Online Databases

To access a database from home or from any of our public computers, click ENTER and type in the 14-digit number located on the back of your library card.

There are 2 database computers located upstairs. All of our databases are available from these computers.

Don't know where to start? We are happy to help you with any questions you may have. If you need help accessing the databases or don't know where to find what you’re looking for, call our reference desk at 978.640.4490, ext. 207.

Biographies

Biography Resource Center & Marquis Who's Who
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Search for current or historic people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, or by keyword and full text. The optional Marquis Who's Who® module provides quick reference information on over 1 million additional people whose entries have appeared in more than 20 Marquis sources published from 1985 to the present.

Literary Reference Center
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A comprehensive literary reference database providing users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a completely full-text database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major
literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works.

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Books & Reading

BookNews
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Looking for more good books to read? Sign up for our monthly customized newsletters sent straight to your inbox with some of the hottest new releases.

Books in Print
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This bibliographic database contains more than 5 million in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming book, audio book, and video titles, plus full text reviews from fifteen sources.

Contemporary Literary Criticism
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An extensive collection of more than 11,000 critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC--Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, a list of principal works, critical essays, and sources for further study. Updated monthly, Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select allows users to search by author name, title of work, nationality, subject/genre, ethnicity, critic name, and more.

Literary Reference Center
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A comprehensive literary reference database providing users with a broad
spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC
is a completely full-text database that combines information from over
1,000 books and monographs, major
literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals,
and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed
information on the most studied authors and their works.

Next Good Book
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Find a favorite book or look up one you're reading right now and see what other people think of the book. Leave your own comments, a few sentences to help the next reader decide if a book is a good match for them. Keep track of your reading with your own virtual bookshelf. Find suggestions of other books to read.

NoveList Plus
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Find that next great read! This database includes over 200,000 fiction and non-fiction titles plus lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, booktalks, recommended reads, and more. Sort by popularity or lexile score. All titles are linked to our library catalog so you can easily discover which titles Tewksbury Public Library owns.

Virtual Catalog
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Allows you to search for items owned by libraries across the state of Massachusetts. If you checked our Library catalog and you cannot find an item, search the Massachusetts Virtual Catalog. You may request items be sent to any one of the 35 MVLC libraries for pickup.

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Business & Consumer Info

Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries.

Morningstar Mutual Funds
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Online access to Morningstar Mutual Funds, a trusted source for investment information, data, and analysis of stocks, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, separate accounts, and variable annuity/life subaccounts. Morningstar tracks, analyzes, and publishes information on nearly 10,000 investment securities.

Valueline
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ValueLine publishes more than a dozen print and electronic products utilized by more than half-a-million investors for timely information on stocks, mutual funds, special situations, options and convertibles. The ValueLine Investment Survey is a comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.

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Downloads

Overdrive Downloadable Audiobooks
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Downloadable Digital Audio Books Has Arrived! To access the audio books, you will need a valid MVLC library card, access to the Internet, and free software for the computer and/or device on which you wish to use the material you download. Downloads are not for use on library computers. Listen to them on your PC or MP3 player.

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Education

Learning Express Web
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Learning Express Library provides interactive practice exams and test-preparation resources, as well as educational skill-building and career-building tools. The site features online practice tests that are true previews of the official exams, instant scoring and individual analysis to help you improve and understand your test scores, and explanations of both right and wrong answers to promote understanding and retention. The Job & Career Help Center includes courses on finding the right career, job search and networking skills, creating a great resume, creating great cover letters, interview tips to get the job you want, and being successful on the job.

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Full-Text Books Online

BigChalk e-Library
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Full text content from reference books, magazines and newspapers. Bigchalk eLibrary includes maps, photographs and transcripts from TV and radio.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
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A mix of more than 20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography, business, the environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, geography, and science.

netLibrary
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netLibrary is a collection of eBooks - electronic versions of print books. eBooks can be viewed online on any computer connected to the Internet. You can browse over 10,000 eBooks for quick research and reference or check them out and read them at your leisure.

