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.

Select from all of the Thompson Gale databases including General Reference Center Gold, Discovering Collection, Health and Wellness Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, and more.

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.

Includes US Federal Census records; birth, marriage, and death records; immigration records including passenger lists; Civil War pension lists; social security index; obituaries and much much more to help you search your family's history.

Over 750,000 photos and graphics from the Associated Press. An iCONN database

Includes 150+ illustrated Chilton repair manuals for domestic and foreign makes of cars and trucks. Includes wiring diagrams, labor time estimates, step-by-step photos, troubleshooting & car care tips, recall information, and an "Auto IQ" section.

For nearly thirty years, Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) has been the best place to begin a search for information about people. It indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.

Browse by Category or search by facts such as Occupation, Nationality and birthplace to access biographies, periodicals, and websitesabout a select group of notable individuals.

Full text coverage of the Boston Globe, 1980-current. An iCONN database.

Library Edition

Search the Elementary Encyclopedia or the Merriam-Webster Student Dictionary and Thesaurus. Log in then click on kids logo on top right.

Full-text Spanish language and bilingual periodicals including a thesaurus and an interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users. An iCONN database.

Comprehensive company and industry information that includes profiles, rankings, statistics, stock prices, and business journal news and analysis. An iCONN database.

Full-text coverage of the Christian Science Monitor, 1988-current. An iCONN database.

Bethel Library cardholders have free access to Consumers Reports articles by following these easy steps.

1. Select either 'Connect from Library' or 'Connect from Home'
   This will bring you to InfoTrac OneFile from iCONN.
2. Connect with your Bethel Library card number
3. Enter your topic in the 'Basic Search' field and select 'More Search Options'
4. Enter "Consumer Reports" in the publication title box
5. Click Search and proceed

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.

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

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.

Designed for research in all academic concentrations, including social sciences, humanities, science and technology, with coverage from more than 1,400 journals. An iCONN database.

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

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.

Full-text coverage of the Hartford Courant, 1992-current. An iCONN database.

The historical Hartford Courant covers the time period from 1764 to 1922. The digitized archive is fully searchable. An iCONN database.
Note: Please scroll to the bottom of the Proquest web page to find this database.

Medical information for health professionals and general readers from hundreds of journals, approximately 800 pamphlets, and many encyclopedias. An iCONN database.

This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 150 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.

Includes access to US Federal Census Records from 1790-1930 as well as information on people and places described in over 25,000 family and local histories. An iCONN database.

For history buffs, class projects and assignments, this is the first place to look! Provides articles from magazines, journals, reference and non-fiction books; biographies, documents and speeches; maps and photographs. Also includes film and video clips of social, political and cultural historical events of the 20th Century from 1893 to 1985. An iCONN database.

Chat live with a professional librarian who will assist you with your query 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Full-text periodicals and thesaurus available in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English. Use drop down to select language. An iCONN database.

Multi-source, curriculum based reference tool for junior high and middle school students. An iCONN database.

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.

Multi-source, curriculum based reference tool for high school students. An iCONN database.

For children from kindergarten through grade 5; includes full-text age appropriate magazines, images, encyclopedias, maps, etc. An iCONN database.

Icon based search for grades K through 8. An easy to use and appealing way to search many topics.

Contains interactive online practice tests and tutorial courses designed to help students and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. It includes electronic books aimed at parents of children just starting school through adult. Tests range from those taken in elementary school through adult.
Note: You will need to select a user name and password to access Learning Express. From outside of the library your user name must be your Bethel Library Card barcode.

Students, law school faculty and legal researchers will all find the legal publications they need in LegalTrac™. Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac™ provides indexing for approximately 875 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac™ is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac™ also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.

(LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries.

Reference site for thousands of full-text Poetry, Stories, Essays, Plays and Speeches. Includes explanations, study guides, biographies, a glossary and pictures.

Full-text coverage of the Los Angeles Times, 1985-current. An iCONN database.

This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

With archives back to 2001

Full-text coverage of the New York Times, 1980-current. An iCONN database.

One search covers years from 1851-2003.
Note: Please scroll to the bottom of the Proquest web page to find this database.

More than 135,000 fiction titles for all ages including picture books, children's chapter books, young adult titles, and books for adult readers that can be searched by subject, genre, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more. Includes reviews, annotations, author read-alikes, "What We're Reading", book discussion guides, BookTalks, and annotated book lists. NoveList K-8 provides a student-focused interface and database. For school media specialists and teachers there are picture book extenders and articles on teaching with fiction. NoveList interacts with the Bethel Public Library online catalog to help you find what you are looking for.

Customized Online SAT preparation from PrepMe for library patrons

Provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.

Full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators. An iCONN database.

Boston Globe 1980-current; Christian Science Monitor 1988-current; Hartford Courant 1992-current; Historical Hartford Courant (1764-1922); Los Angeles Times 1985-current; New York Times 1980-current; Wall Street Journal 1984-current; Washington Post 1987-current
Note: Historical databases cannot be searched in combination with non-historical databases.
Use barcode numerals only

Start here for science projects and research needs! Provides articles from scientific reference books, magazines, journals, biographies and images. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, physics, technology, and wildlife. An iCONN database.

Pictorial search for children including Magazine articles, Pictures, Encyclopedias, Animals, Dictionaries.

For: Middle School students and up
A student-friendly version of the History and Science Reference Centers that provides the same high quality content. Choose content sources (Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video), browse by topic headings, use an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore top searches of the day, and even limit searches according to reading levels. An iCONN database.

Full-text coverage of the Wall Street Journal, 1984-current. An iCONN database.

Full-text coverage of the Washington Post, 1987-current An iCONN database.

More than 96,000 highly recommended fiction and non-fiction titles that can be searched to satisfy reading preferences based on subject, genre, time period, geographic location, character, reading level and more. An iCONN database.