includes US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930.
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Academic OneFile
Peer-reviewed articles from leading journals and reference sources offering extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, literature and other subjects.
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Associated Press Photo Archive
The AccuNet/Multimedia Archive contains approximately 750,000
photos and is growing with hundreds of new photos entering the database
each day. The Multimedia Archive includes graphics, text, and audio.
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the Library
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Home
CQ Press
CQ Researcher - In-depth analysis of the most current and controversial issues of the day. Each report is focused on a single issue of social, political, environmental or economic importance.
CQ Weekly - A complete source for coverage of the U.S. Congress; status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, debates and more. It includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983 through this week.
From the Library From Home
Facts.com
Information about world events, issues,
statistics and people since 1940. It includes special features such
as maps, photographs, historic documents and headline news stories
from Reuters, updated every hour, and archived for 2 weeks Also
includes the World Almanac.
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the Library
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Home
Facts on File
Forms on File: Organized by
subject, this resource contains reproducible forms for a wide range
of personal, business and government situations. Whether one is
applying for financial aid or Social Security benefits, these forms
will make the process of organizing personal records easier.
Landmark Documents in American History: Primary source documents.
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From Home
General Reference Center Gold
Multi-source general interest reference
tool
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LegalTrac
Articles from major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals.
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Opposing Viewpoints
A dynamic online library of current topics - the facts as well as
the arguments of each topic's proponents and detractors.
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the Library & From Home
Science Reference Center
Provides articles from scientific reference books and journals. Topics include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, medicine, physics, technology and wildlife.
From the Library & From Home
These databases are part of the Westport Public Library's Foundation Center Cooperating Collection:
Foundation Directory Online Professional
An efficient way for fundraisers to identify potential funding sources. Search among foundations, corporate fund sources, grant recipients and the foundations' IRS form 990 tax returns.
From the Library
Provides information about more than 6,000 foundation and public charity programs that fund students, artists, researchers, and other grant seekers.
From the Library
Medical information for health professionals and general readers.
From the Library & From Home
Digital archive available from 1764 to 1922
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History Reference Center
For history buffs, class projects and assignments, this is the first place to look! Includes biographies, documents, speeches, film and video clips of social, political and historical events of the 20th century.
From the Library & From Home
Full-text coverage of: Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor, Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant- Historical 1764-1992, L.A. Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal & Washington Post.
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