It is now July 1 and the Statewide online resources available through the MBLC and MLS have transitioned into their new contract period. Access to new and retained products is available now.
Links for your Library:
The MBLC provides links specific to each MLS member library. These links can be used to authenticate users to access the databases - through geolocation or via a library card if their location cannot be determined to be within Massachusetts.
Look up your links at the MBLC's site: https://mblc.state.ma.us/resource-sharing/databases/index.php
If your library has its own proxy server (ezproxy or something else), please contact the vendors directly for their help in getting access set up.
If you use Galepages to access your databases, these links will automatically be updated/added for you, but the new databases may not be listed for another week or so.
Support
MLS will continue to provide support for libraries having problems accessing the statewide databases. Please contact their database support team via email - databases@masslibsystem.libanswers.com
The MLS databases libguide is in the process of being updated to include more information about the new databases.
Specific Vendor Information & Training Materials
We'll be scheduling live online trainings with each vendor later in the summer/fall, but most of the vendors have provided some pre-recorded material to get everyone started.
Britannica
- New Product: Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna
- Additional Pre-Recorded Webinars:
- Britannica School: https://vimeo.com/726136553/419a777049
- Britannica Escolar: https://vimeo.com/726138275/5171ce0fbc
Capstone
- New Product - PebbleGo (Animals and Biographies)
- Overview video: https://youtu.be/sJnHovO8xJM
- Activity Inspiration video: https://youtu.be/VpVSZZLq-yg
- Capstone should be working with existing customers to transition to the statewide setup. It is our understanding that they intend for the statewide modules to merge seamlessly with any additional modules purchased by individual libraries/school districts, but we haven't been given further details. Please let us know if you are an existing PebbleGo customer and are running into any issues during this changeover.
Gale
- New Product - Gale Interactive Science: https://support.gale.com/doc/ma-gis-07012022
- New Product - Gale Legal Forms: https://support.gale.com/doc/ma-lf-07012022
- New Product - Gale Presents: Peterson’s Test Prep: https://support.gale.com/doc/ma-ptp-07012022
- New Product - Gale in Context: Environmental Science: https://support.gale.com/doc/environmental-studies-2021
- Discontinued - Gale OneFile Educator's Reference Complete
- Discontinued - Gale Business: Entrepreneurship
- Additional Pre-Recorded Webinars:
- Gale In Context resources: https://support.gale.com/doc/ma-gic-07012022
- Gale OneFile resources: https://support.gale.com/doc/ma-onf-07012022
- Gale Subject Specific resources: https://support.gale.com/doc/ma-ss-07012022
- Gale should be working with libraries who had purchased individually the products which are now statewide. Please let us know if you've run into any issues as an existing customer of the new products.
ProQuest
- Discontinued - Research Companion
- Additional Pre-Recorded Webinars:
- Boston Globe Article Archive: https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/proquestmeetings/recording/34b841e2d625103aa59b00505681e67d/playback
- HeritageQuest: https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/proquestmeetings/recording/c8c98b85da1a103a9df600505681a175/playback
- Science Database: https://proquestmeetings.webex.com/proquestmeetings/ldr.php?RCID=4fa8dd302ffc155c03ea4b87e81413fc
Transparent Language
- New Product - Transparent Language Online
- Training Opportunities
- Recorded webinars archive: https://home.transparent.com/library-webinars-archive
- 90-second quick videos of features: https://home.transparent.com/transparent-language-online-videos
- Live training session (for all Transparent Language customers) on July 12, 10AM-11AM: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/4082476102155312908 (register to get the recording)
- Transparent should be working with libraries who were existing customers to transition to the statewide setup. Please let us know if you've run into any issues during your transition.