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Alphabetical list of Databases
Academic OneFile
From Home or the Library
This comprehensive periodical resource contains full-text peer-reviewed content for over 10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including the full-text of The New York Times back to 1995 and NPR, CNN & CBC transcripts and podcasts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Agriculture: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields from practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research in horticulture.
America’s News
From Home or the Library
Search current and archived coverage of issues, events, people, government, sports and more with the largest collection of full-text U.S. newspapers. Includes staff-written articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.
Ancestry Library Edition
In Library Only
Online genealogical resource that offers a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format, including records of more than and 4 billion names in over 4,000 databases. It includes census data, maps, military, immigration, DAR records, slave stories, and more. Funded by Thayer Public Library. Click here for more information.
AtoZdatabases
From Home or the Library
Premier reference and marketing database including 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents. Ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more. Funded by Thayer Public Library. Click here for more information.
Black Life in America
From Home or the Library
From the early days of slavery to modern times, people of African descent have had a profound impact on American history. While many Black achievements are not covered in most textbooks, Black Life in America—a unique digital archive of news media—presents the broad sweep of African American history in ways no other online resource can match. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Boston Metro Collection
From Home or the Library
Provides access to an extensive full-text collection of news published in and around Boston. Updated daily, this one-stop resource includes fully searchable archives of nearly 200 daily and weekly news sources, including The Braintree Forum.
Boston Public Library Resources
From Home or the Library
In its role as Library for the Commonwealth, the Boston Public Library provides services to all Massachusetts residents and supplements library resources found in communities statewide. A Boston Public Library card gets you free access to hundreds of online platforms, apps, and databases. If you don’t already have a card, register for an eCard online to gain access to these resources.
Braintree High School Yearbooks and Town Reports
From Home or the Library
Braintree High School yearbooks from 1935 to 2016 are now digitized and available to browse online. Browse through any year or download as many as you like to search for friends and relatives! Braintree Town Reports from 1640 to 2006 are also digitized and available online. The Town Reports include births, deaths, and marriages from 1640 to 1946.
Braintree Digitized Newspapers
From Home From the Library
Search Braintree newspapers digitized from the library’s microfilm collection, which includes local papers dating back to 1881, as well as Braintree Directories from 1916 to 1935. Remote access is limited to publication dates up to and including 1966. Library access includes all dates after 1966 until December 31, 2020, the last publication date of The Braintree Forum.
Britannica Library Suite
From Home or the Library
Britannica Library contains comprehensive content for everyone from elementary students to college students, from business professionals to curious seniors. Extensive and thorough yet intuitive and fast, this powerful collection delivers trustworthy information. Access thousands of curated articles and magazines, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, and recommended websites, along with a pop-up Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. Content is updated daily with at least 1,200 new and revised articles and media per month. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Britannica Library: Children
From Home or the Library
Choose from a variety of content types, including articles, images, videos, dictionary, magazines, the web’s best sites, primary sources, Ebooks, and more. Geared for elementary school age children.
Britannica Library: Reference Center
From Home or the Library
Choose from a variety of content types, including articles, images, videos, dictionary, magazines, Web’s Best Sites, Primary Sources & Ebooks, and Year in Review. Geared for high school age and up.
Britannica Library: Young Adults
From Home or the Library
Choose from a variety of content types, including articles, images, videos, dictionary, magazines, the web’s best sites, primary sources, Ebooks, and more. Geared for middle school students and younger teens.
Britannica Library School Edition (K-12)
From Home or the Library
Britannica Library School Edition lets you choose your level, with content geared to Elementary, Middle School, and High School students. Each level includes dictionary and thesaurus, atlases, timelines, and other features at the appropriate grade level.
Business Collection
From Home or the Library
Use this database to search nearly 4,000 leading business & trade publications including content from Predicasts Overview of Markets & Technology (PROMT), as well as international company profiles and all business and management topics.