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General Research (full-text magazines, newspapers, and books)

Academic Onefile
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Use this comprehensive newspaper and magazine resource of full-text peer-reviewed content for over 10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including NPR, CNN & CBC transcripts and podcasts

General Reference Center Gold
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Use this general interest database for full-text and images from magazines, reference books, and newspapers for information on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, etc.

Expanded Academic ASAP
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Use this database to find full-text scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers for all academic disciplines. Includes images. A great resource for high school and college students.

Infotrac Onefile
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Use this comprehensive periodical resource for any subject. Coverage goes back to 1980- with over 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text).

The World News Digest
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World News from 1940 – present. This database of domestic and international news is updated weekly and covers all major political, social, and economic events. This publication is unrivaled for its depth, breadth, and accuracy. Features primary source documents; high-interest topics; timelines; editorial cartoons; Election 2008 coverage; Iraq War; summaries of suggested research topics; and thousands of maps, charts, graphs, and historic photographs. Users can also view top news stories by decade, country, or issue. Great for high school and college students.

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History

American History Online
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Spanning more than 500 years of American political, military, social, and cultural history. Facts on File American History Online includes biographies of historical figures, events organized by time period, timelines, images, maps, charts, and more. An excellent resource for high school and college students.

Ancient and Medieval History Online
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Covers pre-history through the 1500s of eight civilizations?ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and ancient and medieval Asia. Users can research each civilization in depth or conduct comparative studies of events and developments across civilizations. This expansive database offers an unprecedented amount of information about these civilizations and their places in history, with content drawn from Facts On File?s acclaimed print references.

The World News Digest
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World News from 1940 – present. This database of domestic and international news is updated weekly and covers all major political, social, and economic events. This publication is unrivaled for its depth, breadth, and accuracy. Features primary source documents; high-interest topics; timelines; editorial cartoons; Election 2008 coverage; Iraq War; summaries of suggested research topics; and thousands of maps, charts, graphs, and historic photographs. Users can also view top news stories by decade, country, or issue. Great for high school and college students.

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Homework Help

BigChalk e-Library
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Full text content from reference books, magazines and newspapers. Bigchalk eLibrary includes maps, photographs and transcripts from TV and radio.

Grolier Online
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Three online encyclopedias.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: 36,000 entries intended for students in middle school and up and as a quick reference look-up tool for public library patrons of all ages.
New Book of Knowledge: 9,000 articles suitable for grade 3 and up as well as ESL. Provides description of complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.
America the Beautiful: search for information on the fifty states like fast facts, history and geography, economy and culture, government, cities, spotlights and famous American profiles, state timelines, and teacher resources. The database includes articles and links to related web sites, an almanac, and many maps.

Infotrac Junior Edition (Grades 5-12) ENTER HERE or from IN-LIBRARY DATABASE COMPUTERS

Designed for junior high and middle school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Infotrac Student Edition (Grades 9-12) ENTER HERE or from IN-LIBRARY DATABASE COMPUTERS

Designed for secondary school students. Includes mainly full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books covering current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

Kids Infobits (Grades K-5) ENTER HERE or from IN-LIBRARY DATABASE COMPUTERS

Targeting the research needs of grades K-5 students. this resources includes Blackbirch Press curriculum support references, 100 full-text age appropriate magazines and 2 newswires. Graphs, charts, maps and over 2,500 searchable images.

Live Homework Help ENTER HERE or from IN-LIBRARY DATABASE COMPUTERS

Students in grades K-12, college intro, and adult learners can get free homework help online from expert tutors in Math, Science, English and Social Studies every day from 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM. This program connects students to a real live tutor. Use your Tewksbury Public Library card number to access this service from home.

