Databases By Subject
Welcome to the Wellesley Free Library’s Database collections page. We’ve compiled all our databases by subject and by alphabetical order to bring you an organized index of educational and research resources at your convenience.
Unless indicated as “In Library Use Only,” these resources are available from any internet connection. Most databases will require you to enter your Minuteman Library card number for access outside the library.
*For a few databases, home access is available only to Wellesley residents.
Databases A to Z
Interested in seeing our list of databases in alphabetical order? Check out the database list.
Databases by Subject
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= In-Library Use Only = Library Card NeededArt and Music
Business & Investing
- A to Z databases
- AAII (American Association of Individual Investors)
- Boston Consumers’ Checkbook
- Business Collection (Gale)
- Financial Ratings Series Online
- Foundation Directory Online
- Gale Small Business Builder
- Global Road Warrior
- Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
- Morningstar Investment Research Center
- Small Business Resource Center
- Value Line Research Center
- Value of a Dollar 1860-2014; Fifth edition
Consumer
- AAII (American Association of Individual Investors)
- Boston Consumers’ Checkbook
- Consumer Reports
- Culinary Arts Collection
- Foundation Grants to Individuals Online
- Health Reference Center Academic
- Home Improvement Collection
- Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
- Medigap Report, Weiss Ratings
- Morningstar Investment Research Center
- Value Line Research Center
- Value of a Dollar 1860-2014; Fifth edition
E-Resources
Encyclopedias & General Reference
- A to Z Maps Online
- Academic OneFile
- Britannica Learning Zone (early childhood)
- Britannica Online Public Library Edition
- Britannica Online School Edition
- Britannica Public Library Edition for Kids
- Britannica Spanish Reference Center
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- General OneFile
- JSTOR
- Oxford Reference
- PowerSearch
- Research in Context
- Student Edition
General Research
- A to Z Maps Online
- Academic OneFile
- BiblioBoard®
- Britannica Online Public Library Edition
- Britannica Online School Edition
- Britannica Public Library Edition for Kids
- Britannica Spanish Reference Center
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- General OneFile
- Global Road Warrior
- Oxford Reference
- PowerSearch
- Research in Context
- Student Edition
Journals and Magazines
- Academic OneFile
- Biography in Context
- Business Collection (Gale)
- Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Culinary Arts Collection
- Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Gardening, Landscape, and Horticulture Collection
- General OneFile
- Global Issues in Context
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Health Reference Center Academic
- Home Improvement Collection
- Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure Collection
- JSTOR
- Literature Resource Center
- Nursing and Allied Health Collection Resource Center
- Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
- Research in Context
- Salem Press Online
- Science in Context
- Student Edition
- U.S. History in Context
- World History in Context
Newspapers
- Academic OneFile
- Boston Globe (1980 – Current)
- Boston Globe Historical (1872 – 1981)
- Boston Herald: Full-Text January 1, 1997 – November 3, 2010
- Britannica Online Public Library Edition
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- General OneFile
- Historical Newspapers™
- Home Improvement Collection
- InfoTrac Newsstand
- New York Times (1985 – Present)
- New York Times Historical (1851 – 2012)
- NewsBank
- NYTimes.com Home Access
- NYTimes.com In-Library Use
- U.S. History in Context
- Wellesley Townsman 2005 – Present
- Wellesley Townsman Archives 1906 – 1989
Social Studies & History
- A to Z Maps Online
- Academic OneFile
- Ancestry Library
- Biography in Context
- Britannica Online Public Library Edition
- Britannica Online School Edition
- Britannica Public Library Edition for Kids
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Global Issues in Context
- Research in Context
- U.S. History in Context
- Value of a Dollar 1860-2014; Fifth edition
- Wellesley Townsman 2005 – Present
- Wellesley Townsman Archives 1906 – 1989
- World History in Context
Teen Resources
- A to Z Maps Online
- A to Z the USA
- Academic OneFile
- Biography in Context
- Britannica Online Public Library Edition
- Britannica Online School Edition
- Britannica Spanish Reference Center
- E-Book Central
- Environmental Issues (Encyclopedia of)
- Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
- Expanded Academic ASAP
- Global Issues in Context
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Hoopla
- JSTOR
- Literature Resource Center
- Mango Languages
- NoveList
- Oxford Reference
- PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science
- PowerKnowledge Life Science
- PowerKnowledge Physical Science
- PowerSearch
- Research in Context
- Salem Press Online
- Science in Context
- Student Edition
- U.S. History in Context
- World History in Context
Youth Resources
- A to Z Maps Online
- A to Z the USA
- Biography in Context
- Britannica Learning Zone (early childhood)
- Britannica Online School Edition
- Britannica Public Library Edition for Kids
- Britannica Spanish Reference Center
- E-Book Central
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
- Hoopla
- Kids InfoBits
- Mango Languages
- NoveList
- PebbleGo
- PebbleGo Next
- PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science
- PowerKnowledge Life Science
- PowerKnowledge Physical Science
- Research in Context
- Science in Context
- TumbleBooks
- U.S. History in Context
- World History in Context