Databases

Note: Databases with a * are available to Boxborough patrons only. Other databases are made available to all MA residents by MBLC (Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners). 

Art and Music | Business, Investing, and Job Searching | Continued Learning | Cross Discipline and Encyclopedias | Diversity and Gender Issues | Ebooks | Education | Environmental Studies | Film and Television | Genealogy | Government, Law and Criminal Justice | History and Biography | Home and Gardens | Information Science | K-12: Resources for Kids | Literature Review and Critic | Medical Science and Nursing | News and Current Events | Nutrition and Cooking | Product Reviews | Psychology | Physics | Religion and Philosophy | Science | Travel

Art and Music

Fine Arts and Music Collection: This collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that support research in areas including drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. The database emphasizes full-text content for publications included in the Wilson Art Index and RILM bibliography.

*Freegal Music: Has a collection of 3 million songs in MP3 formats. Users can download up to 5 songs per week and keep them for personal use as well as have access to unlimited music streaming. This resource is made possible by the Sargent Memorial Library Foundation. 

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Business, Investing, and Job Searching

Business Collection: A comprehensive business resource for the undergraduate researcher seeking company news, the public library patron making personal investment decisions, or the high school student looking to major in business administration. Provides full-text coverage of all business disciplines including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management, and strategy, as well as business theory and practice.

Business Economics & Theory: Access academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics and related fields. The database has an emphasis on titles indexed in the American Economic Association's EconLit bibliography.

Career Transitions: No longer available as of September 30th, 2020. Replaced by Peterson's Career Prep.

Communications and Mass Media Collection: Includes journal articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.

Entrepreneurship: Search this database to learn how to start, finance or manage your small business. Resources include sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.

*Morningstar: *this has an updated URL as of 4/29/21, if you have bookmarked a previous link it will no longer work* The Morningstar Investment Research Center is an online investment database with information on more than 30,000 stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds.

Peterson's Career Prep: This robust resource is being created in partnership between Gale and Peterson’s. It Provides users access to core career tools and includes features for improved usability. These features include: Personalize career assessments focused on a user’s interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences. Comprehensive career information including videos, articles, best practices, and downloadable worksheets. Job searching capabilities via integration with Indeed.com that matches listing based on a user’s assessment results resume editing software powered by VisualCV. Resume Creator that provides 5,000 resume templates and cover letter samples.

Vocations and Careers Collection: Provides content from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

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Continued Learning

*Great Courses Library Collection: *As of May 20, 2021 Great Courses will be available through Overdrive's Libby app* Take courses and watch lectures on history, health, science, language arts, and much more from college professors from around the world. The courses and the instructors are carefully curated to make sure the subjects are accessible and interesting.

*Mango Languages: Mango is an online language learning system that makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. This resource is made possible by the Sargent Memorial Library Foundation.

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Cross Discipline and Encyclopedias

AcademicOneFile: Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.

Britannica Library: Access the Britannica Encyclopedia collection 24/7. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, e-books, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.

• Reference Center
• Children
• Young Adults
• Online School Edition
• Elementary School Edition
• Middle School Edition
• High School Edition
• Britannica Fundamentals - Learning Zone
• Spanish Edition: Escolar (K-8)
• Spanish Edition: Elementary
• Spanish Edition: Middle

*Culturegrams: A reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. The database includes information on more than 200 countries, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs and lifestyles. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, each concise, reliable and up-to-date report is written and reviewed by local experts to provide users with unique, intimate cultural details from a real insider’s perspective.

Elementary (Gale In Context): For students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Expanded Academic ASAP: From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.

Gale - Full Suite: This link will take you to all of the Gale resources available to Massachusetts residents. This page does NOT include any of the resources purchased specifically for Boxborough residents (which are paid for by the Sargent Memorial Library Foundation).

Gale PowerSearch: Provides a collection of periodicals, scholarly journals, newspapers, and reference content.

Gale PowerSearch - Publication Search: Search through Gale PowerSearch by publications.

