Research Databases
EBSCOhost
- MasterFILE Premier Periodicals covering general reference, business, health, and more.
- Business Source Premier Scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more.
- Regional Business News Coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
- Newspaper Source Provides full text for a variety of newspapers in the United States and some International Newspapers
- MEDLINE MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more.
- Professional Development Collection Provides a highly specialized collection of full text journals, designed for professional educators.
- ERIC The U.S. Department of Education Educational Resource Information Center database, contains citations and abstracts from educational and education-related journals.
- Middle Search Plus Provides full text for magazines covering general topics appropriate for middle and jr. high school students.
- Primary Search Provides children's magazines and children's pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
- EBSCO Animals Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals.
- Health Source: Consumer Edition With Health Source: Search for information on many health topics. Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition : This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. This database is updated twice a week.
- Academic Search Elite Offers full text for more than 2,000 journals, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study. More than 100 journals have PDF images back to 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
- History Reference Center Offers full text from reference books, encyclopedias, non-fiction books, history magazines, historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps, and historical videos.
- Literary Reference Center Offers full text of more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews; 75,000 articles of literary criticism; 130,000 author biographies; full text of more than 300 literary journals; 500,000 book reviews; 25,000 classic and contemporary poems; over 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories; full text of more than 7,500 classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006); over 3,000 author interviews; and over 1,000 images of literary figures.
InfoTrac®
In the Library | From home (via MLIN)
- Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who (includes Contemporary Authors)This database combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources. Biography Resource Center also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search. With the Complete Marquis Who's Who(R), find quick reference information on an additional 900,000 people.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism SelectAn extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.
- Expanded Academic ASAP Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images.
- General Business File ASAP Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
- General Reference Center GOLD Find the latest current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
- Health Reference Center Academic Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
- Kid's Edition - K12 Formerly PrimaryTOM, this periodical database is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Junior Edition - K12 Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Student Edition Formerly SuperTOM, this database is designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
- Professional Collection Full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators.
Ancestry Library
Ancestry Library Edition ProQuest has partnered with MyFamily.com to create this genealogical collection. The collection has coverage of the U.S. and the U.K., including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas.
Auto Repair Reference Center
Contains information on automobile repair procedures, service bulletins, service recalls, wiring diagrams, labor and quick tips for many automobiles produced between 1945-2007.
Big Chalk eLibrary (formerly Electric Library)
In the Library | From home (via MLIN)
Information from books, magazines, and newspapers. Includes maps, pictures and transcripts from TV and radio.
GreenFILE
A collection of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, that draw on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Grolier Online
In the Library | From home (via MLIN)
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: 36,000 entries intended for students in middle school and up and as a quick reference look-up tool for public library patrons of all ages.
- New Book of Knowledge: 9,000 articles suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.
HeritageQuest Online
In the Library | From Home (Library Card Barcode Required)
HeritageQuest Online 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. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical hobbyists and professionals. Remote access is available.
Historical Newspapers
- A "What Happened On" quick search: research a specific day in history.
- "Famous Dead People": 500 biographies covering the past 150 years.
- Timeline topics: essays and articles from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Christian Science Monitor covering major events in U.S. history over the last 150 years.
¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)™
In the Library | From home (via MLIN)
Informe is the first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. It also includes full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care.
Literary Reference Center
Offers full text of more than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews; 75,000 articles of literary criticism; 130,000 author biographies; full text of more than 300 literary journals; 500,000 book reviews; 25,000 classic and contemporary poems; over 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories; full text of more than 7,500 classic novels (anticipated by Fall 2006); over 3,000 author interviews; and over 1,000 images of literary figures..
Loislaw
In the Library | Not available from home
Loislaw also provides access to law libraries for all 50 states and the District of Columbia plus the 18 federal law libraries database.
Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
The Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Directory is a guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices.
netLibrary
You can now access over 3,000 netLibrary electronic books from home or
office. These are recent books from major publishers, and include many business
and computer titles, along with books about health, sports, hobbies, and many
other topics.
These e-books may be read online through your browser. You can
read any netLibrary e-book for fifteen minutes, or "check it out" for 24 hours
by setting up a netLibrary account. netLibrary is a licensed electronic
service, and you must access this through your own library to gain access to
our library's collection of e-books.
New England Ancestors
Can only be used in the Main Library
From the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Conduct genealogical research, take online seminars, and search thier online library catalog of books, periodicals, microform materials, and manuscripts.
New York Times
1987 to present | 1851 to 1922
As of September 2007, the New York Times opened its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. They still charge for some material from the period 1923 to 1986.
19th Century Masterfile
19th Century Masterfile Series 1 is an excellent resource for doing research in journals published in the 19th and early 20th century. It includes the following indexes: Poole's Index to Periodical Literature 1802-1906, Index to Legal Periodical Literature (Jones and Chipman)1786-1922, Catalogue of Scientific Papers, the Religion Index 1890-1899x and more.
NoveList
NoveList is a rich database of fiction titles covering all genres. It has six different user-friendly ways to search a database that is updated monthly. Through the use of subject headings and full text reviews, users can find similar books to their favorites, look up award winning titles, search books by genres and much, much more.
OCLC WorldCat
Offers more than 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services.
ProQuest Periodicals Online
This collection includes:
- American Periodicals Series Online: digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles range from Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository; popular magazines such as Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal; regional and niche publications; and groundbreaking journals like The Dial, Puck, and McClure's.
- Historical Boston Globe: scanned articles from the Boston Daily Globe, covering the years 1872-1923.
- ProQuest Newspapers: includes The Berkshire Eagle; Pittsfield (Full Text: 2005 - current), The Boston Globe; Boston (Full Text: 1980 - current), Boston Herald; Boston (Full Text: 1991 - current), BusinessWest; Chicopee (Full Text: 1992 - current), Gazette; Haverhill (Full Text: 1992 - 1997, some exceptions), New England Business; Dublin (Full Text ), North Adams Transcript; North Adams (Full Text: 2005 - current), The Patriot Ledger; Quincy (Full Text: 1991 - current), Plymouth County Business Review; Pembroke (Full Text: 1991 - current),Sentinel & Enterprise; Fitchburg (Full Text: 2005 - current), Standard Times; New Bedford (Full Text: 1992 - 1997), The Sun; Lowell (Full Text: 2004 - current), and the Telegram & Gazette; Worcester (Full Text: 1989 - current)
ReferenceUSA
In Library Use ~ or ~ Beverly Residents May Access from Home
Business Database contains detailed
information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses and 1 million Canadian businesses.
Residential Database contains address, phone number, and U.S. Census information for 120 million U.S. households.
Rosetta Stone Online
Beverly Residents Only | Rosetta Stone Help page (pdf)
Learn languages with this acclaimed program, including English as a Second Language (ESL), French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Please note: Rosetta Stone will no longer be available after June 30, 2008.
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