Resources

Databases alphabetically and by subject

Databases: alphabetically by title
Academic Onefile - scholarly journal articles
Auto Repair Reference Center
Books in Print, including Fiction Connection (For remote password, e-mail asklibrarian@brook.lib.vt.us)
Brattleboro Reformer, 2003 - current
Britannica Online - multimedia encyclopedia
Business & Company Resource Center
Contemporary Authors - their lives & work
Dictionary of Literary Biography - authors through history
Gale Virtual Reference Library - full text of reference books
General Onefile - magazine and journal articles
Health & Wellness Resource Center
Heritage Quest - genealogy & local history, including U.S. Census
Infotrac Custom Newspapers - U.S. & world cities
Junior Edition - magazine & journal articles for middle school
Kid's Edition - magazine articles for elementary school
Kids InfoBits - for the youngest researchers, K-5
New England Historic Genealogical Society (in-Library use only)
New York Times, 1980 - current (Book Review & Magazine, 1997-current)
NoveList - resource for fiction readers
Opposing Viewpoints - essays & articles on controversial issues
Oxford English Dictionary (For remote password, e-mail asklibrarian@brook.lib.vt.us)
Powersearch - searches many of these databases at once
Professional Collection - for professional educators & home schoolers
Reference USA - business & residence directory and marketing tool
Sanborn Maps - fire insurance maps of Vermont towns
Student Edition - magazine & journal articles for high school
Vermont Historical Society - online sources
Wilson Web - biography database

General: magazine & journal articles on many topics

Newspapers & current events

Reference

Books & authors

Health

Business

Education

Do it yourself

Biography

Local history & genealogy

Homework help: middle school & high school

Homework help: grades K-6

Useful Links

Ask a Librarian
at Brooks Memorial Library

Request an Interlibrary Loan
a service for library cardholders

Bibliographies
suggestions for good reading

Civil War Diary
from the local history collection

Librarian’s Internet Index
a free index site for the public

Career planning
resource created by Kathleen Maisto

Other Library Catalogs

Worldcat – searches libraries worldwide
Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT
School for International Training, Brattleboro
Keene-Link – Keene State College and Keene Public, NH
C/W MARS – Western Massachusetts Libraries
Five College Library Catalog, Western MA
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Vermont Department of Libraries Catalog
The Vermont Historical Society library