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Reference Databases

Where home access is available, a valid library
card number is required. Please contact Blackstone Public Library if you have questions about accessing or using these databases.

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General resources - Newspapers - Encyclopedias & Dictionaries - Literature & Art - Health, Science & Current Events - History - Business - Kids & Teens - Library Catalogs - BPL eCard

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General Resources

Thomson Gale Power Search All access
Academic OneFile All access
Expanded Academic ASAP All access
General Reference Center Gold All access
Educator's Reference Complete All access
Virtual Reference Library All access

 

Newspapers

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Boston Globe (1980 - current) All access
Boston Herald (1991 - current) All access
Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989 - current) All access
Massachusetts Newsstand All access
New York Times (1995 - current) All access

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Biographies

Grolier Online Passport

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, homework help

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Biography Resource Center All access
Grove Art Online In the Library   From home

 

Literature and Art

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Biography Resource Center All access
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select All access
NoveList Readers' Advisory In the library   From home
Grove Art Online In the Library   From home

Health, Science, and Current Events

Health Reference Center Academic All access
Issues and Controversies In the Library   From home
Science Online In the Library   From home

History

African-American History Online In the Library   From home
American History Online In the Library   From home
American Women's History Online In the Library   From home
Massachusetts History Online All access

 

 

Business

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General Business File ASAP In the Library

Kids & Teens

Grolier Online Kids In the Library   From home
Kids InfoBits All access
InfoTrac K-12 Junior Edition All access
InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition All access
Learning Express (Learn-A-Test)

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Library Catalogs & Other Library Resources

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Blackstone Public Library Catalog

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Worcester Public Library Catalog

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All C/WMARS Library Catalogs

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Boston Public Library Catalog

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Massachusetts Virtual Catalog

All access
Learning Express (Learn-A-Test)

All Access

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Overdrive eBooks and video

All access

Funding for these online resources is provided by:

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners  (Gale databases, ProQuest newspapers)

Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (Grolier Online, Issues and Controversies)

C/W MARS (NoveList, Grove Art, Science Online, Overdrive)

Worcester Public Library (Learning Express)

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