General OneFile: A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics

InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition: For students in high school. Periodicals and reference content for information supporting student research at high school level.

Middle School (Gale In Context): This is a reference tool for Junior high and middle school (grades 6-8) students on information of current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Opposing Viewpoints In Context: a premier online resource offering  viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more on the hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Pop Culture Collection: 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: Provides access to the most searched magazines across the InfoTrac 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.

Proquest Research Companion: Built to help students do more effective scholarly research and to support educators as they teach the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating, and using information. More than 80 short videos are organized into nine Learning Modules that answer questions like "How do I choose a topic?" "Where do I find information?" and "How do I evaluate sources?" Different kinds of "pre" and "post" assessment questions make the viewing experience more interactive, while allowing educators to measure students’ learning and identify gaps in their understanding.

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Diversity and Gender Studies

Diversity Studies Collection: This database has a collection of scholarly journals and magazines that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. The database is a must-have for social science, history and liberal arts coursework.

Gender Studies Collection: The database provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.

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Ebooks

*Freading: Over 30,000 titles from hundreds of internationally known publishers with more being added each day. No holds are needed for any of the books. If the title is in the collection, a user can borrow it immediately.

*Hoopla: Instantly stream movies, TV shows and music. Borrow ebooks, comics, and audiobooks without any wait. Choose from hundreds of thousands of titles and access the materials immediately or download them to phones or tablets for later. Users are able to borrow up to 12 items per month.

Overdrive: Offers a large collection of eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, and videos for borrowing. Download the items onto an OverDrive app, Libby, or send it to your Kindle eReader. You can borrow up to 10 items and place up to 10 items on hold. Magazines require no hold and can be downloaded at any time.

*TumbleBook Library: A collection of e-books designed especially for kids from Toddlers to 6th grade. Here you'll find animated storybooks, graphic novels, and read-along books for older kids. You can turn off the audio to use them as e-books, or let TumbleBooks read the story as you follow along.

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Education

*Culturegrams: A reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. The database includes information on more than 200 countries, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs and lifestyles. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, each concise, reliable and up-to-date report is written and reviewed by local experts to provide users with unique, intimate cultural details from a real insider’s perspective.

Educator's Reference Complete: The database focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.

*Great Courses Library Collection: *As of May 20, 2021 Great Courses will be available through Overdrive's Libby app* Take courses and watch lectures on history, health, science, language arts, and much more from college professors from around the world. The courses and the instructors are carefully curated to make sure the subjects are accessible and interesting.

Massachusetts Video Library: Houses a collection of educational and entertaining videos submitted by librarians and volunteers across Massachusetts. New content will be added regularly, so check back often to find more videos featuring: story times, art projects, science experiments, sing-a-longs, and more!

Method Test Prep: *As of May 20, 2021 Method Test Prep will no longer be available through RBdigital* ACT and SAT prep programs help students prepare for the tests by providing diagnostic evaluations, lessons, quizzes, and full-length exams. These tools help students strategically navigate the SAT and ACT by focusing on both content and test-taking techniques. Students also build their fundamental reading comprehension, grammar, and math skills.

*ScienceFlix: Offers units of study and science-related assets in a variety of media. Provides better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, interactive features and more.

*Teachables: Provides tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials. The ready-to-use resources offer teachers reliable, authentic, and proven classroom materials.

*TumbleBook Library: a collection of e-books designed especially for kids from Toddlers to 6th grade. Here you'll find animated storybooks, graphic novels, and read-along books for older kids. You can turn off the audio to use them as e-books, or let TumbleBooks read the story as you follow along.

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Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies & Policy: Provides robust coverage of environmental issues and policies.

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Film and Television

Acorn TV: *As of May 20, 2021 Acorn TV will no longer be available* Streams world-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies from Britain and beyond, including a full slate of original and exclusive programming. Activate the channel for one week at a time.

*Hoopla: Instantly stream movies, TV shows and music. Borrow ebooks, comics, and audiobooks without any wait. Choose from hundreds of thousands of titles and access the materials immediately or download them to phones or tablets for later. Users are able to borrow up to 12 items per month.

