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Statewide Databases - iCONN

Connecticut Digital Library & Statewide Library Catalog (reQuest)
Statewide Library Catalog plus access for all ages to magazines (including Spanish Language), newspapers, health, and business information. Use any Connecticut library card number to access this information.

Subscription Databases

Middletown residents use your Russell Library barcode.

Auto Repair Reference Center
ARRC includes repair data on a variety of makes and models, beginning with 1954 autos, using Chilton’s repair service information.

Biography Resource Center
A great source for school assignments, this provides biographical information from figures from ancient history to today.

Ebsco Masterfile Premier
This is an all-purpose resource indexing over 3,000 magazine titles, and offering full text coverage of articles from 1,500 of these titles. Click on the title to the left, and log in using your Russell Library barcode number.

Granger's Poetry Index
Based on the print source, helps in locating sources for poems, with some text of poetry available online.

Historic Mapworks
Explore digital historic maps of North America and the world using this product. Maps are very detailed and can be searched in a variety of ways.

JobNow
Practical tools to help you get a job.

  • Career Resources:  Information and personality and career assessments
  • Resume Builder: Expert analysis, templates and information on writing resumes
  • Ace the Interview: Interview coaching, tips and internet resources

Learning Express: Learn-A-Test
Use your Russell Library barcode number as your username. Use this site to take sample education and job tests, including the GED, SAT, AP, civil service exams, real estate tests and many more.  These are timed exams designed to be like the real ones.

Magill’s On Literature
When looking for book reviews, author information, and plot summaries, use this source for solid information in an easy to understand format.

Mango Languages
Mango is an online language-learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for many different languages, as well as an English as a Second Language component. More languages will be added over time. 

Morningstar Investment Research Center
Morningstar provides complete information on mutual funds and stocks. Compare products or set up a portfolio that suits your needs.

Historical New York Times
The New York Times (1851-2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. 

Novelist
Recently improved, this is a Reader’s Advisory tool for fiction for all ages. Find read alikes, series titles and other details related to stories for all.

Reference USA
A comprehensive guide to residence and company information, updated very frequently, and useful for marketing as well as basic address checks.

World Book Encyclopedia
One of the best general encyclopedia sets is also a great source online.

If you do not find the information you need, please contact a librarian.