Central Register
From Home or the Library
The Central Register is the weekly source for information about state, county and municipal contracts being put out to bid for the design, construction and reconstruction of public facilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Invitations to bid, lists of contractors picking up specifications on a weekly basis, and final awards of contracts are all published. Proposals and advertisements for the lease, sale or transfer of real property are published; as are lists of certified minority and women contractors and contractors who have been debarred from state work.
Communications and Mass Media: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media brings together information found in more than 400 journals. Nearly 3 million articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature, meet the needs of researchers.
Consumer Reports
From Home From the Library
Find product ratings and reviews and in-depth advice, tips and trends. Frequently updated articles, blogs and video content allow you to peruse the latest consumer news — whether you’re looking to learn more about budget-friendly home improvement plans, understanding the benefits and risks of retirement options, or searching for the latest recalls of baby products. Provided by Thayer Public Library. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Criminal Justice: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice informs the research process for researchers who are studying law, law enforcement, or terrorism, training for paralegal service, preparing for a career in homeland security, delving into forensic science, investigating crime scenes, developing policy, going to court, writing sociological reports, and much more.
Culinary Arts: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts offers a smorgasbord of information—more than five million articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines, as well as book reference content from Delmar such as About Wine, Introduction to Catering, Advanced Bread and Pastry, and Eat Fit Be Fit.
Diversity Studies: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
A must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework, the Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.
eBook Collection from EBSCOhost
From Home or the Library
Choose from a wide range of eBooks covering a wide range of topics from the arts to the social sciences — and everything in between. Access the full text of eBooks from your computer, or borrow titles for download to most popular portable devices. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Economics and Theory: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
A mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Find educational specialties here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy.
Enterprise Collection
From Home or the Library
Search news from Brockton and vicinity from the year 2000 to today with The Enterprise Collection. Explore current and archived issues of The Enterprise with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles, as well as content only published online. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.
Environmental Studies and Policy: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This digital resource answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage of more than 5.4 million articles from more than 300 journals and book reference content from Delmar, including Soil, Science, and Management; Introduction to Agronomy; Food, Crops, & Environment; Fundamental Soil Science; and more.
FamilySearch
In Library Only
Search the Family History Library catalog as well as gain access to digital records otherwise not available outside a family history center. The records include books and maps relating to family history and genealogical research. Currently, there are about 400 million original records available in a digital format. You will need to create a free FamilySearch account. Provided by FamilySearch. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Fine Arts: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
The Fine Arts & Music Collection places 10.4 million articles at the fingertips of serious students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. More than 250 journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) index are available in full text.
Gale Courses
From Home or the Library
Discover hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses to help with your professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment. Course offerings include business, computer, health and wellness, parenting, the arts and more. Six-week courses are taught by college instructors and experts in the field. Funded by Thayer Public Library. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
This online learning platform provides video instruction for adults who want to upskill for a new job, advance in their current profession, or deepen a personal interest. This resource can teach you how to code, prep for IT certifications, sharpen leadership skills, produce a podcast, increase office productivity, tap into your creativity, and more. Funded by Thayer Public Library.
Gardening and Horticulture: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
For green thumbs of all levels, Gale OneFile: Gardening and Horticulture serves horticultural enthusiasts of all levels with more than 3.6 million articles from more than 100 journals, as well as more than 20 reference titles.
Gender Studies: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This database provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. It offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
Goods and Services Bulletin
From home or the library
Weekly publication contains solicitations for the procurement of commodities and services (which, generally, are unrelated to construction of public facilities). State purchases of goods and procurements of certain services or consultants are published. Notices advertising sole source procurements and the availability of surplus property are also published in the Bulletin.
GreenFILE
From Home or the Library
Covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Health and Medicine: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Full-text database that provides current and reliable personal health information as well as full-text nursing and allied health journals.
