databases
Library patrons requiring remote access from outside the Andover Newton campus will need a username and password. To obtain this information or to report access problems, please call the Library Circulation Desk at 617-831-2415 during Library business hours.
The links below will take you to electronic reference works available to Andover Newton students, faculty, and staff. These electronic references are full-text, often versions of print editions, not citations.
Currently available e-reference works include:
Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition (University of Chicago Press): The preferred style manual for Andover Newton students.
Encyclopedia of African-American History, 1619-1895 (Oxford University Press): Covering African American history in all areas of U.S. history and culture from 1619 to 1895, this encyclopedia is considered the the preeminent source of information on its subject. The work contains some 1,300 entries by leading scholars and experts and hundreds of biographies.
Encyclopedia of African-American History, 1896-The Present (Oxford University Press): Covering African American history in all areas of U.S. history and culture from 1896 to the present, this encyclopedia is considered the the preeminent source of information on its subject. The work contains some 1,300 entries by leading scholars and experts and hundreds of biographies.
iPreach (Cokesbury): This extensive collection of commentaries, Bible dictionaries, and other reference works provides a breadth of substantial, searchable materials.
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press): Described as "one of the finest scholarly reference works available for Christianity," this work, with more than 480 contributors, remains "unrivaled" as an authoritative dictionary of the Christian church, its doctrines and practices, and its most influential historical figures.
Oxford Reference On-line Premium (Oxford University Press): Access to a large library of on-line editions of major Oxford reference books, including history, law, art, architecture, religion, philosophy, and many other titles. The Oxford reference books listed above can also be accessed via this portal.
AtoZ Maps Online (World Trade Press): This large on-line database contains hundreds of maps of all kinds, including modern and antique maps, state maps, Holy Land maps, NASA maps, earthquake maps, and environmental maps.
