Online Resources
Library subscription databases contain premium content that is professionally edited for accuracy and usability. Access to these databases is available free of charge from any Internet terminal in the Library. Deerfield Library card holders may log in to many of these databases from home with their Library card number.
| Databases | Descriptions | ||
| Annals of American History | In Library Access | From Home Access | Speeches, poems, historical accounts, memoirs, and multimedia about United States history. |
| Columbia Gazetteer of the World | In Library Access | From Home Access | Names, descriptions, and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world. |
| CultureGrams Online | In Library Access | From Home Access | Information about 200 countries, including maps, flags, statistics, histories, recipes, and photos.Home use available to Deerfield library cardholders. Please call the Reference Desk for authorization name and password |
| Encyclopedia Britannica Online Reference Center and Britannica Kids | In Library Access | From Home Access | Contents of the Encyclopedia Britannica and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus. Atlases, timelines, videos, and more. |
| Facts on File World Atlas | In Library Access | From Home Access | More than 1500 printable maps. Facts and statistics about all 50 states and over 200 countries. |
| Facts on File World News Digest | In Library Access | From Home Access | Original coverage of news events from 1940 to the present. Special features include historic documents, photos, editorial cartoons, and research topic ideas.. |
| Firstsearch Databases | In Library Access | From Home Access | Full-text articles and citations from scholarly journals. Catalogs of books, government publications, and more held at libraries worldwide. Click on the ‘Databases’ tab to see a list of available databases and their descriptions. Please call the Reference Desk for authorization name and password |
| Gale Business and Company Resource | In Library Access | From Home Access | Company profiles and histories, brand information, rankings, investment reports, and articles. |
| Gale General Reference Center Gold | In Library Access | From Home Access | Articles on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. |
| Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center | In Library Access | From Home Access | Articles, definitions, health organization directory, health assessment tools, and more. |
| Gale Literature Resource Center | In Library Access | From Home Access | Author biographies, overviews, literary criticism, and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers. |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | In Library Access | From Home Access |
Access content from a library of encyclopedias and subject specialized reference books. Includes information on medicine, art, science, history, business, and much more. Browse by subject or search for content in one easy-to-use search box. |
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| Grolier America the Beautiful | In Library Access | From Home Access | Profiles, pictures, and video clips on all 50 states. Games, project topics, and more. |
| Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia | In Library Access | From Home Access | Articles, pictures, and multimedia on most topics. Games, research ideas, timelines, and more. |
| Grolier New Book of Knowledge | In Library Access | From Home Access | Articles, homework help, project and experiment ideas, current events information, games, and more. |
| Grolier New Book of Popular Science | In Library Access | From Home Access | Articles and facts on science topics. News, question and answer column, project ideas, biographies, and more. |
| Heritage Quest Online | In Library Access | From Home Access | Genealogical information including census records, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and Freedman’s Bank documents. |
| National Newspapers Five | In Library Access | From Home Access | Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. |
| Newsbank | In Library Access | From Home Access | Chicago Tribune, Deerfield Review, and America’s News Magazines. |
| NoveList | In Library Access | From Home Access | Fiction book recommendations, read-alikes, award lists, book talks, and author biographies |
| Oxford English Dictionary | In Library Access | Complete Oxford English Dictionary plus quotation sources.Can only access in the library | |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium | In Library Access | From Home Access | Subject specific reference material, bilingual dictionaries, maps and illustrations, quotation sources, and more. |
| ReferenceUSA | In Library Access | From Home Access | Detailed information about U.S. and Canadian businesses, residents, and health care providers. |