Subscription Databases

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Thomson Gale™ provides access to over 25 million online articles in magazines, reference books and newspapers, as well as complete biographical and bibliographical information and references for approximately 100,000 U.S. and international authors.

Provided by the MA Board of Library Commissioners and MA Regional Library Systems.

Massachusetts Newspapers

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Index and archive of full-text articles from:

Berkshire Eagle 2005-
Boston Globe 1980-
Boston Herald 1991-
Business West (Chicopee) 1992-
Gazette (Haverhill) 12/31/92-8/9/07
Lowell Sun 2004-
North Adams Transcript 2005-
Patriot Ledge (Quincy) 1991-
Plymouth County Business Review 1991-
Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) 2005-
Standard-Times (New Bedford) 1/4/92-8/19/97
Worcester Telegram & Gazette 1989-The electronic editions of record for valuable local and regional newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded

Springfield Republican, Springfield MA (via Newsbank)
(1988 - current) Available to library cardholders from Western Massachusetts only.

The Globe and Eagle are brought to you by your Regional Library System, with funds administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The Republican was provided by Springfield City Library

NoveList

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NoveList is available to C/W MARS library patrons in member libraries and from home (enter your library card number to log in). Your guide to fiction, NoveList can help you find just the right book to read next! Fiction reader's advisory service: contains lists, reviews, feature articles, and more. Search by authors, plot lines, series, reading level, etc.

Provided through the C/W MARS library network.

Electronic Books Gale Virtual Reference Library [About]

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Electronic books on popular topics such as travel, computers,

consumer health, and business. Home access - Log in with your library card barcode number.

Funded by the Boston Public Library.

You can also find e-books listed in the library catalog

Grove Art Online is available to C/W MARS library patrons in member libraries and from home (enter your library card number to log in). Grove Art Online provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art.

Available Databases

American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo

American Women's History Online
Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States.
More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo Coming Soon

African-American History Online
Provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo

Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
More information: Info Sheet (PDF); Flash Demo

C/W MARS is proud to present Digital Treasures, a digital library repository focused on the agricultural and industrial cultural history of Central and Western Massachusetts. This project was developed in cooperation with the Central and Western Massachusetts Regional Library Systems.

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive

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