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Online Databases

 

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How is a library database different from a Web site?

Where home access is available, a valid library card number is required. Please contact the 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 - Kids & Teens

Business - 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

 

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Newspapers

 

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

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Encyclopedias, Dictionaries & Biographies

Grolier Online Passport

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, homework help

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

 

 

Literature and Art

 

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

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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

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Business

 

General Business File ASAP All access

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)

All Access

Login Instructions

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Library Catalogs & Other Library Resources

Charlton Public Library Catalog

All access

Charlton Public Library Children's Catalog All access

Worcester Public Library Catalog

All access

All C/W MARS Library Catalogs

All access

Boston Public Library Catalog

All access

Massachusetts Virtual Catalog

All access

Learning Express (Learn-A-Test)

All Access

Login Instructions

Overdrive eBooks and video

All access


Get a BPL eCard!

 

Massachusetts residents can sign up for a Boston Public Library eCard via the web! BPL eCards are virtual library cards that allow users immediate access to Boston Public Library's extensive electronic resources - from archaeology and genealogy to history and science, homework help, historical newspapers, downloadable audio, video, and more.

 

For more information about eCards, please visit Boston Public Library's eCard FAQ. 

 

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)