The Ferguson Library has made these databases available for the use of remote visitors. Select a database to search for articles on different topics from newspapers, magazines, or journals.  Some databases include images, abstracts and/or the full text.

Please have your Ferguson Library card handy to use the databases.  If you do not have a Ferguson Library card, please visit your local branch to obtain one.  Non-residents may use their local library card to access all databases marked with a blue bullet ().

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Reference USA - Quick or customize search for physician or dentist by name, location, specialty, gender and/or credentials.

Expanded Academic ASP  -  This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Use it to access scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers - with full text and images!

The Ferguson Library E-Journals - List of all electronic magazines and journals accessible from the library's databases.

Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine - Covers alternative and complementary medical practices. Includes therapies for specific disorders and diseases, medicinal uses for plants and herbs, efficacy studies, and analysis of acceptance by traditional scientists and doctors.

Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer - Covers specific cancer types, diagnostic procedures, treatments, cancer side effects, and cancer drugs. Also includes concepts such as cancer biology, carcinogenesis, and cancer genetics; and issues such as 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.

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine - Covers common medical disorders and concepts with causes, symptoms, diagnosis, conditions, tests, procedures, and treatments.

General Reference Center Gold  - Use this general interest/business database to search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc.   

Health Finder  - A  guide to reliable consumer health and human services information, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthfinder  can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public. 

Health & Wellness Resource Center - Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.

¡Informe! (Revistas y periódicos en español) - Busca las noticias y eventos más corrientes, información de negocios del momento, artículos de salud, temas de cultura popular y muchas otras materias en las revistas hispanas más populares.

InfoTrac Junior Edition  - Multi-source, curriculum based reference tool for junior high and middle school students.     

InfoTrac OneFile   - Search humanities, education, business, science, current events, art, politics, economics, social science, law, health care, computers, technology, environmental issues, and general interest topics.

InfoTrac Student Edition - Multi-source, curriculum based reference tool for high school students.

MasterFile Premier  - Broad scope of full text articles from over 3,000 periodicals. Subjects span a wide range of disciplines-- business, health, education, science, and other general interest topics.

MEDLINEplus - A user-friendly source from the National Library of Medicine. Gives information on health, diseases, conditions, drugs; provides a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries; directories of doctors, dentists, and hospitals; health organizations, health publications, MEDLINE. Also available in Spanish.

New York State Physician Profiles - For New York state licensed physicians; provides specialty, education, languages spoken, board certification, and any malpractice actions.

PubMed - A service of the National Library of Medicine, providing access to over 11 million citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

Pharmacy Prescription Drug Prices - Prescription drug price comparison in Connecticut.