eResources by Subject

Please note that some resources require a "Patron ID". This is your Sharon Library Card number.

Your library card PIN may be required to access some online resources. The default PIN for Sharon cards is OCLN.

You may change the PIN at any time while logged in to your library account.

NOTE: due to federal funding cuts, a number of State-funded databases are no longer available  The list below has been updated to reflect current offerings as of July 1, 2025.

 

About Sharon/Local History

• Digitized Historical Collection
• Sharon Newspapers Online (1883 - current)
• America's News (NewsBank)
  • Select "USA - Massachusetts" to find Sharon Advocate (2005-2019) or Times Advocate (2019-May 2022)
• Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection (Newsbank)

Arts, Crafts & Culture

• Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)

Business, Finance   

• Barron's (72-hour access) Log in or create an account for for access.After 72 hours, log in again as an existing user with your Barron's username and password.
• Business (Gale OneFile)
• Economics & Theory (Gale OneFile)
• ImmigrationHelp.org - nonprofit organization providing free legal assistance for preparing immigration applications to low-income immigrants
• Insurance & Liability (Gale OneFile)
• Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)
• Morningstar Investing Center 
• ValueLine

eBooks, Audiobooks, Movies, Music, TV  

• hoopla - borrow up to 5 items per month 
• kanopy - use up to 9 tickets per month, plus unlimited kanopy kids 
• Libby by OverDrive - borrow up to 10 items per month 
• OverDrive catalog - eBooks & eAudiobooks 

Consumer and Home 

• Consumer Reports
• Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)
• Fuel Economy Guide (US Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency)
• Gardening and Horticulture (Gale OneFile)
• Home Improvement (Gale OneFile)
• Identitytheft.gov - Report identity theft and get a recovery plan
• Mass Save
• MassHealth
• Medicare Savings Program
• New York Times Cooking (24-hour access) Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.

Education & Career    

• Agriculture (Gale OneFile)
• Communications and Mass Media (Gale OneFile)
• Culinary Arts (Gale OneFile)
• Hospitality and Tourism (Gale OneFile)
• Information Science (Gale OneFile)
• Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)
• MA RMV CDL Driving Tests
• MA RMV Driving Tests
• MA RMV Motorcycle Driving Tests
• Mango Languages 
• Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)
• Udemy - on-demand video courses for business, technology, design and personal interest. Access limited to Massachusetts
• Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile)

Genealogy

• American-French Genealogical Society
• Ancestry (in-library use only)
• FamilySearch - create a free account
• Fold3 by Ancestry 
• Heritage Hub (Newsbank) - obituaries & death notices
• HeritageQuest Online by Ancestry (Proquest)
• Massachusetts Archives
• Newberry Library (Chicago)

Health & Science

• Agriculture  (Gale OneFile)
• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Geriatrics Society
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)
• Health and Medicine (Gale OneFile)
• Mayo Clinic
• MedlinePlus (a service of the National Library of Medicine - the world's largest medical library)
• National Institutes of Health 
• Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile)
• ONC Guide to Getting and Using Your Health Records
• Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)
• Psychology (Gale OneFile)

History, Government & Politics

• Library of Congress Collections
• Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile)
• National Archives The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 
• Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context)
• War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile)

Literature

• Literary Reference Center (EBSCO)
• NoveList Plus (EBSCO) - create account to save lists
• Project Gutenberg - Nonprofit library of digitized books in the public domain (copyright expired)

Newspapers & Magazines  

• America's News (Newsbank) - Select "USA - Massachusetts" to find Sharon Advocate (2005-2019) or Times Advocate (2019-May 2022)
• Barron's (72-hour access) Log in or create an account for for access. 
• Black Life in America (Newsbank)
• Boston Globe 1980-current (Proquest)
• Boston Metropolitan Collection (Newsbank)
• Brockton Enterprise Collection (Newsbank)
• Consumer Reports
• Libby by Overdrive Magazines - unlimited borrowing
• The New York Times (72-hour access). Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.
• New York Times Cooking (24-hour access) Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.
• New York Times Games (24-hour access) Click "Redeem". Log in or create an account. Redeem a new code when access expires.
• News (Gale OneFile)
• Patriot Ledger Historical and Current Collection (Newsbank)
• Popular Magazines (Gale OneFile)
• Sharon Newspapers Online (1883 - current)
• Wall Street Journal (72-hour access) Log in or create an account for for access.After 72 hours, log in again as an existing user with your WSJ username and password.

Research

• Academic OneFile (Gale)
• Britannica Library Suite
• Britannica School Edition (K-12)
• Information Science (Gale OneFile)
• MA Labor and Employment Laws
• Power Search (Gale)
• Power Search - Publication Search (Gale)
• Boston Public Library
  • Get a BPL ecard
  • BPL's Online Resources

Social Studies

• Black Life in America (Newsbank)
• Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)
• Gender Studies (Gale OneFile)
• Opposing Viewpoints (Gale OneFile)
• Pop Culture Studies (Gale OneFile)
• Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile)

Youth/Teens

• Britannica Library Suite
• Britannica School Edition (K-12)
• Britannica School - Elementary School
• Britannica School - Middle School
• Britannica School - High School
• High School Edition (Gale OneFile)
• MA RMV Driving Tests
• NoveList K-8 Plus
• PebbleGo - Animals and Biographies (Capstone)
• Power Search (Gale)
• Power Search - Publication Search (Gale)

 

 

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