Catalog & Other Resources

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Library Catalogs

Swampscott Public Library – Books and other materials located at the Swampscott Public Library.
NOBLE – Catalogs of other libraries in the North of Boston Library Exchange.
OCLC – Catalogs of major libraries in the U. S.
Massachusetts Special Collections Directory – A guide and locater for special collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk’s offices.
Virtual Catalog Patron log-in – The Virtual Catalog will let you request items from other Massachusetts libraries if they are not available in NOBLE libraries.

New Resources

Reference USA — The No. 1 source of information on businesses for researchers, students and job seekers.
Chilton’s — Automotive and light truck repair information.
HeritageQuest — Federal Census images from 1790 – 1930 and other information for genealogists. The Library also subscribes to Ancestry.com, a rich source of genealogical information. Due to licensing restrictions, this resource is available only at the library.

Downloadable Audiobooks

Overdrive – A site that lets you download audiobooks to your PC and then transfer them to your MP3 player, IPod, or CD.

These sources provide instant access to articles from popular magazines, scholarly journals, encyclopedias, newspapers, and more. You will be asked to enter your library card number when logging in to these resources.

General Research

EBSCOHost Research Databases – This link provides access to many EBSCO databases. Click on MasterFile Premier for a good general starting point.
InfoTrac – This link provides access to many InfoTrac databases. Click on General OneFile for another good starting point.
eLibrary – Information from books, magazines, and newspapers. Also includes maps, pictures, and transcripts from TV and radio.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference books.
Massachusetts History Online – Contains full-text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to MA history.
MassAnswers – Need answers when the Library is not open? Try this “Ask A Librarian” service.

Newspapers

These databases include articles written by staff journalists but not materials such as stock reports, classifieds, or advertisements.

The Swampscott Reporter – Articles from 4/13/06 to the present.
Proquest: Massachusetts Newsstand – The Boston Globe (1980 to present), the Boston Herald (1991 to present) and several other Massachusetts newspapers.
The New York Times – Articles from 1995 to the present.
Newspaper Source – Articles from more than 200 regional, national, and international papers.

Academic Research

Academic Search Elite – Full text for more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles.
Expanded Academic ASAP – This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
ERIC – A selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals in education.
Educators Reference Complete – A selection of more than 450 full-text journals in education.

Health

Magill’s Medical Guide – Articles from the current Magill’s health encyclopedia.
Health Source: Consumer Edition – Health information for the lay person.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition– Health information for medical professionals and medical students.
MEDLINE – Scholarly medical journals.
Health Reference Center Academic – Health information for both laymen and professionals.

Business

Reference USA – The No. 1 source of information on businesses for researchers, students and job seekers.
Business Source Premier – Enhanced Interface This lists company profiles, industry profiles, country reports, and market research reports.
General BusinessFile ASAP – Articles from business journals and other sources.

Literature

Novelist –A guide to fiction that includes book reviews, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, booktalks, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles.
Literary Reference Center – Critiques of authors and their works.
Contemporary Literary Criticism – Critiques of authors and their works.

Biographies

Biography Resource Center – Short biographies of thousands of famous individuals.

Encyclopedias

Grolier Online – Includes the Grolier Encyclopedia and the New book of Knowledge which is appropriate for younger children.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia – 25,000 encyclopedia entries.

For Students

Kids Search – Easy searching for kids in grades K – 8.
Kids InfoBits – Easy searching for kids in grades K – 5.
Middle Search Plus – Articles for middle and junior high school research.
Infotrac Junior – Articles for middle school students covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
Student Edition – Research articles for High School students.
EBSCO Animals – In-depth information on the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

Recursos en Español

¡Informe!(Revistas en Español)™ — Indexing, full text, and images of popular Hispanic magazines, and full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care.