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Academic One File: All subjects. Scholarly journals and magazines, many full-text.
General One File: All subjects. News and periodical articles, many full text.
Reference USA: White and Yellow pages, company information.
JSTOR: 461 international scholarly materials from more than 24 disciplines.

Academic One File	Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Access Business News	Business News from Blogs, College/University Newspapers, Journals, Newsletters, Newspapers, Newswires.
Access International Newspapers	International News.
Access U.S. Broadcast Transcripts	Broadcast transcripts
Access U.S. Newswires	US News from Blogs, College/University Newspapers, Journals, Newsletters, Newspapers, Newswires
Access Science	Premiere online science platform, featuring fully searchable content from McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Advocate	Stamford Advocate - Full Text (1/14/2005 – current)
African-American History Online	Expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
American Indian History & Culture	Access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage.
Ancestry.com	Family histories. Only available on-site at The Ferguson Library.
Ancient and Medieval History Online	Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America	Extensive data on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 species identified as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index	Nearly 5 million people indexed.  References books and other publications that contain their biographies.
Biography in Context	Full text biographical profiles and images of individuals from antiquity to the present.
Biology	Comprehensive collection of articles on all aspects of biological science, including its history and issues, biology-related careers and important individuals, as well as topics from active transport to zoology research.
Books & Authors	Expert book reviews and recommendations.
Books in Print	Availability of printed books.
Business Insights	Detailed company and industry news and information.
Census	Primary source for statistics on United States population, socio-economic and geographic indicators.
Christian Science Monitor	Independent daily providing national and international news and commentary on peoples and cultures (1988 - )
Computer Database	Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews.
Connecticut History Online	Articles, prints and photographs of Connecticut history.
Connecticut Physician Profile	Connecticut licensed physicians. Specialty, education, languages spoken, board certification, and any malpractice actions.
Consumer Health Complete	Consumer-oriented health content designed to support patients' information needs.
Directory of Open Access Journals	Free, full text, peer reviewed scientific and scholarly journals. Various subjects and languages.
Discovering Collection	Full text coverage of  the core curriculum areas of history, literature, science, and social studies for middle and high school students.
Dun & Bradstreet Million Dollar Database	Comprehensive company information on public and private companies.
EDGAR	Search for company filings, mutual fund prospectuses and retrieve filings made in the previous week.
Educator's Reference Complete	Articles on field of education for professionals and parents.
Encyclopedia Americana	One of the largest general encyclopedias in    the English language
Encyclopedia Judaica	Over 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion.
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security	A guide to the history, uses, related scientific principles and technology of espionage and intelligence.
Encyclopedia of Population	Covers large-scale changes and research in population studies during the last 20 years. Topics include: rapid demographic expansion in poor countries, low fertility rates, and environmental impact of dense population.
Encyclopedia of Small Business	Contains articles and overviews of all the key information needs of small business owners, including finances, business plan creation, market analysis, sales strategy, tax planning, and human resource issues.
ERIC	Digital library of education related resources sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the US Department of Education.
Expanded Academic ASAP	Scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations and Footwear through the Ages	Facts and information about the cultural, religious and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, emphasis on the 20th century.
Ferguson Library E-Journals	List of all electronic magazines and journals accessible from the library's databases.
First Gov	Links to state and local government and ways to contact government officials. Topical Index.
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine	Covers alternative and complementary medical practices. Includes therapies, medicinal uses of plants and herbs, and analysis of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.
Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer	Covers specific cancer types, diagnostic procedures, treatments, cancer side effects, and drugs. Includes concepts such as cancer biology, carcinogenesis, and cancer genetics, clinical trials, home health care, fertility, and cancer prevention.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders	Information on genetic disorders including conditions, tests, procedures, treatments and therapies. Full text.
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine	Information on common medical disorders and concepts with causes, symptoms, diagnosis, conditions, tests, procedures, and treatments.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America	Essays on minority, ethnic and culture groups in the United States. Emphasis on religion, holidays, customs, language in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns.
Gale Encyclopedia of US Economic History	Encyclopedic entries on the economic impact of various events and movements within US History. Includes  biographies, industry and geographic profiles; and topics concerning this important curricular area.
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
General One File	Source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
General Reference Center Gold	Newspaper, company profile, and core curriculum research databases.
GPO Federal Digital System	Access to official Federal Government publications.
GPO MetaLib	U.S. Government Printing Office Federated search engine with results from more than fifty federal government publication catalogs, federal library catalogs, and specialized indexes.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia	In English and Spanish.
GreenFile	Articles on environment, global climate change, green building, energy renewal and sustainbale living.
Hartford Courant (Remote users and Weed users click here)	Full-text articles from 1992 to present.
Hartford Courant Historical (Remote users and Weed users click here)	Full text coverage from 1923-1985
Health & Wellness Resource Center	Articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, drug abuse, HMO’s.
Healthfinder	Government resource to health and human services databases, websites, and agencies.
Heritage Quest Online	Research resource for family history and American culture. Includes federal census records and the UMI Genealogy and Local History collection.
History in Context (United States)	Covers U.S. history from colonial times to the present.  Many full text articles from journals, magazines and newspapers,  and reference works. Includes primary source documents, timelines, historical maps and atlases, and audio and video clips of historic speeches and events.
