All of the subscription databases may be accessed from home by using the remote access passwords available from the handout in the library or online through the Stamper Library classroom page on jbNet.

American National Biography: The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men & women from all eras and walks of life whose lives have shaped the nation.

Britannica Online: the searchable Encyclopaedia Britannica, combined with web sites, periodical articles, images, video and more.

Dictionary of National Biography: An illustrated collection of more than 57,000 specially written biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped all aspects of Britain's past.

Gale Virtual Reference Library: Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

Oxford African American Studies Center: The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 10,000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes: Africana, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present, Black Women in America, African American National Biography, and many articles from other reference sources.

Oxford Reference Online: The Premium Collection offers a huge range of fully-indexed, extensively linked, up to date, and cross-searchable dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press, including detailed information across a broad subject range from titles in the world-renowned Oxford Companions series.

Salem History: This site includes the full text for the Salem Great Lives in History and Great Events in History, Milestone Documents of American History and of American Leaders, and Weapons & Warfare.

Salem Science: This site includes the full text for the Salem Encyclopedia of Global Resources.