GENERAL RESEARCH  AUTO REPAIR BOOKS/LITERARY CRITICISM BUSINESS DIRECTORIES GENEALOGY HEALTH HISTORY  LANGUAGE LEARNINGMAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST TAKINGYOUTH ORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF DATABASES

GENERAL RESEARCH

Biography Resource Center-Infotrac (access from the Library)
Biography Resource Center-Infotrac (access from Home) Search biographical information of literary figures, science, multicultural studies, business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history, current events and the arts.

eLibrary  (access from the Library)/ e-Library (access from Home) Wide selection of full-text sources from Popular Magazines and Academic Journals, Current Newspapers and News Wires, Television and Radio Transcripts, Photographs and Maps, Children's Publication, Reference and Historical Sources.

Gale Virtual Reference Library -Infotrac (access from the Library)
Gale Virtual Reference Library-Infotrac (access from Home) a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Grolier Online (access from the Library) 
Grolier Online  (access from Home) Grolier On-line includes the following databases:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - 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 - suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.                                                                                                                                  

AUTO REPAIR REFERENCE CENTER

Auto Repair-EBSCO (access from the Library)
Auto Repair-EBSCO (access from Home)  The Auto Repair Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles , with repair information for most vintage makes starting as far back as 1945. Please note remote access to the Auto Repair Reference Center is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.  

BOOKS/LITERARY CRITICISM

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select -Infotrac (access from the Library)
Contemporary Literary Criticism-Infotrac (access from home) 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.

Literary Reference Center-EBSCO (access from the Library)
Literary Reference Center-EBSCO (access from Home) Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contain

NetLibrary-CLick here to access from within the Library. NetLibrary-CLick here to access from locations outside of the Library. Read selected books on-line!  NetLibrary has a collection of full-text books available via the web.  Once you set up an account, you can check books out from the on-line collection and read them from your computer. 

Novelist-EBSCO (access from the Library)
Novelist-EBSCO (access from Home) Novelist is an electronic readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. Through its attractive and easy-to-use interface, NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title as a template to locate other authors and titles of interest. NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles, and books for adult readers.    

BUSINESS

American/Canadian Business Directory/Reference USA (access from the Library)
American/Candian Business Directory/Reference USA   (access from Home)
Search the U.S. directory which contains over 14 million listings, the Canadian Business Directory which contains over 1.5 million listings or the CORP Tech directory which lists 95,000 high tech companies.  You can search by geographic location, employee size, line of business, SIC, etc.   Please note remote access to the American/Canadian Business Directory is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.  

Business and Company ASAP -Infotrac (access from the Library)
BUSINESS AND COMPANY ASAP-Infotrac(access from Home) Research company performance, market performance, etc.  Includes trade journals, magazine and newspaper articles.

General Business File- Infotrac (access from the Library)
GENERAL BUSINESS FILE-Infotrac  (access from Home)     Research the latest trends in business, economics, and politics, management theory, company profiles, etc. Includes trade journals, magazine and newspaper articles.

DIRECTORIES

 American/Canadian Business Directory/Reference USA (access from the Library)
American/Candian Business Directory/Reference USA   (access from Home)
Search the U.S. directory which contains over 14 million listings, the Canadian Business Directory which contains over 1.5 million listings or the CORP Tech directory which lists 95,000 high tech companies.  You can search by geographic location, employee size, line of business, SIC, etc.   Please note remote access to the Business Directory is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.    

Healthcare Directory/Reference USA (access from the Library) HealthcareDirectory/Reference USA  (access from Home)Search a directory of over 855,000 physicians and dentists in the United States.  Search by name, geographic location, medical school attended, etc.Please note remote access to the Healthcare Directory is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.  

Residential Directory/Reference USA (access from the Library) Residential Directory/Reference/ USA (access from Home) Search a residential directory containing 210 million U.S. listings or search a Canadian directory containing 12 million listings.Please note remote access to the Residential Directory is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number. 

GENEALOGY

America's Obituaries & Death Notices The largest and most comprehensive collection of newspaper obituaries and death notices. Extensive editorial review of all newspaper sections ensures thorough selection of obituaries for easy access. An easy-to-use interface allows searching by name, date range, or text such as institutional name, social affiliation(s), geographic location(s), philanthropic activities, etc. Includes obituaries from the Boston Globe 1980-current as well as many other newspapers from around the country. Please note remote access to America's Obituaries & Death Notices Directory is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.  

Ancestry.com Library Edition - This database is only available from terminals within the Library. This extensive genealogy database includes over 1.5 billion names. Search records from the United States Census, military records, court, land, and probate records, vital and church records, passenger lists and more!  

