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Online Reference Resources
General Interest
The Bethel Public Library subscribes to several research resources for your use. Access is free but you will need to have a current Bethel Public Library card to access databases from outside the library.
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| EBSCO HOST |
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Select from all of the Ebsco databases including MasterFILE Premier, Newspaper Source, Science Reference Center, Auto Repair Reference Center, NoveList, Literary Reference Center, and more.
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| GaleNet |
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Select from all of the Thompson Gale databases including General Reference Center Gold, Discovering Collection, Health and Wellness Resource Center, and more.
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| iCONN.org (Connecticut Digital Library) |
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Select from all of the iCONN databases including iCONN Newstand (newspapers), Associated Press Photo Archive, MedlinePlus, 2-1-1 Community Resources, Business & Company Resource, Heritage Quest ONLINE, Connecticut Physician Profiles, Wilson Biographies Plus, and more.
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| Busca en Español (Spanish interface to ¡Informe!) |
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Full-text Spanish language and bilingual periodicals including a thesaurus and an interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users. An iCONN database.
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| Discovering Collection |
Connect from Library |
Connect from Home |
A combination of 21 databases that includes more than 11,500 biographies, as well as thousands of overview essays, timelines and critical analyses in the areas of history, literature, science and social studies. An iCONN database
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| eLibrary |
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Contains thousands of full text articles from books, magazines, newspapers, and radio transcripts, with maps, atlases, pictures, and streaming audio and video files. Includes more than 150,000 educational web links and lesson plans. BookCarts enable teachers to build reading lists, topic pages, project pages, and lesson plans. Search options include reading level and Lexile search.
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| General Reference Center Gold |
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Multi-source general interest reference that includes more than 700 full-text magazines plus 2 months of the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. An iCONN database.
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Chat live with a professional librarian who will assist you with your query 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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| ¡Informe! |
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Full-text periodicals and thesaurus available in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English. Use drop down to select language. An iCONN database.
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| InfoTrac OneFile |
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General interest, business and academic periodicals, including nearly 3,000 full-text titles; five newspaper indexes - a total of more than 6,000 titles in all with 20 years of backfile coverage from 1980 to present. An iCONN database.
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| InfoTrac Student Edition |
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| Websites |
Acronym Finder
Find those acronyms and abbreviations
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Library Spot
Refdesk.com
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