*Kanopy: Offers on-demand streaming of over 30,000 award-winning films and documentaries. Borrow a movie and watch it as many times as you wish for 72 hours. Users are able to borrow up to 10 movies per month.

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Genealogy

HeritageQuest: A comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids with coverage dating back to the 1700's.

Massachusetts Vital Records: 1620-1850, by New England Historical Genealogical Society. A searchable database containing resident records of New England Town's from 1620 to 1850.

*MyHeritage Library Edition: MyHeritage Library Edition is one of the largest, most internationally diverse genealogy databases of its kind. Libraries that offer MyHeritage Library Edition provide their patrons with access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos and other resources in thousands of databases that span the past five centuries. Remote access and a mobile-friendly interface make it the most convenient genealogy product for libraries and institutions.

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Government, Law, and Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Collection: Access 150 journals on criminal justice and related fields. Key subjects covered in the database include law, law enforcement, security, and terrorism.

Global Issues in Context: Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics and current events.

Insurance and Liability Collection: This collection provides access to academic journals and trade publications covering the insurance industry and topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, legal issues, and more. The database offers content of interest to individual property owners and multinational corporations alike.

Military and Intelligence Database Collection: Provide military personnel with access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and present military affairs. Updated annually, this library 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.

War & Terrorism Collection: Provides access to academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. The database offers balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.

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History and Biography

Biography In Context: Find more than 600,000 biographical entries on more than 528,000 individuals spanning history and geography.

Digital Commonwealth: An online library of photographs, manuscripts, audio recordings, and other materials of historical interest from libraries, museums and archives across Massachusetts.

*Teachables: Provides tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials. The ready-to-use resources offer teachers reliable, authentic, and proven classroom materials.

U.S. History In Context: Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in US history.

War & Terrorism Collection: Provides access to academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. The database offers balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.

World History In Context: This collection is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

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Home and Gardens

Agriculture Collection: This collection provides a comprehensive view of a growing body of knowledge. Researchers will have access to current and authoritative periodical content that spans the industry—from practical aspects of farming to cutting-edge scientific research in horticulture.

Gardening, Landscaping and Horticulture Collection: A collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping other areas of horticulture.

Home Improvement Collection: Titles in the database covering topics including architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and others. The database offers content that meets the needs of hobbyists and professionals alike.

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Information Science

Information Science and Library Issues Collection: This collection provides access to scholarly journals and trade publications essential for information professionals and other knowledge workers. The database offers coverage of topics including information infrastructure, metadata architecture, publishing, and more.

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K-12: Resources for Kids

Britannica Library: Access the Britannica Encyclopedia collection 24/7. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, e-books, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.

• Reference Center
• Children
• Young Adults
• Online School Edition
• Elementary School Edition
• Middle School Edition
• High School Edition
• Britannica Fundamentals - Learning Zone
• Spanish Edition: Escolar (K-8)
• Spanish Edition: Elementary
• Spanish Edition: Middle

*Culturegrams: A reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. The database includes information on more than 200 countries, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs and lifestyles. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, each concise, reliable and up-to-date report is written and reviewed by local experts to provide users with unique, intimate cultural details from a real insider’s perspective.

Elementary (Gale In Context): For students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Reference content for information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition: For students in high school. Periodicals and reference content for information supporting student research at high school level.

Massachusetts Video Library: Houses a collection of educational and entertaining videos submitted by librarians and volunteers across Massachusetts. New content will be added regularly, so check back often to find more videos featuring: story times, art projects, science experiments, sing-a-longs, and more!

Method Test Prep: *As of May 20, 2021 Method Test Prep will no longer be available through RBdigital* ACT and SAT prep programs help students prepare for the tests by providing diagnostic evaluations, lessons, quizzes, and full-length exams. These tools help students strategically navigate the SAT and ACT by focusing on both content and test-taking techniques. Students also build their fundamental reading comprehension, grammar, and math skills.

