Reference Services -- Online Databases
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Ancestry.com - This geneology database contains the U.S. Census collection; U.S. Data collection; U.K. and Ireland collection; Birth, Marriage and Death records; Immigration collection; Military collection; Family and local history records; Court, Land, Probate records and more. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access] This site is only available on Nevins library public computers.
Academic OneFile - Contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Biography Resource Center - Biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. Search for people, both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Books and Authors - Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian’s favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Business and Company Resource Center - Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Consumer Reports - Provides ratings, buying guides, product reviews and consumer information from the experts at Consumer Reports magazine and Consumers Union. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select - An extensive collection of critical essays & biographical information on contemporary writers. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Educator's Reference Complete - Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Expanded Academic ASAP - Scholarly content covering arts & humanities, the social sciences and general sciences. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Facts on File World News Digest - A compilation of professionally written news summaries describing events around the world since 1940. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Gale Virtual Reference Center - Over 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
General Business File ASAP - Full-text business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts’ reports on major companies and industries. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
General Reference Center Gold - Full-text magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Global Issues In Context - Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Health Reference Center Academic - Full-text resources including consumer health, nursing & allied health. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Health and Wellness Resource Center - Health and Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Heritage Quest - Combines digital, searchable images of U.S. federal census records with the digitized version of the popular UMI Genealogy & Local History collection and other valuable content. You must have a valid, Nevins Library barcode in order to access this database. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Info Trac K-12 Junior Edition - Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for junior high and middle school students covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
InfoTrac Student Edition - Mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for grades 9 - 12 covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Info Trac OneFile - OneFile makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several of the Thomson Gale's periodical databases in a single search. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Issues & Controversies - From Facts on File Online. A researcher's first step toward understanding today's most important and controversial issues. Includes more than 900 in-depth, timely and objective articles; pro and con statements; thousands of timelines, primary source documents, statistical tables and more. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Job & Career Accelerator - Start Your Job Search Now! Get detailed information on occupations that suit your interests. Access current job listings from over 5 million job postings, which are collected from all major job boards. Create professional resumes and cover letters, master interviewing and networking techniques, and more. Job & Career Accelerator is your guide to getting hired! [Access]
Kids InfoBits - Covering 75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students. It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic interface and a subject-based topic tree search. [Access]
Learning Express - Overcome test taking anxiety, raise your test scores or improve your skills with Learning Express. This test preparation website offers comprehensive courses in math, reading and writing; essay writing practice, resume writing and word processing skills. There are more than 300 online practice tests for students of all ages and adults. If you are preparing for the SAT or GED, Learning Express Library offers a complete course series, as well as targeted questions so that you can understand why your answers are correct or not. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Lit Finder - Covering world literature and authors throughout history, LitFinder contains a wealth of literary works including over 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. For students or patrons seeking a deeper view into literature, LitFinder also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more! Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Literary Reference Center - A comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Literature Resource Center - The world’s most current, comprehensive, and reliable online literature resource. Uniquely relevant to today’s curriculum, Literature Resource Center’s rich critical, biographical and contextual materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills. Researchers at all levels will find the information they need on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Magill's Medical Guide - covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Mango Language Learning - Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. As you listen to and repeat after native speakers, you'll learn more than just words and phrases. Provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Massachusetts History Online - Combining selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts History Online contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts history, both past and present, including people, places, historical events and more. Containing data from a range of publications, Massachusetts History Online provides a targeted resource for information relating to the study of Massachusetts History. Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
Massachusetts Newstand from Proquest
Indexing and full text articles from the following Massachusetts newspapers [Access]
New York Times - Search the full text of The New York Times (starting in 1995). Provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. [Access]
NoveList - A fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. It also includes Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. Provided by the Merrimack Valley Regional Library System. NoveList PLUS includes nonfiction as well and is provided by the Nevins Memorial Library. [Access]
Opposing Viewpoints In Context - Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, this database features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Reader's Advisor Online - This unique database helps bring books and readers together. Just read a book that you really enjoyed? Reader's Advisor Online will help you find similar titles. The database covers 400 genres, subgenres and reading interests. Includes both fiction and nonfiction titles. This database was purchased with funds received through an LSTA Grant managed through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Username = nevinsmemlib. Password = nevinsmemlib. [Access]
RDS Business Suite - Finding the relevant business answers has never been easier. Business Reference Suite, an exciting Web-based subscription service gives you balanced and highly focused full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Safari Computer Ebooks - Online collection of over 3,000 computer and technical ebooks, covering programming, design, desktop publishing, ecommerce, online business, hardware and more, from publishers such as O'Reilly, Wiley, Pretence Hall, and many more. Firefox Users: Some versions of Firefox are not refreshing the Safari cookie properly which causes problems for remote access. Go to Tools->Options, select Privacy, click on Remove Individual Cookies, enter proquest.safaribooksonline.com into the search area, and remove those cookies. Restart your browser and try to access the database again. Provided by the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium. [Access]
Science In Context - Merges Gale’s authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Student Resources In Context - offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering all core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, this resource provides a premium selection of reference material, more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts. Premier reference content includes the American Journey Series, and American Decades. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
U.S. History In Context - Gale U.S. History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
Worldbook Online Databases including Early Peoples, World Book Online Info Finder, World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Online For Kids, World Book Differentiated Package,
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, (Access)
World History In Context - An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. Provided by the Massachusetts Library System. [Access]
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