Databases by subject
ACADEMIC ONEFILE
Academic OneFile contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources, with extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects. Need help? Try the InfoTrac Tutorials.
AGECON
AgEcon Search is a free, open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics.
AGRICOLA: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE LIBRARY
Provides the most comprehensive database of bibliographic information available in agricultural research from 1979 to the present, including journal articles, books, and other resources.
AGRICULTURE COLLECTION
Discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in agriculture and related fields.
BASE: BIELEFELD ACADEMIC SEARCH
BASE is one of the world’s most voluminous search engines especially for academic open access web resources.
BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT
Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with 600,000+ biographical entries spanning history and geography.
BIOLOGY JOURNALS
A wide range of biology topics including some of the most popular information resources for users in academic, government, and public research environments.
BIOMED CENTRAL
BioMed Central is an STM (Science, Technology and Medicine) publisher of peer-reviewed open access journals, spanning all areas of biology, biomedicine, and medicine and including broad interest titles.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Books and Authors explores the latest genre fiction, essential non-fiction, and the authors behind the titles. Browse these and other works, using tools that make finding them and remembering them easy.
BRITANNICA ONLINE
Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
BUSINESS COLLECTION
Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends, as well as the latest in management, economics, and politics.
BUSINESS INSIGHTS: ESSENTIALS
Search this business and company resource collection to find detailed company and industry news and information.
CAREER TRANSITIONS
Career Transitions is an online career guidance center that walks users through the job-search process.
CHILTON LIBRARY
ChiltonLibrary provides exclusive photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks in one easy-to-use web site.
CHRONICLING AMERICA: HISTORIC AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS
Searchable database of U.S. newspapers with descriptive information and select digitization of historic pages, representing each state’s regional history, geographic coverage, and events from 1836-1922. Includes historic Vermont Newspapers.
CUIZINE: THE JOURNAL OF CANADIAN FOOD CULTURES
CULINARY ARTS
Discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting cooking and nutrition.
DIVERSITY STUDIES COLLECTION
Discover an essential set of scholarly journals and cultural interest titles.
DOAJ: OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
The aim of the DOAJ is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals, thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.
EDUCATION JOURNALS
Coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education, as well as special education, home schooling, and adult education.
EDUCATOR’S REFERENCE COMPLETE
This comprehensive resource covers multiple levels of education from preschool to college and includes virtually every educational specialty.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF GLOBAL WARMING
This is the online searchable version. The print version is available in the library’s Reference section.
ENVIRONMENTAL HUMANITIES
Environmental Humanities is an international, open-access journal that aims to invigorate current interdisciplinary research on the environment, publishing outstanding scholarship that draws humanities disciplines into conversation with each other, as well as with the natural and social sciences.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLICY
Discover a comprehensive collection of periodicals and reference content supporting environmental studies.
ERIC: EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER
The ERIC database is the world’s largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.
FINE ARTS AND MUSIC
Discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting research in fine arts and music.
GALE POWERSEARCH
Use PowerSearch to search across all of the Gale databases. If you decide to focus on specific databases, just click on Change Databases in the top menu bar. Need help? Try the InfoTrac Tutorials.
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Thousands of e-book titles covering the most-studied subject areas. These titles can also be discovered and accessed through the library catalog.
GENDER STUDIES COLLECTION
Discover a comprehensive periodical collection supporting significant aspects of gender in culture and society.
GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD
Articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
GOOGLE SCHOLAR
Search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.
HEALTH & WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER
Includes Alternative Health module. Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
A collection of reliable and relevant resources in the field of health administration.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD) is an online, international, peer-reviewed publication focused on the practice and applied research interests of agriculture and food systems development professionals. JAFSCD emphasizes best practices and tools related to the planning, community economic development, and ecological protection of local and regional agriculture and food systems, and works to bridge the interests of practitioners and academics. directly from the sponsoring agencies.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION (JSE)
The Journal of Sustainability Education (JSE) serves as a forum for academics and practitioners to share, critique, and promote research, practices, and initiatives that foster the integration of economic, ecological, and social-cultural dimensions of sustainability within formal and non-formal educational contexts.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a shared online library of high quality digitized journal back issues for academic institutions. Full-text articles are available in the Biological Sciences Collection and the Arts & Sciences. Need help? Try the JSTOR Tutorials.
LEGALTRAC
LegalTrac features a comprehensive collection of major legal publications.
NEWSSTAND
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,100 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH
Reliable, comprehensive coverage of the fields of nursing and allied health.
OAISTER
Represents multidisciplinary digital resources from open archive collections.
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from offshore drilling to climate change, health care to immigration.
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Welcome to the definitive record of the English language.
PEERJ
PeerJ is an open access publisher of scholarly articles, committed to improving the process of scholarly publishing.
PROQUEST
ProQuest is an excellent journal database that includes full-text articles on a wide variety of topics. Search multiple databases or select each database individually.
PSYCHOLOGY JOURNALS
Coverage ranges from behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial, and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology, and psychometrics.
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE
Public Library of Science (PLOS) is a nonprofit publisher, membership, and advocacy organization with a mission to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication.
RENEWABLE AGRICULTURE & FOOD SYSTEMS
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems is a multi-disciplinary journal which focuses on the science that underpins economically, environmentally, and socially sustainable approaches to agriculture and food production.
RESEARCHGATE
ResearchGate is a social networking site for scientists and researchers to share papers, ask and answer questions, and find collaborators. According to a study by Nature and an article in Times Higher Education, it is the largest academic social network in terms of active users.
SCIENCE IN CONTEXT
From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics, science history, and biography, this revolutionary curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers.
SCIENCEDIRECT
A leading scientific database offering articles from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. Although we no longer have access to full-text, articles can be obtained by request through our interlibrary loan form. Need help? Try ScienceDirect Tutorials.
SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCE CENTER
Search this database to learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how-to guides, articles, and websites.
SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNALS
Extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology.
TIMES ARGUS (BARRE/MONTPELIER)
The e-Edition of the Barre-Montpelier newspaper. Click on the Logout link in the upper right corner to clear the memory. Then click on the e-Edition link at the top. Register a username and password that you can then use every time you read the Times Argus. Available on-campus only.
U.S. HISTORY IN CONTEXT
U.S. History In Context provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
U.S. NEWSSTREAM
US Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
VERMONT STATE ARCHIVES
The Vermont State Archives maintains databases for records and information that can be useful for projects in classes such as Land Use Planning.
WORLDCAT
WorldCat lets you search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world.
ZOTERO
Zotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.