Middle School (Gale In Context): This is a reference tool for Junior high and middle school (grades 6-8) students on information of current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Opposing Viewpoints In Context: A premier online resource offering  viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more on the hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

*ScienceFlix: Offers units of study and science-related assets in a variety of media. Provides better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, interactive features and more.

*Teachables: Provides tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials. The ready-to-use resources offer teachers reliable, authentic, and proven classroom materials.

*TumbleBook Library: A collection of e-books designed especially for kids from Toddlers to 6th grade. Here you'll find animated storybooks, graphic novels, and read-along books for older kids. You can turn off the audio to use them as e-books, or let TumbleBooks read the story as you follow along.

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Literature Review and Critic

Literature Resource Center: Find biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 120,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. This database can also be accessed and cross-searched with Gale Artemis Literary Sources.

NoveList Plus At Home | NoveList Plus In the Library: NoveList Plus is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. It also includes other content of interest to fiction readers, such as Author Read-alikes, What We're Reading, Book Discussion Guides, BookTalks, and Annotated Book Lists. 

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Medical Science and Nursing

Health & Wellness Resource Center: This database offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more.

Health Reference Center Academic: Find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMO's, Prescription Drugs, etc.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Designed for professionals and students. All aspects of the nursing profession are covered.

Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine: Both researcher and practitioner alike will find relevant, authoritative content in this collection, which includes over 100 titles covering the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.

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News and Current Events

Boston Globe: Get full text of Boston Globe from 1980 to present.

Communications and Mass Media Collection: Includes journal articles on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and literature.

General OneFile: A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

Global Issues in Context: Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics and current events.

InfoTrac Newsstand: InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.

New York Times: Search the full-text of the New York Times (starting in 1985).

Opposing Viewpoints In Context: a premier online resource offering  viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more on the hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

Pop Culture Collection: 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: Provides access to the most searched magazines across the InfoTrac 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.

War & Terrorism Collection: Provides access to academic journals and magazines of interest to analysts, risk management professionals, and students of military science, history, and social science. The database offers balanced coverage of both historic and contemporary topics in the fields of war and terrorism.

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Nutrition and Cooking

Culinary Arts Collection: Access academic journals and magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition. The database includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

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Product Reviews

*Consumer Reports Online: Find unbiased, expert opinions, reviews, buying advice, product comparisons, user reviews and much more on over 5,000 products.

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Psychology

Psychological Collection: Provides access to academic journals and magazines that cover the study of emotions, personality, and the human mind. The database offers content of interest to both researchers and general users.

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Physics

*American Physics Society (APS): APS Now provides readers and researchers in public libraries in the United States full use of all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to the first issue in 1893, a collection including over 400,000 scientific research papers. IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.

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Religion and Philosophy

Religion and Philosophy Collection: provides access to scholarly journals and magazines of interest to both researchers and general users. The database offers balanced content that covers topics across a wide range of philosophies and religions.

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Science

*American Physics Society (APS): APS Now provides readers and researchers in public libraries in the United States full use of all online APS journals, from the most recent articles back to the first issue in 1893, a collection including over 400,000 scientific research papers. IN LIBRARY USE ONLY.

Environmental Studies & Policy: Provides robust coverage of environmental issues and policies.

Science Database: This database is a definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences with coverage dating back to 1986.

Science In Context: Engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.

*ScienceFlix: Offers units of study and science-related assets in a variety of media. Provides better understanding of science concepts and ideas through hands-on projects, videos, interactive features and more.

*Teachables: Provides tens of thousands of searchable and printable educational materials. The ready-to-use resources offer teachers reliable, authentic, and proven classroom materials.

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Travel

*Culturegrams: A reference resource for reliable cultural information on the countries of the world. The database includes information on more than 200 countries, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs and lifestyles. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, each concise, reliable and up-to-date report is written and reviewed by local experts to provide users with unique, intimate cultural details from a real insider’s perspective.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection: Provides well-rounded coverage of the both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field.

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