Heritage Hub
From Home or the Library
HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States, from 1704 through today. This one-of-a-kind collection helps patrons and family historians uncover new family members and understand family relationships on a deeper level than ever before. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
High School Edition: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Designed for students, this database provides access to magazines, newspapers, books, and other reference content. Find audience-appropriate information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports, and more. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Home Improvement: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Research tool for hobbyists and professionals alike with more than 4.5 million articles from more than 200 home improvement-focused titles, covering topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and much more.
Hoopla
From Home or the Library
Borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. There are hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. Funded by Thayer Public Library. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Hospitality and Tourism: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This database offers current and relevant content that provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries. The curious traveler will also find a wealth of information, from contents on state parks and information on planning a vacation to full-text travel guides from Fodor’s.
Information Science: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This database for library science students, information science and technology professionals, and others is updated daily with articles covering all aspects of managing and maintaining information and technology, including usability, cataloging, circulation, business information, and more. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Insurance and Liability: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Protection of assets—physical or intellectual—is a concern for those ranging from the individual property owner to multinational corporations. The Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability connects researchers to hundreds of thousands of updated articles from leading journals.
Kanopy
From Home or the Library
Video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. Funded by Thayer Public Library. Click here for more information.
Leadership and Management: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Provides access to authoritative periodical content covering topics such as 21st-century skills, organizational dynamics and leadership, adult learning and continuing education, and more. Updated daily, this library resource is useful for researchers or any professional interested in career development.
Libby (from Overdrive)
FROM HOME OR THE LIBRARY
Libby is the newer library reading app by Overdrive. Libby provides access to popular and bestselling eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and videos. The collection includes Kindle Books and thousands of titles for adults, teens, and children. Titles are automatically returned at the end of the loan period, and there are no late fees. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Magill’s Medical Guide, 8th Edition
FROM HOME FROM THE LIBRARY
Covers diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, biology, and issues in an easy-to-use A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. Funded by Thayer Public Library.
Massachusetts Digital Collections
From Home or the Library
Links to digital special collections from Massachusetts libraries that include local history monographs and pamphlets, a significant portion is manuscript material (personal and organizational papers), photographs, posters, ticket stubs, broadsides, etc.
Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
From Home or the Library
A database of over 600 archive and manuscript collections in Massachusetts.
Military and Intelligence: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This government and military affairs resource provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and present military affairs. Updated annually, this resource contains hand-selected content supporting key subject areas such as, governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
New York Times
From Home or the Library
Full-text of The New York Times from 1985- present.
New York Times Cooking
From Home or the Library
The New York Times Cooking is a digital cookbook and cooking guide alike, available on all platforms, that helps home cooks of every level discover, save and organize the world’s best recipes, while also helping them become better, more competent cooks.
Access to The New York Times Cooking is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for obtaining an access code to get started. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.
New York Times Digital Edition
From Home From the Library
Full access the New York Times Digital Edition. Available in English, Spanish and Chinese.
A New York Times online account, which requires only an email address and a password, is needed to access the newspaper. Access from home is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for setting up an account and obtaining an access code to get started. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.
New York Times Games
From Home or the Library
Times games have captivated solvers since the launch of the Crossword in 1942. Their experts create engaging word and visual games — in 2014 they introduced the Mini Crossword, followed by Spelling Bee, Letter Boxed, Tiles and Vertex. They continue to make new games players will be passionate about
Access to The New York Times Games is in 72 hour allotments; you may obtain a new access code every 72 hours for uninterrupted access. Please see the instructions for obtaining an access code to get started. Provided by the Old Colony Library Network.
News: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
An innovative full-text newspaper resource that allows you to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. It includes access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Niche Academy
From Home or the Library
Niche Academy provides step-by-step how-to videos for many of our digital resources. The videos are short and easy to follow, but still offer the information you need to get started. If you prefer text to video, you can read through the same material with plain text and illustrative images. There are also tutorials for Online Safety, everything Google, Microsoft Office Suite and more.