History in Context (World)	Covers 5,000 years from antiquity to the present. Full text articles from journals, magazines and newspapers, reference works, primary sources, a graphical timeline, research guide, historical maps and images.
Historical photos of Stamford	Digital Images of historical Stamford.
IConn	Iconn - Connecticut's statewide library catalog.
InfoBits	Full-text articles on current events, government, science, and geography for K to 5 students.
Informe (Revistas y periódicos en español)	Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
InfoTrac Junior Edition	For junior high and middle school students. Full‐text magazines and newspaper articles, 6 ready‐reference books, and over 100,000 podcasts and transcripts.
InfoTrac Student Edition	For high school students. Full‐text magazines and newspaper articles, 17 ready‐reference books, full-color maps, and over 100,000 podcasts and transcripts.
International Newspapers	Over 1750 international newspapers, many full text.
JSTOR	461 international scholarly materials from more than 24 disciplines.
JobNow!	Career resources, resume builder and lab, interviewing coaching.
LegalTrac	Indexes law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Law-related articles from business and general interest titles.
Literature Criticism Online	Extensive compilation of literary commentary on modern and historical authors and their works.
Livemocha	Learn to speak a new language. Explore the world through practice and conversations. Livemocha offers 38 world languages.
London Times	Full text coverage from Jul 1, 1985 - Current.
Mango	Online language-learning system that offers Chinese, French, Italian, Hebrew and Spanish. It also offers English for Arabic, Chinese, French, Polish, Russian, and Spanish speakers.
Martindale Hubbell	Locate the credentials of more than one million lawyers and firms.
MEDLINEplus	Comprehensive health, wellness and medical information from National Library of Medicine. Includes medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, directories of medical providers and organizations. Also available in Spanish.
Morningstar Investment Research Center	Comprehensive financial information on thousands of mutual funds, exchange-traded funds. Up-to-date information on returns and New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange, and NASDAQ stocks.
New Book of Popular Science	Science articles, projects, and news stories.
NewsBank	Comprehensive news collection including print and online newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos at the local, regional, national and international level.
New York State Physician Profiles	For New York state licensed physicians. Specialty, education, languages spoken, board certification, and any malpractice actions.
New York Times 1985-present	National and international news, opinion and commentary from The New York Times – full text available from 1985 to present.
New York Times Historical (1851-2007)	Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.
NoveList	Reviews of adult and children's fiction with helpful book discussion guides.
Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en linea	Spanish language encyclopedia for elementary and middle school children.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online	Current scholarship on global islamic history, people, politics, and culture.  Available through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association.
Occupational Outlook Handbook	Career information for people making decisions about their future work lives.
Patents & Trademark	Search and track patents and trademarks.
PLoS (Public Library of Science) Journals	Peer-reviewed, open-access scientific and medical journals that include original research as well as timely feature articles.
PowerSearch	iCONN’s largest collection of articles from magazines, newspapers, academic journals and trade publications.
ProQuest Newspapers (Weed Branch users click here)	Christian Science Monitor (March 1, 1990 - current ), Los Angeles Times (1985-current) Stamford Advocate (2003-current), Hartford Courant (1992-current), The Wall Street Journal (1984- current), The Washington Post (1987- current). Also contains Hoover's Company Profiles.
PubMed	Over 11 million MEDLINE citations. Links to full-text article websites.
Reference USA	Go to for business and residential information.  14 million U.S. companies; 855,000 physicians and dentists; and 89 million residents listed.
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students	Survey of Renaissance-era topics covered in world history, art literature, economics and science curriculum. Covers the  people, places, events, concepts, works of art and literature, and scientific achievements from around 1350 to 1620. For grades 7 to 12.
Science in Context	Focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms including biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology.
SIRS Discoverer	Reference database for the young researcher.
Stamford Advocate
Stamford Newspaper Obituary Index	An index of obituaries published in the Stamford newspapers starting from 1830.
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture	Cross-curriculum resources on American popular culture. Major topics include: television, movies, theater, art, books, magazines, radio, music, sports, fashion, health, politics, trends, community life and advertising.
Standard & Poor's Net Advantage	Comprehensive source of business and investment information. Includes industry surveys, stock reports, corporation records, The Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives, and mutual fund reports.
Testing & Education Reference Center	Search for colleges, grad schools, online learning opportunities, programs for international students, and nursing schools. Practice tests for a range of standardized tests, including the G.E.D, PRAXIS,  SAT and more.
Tutor.com	One-on-one tutoring every day from 3 to 10 pm. Students K to 12 can get help with math, science, social studies, and English.
U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features	Focuses on the physical and geological aspects, structure, and features of 48 of the earth's landforms.
ValueLine	Covers stocks, mutual funds, options and convertible securities as well as special situation stocks.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia	Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age.
World Book Online Reference Center	Expansive reference database that includes the World Book Dictionary, the World Book Atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected websites,correlations to state and provincial curriculum standards, and much more.
World of Earth Science	Earth science topics, concepts, theories, discoveries.
WorldCat.org	Search the collections of libraries from around the U.S. and the world for books, periodicals, sound recordings, and much more.