Elwood E. Leonard Library
The Leonard Library offers the Lincoln Community a welcoming environment to reflect, study, collaborate, access information, and cultivate passions for reading and learning. We directly support Middle School and Upper School students with reading and research needs, and actively work with faculty to embed critical thinking and vital information skills into the curriculum. Need help? Ask a Librarian!
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Lincoln School Databases
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NEW Fall 2025: ABC-CLIO Women's History in the United States |
Articles, biographies, ebooks, and academic perspectives covering key issues shaping the diverse experiences of women in the United States. Includes more than 1,500 primary sources in the form of letters, photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, archival video footage, and influential quotes and speeches. | |||||||||
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Reliable starting point with over 400 online encyclopedias covering english, history, science, mathematics, art history, and more. The collection also includes high-resolution art images, photographs, and maps. |
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NEW Fall 2025: Facts on File History Archive (All 5 databases) Individual links:
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Search 5 databases at once or choose an individual resource that best matches your topic. Each database includes thousands of background articles, biographies, images, videos, maps, primary sources, and timelines to provide a detailed view of many subjects, world regions, and time periods. Ancient & Medieval History: Information that explores world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s. Modern World History: Sources on world history from the mid-1500s to the present day. American History: Sources covering more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, with expanded coverage of American women‘s history and U.S. government. African American History: Sources covering more than five centuries of the African-American experience. American Indian History: Sources covering 15,000+ years of indigenous history and culture. |
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| Find scholarly articles in academic journals and advanced eBooks on a variety of topics. Create a MyJSTOR account at school using a Lincoln School email address to access full-text content off campus. | ||||||||||
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Manage the research process by creating notes and tracking sources using this handy tool, which includes a citation generator. Sign in with a Lincoln School email address by following the Google account login prompt. |
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| SORA is our digital library of audiobooks, ebooks, & magazines for your reading & listening pleasure! Download content to a computer or personal device anywhere, anytime. Choose "Lincoln School" to get started and log in with your school Google account. | ||||||||||
| One stop shopping resource for articles, illustrations, and videos from seven core Scholastic databases, including: Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and The New Book of Popular Science. |
AskRI Databases - selected list (below)
Visit the AskRI website for a complete list of resources available at school and to all Rhode Island residents from home.
Live in Massachusetts? Try databases offered by your local Mass library, the SAILS regional library network, or the statewide Massachusetts Commonwealth Catalog (might need a MA library card to access).
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Academic Search Elite |
Great source for scholarly articles on a variety of topics. Many journals are available in full text |
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Biography Reference Source |
Search more than 436,000 full-text biographies from reference books and magazines, along with thousands of unique narrative biographies. |
| Flipster (magazines) | Read digital magazines ranging from children's content & cooking to current events & industry news. Current titles include: The Atlantic, Bon Appetit, Education Week, History Magazine, Newsweek, Poets & Writers, Popular Science, Rolling Stone, & Women's Health. |
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Access to many full-text articles on environmental science topics including climate change, sustainability, recycling, and renewable energy. |
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History Reference Source |
Good source for history research, with access to history journals, reference books, nonfiction books, biographies, and primary source documents. |
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Literary Reference Source |
Literary criticism resource that includes book reviews, author interviews, and information on classic and contemporary poems, short stories, classic texts, and more. |
| Masterfile Premier |
Find full text magazine articles in a variety of magazines covering current events, history, science, travel, music, arts, popular culture, and more! Includes some ebooks and primary sources, too. |
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Great starting point for middle school projects! Contains full text of popular middle school magazines, as well as thousands of biographies and historical essays. Also includes images, maps, flags, and some historic primary sources. |
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Points of View |
Contains materials representing various viewpoints on many topics, excerpted from full-text essays, magazine and newspaper articles, TV & radio transcripts, and primary source documents. |
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General encyclopedia with entries ranging from basic to advanced information. |
Colleen Zeitz
Math & Library Departments Faculty