Novelist K-8 Plus
From Home or the Library
NoveList K-8 Plus is a trusted source of read-alike recommendations specifically for younger readers. It helps kids find books that are just right for their reading level and interests. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.
Novelist Plus
From Home or the Library
NoveList Plus is a trusted source of expert read-alike recommendations that is the secret to finding your next great read. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network. Click here for more information.
Nursing and Allied Health: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This essential and versatile resource provides access to authoritative content including full-text titles cited in CINAHL supporting specialized care, treatment, and patient management. This essential resource is versatile and features highlighting and note-taking tools as well as an intuitive interface, providing multiple pathways to key information. Updated daily, this resource will help nursing professionals already working in the field, as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION
Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context
From Home or the Library
A one-stop source for information on today’s hottest social issues. The Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, as well as links to websites. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
OverDrive
From Home or the Library
OverDrive provides access to popular and bestselling eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and videos. The collection includes Kindle Books and thousands of titles for adults, teens, and children. Titles are automatically returned at the end of the loan period, and there are no late fees.
Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection
From Home or the Library
Search news from Quincy and vicinity from the year 1916 to today with The Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection Collection. Explore current and archived issues of The Patriot Ledger. Study trends, issues, events, advertisements, companies and more through historical and current full newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Funded by The Old Colony Library Network.
PebbleGo
From Home or the Library
PebbleGo is a curricular content hub specifically designed for K-2 students. Packed with informational articles, ready-made activities, and literacy supports for students of all abilities, it boosts engagement and fosters independent learning in core subject areas. Modules include Animals and Biographies.
Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine: Gale in Context
From Home or the Library
Provides content supporting the fields of fitness and sports in academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. The database offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more.
Pop Culture Studies: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Gale OneFile: Popular Culture Studies provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.
Popular Magazines: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
From Home or the LibraryGale OneFile: Popular Magazines provides access to the most searched magazines across the OneFile products. All of the titles are selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons and the database includes many titles recommended by Bowker’s “Magazines for Libraries.”
Power Search
From Home or the Library
Search across multiple databases. Select multiple databases from a list and then search across all of the databases you have chosen.
Psychology: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology— abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. Researchers, psychologists, counselors, and behavioral scientists will discover relevant information from the thoughts, views, discoveries, and reports found in this comprehensive collection.
Religion and Philosophy: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Provides access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology— abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. Researchers, psychologists, counselors, and behavioral scientists will discover relevant information from the thoughts, views, discoveries, and reports found in this comprehensive collection.
Salem History
From Home From the Library
Includes full text of the following reference books:
Israel & Palestine
Ukraine & Russia
Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, Nationalism & Populism, Violent Demonstrations and Race Relations
Pandemics: The Invisible Enemy
Treaties in the News
The 1990s in America
Great Events from History: Modern Scandals
Provided by Salem Press.
Salem Science
From Home From the Library
Earth Science — This eight-volume set is comprised of four parts: Earth Materials and Resources; Earth’s Weather, Water, and Atmosphere; Earth’s Surface and History; and Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. Together they provide an introduction to our latest understanding of the Earth’s physical features and dynamic processes , as well as those of the solar system in which it resides.
Provided by Salem Press.
Science: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas. More than 350 full-text, non-embargoed journals are covered; updated daily, this collection includes more than 1.6 million articles to satisfy almost every scientific inquiry. Key subjects covered include the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
Teacher Reference Center
From Home or the Library
Index includes over 260 titles from the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals, and books that provide coverage on key education topics. Provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Find content from nearly 400 journals that can help with job searching and maintaining a career. It includes information ranging from general career guides to industry-specific journals.
War and Terrorism: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
Gain valuable insight into conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale. This definitive collection for analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science is comprised of more than 200 subject-appropriate, full-text periodicals that are updated daily.
World History: Gale OneFile
From Home or the Library
This database provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. It offers balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work established in the field.