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Research from in the Library

As a MVLC member library card holder, you may access high-quality local, state, and regionally funded databases of full-text periodicals, health and business resources, biographical and literary databases from in your public library or from home!

Research from Home

Home access to ALL statewide and regionally licensed resources is possible by inputting your 14-digit public library patron barcode, without spaces, below.

 
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 General Research (full-text magazine and journal articles)   

  • eLibrary [In the Library | From Home]
    A full-text database of consumer-oriented magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and radio transcripts, photographs and maps.

  • InfoTrac® PowerSearch [In the Library | From Home]
    PowerSearch makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several of the Thomson Gale's periodical databases in a single search.
    • Academic OneFile
    • Biography Resource Center
    • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
    • Educator's Reference Complete
    • Expanded Academic ASAP
    • General BusinessFile ASAP
    • General Reference Center Gold
    • Health Reference Center Academic
    • Info Trac K-12 Junior Edition
    • Info Trac K-12 Student Edition
    • Info Trac OneFile
    • Kids InfoBits
    • Massachusetts History Online
    • Gale Virtual Reference Library

  • Today's Science [In the Library] Westford Academy Students Only
    Science news written especially for students

  • eLibrary Science [In the Library] Westford Academy Students Only
    Focused science content and tools with unique video and manipulatives

 History   

  • History Study Center [In the Library] Westford Academy Students Only
    History Study Center is a collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

  • Issues & Controversies [In the Library] Westford Academy Students Only
    In-depth investigations of today's top issues

  • World Conflicts Today [In the Library] Westford Academy Students Only
    Explores several protracted, unresolved world conflicts, occurring around the world.

 Newspapers   

 Business Research   

  • General BusinessFile ASAP [In the Library | From Home]
    (Thomson Gale) Full-text business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.

 Encyclopedias   

 Recursos en Español    

  • ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español)™ [In the Library | From Home]
    (Thomson Gale) The first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines.

 Other Research Databases    

  • OCLC® WorldCat [In the Library | From Home]
    (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) Offers more than 46 million bibliographic records--representing 400 languages--and holdings information vital for collection development, cataloging, authority control, and retrospective conversion services.

  • Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Directory
    A guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices.

These databases, with the exception of EbscoHost, are provided by the Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS) through state funds administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. EbscoHost is provided by the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC).
  
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