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Local History & Genealogy

America's Obituaries & Death Notices
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Research obituaries and death notices from newspapers across the United States, including local papers like The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and The Sun (Lowell, MA). Date coverage varies for individual papers, but may go as far back as the 1980s. Search the obituaries or death notices by the name of the deceased person, or search the text of each obituary or death notice to find what you're looking for using a place of residence, occupation, name of family member, or other personal information.

HeritageQuest Online
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HeritageQuest is a growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture. HeritageQuest content includes the U.S. federal census from 1790-1930, also search over 25,000 family and local history books, with every word searchable, and each page that can be downloaded or copied.

Massachusetts History Online
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Use this collection for full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers for coverage of Massachusetts people, places and historical events.

New England Ancestors Databases
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Search the databases of the New England Historic Genealogical Society. Popular databases include: Cemetery Transcriptions, Massachusetts Vital Records 1841-1910, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, The Register 1847-1994, and the Social Security Death Index.

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Newspapers

Boston Globe
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Full-text coverage from 1980 to the present, with the current day’s paper often available immediately

Boston Herald
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Full-text coverage from 1991 to the present.

!Informe!
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Informe! is the first reference database to provide indexing, full text, and images of the most popular Hispanic magazines. It also includes full text pamphlets on a variety of topics, such as health care.

Lowell Sun
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Coverage from 10/14/01 - present. Full text content of The Sun (Lowell, Mass.), covering Greater Lowell and its surrounding communities. International, National, State & Regional News plus something new every day of the week. Database also includes Boston metro newspapers such as the Boston Globe, the Cape Codder, and the Tewksbury Advocate. Paid advertisements are excluded.

New York Times
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Full-text coverage from 1995 to the present. Includes the New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine.

Newsbank
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Full-text of 128 Massachusetts newspapers including The Sun (Lowell, Mass.) and Boston Metro Newspapers such as the Boston Globe, the Cape Codder, and the Tewksbury Advocate. Includes local and regional news, community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.

Proquest Massachusetts Newsstand
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Access the full text of the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Berkshire Eagle, BusinessWest(Chicopee), Lowell Sun, North Adams Transcript, Patriot Ledger(Quincy), Plymouth County Business Review, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg), Telegram and Gazette(Worcester), Gazette (Haverhill), and Standard Times(New Bedford)

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Professional & Scholarly

Academic Onefile
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Use this comprehensive newspaper and magazine resource of full-text peer-reviewed content for over 10,000 manually indexed journals and reference works covering all subjects, including NPR, CNN & CBC transcripts and podcasts.

Educator’s Reference Complete
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Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. Every educational specialty can be found here including technology, health and bilingual education, testing, and issues in administration, funding and policy.

Expanded Academic ASAP
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Use this database to find full-text scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers for all academic disciplines. Includes images. A great resource for high school and college students.

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Special Collections & Catalogs

Digital Collections at Massachusetts Libraries
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Throughout the Commonwealth, repositories house irreplaceable collections of books and private and public documents that serve as a rich resource for researchers involved in local, state, regional, national, and international studies. Although much of this material is monographs and pamphlets, a significant portion is manuscript material (personal and organizational papers), photographs, posters, ticket stubs, broadsides, etc. Here you will find links to institutions that have digitized some of their special collections.

Massachusetts Manuscripts, Archives, & Special Collections
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The Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Directory is a guide and locator of collections residing in Massachusetts libraries, archives, historical societies and town clerk's offices. This directory provides access to the holdings in more than 650 repositories in the Commonwealth.

MassCat
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MassCat is a library catalog of holdings from school, medical, law, special and a few public libraries. The catalog contains materials from libraries with very diverse holdings. Some examples include: Primary documents on the Massachusetts textile industry before the 20th century, sheet music for compositions of obscure composers, and building code requirements for all kinds of structures.

Virtual Catalog
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Allows you to search for items owned by libraries across the state of Massachusetts. If you checked our Library catalog and you cannot find an item, search the Massachusetts Virtual Catalog. You may request items be sent to any one of the 35 MVLC libraries for pickup.

OCLC WorldCat
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OCLC WorldCat (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.

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