Online Resources

To access these resources from outside the library, a valid library card number is required.   If you have questions about accessing or using these databases, please contact Claire Donovan or Dawn Vigliatura in the Library Media Center. Phone: (508) 841-8821 Links on this page will open in new browser windows General resources - Newspapers - Encyclopedias & Dictionaries - Literature & Art Health, Science & Current Events - History - Business - Kids & Teens - Library Catalogs - BPL eCard  General Resources InfoTrac 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 Massachusetts History Online All access     Newspapers Click on the asterisk for a popup info box! 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 In school   From home Biography Resource Center All access   Literature and Art Click on the asterisk for a popup info box! Biography Resource Center All access Contemporary Literary Criticism Select All access Health, Science, and Current Events Health Reference Center Academic All access Issues and Controversies In school   From home Massachusetts History Online All access   History Massachusetts History Online All access     Business Click on the asterisk for a popup info box! General Business File ASAP All access Kids & Teens Grolier Online Kids In school   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   Library Catalogs & Other Library Resources Click on the asterisk for a popup info box! Shrewsbury Public Library Catalog All access Worcester Public Library Catalog All access All C/WMARS Library Catalogs All access Boston Public Library Catalog All access Massachusetts Virtual Catalog All access Learning Express (Learn-A-Test) All Access Login Instructions Funding for these online resources is provided by: Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (Gale databases, ProQuest newspapers, Ebsco LRC) Central Massachusetts Regional Library System (Grolier Online, Science Online) Worcester Public Library (Learning Express) [top] 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, music and more. For more information about eCards, please visit BPL's eCard FAQ.