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library

The Brown Library

The Brown Library at Sterling College is open 24 hours a day to students and staff. It operates on an honor system; a total commitment to the needs of others and a spirit of cooperation. The library is also open to the public during office hours; registration is required to borrow books.


Library Catalog

(find books, films, etc)

  • Search Catalog
  • Other Book Sources
  • Course Reserves (e-Reserves)


Other Book Sources

  • Google Books
  • Digital Culture Books
  • Digital Public Library of America
  • HathiTrust Digital Library
  • Internet Archive
  • LibriVox (audiobooks)
  • Project Gutenberg
  • Soil and Health Library
  • Vermont Department of Libraries
  • WorldCat


Research Databases

(find articles)

Databases A to Z

Databases by Subject

Journal Finder

Off-campus access to databases

  • Academic  OneFile
  • AGRICOLA:  National Agricultural Library Catalog
  • Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  • Business Insights: Essentials
  • Career Transitions 
  • Chilton Library
  • Chronicling America: Historic Newspapers
  • Encyclopedia of Global Warming
  • ERIC: The Educational Resources Information Center
  • Gale PowerSearch
  • Google Scholar
  • Health & Wellness Resource Center
  • InfoEd SPIN
  • JSTOR
  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • Powerspeak Languages
  • ProQuest
  • ScienceDirect
  • Small Business Resource Center
  • Times Argus (Barre/Montpelier)
  • Vermont State Archives
  • Visual Thesaurus


Internet Links

  • Research Bookmarks - These are website links selected with the Sterling curriculum in mind. Click on TAGS down on the right to view various topics or headings.
  • Citation-Fox-APA - Templates and examples for over 500 different resource types.
  • Citation-Fox-MLA- Templates and examples for over 500 different resource types.
  • Research & Documentation Online - Diana Hacker (5th ed)
  • Videos Online - A number of websites featuring free videos.


Research Assistance

  • Request an interlibrary loan.
  • Recommend an addition to our collection.
  • Get personal help from one of our knowledgeable librarians.
  • Current Art Exhibit
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