Research Databases & Tools

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
From Facts on File


EBSCO eBooks

eBooks for reference, research and reading pleasure


EBSCOhost MasterFile Elite

MasterFILE Elite contains over 1,000 magazines about business, health, history, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.


Gale Drama for Students eBooks

Analysis of major plays, including an introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.


Gale Novels for Students eBooks

Analysis of major novels, including an introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.


Gale Poetry for Students eBooks

Analysis of major poems, including an introduction, author biography, poem text, poem summary, themes, style, and criticism.


Gale Shakespeare for Students eBooks

Analysis of Shakespeare’s most-popularly-studied plays and poetry in secondary schools and undergraduate curricula, including an introduction, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and...


Gale Short Stories for Students ebooks

Analysis of major short stories, including an introduction,author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.


Home News Tribune

The Home News Tribune has been digitized and is searchable upon request at the Information Desk. The newspaper is digitized from 1871- 1916 and 1970-2022.


Points of View Reference Center

This database is easy to read and covers both sides of controversial subjects facing society today. Find full articles to help you develop an argument, write a paper, or debate your point of view...