HeritageQuest (If accessing from a location outside of the Library, you will be prompted for your Library bar code) 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! Please note remote access to the HeritageQuest database is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.  

HEALTH

Healthcare Directory/Reference USA (access from the Library) HealthcareDirectory/Reference USA  (access from Home)Search a directory of over 855,000 physicians and dentists in the United States.  Search by name, geographic location, medical school attended, etc.Please note remote access to the Healthcare Directory is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.

Health Reference Center-Infotrac (access from the Library)
Health Reference Center-Infotrac (access from Home) Search the full text of nursing and allied health journals, newspapers, medical definitions, and some health pamphlets.

HISTORY

Boston Globe -Historical Archives 1872-1922 This database is only available from terminals within the Library. (for current editions of the Boston Globe, please scroll down to the Newsbank database)  The Boston Globe (1872-1922) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Coverage: March 4, 1872 - Dec. 31, 1922

Gale Virtual Reference Library -Infotrac (access from the Library)
Gale Virtual Reference Library-Infotrac (access from Home) a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.        

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Rosetta Stone  This database can be accessed from the Library or home with your MVLC Library barcode number.  The first time you use the database, you will be asked to create a username and password. Use this interactive database to learn how to speak English (U.S.), English (U.K.), French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish (Latin America), and Spanish (Spain). The database teaches language through reading and listening comprehension, voice-record/speech recognition, and dictation and spelling exercises.

MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS

e-Library (access from the Library)
e-Library (access from Home) Wide selection of full-text sources from Popular Magazines and Academic Journals, Current Newspapers and News Wires, Television and Radio Transcripts, Photographs and Maps, Children's Publication, Reference and Historical Sources.

Boston Globe -Historical Archives 1872-1922 THIS DATABASE CAN ONLY BE ACCESSED FROM THE LIBRARY.  (for current editions of the Boston Globe, please scroll down to the Newsbank database)  The Boston Globe (1872-1922) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. Coverage: March 4, 1872 - Dec. 31, 1922

InfoTrac WEB ( access from the Libary)
InfoTrac WEB  (access from Home) Search the full text of thousands of magazines and newspaper titles.

NewsBank  (Please note: access to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald are now available through Proquest, please follow the link below to access them.)  Access the full text of the Lowell Sun, the New York Times (including the New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine) and The Westford Eagle. Through Newsbank you can also access America's Obituaries and Death Notices from newspapers around the country. -Please note remote access to the Lowell Sun ,New York Times and America's Obituaries & Death Notices are provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.  

Proquest Massachusetts Newsstand (access from the Library) Proquest Massachusetts Newsstand (access from home) Access the full text of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Berkshire Eagle, BusinessWest(Chicopee), Lowell Sun, North Adams Transcript, Patriot Ledger(Quincy), Plymouth County Business Review, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg), Telegram and Gazette(Worcester), Gazette (Haverhill), and Standard Times(New Bedford)

NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Chinese Language Magazines 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 100 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.

TEST TAKING

Learn a Test This is a unique test taking database.  Practice taking the SAT, AP exams, GED, Civil Service exams, real estate, middle school skills improvement, resume and interviewing success skills and many other types of tests.  If you are connecting from home, you will need your library card number. Please note remote access to the Learn a Test database is provided by the J.V. Fletcher Library and can only be accessed with a Westford card number.

YOUTH ORIENTED

e-Library  (access from the Library)
e-Library (access from Home)  Wide selection of full-text sources from Popular Magazines and Academic Journals, Current Newspapers and News Wires, Television and Radio Transcripts, Photographs and Maps, Children's Publication, Reference and Historical Sources.

Grolier Online (access from the Library) 
Grolier Online  (access from Home) Grolier On-line includes the following databases:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia - 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 - suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.                                                                                                                                   

Infotrac Student Edition  (access from the Library)
Infotrac Student Edition (access from Home)    This periodical database is designed for high-school students with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books.

MISCELLANEOUS

Massachusetts Special Collections Directory  A Web-based database of over 600 institutions, including academic, public, and special libraries , town halls, museums, and historical societies.

Northeast Massachusetts Digital Library (NMDL)
The Northeast Massachusetts Digital Library or "NMDL" is a project to enhance access to an ever-growing digital collection of items, located in or items related to northeast Massachusetts. We are defining northeast Massachusetts as the 54 towns within the service area of the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS). For more information click FAQ

Worldcat (access from the Library)
WorldCat (access from Home) Search the catalogs of Libraries worldwide!

 Updated   02/14/2008 Kristina Leedberg, Head of Information Services