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ONLINE
REFERENCE RESOURCES
 The
New York Times Archive: 1851 - 2003
The
Boston Globe Archive: 1872 - 1923
Includes
the complete paper-cover-to-cover-with full-page and article images
in downloadable PDF.
Just
click on the logo to access the database from home. If you
have trouble logging on to this database, please temporarily disable
your security software and/or firewall and try again.
 Heritage
Quest Online
Use Heritage Quest Online
to find your ancestors, trace their paths across America, and
learn what life was like in the areas where they settled.
Heritage Quest is a
resource for census data, family records, and local histories.
It's collection consists of every extant U.S. federal census,
family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories,
land and probate records, birth, marriage and death records, genealogical
and local history serials, and much more.
Just
click on the logo to access the database from home.
Got Questions?
We've Got Answers.
Get information
on nutrition, mental health, diseases, drugs and family life.
Content is provided by professionals and includes 24-hour hotlines
for teens in crisis, interactive polls, quizzes and recommended
reading.
Just
click on the logo to access the database from home.
 Encyclopaedia
Judaica: a fully-searchable Internet version of the world-renowned
Encyclopaedia. Just use the grren button below and log on using
your Sharon library card. Then go to the Gale
Virtual Reference Library in the "Electronic Books"
section. In the list that appears choose "Religion"
and then the "Encyclopaedia Judaica." The full print
version is also available in the library's reference room..
For AT HOME access to all the online reference
resources listed below, including magazine articles, newspaper
articles, corporate information and much more... click on the
green button.
Database
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Content
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Massachusetts
Newsstand |
Full-text
access to 12 Massachusetts
newspapers
If
you access this database, "ProQuest Newspapers," "Boston
Globe," or "New York Times" using your Sharon library card,
you will also have access to the New York Times and the
Boston Globe historical archives (described above).
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ProQuest
Newspapers |
Find
local and national news articles with one search. Full-text
access to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the
Providence
Journal
and 12 Massachusetts
newspapers.
Funded
by the Massachusetts
Board of
Library Commissioners and the Southeastern
Massachusetts
Regional Library System. |
Academic
OneFile |
Academic
OneFile contains 8,000 academic journals, mainly in full-text,
available in HTML and PDF formats. It also contains hundreds
of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC,
as well as full-text New York Times content from 1995. |
Berkshire
Eagle |
Full
text coverage for Pittsfield
, Massachusetts
and Berkshire
County
, as well
as 4 New
York communities
2005
- present |
BigChalk
E-Library |
Easy
to use! BigChalk eLibrary is a full-text database of consumer-oriented
magazines, books, newspapers, newswires, television and
radio transcripts, photographs and maps. Key in your request
in natural language, and you won't be disappointed.
Funded
by the Southeastern
Massachusetts
Regional Library System. |
Biography
Resource Center |
Biographies
covering literary figures, science, multicultural studies,
business, entertainment, politics, sports, government, history,
current events and the arts. |
Boston
Globe |
1980
- present
Complete
full-text content of local, regional, national and international
developments. Coverage of community events, schools, politics,
government policies, cultural activities, local companies,
state industries, people in the community, and much more.
Paid advertisements, syndicated columns excluded. |
Boston
Herald |
Complete
full-text content. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns
excluded.
1991
- present |
Business
West (Chicopee) |
Full
text bi-weekly business journal for western Massachusetts
.
1992
- present |
Cape
Cod Times |
October,
2000 - current
Funded
by the Southeastern
Massachusetts
Regional Library System. |
Contemporary
Literary Criticism Select |
An
extensive collection of critical essays & biographical
information on contemporary writers. |
Educator's
Reference Complete |
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 Plus |
Scholarly
content covering arts & humanities, the social sciences
and general sciences. |
Gale
Virtual Reference Library |
Over
20 full-text reference books covering the arts, biography,
business, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural
studies, geography, and science. |
Gazette
(Haverhill) |
Full
text local news for Haverhill
, MA
.
