Statewide Database Licensing
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The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners licenses the following electronic resources for use by all Massachusetts residents from their local libaries, schools (Massachusetts Regional Library System members only), or their home computers with Internet access. These resources are funded with Massachusetts State and Federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, unless otherwise noted.
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Content Description & Links to Vendor Product Factsheets |
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Gale (Licensed through June 30, 2011) Online Title Lists for Databases; In-Library and Remote Product Access Codes (in parentheses following database name) |
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Academic OneFile (AONE) |
Use this comprehensive periodical resource of full-text peer-reviewed content for over 10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including the full-text of The New York Times back to 1995 and NPR, CNN & CBC transcripts and podcasts. Gale Factsheet |
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Biography Resource Center |
Use this database for over 400,000 biographies covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts. Indexes all print volumes of the series. Gale Factsheet |
| Biography Resource Center: African Americans (AFAM) |
A subset of Biography Resource Center with in-depth essays on the most frequently researched historic and contemporary African American figures and 30,000 thumbnail biographies covering a wide variety of fields. Gale Factsheet |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Select (CLC) |
An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary writers. Each entry also contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, and sources for further study. Gale Factsheet |
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Educator's Reference Complete (PROF) |
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. Gale Factsheet |
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Expanded Academic ASAP (EAIM) |
Use this database to find full-text scholarly journals, new magazines and newspapers for all academic disciplines. Gale Factsheet |
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General BusinessFile ASAP (GBFM) |
Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Gale Factsheet |
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General Reference Center Gold (GRGM) |
Use this general interest database for full-text and images from magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc. |
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Health Reference Center Academic (HRCA) |
Full-text database that provides full-text nursing & allied health journals, plus current and reliable personal health information. Gale Factsheet |
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InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition (K12J) |
Designed for junior high and middle school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Gale Factsheet |
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InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition (STOM) |
Designed for secondary school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Gale Factsheet |
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General OneFile (ITOF) |
Use this comprehensive periodical resource for any subject. Coverage goes back to 1980- with over 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text). Gale Factsheet |
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Kids InfoBits (ITKE) |
Targeting the research needs of grades K-5 students. this resources incudes Blackbirch Press curriculum support references, 100 full-text age appropriate magazines and 2 newswires. Graphs, charts, maps and over 2,500 searchable images. Gale Factsheet |
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Massachusetts History Online (SP23) |
Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events. Title List |
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The New York Times (1985 (SP24) |
Full-text of The New York Times from 1985- as a standalone file (also included in Academic OneFile). |
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) |
A mix of more than 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science GVRL Titles . Gale Factsheet |
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Info Trac Power Packs |
22 subject-oriented files including agriculture, business, communications, criminal justice, diversity, environmental issues, fine arts, GLBT, general science, library science, insurance, nursing and allied health, military intelligence, pop culture, psychology, philosophy and religion, sports medicine and PT, travel, careers, and war and terrorism. All periodical content is duplicated from General OneFile or Academic OneFile, but additional reference books may be found in these collections. Power Pack Titles. Register to link to Power packs. |
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Proquest (licensed through June 30, 2011) |
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Massachusetts Newsstand |
Full-text coverage of the 12 Massachusetts newspapers listed below. |
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Boston Globe |
Full-text coverage from 1980. |
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Berkshire Eagle |
Full-text coverage for Pittsfield, MA, Berkshire County, and 4 nearby New York communities from 2005. |
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Boston Herald |
Full-text coverage from from 1991. |
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BusinessWest (Chicopee) |
Full-text bi-weekly business journal for western MA from 1992. |
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North Adams Transcript |
Full-text news, commentary, obituaries, classified and information on the northern Berkshire region from 2005. |
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Patriot Ledger (Quincy) |
Full-text coverage from 1991. |
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Plymouth County Business Review |
Full-text business news for Plymouth County & southeastern MA from 1991. |
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Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) |
Full-text coverage of news for Fitchburg from 2005. |
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The Sun (Lowell) |
Full-text coverage of news from Lowell, MA & the Merrimack Valley from 2004. |
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Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) |
Full-text coverage of Worcester and Central Massachusetts news from 1989. |
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Gazette (Haverhill) |
Full-text local news from 12/31/92 to 8/9/07. |
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Standard Times (New Bedford) |
Full-text local news from 1/4/92 to 8/19/97 |
All Massachusetts regional library system member libraries offer in-library access to all of the above resources. In addition, K-12 school and academic institution and other non-profit regional members and are permitted campus/organization-wide access. For-profit regional members libraries may access through vendor-assigned library specific URL's on library and library staff computers. However, anyone owning a valid registered Massachusetts library card can use the databases from any computer with Internet access from http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl