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ACCESSING THE ON-LINE DATABASES: If you are connecting from a location outside of the Library, you will need your J.V. Fletcher Library Card Number to log onto the databases. When connecting, type in your Library barcode number without any spaces between the digits.
GENERAL RESEARCH
Search biographical information for literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events, and the arts.
Access a wide selection of full text sources from popular magazines, newspapers, magazines, books (limited selection), a photo archive, transcripts (including government and television) and maps.
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers, many with full text images. This database also includes the full text of Consumer Reports from 1999-June 1, 2009 and indexes articles from 1984 to the present. To limit your search to Consumer Reports, connect to this database and click on the "Advanced Search" tab at the top of the screen. You will see a number of search boxes and drop down selections. Enter your subject/keyword in the first box (example digital cameras) and in the next search box type in Consumer Reports and select in "publication title" from the drop down menu. For example, digital cameras in keyword and consumer reports
in publication title. Then click on the search button.
Over 20 full text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
Search full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Grolier On-line includes the Multimedia Encyclopedia which is intended for students in middle school and up. It also contains The New Book of Knowledge which has reference information and current events and is intended for elementary school and up.
ANIMALS
This reference source focuses on the physical features and lifestyles of species from every branch of the animal family, with special attention given throughout to taxonomic relations.
ANTIQUES
Use this database to estimate the value of similar items for sale, for purchase, or for insurance purposes.
AUTO REPAIR
Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945.
BOOKS AND LITERARY CRITICISM
An extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Contains biographical information, list of written works, criticism, and sources for further study.
Great American Authors Connect from the Library | Connect from Home (Enter your Westford Library card number) A user-friendly resource that introduces rea ders to the lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most talented North American
writers of the present and the past.
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The lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most influential international writers of the modern era, whose origins range from Britain to South Africa, from Japan to Poland, and dozens of nations in between.
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
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A reader's advisory database which helps readers find lists of works by a particular author, helps identify similar authors and titles, series lists, and selected book discussion guides.
The lives and works of nearly one hundred of the world's most read contemporary authors.
BUSINESS
Searchable directory containing over 14 million U.S. businesses.
Searchable directory containing over 1.5 million Canadian businesses.
Access detailed information on executives at 95,000 high tech companies.
Over 20 full text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
Research the latest trends in management, economics, and company performance. Access the full-text of trade publications, journals,
newspapers and more.
CAREERS
Profiles over 2,000 jobs in 90+ industries. Find in-depth job descriptions, job specific resource listings, industry descriptions, career preparation information, and web resources.
COUNTRY STUDIES
The Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive travel and business culture reference covering 175 countries. Business travelers, students, travel planners, international communicators and businesspeople who need extensive coverage of these topics will find the most up-to-date information available in a highly organized and consistent format.
DICTIONARIES AND GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Explore the updated online encylopedia with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.
A comprehensive encyclopedia intended for students in middle school and up.
Reference and current events for elementary school and up.
DIRECTORIES
Searchable directory containing over 14 million U.S. businesses.
Searchable directory containing over 1.5 million Canadian businesses.
Searchable directory of over 12 million Canadian residents.
Access detailed information on executives at 95,000 high tech companies.
Large directory of doctors and dentists throughout the U.S.
U.S. Residential Directory Connect from the Library | Connect from Home (Enter your Westford Library card number) Search this database of 135 million U.S. residents to conduct market research or locate family and friends.
GENEALOGY
Search a large collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Includes obituaries from the Boston Globe (1980-present) as well as many other newspapers from around the country.
Ancestry.com Library Edition Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
This extensive genealogy database includes over 1.5 billion names. Search records from the U.S. census, military records, court, land, and probate records, vital and church records, passenger lists, and more!
This genealogy database includes the U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, vital records, city directories, land and probate records, genealogical and local history serials and more!
New England Historical Genealogical Society Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
Search a variety of genealogical resources specific to New England including: Massachusetts Vital Records through 1910, New York Probate Records (1787-1835), Social Security Death Index, church records, census, tax, and voter lists, diaries and journals, land records, military records, and published genealogies and biographies.
HEALTH
A comprehensive resource designed to help people make healthful and safe personal choices about all aspects of food and nutrition.
Large directory of doctors and dentists throughout the U.S.
Search the full text of nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, medical reference books, and health pamphlets.
Magill's "Medical Guide" is designed to "bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides." Covering diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology and issues; recent developments are discussed. More than 1,000 essays ranging in length from 500 to 3,500 words are illustrated with more than 400 photographs and illustrations such as "The Major Bones of the Human Skeleton."
An A to Z encyclopedia for patients, with information about 835 topics in cancer. Coverage includes diseases, conditions, medications, procedures, specialists, social issues, personal coping tips, print and online academic resources, and support resources.
HISTORY
An absorbing resource that examines world history from the emergence of the earliest humans about two million years ago through the end of the middle ages.
Search biographical information for literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sport, government, history, current events, and the arts.
Boston Globe Historical Archives (1872-1925) Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
Includes full-text and article images from 1872-1925.
Over 20 full text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.
Search full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
Contents include U.S. historical topics from pre-colonial times to the present. Search a broad collection of U.S. facts, primary documents, full text journals, and articles from a variety of reference works.
Contains full text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts.
New England Historical Genealogical Society Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
Search a variety of genealogical resources specific to New England including: Massachusetts Vital Records through 1910, New York Probate Records (1787-1835), Social Security Death Index, church records, census, tax, and voter lists, diaries and journals, land records, military records, and published genealogies and biographies.
Search the full text of the Salem Reference sets: The Fifities, Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties in America, Historical Encyclopedia of American Business, Milestone Documents in American History (inlcudes primary documents), Milestone Documents of American Leaders (includes primary documents), and Musicians and Composers of the Twentieth Century. Once you are in the database, click on BOOKS to see the full listing of resources included in the database.
Search the full text of the Sharpe Reference sets Colonial Amercia, Encyclopedia of American Folklife, Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, Encyclopedia of the Gilded and Age and Progressive Era, Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, Postwar America, and Social Issues in America.
LANGUAGE LEARNING
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Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language. By listening to and repeating after material designed from native conversations, you'll not only learn the individual words and phrases, you'll know how they're used in practical situations and conversations. Language lessons are available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, ESL Brazilian Portuguese (English for Brazilian Portuguese speakers), ESL Polish (English for Polish speakers), and ESL Spanish (English for Spanish speakers).
MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS
Biographical and critical essays on the men and women who made an impact on music from 1901 to 2000. Once you are in the database, click on BOOKS to see the full listing of resources included in the database.
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NEWS AND NEWSPAPERS
Search a large collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Includes obituaries from the Boston Globe (1980-present) as well as many other newspapers from around the country.
Boston Globe Historical Archives (1872-1925) Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
Includes full-text and article images from 1872-1925. To search the full text of the Boston Globe from 1980 to the present, please scroll down and log onto "Massachusetts Newspapers- Proquest".
Access the full text of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Berkshire Eagle, BusinessWest (Chicopee), Gazette (Haverhill), Lowell Sun, North Adams Transcript, Patriot Ledger (Quincy), Plymouth County Business Review, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg), Telegram and Gazette (Worcester),and Standard Times (New Bedford).
Search the full text of the New York Times from 2000 to the present.
Search the full text of the Westford Eagle from 9/15/2005 to the present.
NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE
This database can be accessed with your Massachusetts library barcode number. Follow the link, type in your barcode #, scroll down to "non-english language" and select Qikan Library.
This database provides access to magazines published in China, you can read articles in either traditional or simplified characters. Here you'll find magazines for all different age groups on topics from fashion to current affairs.
The first Reference database to provide indexing, full-text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.
OBITUARIES
Search a large collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Includes obituaries from the Boston Globe (1980-present) as well as many other newspapers from around the country.
TEST TAKING
Practice taking the SAT, AP exams, civil service exams, real estate, middle school skills improvement, resume and interviewing success skills, and much more. You will be prompted to set up a username and password to save your tests from session to session.
YOUTH ORIENTED
Access a wide selection of full text sources from popular magazines, newspapers, magazines, books (limited selection), a photo archive,transcripts (including government and television) and maps.
The Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive travel and business culture reference covering 175 countries. Business travelers, students, and travel planners, who need extensive coverage of these topics will find the most up-to-date information available in a highly organized and consistent format.
A comprehensive encyclopedia intended for students in middle school and up.
Reference and current events for elementary school and up.
This periodical database is geared towards students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
This database is geared towards 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.
This reference source focuses on the physical features and lifestyles of species from every branch of the animal family, with special attention given throughout to taxonomic relations.
This database is geared toward students in kindergarten through grade 5. It features a visually graphic interface, a subject based topic tree, and age appropriate journal and newspaper articles.
MISCELLANEOUS
The "Manuscropts, Archives, and Special Collections Directory" profiles collections in more than 650 Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices. The directory provides information about the institution, contacts, services available and volume of material, as well as directions to the repository.
Search the catalogs of libraries worldwide!
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF DATABASES
Search a large collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Includes obituaries from the Boston Globe (1980-present) as well as many other newspapers from around the country.
Ancestry.com Library Edition Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
This extensive genealogy database includes over 1.5 billion names. Search records from the U.S. census, military records, court, land, and probate records, vital and church records, passenger lists, and more!
An absorbing resource that examines world history from the emergence of the earliest humans about two million years ago through the end of the middle ages.
Use this database to estimate the value of similar items for sale, for purchase, or for insurance purposes.
Contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945.
Search biographical information for literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sport, government, history, current events, and the arts.
Boston Globe Historical Archives (1872-1925) Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
Includes full-text and article images from 1872-1925.
Searchable directory containing over 14 million U.S. businesses.
Searchable directory containing over 1.5 million Canadian businesses.
Searchable directory of over 12 million Canadian residents.
This database can be accessed with your Massachusetts library barcode number. Follow the link, type in your barcode #, scroll down to "non-english language" and select Qikan Library.
This database provides access to magazines published in China, you can read articles in either traditional or simplified characters. Here you'll find magazines for all different age groups on topics from fashion to current affairs.
An extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Contains biographical information, list of written works, criticism, and sources for further study.
Access detailed information on executives at 95,000 high tech companies.
Access a wide selection of full text sources from popular magazines, newspapers, magazines, books (limited selection), a photo archive,transcripts (including government and television) and maps.
Explore the updated online encylopedia with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images, and web sites.
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology. This database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers, many with full text images. This database also includes the full text of Consumer Reports.
Profiles over 2,000 jobs in 90+ industries. Find in-depth job descriptions, job specific resource listings, industry descriptions, career preparation information, and web resources.
A comprehensive resource designed to help people make healthful and safe personal choices about all aspects of food and nutrition.
Over 20 full text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural
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Research the latest trends in management, economics, and company performance. Access the full-text of trade publications, journals, newspapers and more.
Search full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books containing information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.
The Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference covering 175 countries. Business travelers, travel planners, international communicators and businesspeople who need extensive coverage of these topics will find the most up-to-date information available in a highly organized and consistent format.
A user-friendly resource that introduces readers to the lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most talented North American writers of the present and the past. |
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The lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most influential international writers of the modern era, whose origins range from Britain to South Africa, from Japan to Poland, and dozens of nations in between.
A comprehensive encyclopedia intended for students in middle school and up.
Reference and current events for elementary school and up.
Large directory of doctors and dentists throughout the U.S.
Search the full text of nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, medical reference books, and health pamphlets.
This genealogy database includes the U.S. federal census, family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, vital records, city directories, land and probate records, genealogical and local history serials and more!
Contents include U.S. historical topics from pre-colonial times to the present. Search a broad collection of U.S. facts, primary documents, full text journals, and articles from a variety of reference works.
The first Reference database to provide indexing, full-text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.
This periodical database is geared towards students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more.
This database is geared towards 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.
This reference source focuses on the physical features and lifestyles of species from every branch of the animal family, with special attention given throughout to taxonomic relations.
This database is geared toward students in kindergarten through grade 5. It features a visually graphic interface, a subject based topic tree, and age appropriate journal and newspaper articles.
Practice taking the SAT, AP exams, civil service exams, real estate, middle school skills improvement, resume and interviewing success skills, and much more. You will be prompted to set up a username and password to save your tests from session to session.
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
Magill's "Medical Guide" is designed to "bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides." Covering diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology and issues; recent developments are discussed. More than 1,000 essays ranging in length from 500 to 3,500 words are illustrated with more than 400 photographs and illustrations such as "The Major Bones of the Human Skeleton."
Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages.
Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language. By listening to and repeating after material designed from native conversations, you'll not only learn the individual words and phrases, you'll know how they're used in practical situations and conversations. Language lessons are available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, ESL Brazilian Portuguese (English for Brazilian Portuguese speakers), ESL Polish (English for Polish speakers), and ESL Spanish (English for Spanish speakers).
Contains full text articles gathered from almost 50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts.
Access the full text of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Berkshire Eagle, BusinessWest (Chicopee), Gazette (Haverhill), Lowell Sun, North Adams Transcript, Patriot Ledger (Quincy), Plymouth County Business Review, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg), Telegram and Gazette (Worcester),and Standard Times (New Bedford).
The "Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections Directory" profiles collections in more than 650 Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices. The directory provides information about the institution, contacts, services available and volume of material, as well as directions to the repository.
Biographical and critical essays on the men and women who made an impact on music from 1901 to 2000. Once you are in the database, click on BOOKS to see the full listing of resources included in the database.
New England Historical Genealogical Society Connect from the Library | This database is only available from computer terminals within the Library.
Search a variety of genealogical resources specific to New England including: Massachusetts Vital Records through 1910, New York Probate Records (1787-1835), Social Security Death Index, church records, census, tax, and voter lists, diaries and journals, land records, military records, and published genealogies and biographies.
Access the full text of selected books on a variety of topics. Set up a free account from home and you can read them on your computer.
Search the full text of the New York Times from 2000 to the present.
The lives and works of nearly one hundred of the world's most-read popular writers of the present and recent past. |
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An A to Z encyclopedia for patients, with information about 835 topics in cancer. Coverage includes diseases, conditions, medications, procedures, specialists, social issues, personal coping tips, print and online academic resources, and support resources.
Search the full text of the Reference sets The Fifities, Sixties, Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties in America, Historical Encyclopedia of American Business, Milestone Documents in American History (inlcudes primary documents),Milestone Documents of American Leaders (includes primary documents), and Musicians and Composers of the Twentieth Century. Once you are in the database, click on BOOKS to see the full listing of resources included in the database.
Search the full text of the Sharpe Reference sets Colonial Amercia, Encyclopedia of American Folklife, Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, Encyclopedia of the Gilded and Age and Progressive Era, Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, Postwar America, and Social Issues in America.
Search this database of 135 million U.S. residents to conduct market research or locate family and friends.
Search the full text of the Westford Eagle from 9/15/2005 to the present.
Search the catalogs of libraries worldwide!
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