12-31-92
to 8-9-97
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General
BusinessFile ASAP |
Full-text
business and management topics. Includes directory listings
for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts'
reports on major companies and industries. |
General
Reference Center Gold |
Full-text
magazines, newspapers & reference books containing information
on current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences,
sports, etc. |
Health
Reference Center Academic |
Full-text
resources including consumer health, nursing & allied
health. |
Info
Trac Junior Edition (grades 5-12) |
Mainly
full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for
junior high and middle school students covering current
events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people,
government, history, sports and more. |
Info
Trac Student Edition (grades 9-12) |
Mainly
full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for
grades 9 - 12 covering current events, the arts, science,
popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports
and more. |
InfoTrac
OneFile |
Gale's
InfoTrac OneFile is a comprehensive periodical resource
that puts more than 39 million database records at researchers'
fingertips. More than 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text) and
backfile coverage from 1980 - from mainstream to specialized
sources - and an intuitive search interface make this an
unequaled source for virtually every popular, business and
professional topic. |
Kids
InfoBits |
Covering
75 full-text curriculum-related magazines and 7 reference
books, InfoBits targets the research needs of K- 5 students.
It features a developmentally appropriate and visual graphic
interface and a subject-based topic tree search. |
Literary
Reference Center |
Full-text
broad spectrum of information on 1000's of authors and their
works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Includes
27,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, 140,500
author biographies, 350 literary journals, 54,000 poems,
14,500 short stories, 8400 classic texts, 4000 author interview
and more. |
Lowell
Sun |
Full
text coverage of Lowell, Massachusetts and the Merrimack
Valley
2004
- present |
Massachusetts
History Online |
Combining
selections from their vast periodical content, Massachusetts
History
Online contains full-text articles gathered from almost
50 sources that directly relate to Massachusetts
history,
both past and present, including people, places, historical
events and more. Containing data from a range of publications,
Massachusetts
History
Online provides a targeted resource for information relating
to the study of Massachusetts
History.
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New
York Times |
Full-text
coverage of the New York Times (1980 to current) along with
full text of the New York Times Magazine (1997 to current)
and the New York Times Book Review (1997 to current.)
Funded
by the Southeastern
Massachusetts
Regional Library System. |
North
Adams Transcript |
Full
text news, commentary, obituaries, classifieds and information
on the northern Berkshire
region.
2005
- present |
Patriot
Ledger (Quincy) |
Read
the latest news from South
Shore
by accessing
full-text articles from the Patriot Ledger.
1995
- present |
Plymouth
County Business Review |
Full
text business news for Plymouth County and Southeastern
Massachusetts
1991
- present |
PowerSearch
|
Not
sure which subject category your topic belongs in? PowerSearch
makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several
of the Gale's periodical databases in a single search. This
is especially good for subjects that may be covered more
than one database, such as diets, careers, etc. |
Providence
Journal - Bulletin |
Full-text
articles from the Providence
Journal
- Bulletin
1983
- present
Funded
by the Southeastern
Massachusetts
Regional Library System. |
Qikan
Library |
Access
to over 100 full-text popular magazine publications from
mainland China
. Subjects
include the arts, current events, business, health, children's
literature and much more. Most titles viewable in both simplified
and classical viewing styles. Coverage: 2005-present. |
Sentinel
& Enterprise (Fitchburg) |
Full
text coverage of news for Fitchburg, Massachusetts
2005
- present |
Standard-Times
(New Bedford) |
Full
text local news for New
Bedford ,
Massachusetts
.
1-4-92
to 8-19-97
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Wall
Street Journal |
Full-text
articles from the Wall Street Journal
1982
- present
Funded
by the Southeastern
Massachusetts
Regional Library System. |
Worcester
Telegram & Gazette |
Complete
full-text. Paid advertisements, syndicated columns are excluded.
1989-Current
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