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.
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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 NeededBusiness & Investing
- A to Z databases
- AAII (American Association of Individual Investors)
- Boston Business Journal
- Boston Consumers’ Checkbook
- Business OneFile
- Economics and Theory OneFile
- Entrepreneurship Gale Business
- Financial Ratings Series Online
- Global Road Warrior
- Hospitality and Tourism, OneFile
- Morningstar Investment Research Center
- Value Line Research Center
- Value of a Dollar 1860-2014; Fifth edition
- Wall Street Journal
Consumer
- AAII (American Association of Individual Investors)
- Boston Consumers’ Checkbook
- Consumer Reports
- Culinary Arts OneFile
- Health and Medicine OneFile
- Home Improvement OneFile
- Hospitality and Tourism, OneFile
- Insurance and Liability OneFile
- Medigap Report, Weiss Ratings
- Morningstar Investment Research Center
- Value Line Research Center
- Value of a Dollar 1860-2014; Fifth edition
General Research
Journals and Magazines
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile Select
- Agriculture OneFile
- Biography in Context
- Boston Business Journal
- Business OneFile
- Criminal Justice OneFile
- Culinary Arts OneFile
- Diversity Studies OneFile
- Environmental Studies and Policy OneFile
- Fine Arts OneFile
- Gardening and Horticulture OneFile
- Gender Studies OneFile
- General OneFile
- Global Issues in Context
- Health and Medicine OneFile
- Health and Wellness
- High School Edition OneFile
- Home Improvement OneFile
- Hospitality and Tourism, OneFile
- Information Science OneFile
- Insurance and Liability OneFile
- JSTOR
- Literature Resource Center
- Middle School in Context
- Military and Intelligence OneFile
- New York Times Newspaper, Magazine and Book Review
- NewsBank
- Nursing and Allied Health OneFile
- OverDrive (Digital Media Catalog)/Libby
- Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine OneFile
- Pop Culture Studies OneFile
- Popular Magazines OneFile
- PressReader.com
- Psychology OneFile
- Religion and Philosophy OneFile
- Salem Press Online
- Science Database
- Science in Context
- Something About The Author
- U.S. History in Context
- War and Terrorism OneFile
- World History in Context
Language
Newspapers
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile Select
- Boston Globe (1980 – Current)
- Boston Globe Historical (1872 – 1981)
- Boston Herald
- Britannica Library
- General OneFile
- Historical Newspapers™
- Home Improvement OneFile
- New York Times (1985 – Present)
- New York Times Historical (1851 – 2015)
- New York Times Newspaper, Magazine and Book Review
- News OneFile
- NewsBank
- NYTimes.com Home Access
- PressReader.com
- U.S. History in Context
- Wall Street Journal
- Wellesley Townsman 2005 – Present
- Wellesley Townsman Archives 1906 – 1989
Science
Social Studies & History
- A to Z Maps Online
- Academic OneFile
- Ancestry Library
- Biography in Context
- Britannica Library
- Britannica School
- Criminal Justice OneFile
- Diversity Studies OneFile
- Gender Studies OneFile
- Global Issues in Context
- Middle School in Context
- Military and Intelligence OneFile
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Pop Culture Studies OneFile
- Psychology OneFile
- Something About The Author
- U.S. History in Context
- Value of a Dollar 1860-2014; Fifth edition
- War and Terrorism OneFile
- Wellesley Free Library Historical Maps Collection
- Wellesley Townsman 2005 – Present
- Wellesley Townsman Archives 1906 – 1989
- Wellesley Yearbooks–The Wellesleyan 1931-2012
- World History in Context
Teen Resources
- A to Z Maps Online
- A to Z the USA
- Academic OneFile
- Academic OneFile Select
- Biography in Context
- Britannica Escolar
- Britannica Library
- Britannica School
- Environmental Issues (Encyclopedia of)
- Environmental Studies and Policy OneFile
- Global Issues in Context
- Health and Wellness
- High School Edition OneFile
- Hoopla
- JSTOR
- Mango Languages
- Middle School in Context
- NoveList
- PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science
- PowerKnowledge Life Science
- PowerKnowledge Physical Science
- Salem Press Online
- Science in Context
- 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 Escolar
- Britannica Fundamentals
- Britannica Library
- Britannica School
- Elementary in Context
- Health and Wellness
- Hoopla
- Mango Languages
- Middle School in Context
- NoveList
- PebbleGo
- PebbleGo Next
- PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science
- PowerKnowledge Life Science
- PowerKnowledge Physical Science
- Science in Context
- TumbleBooks
- U.S. History in Context
- World History in Context