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Academic Search Complete

This critical multidisciplinary database is a key starting point for academic research in all areas of study. It includes thousands of acclaimed, scholarly full-text journals and abstracted and indexed journals, as well as videos from the Associated Press.

Agricola

Offers citations for journal articles with abstracts and bibliographic records from content around the world. Access 5,200,000+ records and printed works from as far back as the 15th century.

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts

Discover specialized, editorially-curated and relevant scholarly research and technical literature critical for scientists researching the world's living aquatic resources.

Digital Maine Library

Databases and other resources available to all Maine residents.

Explora for College Prep

A collection of databases containing journals, books, magazines and more in an easy-to-use interface with simple search and browse capabilities. Content is tailored to fit the needs of students in college prep courses.

Explora for High Schools

A collection of databases containing journals, books, magazines and more in an easy-to-use interface with simple search and browse capabilities. Content is tailored to fit the needs of high school students.

Explora for Middle Schools

A collection of databases containing journals, books, magazines and more in an easy-to-use interface with simple search and browse capabilities. Content is tailored to fit the needs of grades 6-8 students.

Funk & Wagnall

This K-8 resource includes thousands of encyclopedic records with images, brief biographies and information in a variety of subject areas.

GeoRef

Access geoscience literature via the comprehensive AGI database. Contains over 3.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. You can search for articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.

Khan Academy

Provides a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere.

MIT Blossoms Video Library

Math and science video lessons for high school classes.

MaineCat

MAINECAT Catalog containing Minerva libraries, the Maine State Library, Portland Public and the University of Maine system.

Minerva

Find books in the library

Niche Academy

An award winning online learning platform that includes quick video tutorials for many of the resources you ll find in the Digital Maine Library.

Oceanic Abstracts

Technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water environment that focuses on marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics.

A free portal that makes electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) more accessible to researchers worldwide.

Points of View Reference Source

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database of rich content can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.

ProCon.org

Sourced pros and cons of debatable issues, as well as a host of reference information relevant to those issues, thoroughly researched and compiled by research staff and editors.

Science Reference Center

This database offers full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos, plus science experiments, curriculum-aligned lesson plans and a vast image collection. Titles include Discover, Scientific American, Science News and more.

Sweet Search

A search engine for students.