Biography and Genealogy Master Index: ICONN database that indexes current sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. The total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 12 million. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
Biography In Context:Virtually every course of study — from history to science to literature — is ultimately tied to the study of people. Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
Books & Authors: ICONN database that is the reader’s go-to site for everything: book suggestions from experts, titles, biographies and more. More than 146,000 titles in a continually growing list. All books are recommended by librarians or other experts, are award winners or appear on bestseller lists. 54,000 authors are represented via biographies and other resources; 40,000 nonfiction titles are included in business, biography, science and more. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
Discovering Collection: ICONN database containing information about People, Places, and Events–history, biography, literature, social studies, and science. Audience: Middle School and up. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
Hartford Courant Historical: ICONN database (ProQuest) containing full-text coverage of the Hartford Courant Historical (1764-1922). [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
HeritageQuest: Research resource for family history and American culture. Includes U.S. Federal census records and the UMI Genealogy and Local History collection. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards. ]
U.S. History in Context: Providing a complete overview of U.S. history that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information, it combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives; articles from classic Macmillan Reference USA™ and Charles Scribner’s Sons® references; as well as other Gale proprietary content such as country and era overview information, and full-text periodicals and journals. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards. ]
World History in Context: Unlike other sources that only offer periodical or bibliographic information, World History in Context offers students and researchers unparalleled access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis and award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents. [Available to all Connecticut residents with current public library cards.]
