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Search our databases to find full-text articles and citations from journals, magazines and newspapers, as well as primary sources, statistical data and more.
Databases can be accessed from any Internet-based computer unless they are specified as In-Library Use Only. All databases are funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System unless otherwise noted.
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Books & Authors Explore books, authors, genres and topics and get recommendations on what to read next. Includes biographical and critical information from Contemporary Authors. |
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Find significant published literary criticism on the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after December 31, 1959. |
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Literature Resource Center Find the information you need on authors and their works in all genres and disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. |
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LitFinder Contains a wealth of literary works including full-text poems, poetry citations, short stories, speeches, and plays, plus secondary materials like biographies and images. |
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NoveList A fiction database that provides reviews, annotations, and much more for over 125,000 fiction titles. Use a favorite author or title to find similar books, or find all the books in a series you enjoy. From home, you will be asked to enter your Thomas Crane Public Library barcode number. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library. |
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Biography in Context Contains nearly a million biographical entries spanning history and geography that's updated daily. |
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Business and Company Resource Center Brings together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. |
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General BusinessFile Articles from business, economic, management, trade, and industry publications; profiles of more than 100,000 companies; and investment reports for more than 11,000 companies. |
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RDS Business Suite Full-text coverage of company and industry news, management practices, and market research information, with tens of thousands of tables with strategic data. |
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Global Issues in Context Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. |
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context Information and opinions on hundreds of today’s hottest social issues, with continuously updated articles, overviews, primary sources, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to websites. |
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Educator's Reference Center More than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. |
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LearningExpressLibrary Interactive practice tests and tutorials that help adult learners and students succeed on academic or licensing tests. Immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of results. Test and review materials include:
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Encyclopedias
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World Book Online An online encyclopedia database with information for both elementary and older students. Includes World Book's Spanish language encyclopedia, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.From home, you will be asked to enter your Thomas Crane Public Library barcode number. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library. |
Genealogy
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Ancestry Library Edition * In-Library Use Only; access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library This database offers a wealth of information in an easy-to-use format.
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New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) * In-Library Access at the Main Library Only; access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library The Thomas Crane Library's institutional NEHGS membership provides access to over 2,200 databases on the NEHGS Web site.The most popular databases are:
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Boston Globe & Herald Obituary Database An index of obituaries that appeared in the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. Currently, this database includes obituaries published between 1953 and 2010. |
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Database PowerSearch Select one or more databases from an alphabetical list and then cross-search in a single search. |
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General Reference Center Gold Includes material from magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias and other reference material from 1980 - date. |
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Academic OneFile Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from leading journals and reference sources. Subject coverage includes physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more from 1980 - date. |
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Virtual Reference Library An online collection of premier reference eBooks, including encyclopedias and specialized sources for multidisciplinary research. You can search a single eBook or across the entire collection. |
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Health and Wellness Resource Center Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials, including health/medical journals, pamphlets, and health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc. |
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Health Reference Center Articles from a variety of magazines, plus excerpts from reference books. Material includes a medical dictionary, medical directories, health periodicals, and pamphlets from leading health organizations. |
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Massachusetts History Online Find contextual information on the most significant people, events and topics in Massachusetts History. |
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US History in Context Find contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. |
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World History in Context Find contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. |
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InfoTrac Junior Edition Designed for students in junior high and middle school, with access to magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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InfoTrac Student Edition Designed for high school students, with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. |
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Kids InfoBits Search magazines & reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Designed for students in kindergarten through grade 5. |
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Student Resources in Context Look here for information on all core subjects from Science to Literature to History, including primary sources, overviews, audio and video content, and more. For middle and high school students. |
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Mango Languages Mango is an online language learning system. Languages for English speakers include Arabic, Cantonese, French, German, Italian, Mandarin, Russian and Spanish. English language learning lessons are available for Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese and Spanish speakers. |
| Click "Start Learning" at the top of the login page to begin right away. If you want to track and save your progress, you must create a profile which included your email address and a password. From home, you will be asked to enter your Thomas Crane Public Library barcode number. Access funded the Thomas Crane Public Library. | |
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Muzzy Online This is an online language learning service for children offering programs in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese and Russian. Use your Thomas Crane Public Library card to log in. Access funded by the Thomas Crane Public Library. |
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Massachusetts Newsstand (ProQuest Newspapers) Full-text coverage of major Massachusetts newspapers including The Boston Globe, The Lowell Sun, and The Worcester Telegram & Gazette, plus selected coverage of other regional sources. |
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The Boston Globe Jan. 1, 1980 - date The Boston Herald The Patriot Ledger Quincy Sun Cape Cod Times Nov. 1998 - date (NewsBank Newspapers) Springfield Republican June 1988 - date (NewsBank Newspapers) The New York Times Jan. 1, 1965 - date (Gale) |
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Science in Context Information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and website links. |